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jared matthew kessler

Fighting to be me.

About Me

Please see www.jaredmatthewkessler.com for more information.

My Interests

Laughing, people watching, writing, conversation, reading, public speaking, philosophizing, coffee shops, smiling, stretching yourself, shopping at Trader Joes with a bag from Whole Foods, making money while working less, working smarter instead of harder, retiring by the time I'm 35, giving something meaningful to somebody that never expects anything from you, playing music, telling stupid jokes, doing what I fear the most, and sometimes fearing what I do the most, doing "the right thing" that you know is "right" but is really hard to do, doing the opposite of what I used to do, helping little old ladies across the street (are you really reading all of this), never stopping until you get what you want, looking at a girl I really like and saying, "you are absolutely beautiful" and meaning it.

I'd like to meet:

Someone who knows the meaning of life, and can back up their answer with scientific proof.

Music:

Everything.

Movies:

What the Bleep Do We Know (this movie will BLOW your mind!), Crash, Motorcycle Diaries, Shawshank Redemption, Walking the Line, Man On Fire, A Beautiful Mind.

Television:

I don't watch it. I would rather be on it.

Books:

Something well written and thought provoking. I'm on book 3 of "Conversation's With God" by Neal Donal Walsch and absolutely LOVE the book and idea behind it.

Heroes:

People who know who they are and aren't afraid to be it.

My Blog

Two Seconds

I had an unbelievable thing happen to me on Sunday. I was about 2 car lengths away from being killed in a car accident, and was the most amazing thing Ive ever seen. All of a sudden, I saw this eigh...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Mon, 29 May 2006 10:32:00 PST

Am I Losing It?

Am I Losing It?Trying to put on shoes that I thought were mineI now remember what a long timeIts beenAnd how might I know when its enoughIs toughSometimesAnd it seems music grows on vinesThese daysIn ...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Wed, 03 May 2006 03:10:00 PST

The Open Door

The Open DoorI never chose the things to doBecause Im always guided by youAnd it always seemed strange to someThat I never feel Im done With thingsAnd Ive gone through the pain and strifeTo be myself ...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Tue, 02 May 2006 03:31:00 PST

The Series of Events

The Series of Events It is only when I begin to look back on things, that I understand the power of one decision. How could this be? Where does it start? Can we keep tracing back our past decisions...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:43:00 PST

Where They Felt I Should Be

Where They Felt I Should BeThinking back to big hair and parachute pantsIt seemed I had a fair chance at doing what I loveBut some people got in the wayIncluding a family That tried to get me to stay,...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:55:00 PST

Grace or Failure

Grace or FailureJack screams for his favorite starRealizing how far he is from itServing food at MelsWhere he would get away from the hellsHes been inI need my check they would screamAt least Jack fel...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:14:00 PST

Dot Com

Dot ComIts the opening day at I-need-more-money.comAs Mary wakes up to find Tom, up lateTo find his dot-momAt the gate waitingWhere is my dot-Tom she saidLooking at Mary sleeping in her dot-bedSince 2...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:09:00 PST

The Baseball Game of Life

The Baseball Game of LifeJimmy learned to swing his first dayYet he never knew hot to play the game.Get to the plate they would screameven though it would seemlike he got nowhere.Swing the bat his par...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:21:00 PST

War is Gay

War is GayWhat if we lost the warsAnd you couldnt buy your favorite things in the storesAnd what if they never sentA check to you from our governmentBecause the US went downAnd what if we all had a cu...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:22:00 PST

The 99 Cent Store

The 99 Cent StorePico BoulevardWhere some were scarredFor lifeStocking shelvesFor a toothless wifeI asked Joe whyHe kept hopingHe could survive the moping aroundWishing for a little moreThan the poor ...
Posted by jared matthew kessler on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 06:35:00 PST