The Best And Worst Of People

Hi All Who Follow This Blog

Today I have faced a very difficult day for reason I shall not post on here, if anything for saving face on the dramatic and just for sake of politeness

For this post I have decided on:

Today I have seen the face of people and situation that reminds me of the people in the world.

People I thought I had long got over or better to state people with I dealt with in my younger years and for a very very long, the none supporters, the gossipers, the people who just don't care about others or even worse those who would seek to put them down.

I today put all I could today into helping others and have been doing I feel for last couple of months and even still I am being blocked at certain roads or being told I am in the wrong because I strayed out my area, but where is the line of when I need to stop..... and then even better when is that limit gone and I have to put my foot down for the benefit of others.

I feel this past year, I have lost faith in people, it seems those would look after only themselves or would put me down for the way I am or even how I live with live or deal with people. 

I like many people struggle day in and out to be who I am and work within the restrictions set by either myself or the world ( wether that be people, an organisation, time etc ). 

It really does make me feel that a loss of great or inspiration people in the world have lost that guidance or that strength....

But there is HOPE, There is one person after today, all these events that transpired, one person that made me think... you are why I enjoy this work, you are one of the reasons I do this or be like this because even with the struggles you face or the task set before you.... you don't lose hope and you have that strength to challenge the odds and be inspiration to all those around you. 

I was told very long and very young that I would not succeed to the level I am in life, and I faced many challenge and people who would put me down or talk crap about me because I wanted to succeed no matter my limitations.

But there would be a person like me who was doing well or struggling through like myself and say 

"Hey,  Yeah it's tough at the moment and people can be harsh or mean or unfair or talk about how you are or what you do... but who you are and the work you do and the energy you bring to the goals you set.... they are gonna take you far in life... remember that." 

Today I met another one of those people, they stayed and chatted to me about life and work and people and just a bit of everything really, not in malicious way, not in gossip way, not bitchy/mean/cruel or anything negative. But talked about that even with these things around of how we carry on and face these struggles and to have he confidence and strength to carry on to achieve what we wish and dream to achieve....
They talked about me being inspiration to them.... when really it is they who are the inspiration to me.

Yeah its cheesy or emotional or what ever but it is true and so I write this as a thank you to them, for reminding that even after times like these, there are people like them in the world and they bring energy and inspiration to us all.... and that my dear readers is worth it

Thank you for reading
Best Regards & Peace & Love
Magic Man
Joseph X

Events, Updates, Opportunities & Developments

Hello Again all
those new and old and those who began to question if I would ever update again. Here I am with a new blog, new experiences and just lots of new things I guess

Sorry it's been a while, been a lot of happenings in my life and I fell into a slump of sorts especially with this blog, I have a post I am still working on but still needs tuning so until then here is this.

An update into the world of joey, I have had a lot of new things both good and bad happen to me in my time away. let me try and update in quick as possible:

Loss of friends, confusion of feelings, built back up, knocked down, arguments and conflict, confusion of feelings, renewal of the old, work and work and work, stress, enjoyment, new purpose, fulfilment, spirituality and the start of a solid path of wiggly path in life.

Yeah hope that makes sense but basically a lot of bad life stuff but here I am on the beginnings of grand new things and a solid strong path and so lets open up more recent events with this.

ONCE MORE UNTO THE BREACH, DEAR FRIENDS, ONCE MORE

For those of you who don't do shakespeare for what ever reason, this is a famous speech from Henry V and the battle speech he made at Agincourt if I am right, The reason for this is because it basically is a nice embodiment of how I started back onto my feet in my second year and especially my second term in university. I am currently a DSM on the JH3 Drama of Henry V, and working with My Director Russell has possible become of the greatest working experience I have encountered in my academic and professional life so far working in Technical Theatre . I am also set to go into the next stage up as Deputy Stage Manager in The JH3 Dance Production

These are a grand timing for me to be able to build myself up as in a professional manner, keeping organised, paperwork but also a lot of hands on resourcing when required. 

