My Spiritual Journey

by Sonny Melendrez

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As a child I often dreamt about being on the radio.

Looking back now, dreams were pretty much all I

had at the time and yet, they were enough to keep me

excited about the future. My parents supported those

dreams with constant encouragement and the best education their sacrifices could

buy.

My mother bought me my first portable radio on lay-away. We paid a dollar a week

for 20 weeks and I can still remember making that last payment at a little electronics

store across the street from the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. From the time I stepped

outside and turned it on, I knew that I was destined to be inside that little magic box.

I truly believe that God puts us in the places we belong and it becomes our responsibility

to recognize that position -- to serve to the best of our ability. I strive each day to use

my most powerful tool, my microphone, to reflect the good to be found in our world.

My relationship with God has always been a personal one and is one of, for lack of a

better word, observation. I am so enthralled with this thing called Life and cannot see it

any more fascinating than when I stare into the eyes of a child. As someone once said,

"To look at the faces of children is to look at the face of God." When you see what they

see, you realize what a gift life is and what a short a time you have to get your work done.

It is the work you were put here to do.

My work is to help others, to motivate them, and let them know that we are all here to

help each other. I make no excuses for having become a motivational entertainer and

a cheerleader of life. I learned early on that when you put a date on your dream it

becomes a goal. When you aim for that goal, it becomes a challenge and when you

meet the challenge, the reward is success. Therefore, to have success, you must first

have a dream.

Imagine if everyone woke up everyday with the idea that they would help as many

souls as God sent their way with something as simple as a smile or as meaningful as

a helping hand?

What a world.