Anything can be overcome with Love, Faith, and Patience. All three go hand in hand and struggle without each other. At any point in your life if you wanted to make a change, if you wanted turn things around, or get things back on track then Love, Faith and Patience is what you need.
Love is the most powerful force on the planet. Love is a common attribute that we can share with our creator. God’s love for us is so powerful that he sent his only son to die on the cross so that he may forgive us, sinners, people who are not worthy, people who are inherently wrong, people who are prone to make mistakes and transgress against him. God’s love is unmatched in that it is nearly infinite; he always makes a way, and never gives up on us, even when we sometimes give up on him. That being said it is the love that drives us and our lives, our love for our families, our love of God that makes us do the right thing, even our love of ourselves, our morals, who we are and want to be that makes us strive in the right direction. When love is focused it can have great results, it can make you the best at anything from music, to sports, or it can make you the best person in the world to someone. Focus your love, your passion, your drive, and you can achieve many things however, love needs its partners.
Faith is equally important with love; I believe God has faith in every person, no matter how far they have erred to make their way back onto the righteous path. Without faith many things are not worth your efforts. How can one achieve anything, or succeed if they do not believe it is possible? How many games will a team win if nobody on it thinks winning is possible? How far can one go if they don’t believe there is a glimmer of hope? Your attitude is so important in so many ways that simply believing in yourself can make all the difference. If you believe or have faith that you can accomplish something, then you are on the right track so long as you have the love and their binding factor, patience.
Patience is rooted in love and faith, if your love a child or a person you will have patience for them, also if you have faith that they will get it together or get it right then your patience will grow. God’s patience is incredible because for every person on this planet he will wait up to their entire lifetime so that they may find him. As with God or anything else in life, things may not come when you want them to. You must be able to endure the hardships, endure the fact that things will get better before they get worse, and have the patience to withstand it all without losing love, or faith, because without them you will lose your patience.
If one can focus their love, stand on their faith and use both to strengthen their patience, then they are truly limitless in what they accomplish. Whether you are Michael Jordan or Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein or even Barack Obama, the only way they could be who they are, as good as they are, and accomplish what they did is by using these three powers. By having Love for what they did and their purpose, by having faith that they could achieve what they wanted, and having the patience to endure until they were there, they like many others accomplished great things. So if you have a goal, or know that you can do better or need to make a change, then find your love, faith and patience and give them your all.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The New Millenium Man?
I’m not even sure where to begin on this one; I think to myself how has the idea and concept of being a “man” gone so wrong? Men are supposed to be the backbone of the family, the support, the breadwinner, the first example to baby boys of how to be strong and loving, and the first example to baby girls of what a real man looks like, and what a husband should be. I think it’s when the “man” decided to decline into the anti-family, responsibility skirting, proud to do wrong, overall poor excuse that he has become today. I can only address those 3 issues (there are more but I believe these are the worst offenders) at a time, so let’s begin:
The “anti-family” man is now the norm, what a shift from the good old days of the proud family man. Society and culture has shifted from a young man running around and finally settling down to raise a family, to blowing clean into full even middle aged and beyond adulthood with no regard or care to family. Isn’t there an age limit on being a bachelor? I guess 30 is the new 20 because the lack of maturity in 30+ year old men still dressing like they did when they actually were 20 is ridiculous. Sure not everyone is or should be married, some guys just aren’t the type that could or need to get married cause it would only lead to calamity. However some people never grow up, and clubbing it up well into your mid 30s is nothing to be proud of (this goes for women as well).
Skirting responsibility? No not real men? Right? Another sad but true statement. A great turning point in the decline of American society is the age where men got women pregnant and didn’t step up to the plate. Whether it was your main squeeze or women on the side, your child is your child. There was a once upon a time when men and women got married if the women was pregnant or at least got together in an effort to TRY to make it work. Now instead men just keep it moving and never look back, they carry on with their lives or with their main squeeze (after getting women on the side pregnant) like nothing ever happened. This has create a generation where having a single parent is way too common, and now that generation is trying to raise children of their own while hitting the same pitfalls that their parents hit for lack of guidance and example. Then there are guys who figure if they send some money, pay child support, and give a call or visit from time to time they can say they took care of responsibility and are worthy to be called fathers. Responsibilities are not just financial, they are emotional and spiritually to your children to do right by the women they call mom, and by them to show them a good example and give guidance.
The standard of what is now easily accepted as man hood has fallen so low that we are now proud to do wrong, and we don’t hold ourselves or those around us accountable for their misdoings? We applaud a man who goes and uses and abuses women, even gets them pregnant and keeps it stepping, and if we aren’t applauding with praises of “pimp” and “player” we are condoning by not speaking up at all like it’s all good. Even when we do call a guy a “man-whore” or “ho” it’s still not negative, we still act like its ok. How can one man call another trustworthy or reliable when they lie regularly and skip their responsibilities to everyone but their “boys”. If we had the fortitude to hold each other accountable, and challenged and treated wrong for what it is, then maybe we wouldn’t live in a world where such behavior is acceptable.