I finding motivation, inspiration and work ethic is a big thing this year, helping others and building them up and myself up is a massive thing for me this year.

I have learnt a lot and doing quite a fair bit this year both personally and professionally, This year is going to be big I can tell and hope and wish you all reading this the same for this year - let it be a grand one

Best Regards & sorry that this is a little out of date been super busy

All the Best & Love

Joseph - Magic Man Reynolds

Get Inspired

Hi again to all those who have far and wide have rambled here to this blog page of mine.

I am writing today as motivation and developments should be a start now especially with Camp Leaders & Productions drawing fast.

So since February has two events starting - 30 Day Plank & 30 Day Crunch Challenge 

I have decided to join in them as well as the 30 Day Batman Challenges 

 

( So annoying i couldn't get them on same line) 

With this I have also decided to start joke writing again (The Serious Guide To Joke Writing), I am practing magic old and new ( Cards, Mentalism, Hypnotism, Tarbell 3 & 13 - Sleights of Hand & Card sleights, Method Impossible & more ) 

While also reading on self development ( Feel the Fear & Do it Anyway, F**k it - The spiritual way & Successful NLP).

All in prep for the summer to come where I adventure off to America to teach, work and role model for campers & hopefully colleagues.

I am writing this to set and remind these goals for myself but also that others may get inspired as well and for this I plan to try and keep up a post a day for this February to carry on focusing on these goals and inspire others that a simple journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 

So come along for the journey guys - there is much to follow and much to learn & gain

Best Regards

Peace & Love

The Man with a Plan

Joseph Reynolds

Bullet Proof Idea

Hello all once again , welcome to my blog of ideas, chatter and basically an honest open talk out of my head

I am writing once again after living life in most of its ways, after ups and downs across a couple of months since my last post and especially after I have just come back from visits to hong kong and australia, I write today about one of my favourite films and a riddle based in it depicting to life and living.

Here we have bulletproof monk a brillant film if I may say, martial arts, history, a fantastic coming to story of life and how people can complete in each other.... sorta but thats part of you watching the film to get that but none the less I think its a beautiful film, what I am writing about is a riddle given to Kar from the monk with no name.

He says to Kar during once of the scenes "why do hot dogs come in packages of ten and hot dogs come in just packages of eight?"

No doubt all of you do the same thing I did when I heard it and what Kar even says is "what the hell is that". I know confusing right but you do think on it and so does Kar initially like life when we first come to grips with it as growing tennagers, young adults and adults alike you do go.... what the hell is this, what the hell is that, AM I EXPECTED.... TO KNOW ANSWERS TO THIS?!?!?!

And you know what we don't but thats a point in life, you experience something new and unknown and you have your initial reaction to it and then you go away from that experience having known it and learn and develop from it and then when you think on it and come back to it you believe you know the answer after developing further and you think you know the answer like Kar who comes back and says to The Monk with no name:

I just realised I actually can't find full quote but I believe it is along these lines
"I got the answer to your riddle, the reason is so that people buy more because they need it to fulfil the hot dogs and then need more hot dogs to fulfil buns a great way to get more money and progress..." 
I may have altered it slightly but thats what he more or less says to which monk goes nice answer but no

again thats we experience, we think we know the answers after experiencing it and trying find our own way in it but rarely in life do we first experience or learn something and then boom have the answer like that no , we must come up with our own answer and come back to compare again to how we were then to now and how we got from our first point a to now point b
( I am aware this seems to be little random lecture type thing but bear with me, I will be back on track :P )
So again we have learnt and developed and off we go again to once again progress from our new perspective.

and at the very end of course like we do after a long and hard journey through different elements and aspects of life we learn what we feel is the right answer which is our belief answer its makes sense, its logical and above all else it feels right to us and down to the bones of our soul,
the answer Kar arrived at was this and I love this quote with much gusto

"So, I figured it out, why hot dogs come in packages of ten and hot dog buns come in packages of eight. See, the thing is, life doesn't always work out according to plan so be happy with what you've got, because you can always get a hot dog."

