Last Sunday LMT’s mom called to ask if I wanted to join them in church [thirty minutes before service] to which I graciously declined.There has to be a reason I thought, however to ask “Why?” would have set up an hour long conversation. “Just show me the baby!” Moving skillfully through the battlefield of her mind I deflected, instead of “Why?” I stated …
Read MoreThree stories indirectly related, one common theme.
Read More"Always remember that nothing is worth more than this day. Seize the day and put the least possible trust into tomorrow and learn to live each day as it comes and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow."
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Telephone Tracks (1991) It's the summertime & I Am sitting on the front porch as “cars ride by with the booming system” I remember the heavy bass & structure of the song(s) of this album. The Suzuki Samurai would take its place in a line of automobiles that set trends every summer & everyone followed. You could hear & feel the kick from the sub woofers two or three blocks away, the “riddim” was one that I never grew tired of.
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Nite & day represents time. There are twenty-four hours in this cycle, time is our most valuable asset. We can work & earn mo’ money. We can find a new person to love & as the song’s lyrics suggest, proclaim said love nite & day. Currently folks feel entitled to my time and my love. Don’t do that, I dislike personal entitlement.
Read MoreI’ve apologized for a few things this week & I’ve had folks issue me an apology, after extolling that their apology was unnecessary I’ve concluded that there are some things that we don’t have to apologize for. ♬ Girl this is my sorry for, 2004 2011.
Read MoreEveryone likes to list guilty pleasures, as if doing something you enjoy is wrong. Don’t follow trends, set them.
Read MoreCompliment
Statement of praise. Something said to express praise or approval.
Flattery
Paying of compliments to win favor. An act or instance of complimenting somebody, often excessively or insincerely, especially in order to gain an advantage.
Flattery is inclusive of the word compliment in its definition, however I do not believe it is the same nor should it be used synonymously.
Read MoreIt’s heavy in these social streets.
To use or not to use social media
Build it and they will come. Use it to benefit you or use it for fun. Or, don’t use it at all. Your point of view means nothing to others. I’m not dope or vapid because I use it and you’re not profound or about that slow life if you don’t.
No applause.
Read MoreIt’s been one year, two months, four days, three hours, sixteen minutes and forty-five seconds since my last relationship. I don’t believe I have an internal mourning period but there always seems to be a gap of a year before I roll the dice. I AmI Am … great at giving advice when it comes to matters of the heart. I believe that …
Read MoreGivers
Give. To submit for consideration, acceptance, or use.
Takers
Take. To accept something owed, offered, or given either reluctantly or willingly. Can have in mind only their own well-being [though most will insist otherwise]
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"How did people with $$ become the experts on how to live or enjoy life? Why are you listening so intently on what they say? The ppl in Hollywood are miserable...without the spotlight/money/make-up...what do they have? If you want advice on contentment, relationships, or love...you'd better dust off that Bible..."
M. Harrell
“accept who you really are, your esteem shouldn’t be a mystiquerepeating the same tired letdowns to whom you care not reach
returning it in a spirit of mutual honesty not an option but a must”
“call me a liar for generously spreading the basis of trust”
The CG Chronicles – @MelzieC
Read more: Call Me A Liar
Capture
"All of us have dirt under our fingernails from time to time. The dirt, along with your great acts, is what makes you a beautiful human being. There’s not one person on this earth who’s all positive." Common - One Day It'll All make Sense
Honesty can be brutal, but it is the best policy. Part of the problem I have with saying No is that it feels good to be needed. Request for your time, money, resources and attention aren’t always about you. Sometimes self presentational concerns and saving face will cause anyone to deceive and then deceive about the fact that they deceive.
Read MoreThis is My Life in Eight Blocks ... the people and the places I love. This is where I had my first kiss and felt my first heartbreak. This is where I took my first sip of beer and got into my first fistfight. This is where I learned to breakdance and where I drove my first car. I grew up on the South Side of Chicago: Eighty-eighth street and Dochester Avenue, Eighty-sixth and Blackstone, Eighty-ninth and Bennett, Eighty-seventh and Stoney Isle in a black middle-class neighborhood rubbing up against poverty. You had hardworking families with plenty of kids, but then you had gangbangers, too. That's just the culture in Chicago, I guess. It's a city of hustlers, legal and illegal.
Common - One Day It'll All Make Sense
The series explores the true human nature beneath the façade of 1960s traditional family values. Initially I believed the women in the show presented a quiet strength, one that allowed them to be vocal, one that provided them an innate power over the men in their lives.