In conclusion is I say it once I will say it a thousand times, nobody is perfect and we all do wrong and make mistakes, but real men (and yes real women) own up to them and make them right. I will be the harshest with the men, because we are supposed to be just that, men. Even in light of the recent tragedy of Steve McNair, who was an outstanding NFL QB, and humanitarian, who was murdered by the women he was cheating on his family with. No matter how good we would like him to of been, he died because he was doing wrong, and he didn’t get a chance to make it right, he lost his life and in the process failed his wife AND children. When a man cheats on his wife with kids, he cheats on the children as well. It’s hard to explain the love and care you have for a person when you disrespectfully do their mother wrong. And for the record let it be known if you are in a relationship, break it up before cheating, be a real man and tell her you’re not happy and end it right before you end it wrong and cowardly. For all those who may read this, and you know you are guilty of the above or worse, then it is never too late to turn it around and make things right. Don’t be content to just let it be, or discouraged by the right rage and hardship that owning up may bring, because as we saw not everyone gets a chance to fix things. Life is short, so live it, that doesn’t mean go buck wild, it means live to the fullest with respect to it, to yourself, all those whom you will encounter and affect, and the potential children you will leave behind.
The “anti-family” man is now the norm, what a shift from the good old days of the proud family man. Society and culture has shifted from a young man running around and finally settling down to raise a family, to blowing clean into full even middle aged and beyond adulthood with no regard or care to family. Isn’t there an age limit on being a bachelor? I guess 30 is the new 20 because the lack of maturity in 30+ year old men still dressing like they did when they actually were 20 is ridiculous. Sure not everyone is or should be married, some guys just aren’t the type that could or need to get married cause it would only lead to calamity. However some people never grow up, and clubbing it up well into your mid 30s is nothing to be proud of (this goes for women as well).
Skirting responsibility? No not real men? Right? Another sad but true statement. A great turning point in the decline of American society is the age where men got women pregnant and didn’t step up to the plate. Whether it was your main squeeze or women on the side, your child is your child. There was a once upon a time when men and women got married if the women was pregnant or at least got together in an effort to TRY to make it work. Now instead men just keep it moving and never look back, they carry on with their lives or with their main squeeze (after getting women on the side pregnant) like nothing ever happened. This has create a generation where having a single parent is way too common, and now that generation is trying to raise children of their own while hitting the same pitfalls that their parents hit for lack of guidance and example. Then there are guys who figure if they send some money, pay child support, and give a call or visit from time to time they can say they took care of responsibility and are worthy to be called fathers. Responsibilities are not just financial, they are emotional and spiritually to your children to do right by the women they call mom, and by them to show them a good example and give guidance.
The standard of what is now easily accepted as man hood has fallen so low that we are now proud to do wrong, and we don’t hold ourselves or those around us accountable for their misdoings? We applaud a man who goes and uses and abuses women, even gets them pregnant and keeps it stepping, and if we aren’t applauding with praises of “pimp” and “player” we are condoning by not speaking up at all like it’s all good. Even when we do call a guy a “man-whore” or “ho” it’s still not negative, we still act like its ok. How can one man call another trustworthy or reliable when they lie regularly and skip their responsibilities to everyone but their “boys”. If we had the fortitude to hold each other accountable, and challenged and treated wrong for what it is, then maybe we wouldn’t live in a world where such behavior is acceptable.
In conclusion is I say it once I will say it a thousand times, nobody is perfect and we all do wrong and make mistakes, but real men (and yes real women) own up to them and make them right. I will be the harshest with the men, because we are supposed to be just that, men. Even in light of the recent tragedy of Steve McNair, who was an outstanding NFL QB, and humanitarian, who was murdered by the women he was cheating on his family with. No matter how good we would like him to of been, he died because he was doing wrong, and he didn’t get a chance to make it right, he lost his life and in the process failed his wife AND children. When a man cheats on his wife with kids, he cheats on the children as well. It’s hard to explain the love and care you have for a person when you disrespectfully do their mother wrong. And for the record let it be known if you are in a relationship, break it up before cheating, be a real man and tell her you’re not happy and end it right before you end it wrong and cowardly. For all those who may read this, and you know you are guilty of the above or worse, then it is never too late to turn it around and make things right. Don’t be content to just let it be, or discouraged by the right rage and hardship that owning up may bring, because as we saw not everyone gets a chance to fix things. Life is short, so live it, that doesn’t mean go buck wild, it means live to the fullest with respect to it, to yourself, all those whom you will encounter and affect, and the potential children you will leave behind.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Life Is Short
Life is short, how many times we hear such a cliché, but what does it really mean to us? How often do we even think of it? Why does it take the most extreme of circumstances that we can come by in our lives before people wake up and realize that some things are more important than people’s petty differences? Far too often we don’t think about the bigger picture life has to hold when we deal in our relationships with friends and family, and even with significant others.
We are inclined to argue and “beef” with other people for the simplest of reasons. How many times do we think twice when arguing bickering and rejecting opportunities to express how we feel? People have heard the idea that at any moment you say goodbye, walk away, or turn your back on someone it may be the last time you ever see them. Being as it may, based on the things I believe we have all witnessed, experienced, or said ourselves it is clear that people do not think about such a thing. Before you decide not to say how you really feel, tell the truth, be open and honest, or end things on a bad note, beware of that fact, and be more appreciative and respective of life.
We are inclined to argue and “beef” with other people for the simplest of reasons. How many times do we think twice when arguing bickering and rejecting opportunities to express how we feel? People have heard the idea that at any moment you say goodbye, walk away, or turn your back on someone it may be the last time you ever see them. Being as it may, based on the things I believe we have all witnessed, experienced, or said ourselves it is clear that people do not think about such a thing. Before you decide not to say how you really feel, tell the truth, be open and honest, or end things on a bad note, beware of that fact, and be more appreciative and respective of life.
Monday, May 18, 2009
The Power Of Words
Some people don’t truly realize the power that their words and actions can have on other people. For some words can cut deeper than any knife. When you are in an argument with someone, ESPECIALLY if it’s with someone you care about or someone who cares a lot about you. It is in times like this that we have to control the things we say, because it is in those times that you can say something you didn’t really mean out of anger. In those times the wrong comment can never be taken back.