I love it because its true, we go through life, facing challenges and the most difficult situations , we have ups and downs, we laugh, we cry, we get angry and we experience again and again and again and again and AGAIN! 

thinking I know now, and then we learn again and feel we know now but we are continually living life and learning and yes it may not go according to how we plan but be happy with what we have got because if you truly do that with life it can only get better... now go get a hot dog and remember no matter where you are in life now.... it only gets better :).

thank you for reading

peace love and best regards

the man in the hat 

Joseph Reynolds X 

Re-discovery

Hello Again
To all who read this blog

I am currently writing at 2:21am, my usual time of up late and thinking deeply etc etc, I write this after some deep thought and having watched fully 'Shrek The Musical' ( Bloody good if you've not seen it, watch it, really good)

And I had a small moment in it and I can't remember where exactly may have been an hour and forty-seven minutes into it, but I had a moment of resonance, that sparked my brain and connected to me on a different level. What that level was I cannot describe but I remembered why I wanted to fully get into technical theatre , why I left university in liverpool to change my career path, why I wanted to improve my self, having that first spark of why I wanted to be a theatre technician started a chain re-action of why I have made changes to my life, why I wanted to move out of liverpool, why I chose to do many things in last couple of year to change and improve my lifestyle.

I have had various stress or implications / complications - what ever you wanna say or call them or whatever at uni with shows/people/work you name or pick it it's been there or happened. ( that may not be good english I can't tell ). But I strayed off my life path as we all do from time to time, but gladly I got some down time at home and got to re-visit places and people who was there when I started it all, these actions leading up to now, I caught up with them and re counted my new tales, I discussed theres and generally a peaceful catch up and play with people.....it got me back to my roots which was what I fully needed I think.

There are many people I have to thank for it, alas I can't name them all but if you have seen me this week, you know who you are drama people, new friends, old workers and of course My best friend ryan always you.
But this thanks not only goes to them but to people in carlisle , two people especially who have to put up with me in probably the hardest working conditions and stressful conditions... I don't know how you guys do it but without you, I don't think I would have lasted as long as I have.

I am going strong, I may  have ventured off my path but I remembered why I took it in the first place, It is a hard path forging your goals and then saying thats where I am going , it may be long, it may be hard and I may have to venture off here or there but this is what I want....

Usually my post have a picture and better define meaning to them, but this one is really just me rambling about my re-discovery moment, me remembering the basics, the fundamentals, the reasons I chose to change and to the life I wish to live...
I hope you all get that and you all experience it yourself, its a beautiful feeling and one I wish I have again and again in life... especially at the end when I have achieved something spectacular

Thank you all who are there and support me through life, to those who inspired, to those who are reading
and especially to those who know what I am talking about and know that without them, I would never be here now or writing this post.... THANK YOU  
Best Regards
Your man in the hat
Joseph Reynolds ;) X

Here And Now

Hello Blogger, Fans, Friends And who ever else is following this
good to know your still reading these even after a long time of posting, sorry life been mental and busy and just well you know life, so lets get crack on ;)

Here and now, where is it exactly, well at the moment its Carlisle, Cumbria 17th November at 4:18pm in my flat at university.
Who would guess  I would be where I am, doing what I am doing a university student again, a worker in couple new jobs, a better working magician hoping to gain entrance into the magic circle, a friend, a techie, a single man ( I suppose ). Man how much has changed since last time

I am working just as much as ever and enjoying the time I have with flatmates and university friends, not been the smoothest road with quite a few things but I have gotten through and sit here regarding my life up to this point now essentially just last couple of months.

