This past weekend I traveled from Charlotte to Roanoke, the city that raised me. My sister, her husband, their girls and Cooper drove from Georgia, scooped me up and we made the journey up through the mountains to my Aunt Jean's 75th (surprise) birthday party. It is truly an honor to God as she is (and has been) the matriarch of the family since my grandmother's passing. To put that into perspective, I was five.
Read More"Marcus knew that the only way to have any chance of making it out here was to get an education and develop a plan for making, and saving, your money. Otherwise its a paycheck to paycheck existence in low-wage jobs. Living paycheck to paycheck. Not for me."
Read MoreI've ran at least 2 miles everyday for the past three weeks, without injury, or fatigue. I hear my mother's voice (speaking of attending church) "...you get up and go to work everyday, apply the same thought..." We can apply this to anything.
Read MoreWe have been taught to believe many things. Questioning those learned behaviors can be great for logical calisthenics.
Sometimes.
Im here writing about nothing, journaling my thoughts at four-thirty in the AM for no apparent reason other than laughing to keep from crying at the biggest opportunity in my relationship with The Future...
Read MoreStarting Weight: 322
Current Weight: 238
Target Weight: 225
One of my fitness applications asks “What is your motivation?” Outside of the obvious; looking good naked, health and vitality, I would say quality of life.
One of my goals for two thousand fourteen (Better Thinking) has been getting everyone onboard with living healthier. Eating went from zero to a hundred real quick, getting everyone to move (physically) has been less than. Excuses hold others back; time and energy man, time and energy.
I have full-time, part-time and side-time hustles, however I've dedicated myself to making time to Run. Lift. Crunch. everyday. Don't get bogged down in work, school and responsibilities. I have more energy, more focus and better quality of life because of not in-spite of
“When we do more, we can do more.”
Under the illusion that I would be happy moving to a new city, my truth is/was Internal problems can not be fixed with external solutions.
Read MoreMan listen, I consider myself pretty smart & knowledgeable about a few things so while I’m open to others point of view I secretly feel that I Am always right, you know at least 99.9% of the time. What I’ve found is that’s not exactly accurate more like 99.94% and I have been blessed with some highly intelligent women that are skilled at not only not bruising my ego but also changing my point of view & I have a pretty BIG ego.
Read MoreI’m not an empath but this week has proven that we all are on some level, for most of us it is so low key that we aren’t aware of anyone else's feelings but our own. I’ve had friends lose their mother, a very special friend who’s mother had a heart attack and a close friend whose dearest friend suffered a stroke. Although I did not know any of them personally, in the moment you first hear, the initial shock leaves you stunned, numb to the huge surge of feelings. I never know how to respond, the most common phrases are void of sincerity to me. So here are my words. Sorrow serves as a reminder of the brevity of life.
Read MoreControlled emotional response.
I want to thank everyone for their submissions. This far exceeded my expectations. My takeaways; accept maturity but don't be too serious. Stay youthful but be dignified.
#ForeverYoung
Read MoreA feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard.
Willingness to accept that you cannot change or control a person, place or thing.
Ability to maintain an emotional bond of love, concern and caring without the negative results of rescuing, enabling, fixing or controlling.
Attachment VS detachment, find balance.
I Am.
“Unhealthy relationships are driven by the soul. Issues that have not been resolved. They will abort your destiny. Healthy relationships are led by the Spirit of God and will advance you.”
“Immaturity is an enemy that will cause you to abort the seasons and timing of God. Following your soul will rob you of greatness. Healthy relationships prepare you for your next dimension.”
I had a talk with my younger self, but it didn't go the way you think it might. I didn't give her words of wisdom about not wasting time, seizing opportunities or living without fear. I didn't tell her NOT to pursue things with that troubled light skin boy or that mysterious and talented guy is really just a loser with a bushel of untapped potential he will never turn into anything. No. We didn't talk about any of that.
Read MoreI’ve expressed my love for music & ya’ll know I’m a bit kooky. I often relate things happening in my life to the music I am listening to. While it is not specific to the songs lyrics or meaning; a phrase, a verse or the hook may spark a thought.
Life set to a few memorable songs from my youth...
Read MoreMy son, a rambunctious and zealous 4 year old, has no concept of future, past or present. What matters to him is what matters to him right now. For a time, my gift to him is the opportunity to only be concerned with his immediate present and not much else. Soon, life will begin to challenge his innocence and hurl him into the situations that will mold him into whatever he desires to be whether it’s President of the United States, an NBA player or a window washer. Through it all, he will gain preparation, humility and awareness about what is to become his future.
Read MoreI was just a girl talking to a boy I knew of from school. We were headed in different directions but found ourselves meeting in a common place.
Grand Central Station.
Read MoreYouth (noun). The state of being young or seeming young.
When you think of the word "youth", close your eyes...what pops up in your mind? Now open your eyes, and it's a flash to 2014. We are in an era that only cares about who has the best or more expensive Jordans or whose eyebrows are on "fleek."
Read MoreThe memories I have of growing up in Hidden Valley are fond memories that I will always cherish. Playing outside till the street lights came on and the bats came out. Hearing mothers calling their young-ens "come inside wash up and eat". Sometimes their would be as many as 15 kids outside, on a summer night, in the Valley. Ahh, the innocence of it all, everyone knew each other and everybody looked out for one another.
Read MoreTo be young and carefree, again.
The majority of adults would probably give just about anything in the world to return to their youth. This, of course, is hardly possible as one cannot turn back the hands of time. It is also a sentiment I find just as impossible to convey to young adolescence. For whatever reasons, children nowadays are eager to become adults.
Read MoreThe cocoon had been somewhat comfortable, but it was confining. Worst of all, I could see outside of it.
I had only consumed the mental and spiritual nectar, that my parents wanted me to eat. I hungered for a broader menu intellectually, and for a more diverse range of acceptable companions, besides the ones who were stuck in cocoons like myself.
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