When in a heated argument, especially when dealing with someone who may have wronged you, you must consider how they feel. Even when the other person is dead wrong and we are steaming mad, consider how sorry the other person is feeling inside. Often we are so mad that we say extremely hurtful things that may push a person to the brink. In this day and age you can never truly know what a person’s emotional mind state really is. It would be a terrible thing if the things you said out of anger made a person do something rash (and irreversible if you know what I mean…).
For those comments toward strangers consider this, you never know what is going on in someone else’s life. In a way you never know what can be going on behind the scenes in the lives of those close to you. It’s a shame when we are rude to one another without really thinking about it, half of us don’t mean it, it’s just how we have grown accustom. The simplest acts can turn someone else’s day around creating a chain reaction we can’t see. Sometimes, even in the midst of our own annoyances we can still take the time out to make a day.
Ultimately we must think both before we open our mouths and before we react. That is a lost art in today’s world. And sometimes even when we are totally uninvolved we can make a world of a difference. I have done it before in too many different accounts to name, but even I have missed opportunities. We never know how deep our actions can be. I have made some decisions to act when I saw others in distress that later on they told me may have saved their life because of how low they were feeling. We cannot always see the consequence of our actions, but we can always think before we make them.
When in a heated argument, especially when dealing with someone who may have wronged you, you must consider how they feel. Even when the other person is dead wrong and we are steaming mad, consider how sorry the other person is feeling inside. Often we are so mad that we say extremely hurtful things that may push a person to the brink. In this day and age you can never truly know what a person’s emotional mind state really is. It would be a terrible thing if the things you said out of anger made a person do something rash (and irreversible if you know what I mean…).
For those comments toward strangers consider this, you never know what is going on in someone else’s life. In a way you never know what can be going on behind the scenes in the lives of those close to you. It’s a shame when we are rude to one another without really thinking about it, half of us don’t mean it, it’s just how we have grown accustom. The simplest acts can turn someone else’s day around creating a chain reaction we can’t see. Sometimes, even in the midst of our own annoyances we can still take the time out to make a day.
Ultimately we must think both before we open our mouths and before we react. That is a lost art in today’s world. And sometimes even when we are totally uninvolved we can make a world of a difference. I have done it before in too many different accounts to name, but even I have missed opportunities. We never know how deep our actions can be. I have made some decisions to act when I saw others in distress that later on they told me may have saved their life because of how low they were feeling. We cannot always see the consequence of our actions, but we can always think before we make them.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Take Your Time
Far too often the young ladies of the world out there do foolish things all in pursuit of finding the right one. Guys do this as well, just because it is a great thing to be in a relationship, we cannot rush to find such a thing. Anything good in life, be it wine or cheese, or what ever floats your boat, they all take TIME. It is not advisable to go running around with your heart on your sleeve, that like playing the lotto with your rent money, the reward can be great, but it is a almost certainty of being homeless.
For all those guys and girls out there, here is something to think about. If you get in a serious relationship, make sure it is someone who you could see yourself married to. Why get serious especially in or after college with someone who you say to yourself you couldn’t marry? I have seen people do this and wonder why things go bad. Why set yourselves up for failure? If you meet a person that is cussin, fussin, partying, drinking, smoking, getting totally wasted, then be prepared for that. And be prepared for all the problems that will come out of it like getting drunk and doing stupid stuff, being around the wrong people, etc. I honestly think some people just don’t pay attention to what they are looking at or getting into, TAKE YOUR TIME, and really find out what people are about.
TAKE YOUR TIME (men and women alike), learn the background of the people you deal with before you get serious. I have said it before if someone is good and genuine it will reign true in all aspects of their life. If a person is good to you and bad by everyone else and through reputation that that means one of two things; On one hand they could be putting up a front and running game on you, or two they are good inside but are 50/50 cause their bad everywhere else. Some people are not looking for anything serious and therefore don’t care, but for those who are think about these things. If you go with the 50/50 or even the game runner be prepared for the results, and when the crap hits the fan don’t be one of the “men aint nothing” group. If you are willing to play with those odds, be prepared to lose…
For all those guys and girls out there, here is something to think about. If you get in a serious relationship, make sure it is someone who you could see yourself married to. Why get serious especially in or after college with someone who you say to yourself you couldn’t marry? I have seen people do this and wonder why things go bad. Why set yourselves up for failure? If you meet a person that is cussin, fussin, partying, drinking, smoking, getting totally wasted, then be prepared for that. And be prepared for all the problems that will come out of it like getting drunk and doing stupid stuff, being around the wrong people, etc. I honestly think some people just don’t pay attention to what they are looking at or getting into, TAKE YOUR TIME, and really find out what people are about.
TAKE YOUR TIME (men and women alike), learn the background of the people you deal with before you get serious. I have said it before if someone is good and genuine it will reign true in all aspects of their life. If a person is good to you and bad by everyone else and through reputation that that means one of two things; On one hand they could be putting up a front and running game on you, or two they are good inside but are 50/50 cause their bad everywhere else. Some people are not looking for anything serious and therefore don’t care, but for those who are think about these things. If you go with the 50/50 or even the game runner be prepared for the results, and when the crap hits the fan don’t be one of the “men aint nothing” group. If you are willing to play with those odds, be prepared to lose…
Space
If I could jump as high as I could
Out of this world I would
I think I would land on the moon
Knowing I would leave there soon
To the depths of space I go
Only here can my mind flow
I couldn’t describe what I seen
Or even the emptiness in between
Only here can the sun be so bright
Only here can one see such a sight
The beauty of creation in outer space
Only here did I find my place
Here things made perfect sense
Peace in space so immense
To think it can’t last forever
Or that I could even experience this endeavor
Who would have known unless I tried
That next to a star I could glide
Eventually it would come to an end
A limit to the time I could spend
Back to the moon to watch Earth’s show
To witness ignorance, violence and strife grow
Should I even go back from where I came?