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Devil In The Mist: A Biological Thriller by Diane Dorce
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Follow detective Zack Monstar on a race to find the killer(s) in a series of mysterious murders / deaths. The case takes place in Atlanta however, the details of the deaths resemble a deadly virus spreading through small villages in Africa. The focus of the investigation constantly shifts to World Health Systems. Zack meets and partners with a cast of unlikely heroes and possible villains, one of which he will begin a romantic relationship. This is very well written all the way through the climactic ending. Conspiracy, corporate cover up, love & suspense will keep you turning the pages. Excellent read!
Thank you to everyone that shared, commented, cried, laughed, loved, liked, prayed, shouted, counseled, tweeted, stumbled, posterized, tumbled, facebooked, emailed, plusoned, texted & reshared. It was an amazing display of emotion, value, personality, love, life, passion, ardor, desire, spirit, art, energy, reality, color, family & charm.I appreciate each and everyone of you.
Magic Always …
“… take nothing for granted, don’t assume anything, and take life one day at a time and let age do the rest.”
N. Wallace
‘Something happened on the way to 30, Weight Watchers called “We have the solution”
“Something happened on the way to 30, The switch in my hips turned into a limp”
“Something happened on the way to 30, The pretty complexion became mole central (Party up in here! Moles stay #winning!)”
“Something happened on the way to 30, Afternoons spent thinking “Did I take my medication?”
“Something happened on the way to 40,I finally stopped caring about my age…”
BlaQ Daisy
“And everything you have can be stripped from you in the blink of an eye. So my new stance on life is this: LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH, and make yourself happy, regardless of your age. Man up or put on your big girl panties (whichever applies) and live with NO more regrets. 40 is my new 30.”
A. Waters
“What is really important, and often overlooked in the grand scheme, is that your past and the obstacles that were hurdled will always be a beautiful part of you.”
L. Delli Santi
“As i reach another year i can only feel closer to achieving those goals, that aspect in my life of fulfillment, of achieving, of finally resting on that i am who i was meant to be and more, and able to share that with someone special.”
D. Dorce
“The older I get, the more I realize that there will come a point where I… we.. will age no more. But we can still live on.”
Cynti’
“I allowed myself to remember that there’s so much in-between birth and death. So much living to be done and I got back to the place I was before turning 25.”
Ms.Nikks
“I love getting my hair wet in the rain, singing love songs and not worrying about being perfect. I’m excited about thirty because I’m going in as a woman who loves works and plays hard. You are always more blessed and beautiful than you think you are.”
T. Ng
“I had a great life in the past. I enjoyed my early youth (hey, I think I am still in my youth)! But in order to truly gain and appreciate the gifts of age, you have to embrace it. And with that, I EMBRACE MY AGE.”
Willie Stylez
“Now at 41, I think Tina Turner and Sidney Poitier are awesome. I used to think if I earned $50,000 I’d be rich as hell, then I reached that milestone and the folks at Discover Card wouldn’t leave me alone.”
W. Tisdale
“Now with age I see purpose, legacy, meaning in movement. What do I stand for? The truest values of life now run through my head as I navigate the current storm of change that is this nation.”
J. Francis
“The college years were the beginning of adulthood. It was a time of reinvention and self exploration. I was coming into my own and was figuring out who I really was.”
Citizen Ojo
“As I looked back at my past year I was amazed at my growth and how far I’d come. Slowly I was able to find my place in the world as an adult. I could stand on my own two feet and with that I found my strength.”
Jennifer
“Aging is inevitable and I’m a work in progress. Some days a masterpiece; other days a disaster.”
Enigma
“My advice: Don’t trip over age; just remember those who you’ve lost that never got a chance to live to see that day in their lives.”
S. Salter
“…whether it’s late nights or early mornings, my time is my own, and I’m cherishing every minute of it.”
Lisa
So now it is time that you start looking at your aging as a wonderful thing. Enjoy the things that you can still do and be happy that you can no longer do the things you once did. Know that there is truly a reason for that. It’s time for you to love who you are and love GOD for creating you.
Jay
These days I spend more time thinking about relationships. I refuse to be a hurt person who hurts other people. So I love hard. I nurture all of my relationships and when I'm not treated how I want to be treated I don't linger...I just let go.
Y. Spinks
“Planning is only effective if action immediately follows. The best way to live is to embrace every moment and use and enjoy each one. There is not a rewind button.”
C. Black
“The tugging in my body & soul over this past year wasn’t the anxiety of turning another year older, it wasn’t the thought of any failures or regrets, it wasn’t about not being where I believe I should be but it IS about needing to make an impact, knowing that my existence matters.”
B. TramueL
“Every day you wake is a new day with new possibilities. If you are out of shape then it is time to hit the gym become a physically fit middle aged, body beautiful, temptation to your spouse or intended. A new mercy from God opens the door for better second half of your life.”
R. Boyd
“There’s an allure to complete important unfinished business that at one time drove your daydreams and goals for they have not perished but simply waited for the right time.”
Melzie