Generally when I sat off writing a blog, I have idea in my mind of what I am writing at start and at the end, sadly this isn't the case this time, I sorta just writing thoughts and keeping an update on my life for years to come. But its pretty good, I have good cash, great friends and great life, yes things could be better but at this moment in time but I'll enjoy what I have for it is great.
I was out again last night after long work day with some class people and it wasn't a long night but it was a great one over all, I got to perform magic to some one who has their own T.V. show, and they took my card and apparently there magician friend has heard of me so thats impressive on my part hahah.

But even with what I have at this moment it doesn't feel like its all together, something seems off or outta place and I can't quite put my finger off, I have done lot in my small life, being on TV, working to a great standard, achieving entry into uni not once but twice and making great friends and memories along the way but..... I feel I keep gaining parts of me each time in my life but when I do , it needs the other part I have neglected .... if that makes sense like different aspects of me that all need to be balance..... hmmmm can't seem to write that down... I'll have to re-look at that

I feel like i'm getting closer to what is a fairly great balance of my life and personality and I have great people all around me, showing me a new way to life especially independent student and who knows maybe they will help me find the answers I am looking for and help me along in this great journey of life, sorry if you've been reading this and I seem all over place, not my most rehearsed routine.

All I shall say on this for now, in my bemused ramblings, is that I have made a great progression again in my life, ever since coming to uni and its only getting better, so take what you can in life and give when you can as well, a balance is needed all around and it comes back to you in this great life of karma but enjoy because you never know whats around the corner ;)

I have been Joseph Reynolds
thank you for reading
much love your man in the hat ;) X

Three Steps To Life

Hello again all my readers, followers and general wanders on this journey of life. I have titled this post three steps to life for so many reasons,  I could list an endless amount of them here but I shall list a couple as I go through my mad mind rant of life, my philosophy / opinion on it and my journey through it.

So the three steps to life as listed above are 

1. GET UP 

2. SURVIVE 

3. GO BACK TO BED 

short , simple and very easy to follow but its the underlying / hidden / never seen context or practically of them , that is never seen or understood.

Number one to get up ..... there is so much in that , we have to get up to make progress to move through the day , to accomplish tasks, but why do we get up.... we may have things we need to do, or have to do or there may be places we need to be, people that need to be seen. The motivation to get up is why we get up, that drive to get up, a reason to get up and say today I have to get up because of X or Y , we get up because we have a reason to live for this day.

Number two to survive .... now this step of course is the filler between steps one and three but I could say is definitely the hardest step to do, there is so much in life that could stop you in your tracks or knock you off balance and make you feel, that you could not push onward and that the struggle is to much causing you to sit down or lie down in regret or defeat and feel thats it, end of the road, there is nothing else to do..... when those time are upon you, take time to see what drove you to get up and why its worth carrying on , you have to survive and live, because in the darkest of times, there is always a reason to live, a reason to fight the struggle your face, a reason to SURVIVE .... remember that and survive no matter what happens, fight for life....

Number three to go back to bed ..... now this step while being last is by no mean insignificant and by no means  the easiest, depending on how steps one and two went, number three can also be tough, did you achieve a step to your reason to get up, did you find a reason to fight your struggle to survive ..... or have you not achieved anything today or have you fallen back a step or two and face a harsher task tomorrow ..... Either way no matter whether good or bad, if something has surprised you or knocked you off your stride, I came up with a nice analogy today I wish to mark down today in both my joey book and here ... Like the grass, to grow , you need bad weather (rain) and good weather (sun) to grow, both bad and good you grow.

I want you to remember you need both good and bad to grow as person, I write this at moment in my life that after a couple of insane and intense months, I have grown and changed as a person... that it doesn't matter what happens, experience it and embrace it , good and bad grow as a person and remember that life goes on no matter what. 

GET UP, SURVIVE AND GO BACK TO BED 

As I said in step to find that reason to survive , find a reason to fight for 

and fight for it because sometimes there are things worth fighting for ... fight for them

FIGHT FOR LIFE

once again thank you for your time and I hoped I made you learn and think

best regards

Peace and Love 

Your man in the hat 

Joseph Reynolds X