Only to find things still the same?
I can’t survive on the moon much longer
I need a souvenir to keep me stronger
So I take a rock before I leave
As I lack the air I breathe…
This goes out to those who go through it, and sometimes you just wanna get away, life is hard, but it makes us stronger. I was influenced by the scene in the movie "The Watchmen" where Dr. Manhattan escapes harassment by going to mars. Even he had to step back.
Out of this world I would
I think I would land on the moon
Knowing I would leave there soon
To the depths of space I go
Only here can my mind flow
I couldn’t describe what I seen
Or even the emptiness in between
Only here can the sun be so bright
Only here can one see such a sight
The beauty of creation in outer space
Only here did I find my place
Here things made perfect sense
Peace in space so immense
To think it can’t last forever
Or that I could even experience this endeavor
Who would have known unless I tried
That next to a star I could glide
Eventually it would come to an end
A limit to the time I could spend
Back to the moon to watch Earth’s show
To witness ignorance, violence and strife grow
Should I even go back from where I came?
Only to find things still the same?
I can’t survive on the moon much longer
I need a souvenir to keep me stronger
So I take a rock before I leave
As I lack the air I breathe…
This goes out to those who go through it, and sometimes you just wanna get away, life is hard, but it makes us stronger. I was influenced by the scene in the movie "The Watchmen" where Dr. Manhattan escapes harassment by going to mars. Even he had to step back.
Walk On By
As I walk past you I seem to be at a loss of words, kinda like I lost the verbs
To describe how I feel when I saw you, thinking about what I would do
If you only knew, how I would treat you if you were by your side
But I am not your confide, all because of what I did way back when
Destroying what should have been, changing the future
Creating wounds that no needle could suture, with no clear fix
Here I am lost in the mix, thinking about the way look on past
Like im not there cause im clear as glass, about the way I feel
But it had to happen that way as I reveal, the reasons why that path was chosen
And our lines were broken, the we drifted away and apart
Like when we didn’t know each other at the start, but we came together quickly
And it was over just as swiftly, but I will never forget
My memories forever in your debt, for the beautiful short time
Back when I thought you could be mine, now you catch a corner of my eye
And ill wonder next time I walk on by, do you think like I do?
Do you wonder if I knew? If what we felt was really true.
This goes out to those who are overlooked, often so close to what or who we want, even unsure if its mutual, but yet continue to walk on by, life is short, live it yall!
To describe how I feel when I saw you, thinking about what I would do
If you only knew, how I would treat you if you were by your side
But I am not your confide, all because of what I did way back when
Destroying what should have been, changing the future
Creating wounds that no needle could suture, with no clear fix
Here I am lost in the mix, thinking about the way look on past
Like im not there cause im clear as glass, about the way I feel
But it had to happen that way as I reveal, the reasons why that path was chosen
And our lines were broken, the we drifted away and apart
Like when we didn’t know each other at the start, but we came together quickly
And it was over just as swiftly, but I will never forget
My memories forever in your debt, for the beautiful short time
Back when I thought you could be mine, now you catch a corner of my eye
And ill wonder next time I walk on by, do you think like I do?
Do you wonder if I knew? If what we felt was really true.
This goes out to those who are overlooked, often so close to what or who we want, even unsure if its mutual, but yet continue to walk on by, life is short, live it yall!
Solar Eclipse
I was always used to the dark, and the beautiful moonlight
It made my nights a beautiful sight
Till one day the moon decided not to come out that night
The day began and out came the sun with all its might
I would have never met her if the moon never hid her light
And now it was the sun that was all I wanted in sight
After I had grew for the sun’s lighted lips
The moon decided to create a solar eclipse
And forced the darkness back into my script
I had to endure the dark once again
Wondering if the sun would still be my friend
But light and dark will never blend
Now I left my moon in a way I can’t comprehend
But I was excited to see the sun once again
But it was too late, the sun decided to set around the worlds end
I wonder what it would have been like to enjoy the sun
Now my days are cloudy and I seem to of lost my grip
All because of a solar eclipse…
This one goes out to anybody who ever had to sacrifice someone for the other
It made my nights a beautiful sight
Till one day the moon decided not to come out that night
The day began and out came the sun with all its might
I would have never met her if the moon never hid her light
And now it was the sun that was all I wanted in sight
After I had grew for the sun’s lighted lips
The moon decided to create a solar eclipse
And forced the darkness back into my script
I had to endure the dark once again
Wondering if the sun would still be my friend
But light and dark will never blend
Now I left my moon in a way I can’t comprehend
But I was excited to see the sun once again
But it was too late, the sun decided to set around the worlds end
I wonder what it would have been like to enjoy the sun
Now my days are cloudy and I seem to of lost my grip
All because of a solar eclipse…
This one goes out to anybody who ever had to sacrifice someone for the other
Choice To Make
Some many decisions I have yet to make
About the fate of many hearts to break
Should I hear your warning and protect myself?
Maybe I should step back and put my heart on the shelf?
