Block

First Name: (Roderick) Middle Name: Melvin Last Name: Block Nick Name: Rick

Current Address: 1549 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960

Home Phone: 415-533-2282

E-mail Address: shevaom@msn.com

· Spouse Name: single 10 years

· How long married: 19, 7

· Children names and ages: Randy 35, Wendi 33

· Special accomplishments of children: Loving their father unconditionally

· Grandchildren names and age: Adam 12, Braedon 4

· Professional history: Accountant, Business Teacher, Business Troubleshooter

· Special talents and hobbies: Spiritual Philosophy

· What you love to do with your time: read biographies and philosophies, walk, bicycle, travel/explore

· Special places you have traveled: England, Caribbean, Western USA

· Favorite High School memory: Homecoming Bonfire

I have enjoyed a very fruitful life. I was a heavy-duty victim for 50 years and had a pretty sad story to tell of failings and raw deals. When life was not worth living anymore and I faced life-limiting physical ailments, I gave up. That is when life started to change. Since then I have rewritten my life story as the blessing and joys that were my true realities. I have pursued, with vengeance and finally patience, a quest to understand love and loving. My children seemed to love me so unconditionally that I wanted to love others in the same way. With a search beginning in churches and spreading to eastern philosophies, I slowly began to see that I had divided the world into rights and wrongs. This brought mandatory choices to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. I had to be competitive to get my share and look out for those that might take it away from me. This was my pain and victim-hood that began to take away my life. Since risking my self-righteous victim-hood and trying to see the goodness in my self and others, I have discovered patience, peace, and finally unconditional loving. I am not good at this yet, but it is a world of difference over where I came from. Now, life is a constant unfolding of wonderment. I put out very little striving, worrying efforts and I am astounded at what life hands me every day

These are the years I am beginning to feel really productive. Experiences have brought wisdoms and I look forward to sharing the changing and growing story of my life and life in general. I consider life to be a revered privilege and look forward to a long and beautiful story yet to come.