{"id":786,"date":"2012-10-19T18:25:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T22:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-spiritualawakening.com\/?p=786"},"modified":"2012-10-19T18:25:20","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T22:25:20","slug":"spiritual-awakening-arnel-pineda-and-other-inspirational-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-spiritualawakening.com\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Awakening: Arnel Pineda And Other Inspirational Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spiritual Awakening: Arnel Pineda And Other Inspirational Lessons<\/h4>\n<p>I chose to highlight Arnel Pineda today as he shows us all the power of spirituality and using our talents to improve our life and the lives of others. When you read Arnel&#8217;s full biography at wikipedia you learn of the hardships he faced and how he never lost faith and kept doing what he loved to do. Being passionate and taking action will often lead to success.\u00a0 I found hos story to be inspirational and it is my hope that when things are challenging on your spiritual path that you will take his\u00a0story and others shared here to help you face these challenges and continue on your path.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TWRWusOmqG8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe>\u00a0The lead voice in this song is that of Arnel Pineda, a young Filipino who was discovered on YOUTUBE by the lead guitarist of Journey. This is a snipet of Arnel&#8217;s story. Videos of The Zoo performing cover songs by <a title=\"Journey (band)\" href=\"\/wiki\/Journey_(band)\">Journey<\/a>, <a title=\"Survivor (band)\" href=\"\/wiki\/Survivor_(band)\">Survivor<\/a>, <a title=\"Aerosmith\" href=\"\/wiki\/Aerosmith\">Aerosmith<\/a>, <a title=\"Led Zeppelin\" href=\"\/wiki\/Led_Zeppelin\">Led Zeppelin<\/a>, <a title=\"Air Supply\" href=\"\/wiki\/Air_Supply\">Air Supply<\/a>, <a title=\"The Eagles\" href=\"\/wiki\/The_Eagles\">The Eagles<\/a>, <a title=\"Kenny Loggins\" href=\"\/wiki\/Kenny_Loggins\">Kenny Loggins<\/a>, <a title=\"Stryper\" href=\"\/wiki\/Stryper\">Stryper<\/a> and other popular acts from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, began appearing on YouTube.com in February 2007. On June 28, 2007,<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\"><a href=\"#cite_note-7\">[8]<\/a><\/sup> <a title=\"Neal Schon\" href=\"\/wiki\/Neal_Schon\">Neal Schon<\/a> of Journey contacted Noel Gomez, a longtime fan and friend of Pineda who uploaded many of these videos, to ask for Pineda&#8217;s contact information. Schon sent an e-mail to Pineda inviting him to audition for Journey. Pineda initially dismissed the e-mail as a hoax, but after being persuaded by Gomez, he finally replied to Schon&#8217;s e-mail. Ten minutes later, Pineda received a phone call from Schon.<sup id=\"cite_ref-abscbn_journey_8-0\"><a href=\"#cite_note-abscbn_journey-8\">[9]<\/a><\/sup> On August 12,<sup id=\"cite_ref-9\"><a href=\"#cite_note-9\">[10]<\/a><\/sup> Pineda, along with his manager Bert de Leon, flew to <a title=\"Marin County\" href=\"\/wiki\/Marin_County\">Marin County<\/a>, just north of <a title=\"San Francisco\" href=\"\/wiki\/San_Francisco\">San Francisco<\/a>, for a two-day audition.<sup id=\"cite_ref-10\"><a href=\"#cite_note-10\">[11]<\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"cite_ref-11\"><a href=\"#cite_note-11\">[12]<\/a><\/sup> The star-struck Pineda was welcomed warmly but he described the audition as &#8220;nerve-wracking, tense&#8221;.<sup id=\"cite_ref-12\"><a href=\"#cite_note-12\">[13]<\/a><\/sup> On December 5, 2007, Pineda was announced as the lead singer of Journey. CNN Headline News ran the story as part of their &#8220;<a title=\"News to Me\" href=\"\/wiki\/News_to_Me\">News to Me<\/a>&#8221; segment.<sup id=\"cite_ref-13\"><a href=\"#cite_note-13\">[14]<\/a><!--more--><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><sup><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ts2.mm.bing.net\/th?id=I.4518911953012557&amp;pid=1.7&amp;w=165&amp;h=147&amp;c=7&amp;rs=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ts4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=I.4902035899221291&amp;pid=1.7&amp;w=196&amp;h=147&amp;c=7&amp;rs=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ts4.mm.bing.net\/th?id=I.4981363947209923&amp;pid=1.7&amp;w=118&amp;h=152&amp;c=7&amp;rs=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ts3.mm.bing.net\/th?id=I.4950706451318354&amp;pid=1.7&amp;w=208&amp;h=136&amp;c=7&amp;rs=1\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0Arnel pineda shows us all that sometimes just keeping on and following your dream and being an action take will lead to greatness.<\/sup><\/p>\n<h2><sup>Spiritual Awakening: Inspirational Lessons From Special Olympians<\/sup><\/h2>\n<p>Many years ago I had the pleasure and honor to be a BUDDY at The Special Olympics\u00a0 and\u00a0one thing stood out for me and that was there\u00a0oath Let Me Win But If I\u00a0Can Not Win Let Me Be Brave in The Attempt. The young man I was assigned to was entered in The Softball Throw he was very excitted and as I watched him through the softball like a shotput as those were the rules I was giving encouragement and his turn came to do it in competition and he released the ball and yelled coach Jon I did it to which I said yes you did and I applauded. A few months later I would be out shopping in the mall and a young man would run up to me and say Coach Jon I did it and I again would say yes you did. His mother\u00a0came over and said thank you for your time that day at Special Olympics you made his day and he wears the ribbon from that day everywhere telling everyone I\u00a0did it. I have this story as fuel to keep me going on my\u00a0path to empower and inspire others along with many others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FLBqu0KoWHA\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe> Being involved as a volunteer with Special Olympics is definitely something that will enhance your spiritual development.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Spiritual Awakening: JDOGG&#8217;s Top 10 Inspirational Videos<\/h3>\n<p>10: Anthony Robles<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JipmYcO23gs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n9: Oscar Pistorious<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C3yZxCMoIf4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n8: Jimmy Valvano<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PNKJNNbPCEc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n7: Challenger Football League- Tommy Hinds<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/38OQRi40clo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n6: Matt Zeisel- Down&#8217;s Syndrome Boy Scores Touchdown<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LPA8B_97w_Q\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n5: Julie Bellanger- An Inspirational Christmas Story<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbSml5SS3dU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n4:Sarah Tucolsky- Home Run- Assisted by Opposing Team<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rSQf9ZbSDHE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n3: Iglesia Ni Cristo- Community Giving<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5cHUzI50zvs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n2:Feel The Hugs &#8211; Leslie Bruce and Karen Binnette Goldberg Rapport<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nyOOiVgH4ho\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n1: Kids Are Heroes &#8211; Mary Margaret<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XSzKza8Rrj0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As I scoured the internet for inspirational stories I found so many and was reminded that there are many great events and great people doing great things and it is important to our spiritual development to find the good that is surrounding us.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zGB7IWklW3s\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe>\u00a0I chose this song as a closing song for today as I wish you to find inspiration and motivation to continue to shine your light for others.<\/p>\n<p>Remember when you do what is right and are guided by your heart great things happen and you become the hope for a better world- JDOGG Lederman<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spiritual Awakening: Arnel Pineda And Other Inspirational Lessons I chose to highlight Arnel Pineda today as he shows us all the power of spirituality and using our talents to improve our life and the lives of others. 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