Last time I put my heart out there I ended up humbled
You didn’t mean to, but my heart u still fumbled
Whose fault was that? I guess mine for trying
But life without love is only good for dying
Here we stand at a crossroads in our lives
Down this path, only one type of “ship” can survive
If only there was some way for everything to thrive
For yours and mine futures to collide
So here I stand with a choice to make
About the fate of two hearts to break
If everything happens for a reason
Then why did our hearts decide to commit treason?
This one goes out to anybody who had to make a tough choice, of one person over another, or even if you should give a person another chance, i know it can be hard.
About the fate of many hearts to break
Should I hear your warning and protect myself?
Maybe I should step back and put my heart on the shelf?
Last time I put my heart out there I ended up humbled
You didn’t mean to, but my heart u still fumbled
Whose fault was that? I guess mine for trying
But life without love is only good for dying
Here we stand at a crossroads in our lives
Down this path, only one type of “ship” can survive
If only there was some way for everything to thrive
For yours and mine futures to collide
So here I stand with a choice to make
About the fate of two hearts to break
If everything happens for a reason
Then why did our hearts decide to commit treason?
This one goes out to anybody who had to make a tough choice, of one person over another, or even if you should give a person another chance, i know it can be hard.
Secret Admirer
I am your secret admirer, because I have a crush on you
If only u gave me a chance, u would see what I can do
Just one shot to see, if these feelings are true
It could be the best decision u ever made, who would of ever knew?
That’s right I’m your secret admirer, as childish as it sounds
Sweep you off your feet, and take you out on the town
Make u melt in my arms, you best believe I can put it down
Lick you from head to toe, cause my passion knows no bounds
So let it be known, u got a secret admirer
If only you could feel my magic, the part nobody else can see
Give me a shot and be the girl everyone wants to be
Let me let this fire lose and my feelings free
A secret admirer, not even I would of thought
That a girl I barely knew could snare my heart
So tell me now when can we start
Cause once we do we will never be apart
This one goes out to that overlooked Man or Woman, your time will come...
If only u gave me a chance, u would see what I can do
Just one shot to see, if these feelings are true
It could be the best decision u ever made, who would of ever knew?
That’s right I’m your secret admirer, as childish as it sounds
Sweep you off your feet, and take you out on the town
Make u melt in my arms, you best believe I can put it down
Lick you from head to toe, cause my passion knows no bounds
So let it be known, u got a secret admirer
If only you could feel my magic, the part nobody else can see
Give me a shot and be the girl everyone wants to be
Let me let this fire lose and my feelings free
A secret admirer, not even I would of thought
That a girl I barely knew could snare my heart
So tell me now when can we start
Cause once we do we will never be apart
This one goes out to that overlooked Man or Woman, your time will come...
I Don't Need Your Love
I can prove I don’t need your love
Cause I have the blessing of the lord above
And when things look bad my family is there
And my friends have my back with room to spare
I know I don’t need your love
My strength is to powerful to measure
My despairs are over powered by my pleasure
Even thought I may have lost my greatest treasure
So what if I don’t need your love
Who really had the most to lose?
Who always had things misconstrued?
Even when it was your actions that had no excuse
Therefore I don’t need your love
Because the sun still shines on me
And a great young man the whole world can see
As long as what’s inside is hidden, then I can be
This one goes out to those have been heart broken, keep ya heads up
Cause I have the blessing of the lord above
And when things look bad my family is there
And my friends have my back with room to spare
I know I don’t need your love
My strength is to powerful to measure
My despairs are over powered by my pleasure
Even thought I may have lost my greatest treasure
So what if I don’t need your love
Who really had the most to lose?
Who always had things misconstrued?
Even when it was your actions that had no excuse
Therefore I don’t need your love
Because the sun still shines on me
And a great young man the whole world can see
As long as what’s inside is hidden, then I can be
This one goes out to those have been heart broken, keep ya heads up
Funny
It’s funny that women say its good men they can’t meet
When most wouldn’t know one if it swept them off their feet
It seems like they fall for the guys who only wanna beat
Then get upset when they find they are treated like meat
It’s funny when men can’t find a good woman to know
When their only lookin for a woman with much to show
Disrespected and ignored go the women with the inner glow
Then they are disappointed when they only find a ho
It’s funny when good people, each other, they can’t see
Good men and women without a counterpart to be
If you have ever been here then maybe you would agree
That being lost looking for love tastes bitterly
It’s funny howl how opposites can really attract
But if one finds what they want, they don’t know how to act
Cause they wouldn't know what’s good if it hit them in the back
Until they realize what’s really funny is their own trap
When most wouldn’t know one if it swept them off their feet
It seems like they fall for the guys who only wanna beat
Then get upset when they find they are treated like meat
It’s funny when men can’t find a good woman to know
When their only lookin for a woman with much to show
Disrespected and ignored go the women with the inner glow
Then they are disappointed when they only find a ho
It’s funny when good people, each other, they can’t see
Good men and women without a counterpart to be
If you have ever been here then maybe you would agree
That being lost looking for love tastes bitterly
It’s funny howl how opposites can really attract
But if one finds what they want, they don’t know how to act
Cause they wouldn't know what’s good if it hit them in the back
Until they realize what’s really funny is their own trap
Wake Up
Normally I don’t write about my life until my birthday, but nobody knows if they will see their next one, now is the time to wake up. I will no longer continue being the same old me. It’s time that I make my change now or never, to all those who are reading this, take a look at your lives, everyone knows where they can improve, and for some they know where they need to get their acts together. Please wake up before it is too late, God’s mercy allows us to do wrong and get away (it only seems like we are getting away with it) with it, but it will come back on us if we do not get it together in time. God will try to nudge you into the right path by throwing hardships, pain, trials and tribulation in your way, more than normally necessary to balance a person. Don’t allow those nudge to become too severe before you get it together. Take any mistakes u have made, and make amends for them and live with them, and learn from them. If you have or are doing wrong to someone, then stop, and forgive yourself, and seek forgiveness from them. If someone else has wronged you, forgive them, put them behind you, and move forward for the better. Here is my declaration of the new me, it’s time for me to get myself together, and today is the first day I begin doing it. It is never too late to change, no matter who you were yesterday, no matter what u are known for, no matter what your reputation is, as long as you stick to your change from that point forward. Nobody is perfect, but it’s your own responsibility to give it your best shot, and that’s what I’m going to do for here on out, it’s time to put my best foot forward, and STOP LOAFING WITH LIFE, BEFORE LIFE LOAFS YOU.
