From a journal entry of mine: "I was born February 15, 1967, to Nancy and David. My given names are Gregory and Yôḥānān (my Hebrew name — means God is Gracious — a taxi driver in Israel told me that it is a rare and special name — Yonatan being the more common form of Jonathan, which means God has given — duh, God gives everything — God is Gracious is me giving back gratitude to God).

I used to think my Hebrew name was Yôḥānān Liba (beloved). I realize as I type that was simply part of the generic sentence “… beloved son of… . ” Before sparking my life, and thousands of previous lives, my soul’s name was Marcus. From this moment forward until my next incarnation, by the Grace of God, I declare that my Universal Name is “Yôḥānān Gregorius, DNA from Nancy and David, ignition of cell-division and so much of who I am from Marcus and Marcus’ lives before this one, nurture by Nancy, and much thanks to all my friends and loved ones, who will please continue to call me Greg;”