Blind?
Why Is it that we cannot see what is right in front of us? Or see things for what we really are?
Can we really be that blind?
I have seen many men and women overlook wonderful people right in front or around them, bypassing them for sorry excuses of people, then shunning the opposing race as being worthless cause you made a poor choice.
Women overlook the good men right in front of them for miserable ass nigga’s who aren’t worth a damn, then get mad and say that men are worthless. Then they categorize all men as being sorry or about one thing. They try to give it another shot but they go after the same type of guy, only to get the same thing. They over look the “nice guys” for fake ass thugs or so called gangsters who turn out to be miserable excuses for boys, let alone so called “men”. To make things worse they probably overlooked, stepped on, or just pushed away a really good man who was right in front of them.
Men do the same things, they ignore the beautiful women right in front of them only to deal with some chick who they think looks better cause their features are bigger or cause they dress like a hoe, then get their hearts broken when they find out that they got involved with a miserable excuse for a girl, let alone a so called woman. All the while probably ignoring some really good women right in front of them.
It is worse when that good man or women become corrupted cause they been dealing with scum, and they in turn become scum their selves, the very thing that hurt them. When one allows themselves to go bad cause of the way they have been done wrong, therein you get a cycle of bad people corrupting good people. Also, it is horrible when one who has been dealing with scum, don’t even know what to do with a good person when they literally fall into their laps. They end up pushing them away, or hurting them all cause of their own past bad experiences.
I can speak form experience, as one who was lied to about everything from the very beginning, to being hurt, and then some. Yea it hurts, and you gonna have to take your time to get over it, but don’t let bad experiences ruin your future choices and decisions. And i know that i pretty sure myself that i have made the same mistakes of over looking and even ignoring, but its time to wake up. Don’t let someone else pay for the mistakes of others. I myself am just now overcoming this. Of course nobody is perfect, and you are going to make mistakes but just make sure you learn from them. Open your eyes, take a closer look at those around you, you never know where that good person for you is just standing there, just excuse them for not literally having a angel’s halo floating over their heads.
Just like anything in life, don't give up on what you want and what you are looking for, And for all those out there who are the overlooked and under appreciated great people, keep on pushing, it will pay off eventually, nice people don’t finish last forever…………..
Can we really be that blind?
I have seen many men and women overlook wonderful people right in front or around them, bypassing them for sorry excuses of people, then shunning the opposing race as being worthless cause you made a poor choice.
Women overlook the good men right in front of them for miserable ass nigga’s who aren’t worth a damn, then get mad and say that men are worthless. Then they categorize all men as being sorry or about one thing. They try to give it another shot but they go after the same type of guy, only to get the same thing. They over look the “nice guys” for fake ass thugs or so called gangsters who turn out to be miserable excuses for boys, let alone so called “men”. To make things worse they probably overlooked, stepped on, or just pushed away a really good man who was right in front of them.
Men do the same things, they ignore the beautiful women right in front of them only to deal with some chick who they think looks better cause their features are bigger or cause they dress like a hoe, then get their hearts broken when they find out that they got involved with a miserable excuse for a girl, let alone a so called woman. All the while probably ignoring some really good women right in front of them.
It is worse when that good man or women become corrupted cause they been dealing with scum, and they in turn become scum their selves, the very thing that hurt them. When one allows themselves to go bad cause of the way they have been done wrong, therein you get a cycle of bad people corrupting good people. Also, it is horrible when one who has been dealing with scum, don’t even know what to do with a good person when they literally fall into their laps. They end up pushing them away, or hurting them all cause of their own past bad experiences.
I can speak form experience, as one who was lied to about everything from the very beginning, to being hurt, and then some. Yea it hurts, and you gonna have to take your time to get over it, but don’t let bad experiences ruin your future choices and decisions. And i know that i pretty sure myself that i have made the same mistakes of over looking and even ignoring, but its time to wake up. Don’t let someone else pay for the mistakes of others. I myself am just now overcoming this. Of course nobody is perfect, and you are going to make mistakes but just make sure you learn from them. Open your eyes, take a closer look at those around you, you never know where that good person for you is just standing there, just excuse them for not literally having a angel’s halo floating over their heads.
Just like anything in life, don't give up on what you want and what you are looking for, And for all those out there who are the overlooked and under appreciated great people, keep on pushing, it will pay off eventually, nice people don’t finish last forever…………..
Ladies, I Need Your Help and Opinion
What is a man to do?
When he opens up and pours his heart out to a women, is faithful an true, and genuinely falls in love with her, when she tels him that he is special to her and is so different from other guys, and she loves him too.
He treats her as the queen of the world, writes beautiful writing and poetry all for her, never lies, and is totally honest and true to her, he does everything in his power that she asks of him (and the things that she don't have to ask for) to make her the happiest and most special woman in the world. He writes to her, hold her, hugs her, massages her, and loves her with every free moment of time he has.
However all along she was hiding secrets from him and lying, she hid the truth from him, that in the beginning she was toying with him just like every other guy before him, her stories were all lies her word and poems the same as those sent to the men before him, she was playing with him as a fool. But one day she realizes that he is real and she falls in love with him, but not after she still goes out and sees her ex's and even talks to other men on the internet. now she feels sorry and really loves him. but she is afraid of him finding out the truth so she sugar codes and lies about things so they seem better.
However he is too smart, he begins to see her lies and she even lies right to his face over and over again and each time he find the proof to the truth, and finally after over 2 months of lies (which he has stuck by her the entire time) she finally gives the real terrible truth about her past, with terrible acts and all of which cant even be mentioned here. NOW she loves him, NOW she wants to be true.
The man loves her with all his heart but his patience has run thin, does he deserve this? he doesnt want to leave her and hurt her, but he doesnt want to stay and continue to be hurt, he also does not wanna be left all alone in the end, what did he do to deserve this, what should a real man do? why do women (including her) complain that there are no real men, yet they are shocked to find one and they treat them like this? why do nice guys finish last?
When he opens up and pours his heart out to a women, is faithful an true, and genuinely falls in love with her, when she tels him that he is special to her and is so different from other guys, and she loves him too.
He treats her as the queen of the world, writes beautiful writing and poetry all for her, never lies, and is totally honest and true to her, he does everything in his power that she asks of him (and the things that she don't have to ask for) to make her the happiest and most special woman in the world. He writes to her, hold her, hugs her, massages her, and loves her with every free moment of time he has.
However all along she was hiding secrets from him and lying, she hid the truth from him, that in the beginning she was toying with him just like every other guy before him, her stories were all lies her word and poems the same as those sent to the men before him, she was playing with him as a fool. But one day she realizes that he is real and she falls in love with him, but not after she still goes out and sees her ex's and even talks to other men on the internet. now she feels sorry and really loves him. but she is afraid of him finding out the truth so she sugar codes and lies about things so they seem better.
However he is too smart, he begins to see her lies and she even lies right to his face over and over again and each time he find the proof to the truth, and finally after over 2 months of lies (which he has stuck by her the entire time) she finally gives the real terrible truth about her past, with terrible acts and all of which cant even be mentioned here. NOW she loves him, NOW she wants to be true.
The man loves her with all his heart but his patience has run thin, does he deserve this? he doesnt want to leave her and hurt her, but he doesnt want to stay and continue to be hurt, he also does not wanna be left all alone in the end, what did he do to deserve this, what should a real man do? why do women (including her) complain that there are no real men, yet they are shocked to find one and they treat them like this? why do nice guys finish last?
A Honest Day's Work
Before the sun ever breaks the dark morning sky
He is awake in the middle of the night
His hair has gone silver as tribute to time gone by
His body creaks as he moves about
He prepares the same way every morning
Off to another day of work
An uneven swing of the door signals its time to be fixed again
He opens the closet of his tools for work and sets his things down along side them
The usual routine begins as he inspects what needs to be done
He shakes his head as he flushes the toilet that someone forgot to do themselves
His back creaks as he bends to pick up the trash that fell short of the can
With a jerk he pulls the full bag out and replaces it with a new one
He gets his bucket and brushes and cleans every toilet
With another brush he scrubs every sink of dried toothpaste and water
He returns to his closet and summons the mop and bucket
With the expertise of years behind him he quickly cleans the floors
With a cloth he even cleans the water fountain to a shine
He cleans and replaces all his tools and reaches into his pocket for a single dollar
He walks over to the same vending machine and purchases another root beer
just like he has for the last 40 years he sits on the couch and takes a deep sip
Another job well done
The soda becomes his only thanks as he finishes it with a deep sigh
The man collects his things and moves on to the next building
People begin to enter the building and make short work of his hours of cleaning
Already trash has hit the floor next to an empty can, where it will wait for him
By the end of the night the man returns to his small home
His wife prepares dinner as he quickly showers to eat
He says his prayers and lays down in the same spot next to the same woman
He sleeps well after an honest days work, until the clock goes off again
This one is dedicated to all the hard workers out there, who often go under appreciated. I wrote this after watching a janitor clean out the bathroom of my dorm every morning at about 5AM (i was waking up for spring training), he actually did his job well, and not more that an hour before he finishes people just walk all over the work he did. Think about someone else sometimes...
He is awake in the middle of the night
His hair has gone silver as tribute to time gone by
His body creaks as he moves about
He prepares the same way every morning
Off to another day of work
An uneven swing of the door signals its time to be fixed again
He opens the closet of his tools for work and sets his things down along side them
The usual routine begins as he inspects what needs to be done
He shakes his head as he flushes the toilet that someone forgot to do themselves
His back creaks as he bends to pick up the trash that fell short of the can
With a jerk he pulls the full bag out and replaces it with a new one
He gets his bucket and brushes and cleans every toilet
With another brush he scrubs every sink of dried toothpaste and water
He returns to his closet and summons the mop and bucket
With the expertise of years behind him he quickly cleans the floors
With a cloth he even cleans the water fountain to a shine
He cleans and replaces all his tools and reaches into his pocket for a single dollar
He walks over to the same vending machine and purchases another root beer
just like he has for the last 40 years he sits on the couch and takes a deep sip
Another job well done
The soda becomes his only thanks as he finishes it with a deep sigh
The man collects his things and moves on to the next building
People begin to enter the building and make short work of his hours of cleaning
Already trash has hit the floor next to an empty can, where it will wait for him
By the end of the night the man returns to his small home
His wife prepares dinner as he quickly showers to eat
He says his prayers and lays down in the same spot next to the same woman
He sleeps well after an honest days work, until the clock goes off again
This one is dedicated to all the hard workers out there, who often go under appreciated. I wrote this after watching a janitor clean out the bathroom of my dorm every morning at about 5AM (i was waking up for spring training), he actually did his job well, and not more that an hour before he finishes people just walk all over the work he did. Think about someone else sometimes...
Patience
Just Tell me why, what did I do to deserve this
Why do I give my all, and try so hard
Only to receive silence as my reward?
What does it take, where must I go?
Why must I pay for all their past mistakes?
Why did they get to enjoy you, when they did you wrong?
Why do I get a cold shoulder, when I radiate warmth?
Am I a fool? Why do I continue to deal with what I don’t deserve?
Every man has his breaking point, yet I've ignored mines
Why give someone a heart so big?
Is it so it can take more punishment?
But yet it feels so deeply and true?
It just waits to be unleashed, yet it gets caged?
But like Maya says the caged bird still sings
And I will still wait patiently.
This goes out to all those who go through it still looking for that special someone
Why do I give my all, and try so hard
Only to receive silence as my reward?
What does it take, where must I go?
Why must I pay for all their past mistakes?
Why did they get to enjoy you, when they did you wrong?
Why do I get a cold shoulder, when I radiate warmth?
Am I a fool? Why do I continue to deal with what I don’t deserve?
Every man has his breaking point, yet I've ignored mines
Why give someone a heart so big?
Is it so it can take more punishment?
But yet it feels so deeply and true?
It just waits to be unleashed, yet it gets caged?
But like Maya says the caged bird still sings
And I will still wait patiently.
This goes out to all those who go through it still looking for that special someone
Frustration
It can be so hard to do the simplest things
As a real man you try to do the right thing
You do the best you can to be her everything
However you are still and always will be a man
As strong as your are you aren’t invulnerable
There is only so much one can take, every man has that breaking point
You have your wants, needs, weaknesses and imperfections
Something so small so basic, so fundamentally natural
Could ignite a reaction that you control
However it still burns inside
Normally her looks, her touch, her smell
All could melt you in an instant
But the fury turns your skin to steel
Your eyes are covered with shades that block out her charm
And just for a moment your feel the coldness
The absence of her warm love, your own darkness inside
Time always heals wounds, but you wonder how long will it take?
Your mind begins to think dangerously
You wonder why she does things, and then think why do you?
Does she really trust you? Is there something I haven’t done right?
What must I do, what haven’t I done????
Then just as fast as your heart turned to stone
Your remember the warmth, that love
And you turn around and go back,
All you want in the world is for things to go well
For her to want the same things you want
For you both to make each other happy and fill each other’s void
Why is this so difficult, why has it claimed so many casualties
But good then again, good things always take hard work and sacrifice
As a real man you try to do the right thing
You do the best you can to be her everything
However you are still and always will be a man
As strong as your are you aren’t invulnerable
There is only so much one can take, every man has that breaking point
You have your wants, needs, weaknesses and imperfections
Something so small so basic, so fundamentally natural
Could ignite a reaction that you control
However it still burns inside
Normally her looks, her touch, her smell
All could melt you in an instant
But the fury turns your skin to steel
Your eyes are covered with shades that block out her charm
And just for a moment your feel the coldness
The absence of her warm love, your own darkness inside
Time always heals wounds, but you wonder how long will it take?
Your mind begins to think dangerously
You wonder why she does things, and then think why do you?
Does she really trust you? Is there something I haven’t done right?
What must I do, what haven’t I done????
Then just as fast as your heart turned to stone
Your remember the warmth, that love
And you turn around and go back,
All you want in the world is for things to go well
For her to want the same things you want
For you both to make each other happy and fill each other’s void
Why is this so difficult, why has it claimed so many casualties
But good then again, good things always take hard work and sacrifice
One Man's Struggle
All I wanted was to give her my all
I told them I would never lie
I told them I would hold them close
I told them I would care for them
I told them I would pamper them in every way I know how
I wrote about them
I sent them things just let them know I was thinking about them
All I wanted was to make her happy
I did everything I could….
I remained true and genuine
I thought it was what they all they said wanted
It wasn’t good enough, or maybe it was me
Cause I still stand alone
Y do I bother
Niggas say bitches ain’t shit
Bitches say Niggas ain’t shit
In a way they are both true, and both false
No wonder some males act the way they do
No wonder some females act the way they do
At the end of the day I’m still alone
At the end of the day I’m still looking
At the end of the day it’s still just me
This is dedicated to all those good brothers out there who are going through it trying to find a good women.
I told them I would never lie
I told them I would hold them close
I told them I would care for them
I told them I would pamper them in every way I know how
I wrote about them
I sent them things just let them know I was thinking about them
All I wanted was to make her happy
I did everything I could….
I remained true and genuine
I thought it was what they all they said wanted
It wasn’t good enough, or maybe it was me
Cause I still stand alone
Y do I bother
Niggas say bitches ain’t shit
Bitches say Niggas ain’t shit
In a way they are both true, and both false
No wonder some males act the way they do
No wonder some females act the way they do
At the end of the day I’m still alone
At the end of the day I’m still looking
At the end of the day it’s still just me
This is dedicated to all those good brothers out there who are going through it trying to find a good women.
The Cycle
In life we encounter bad relationships and experiences that can have a lasting impact on our lives. Bad experiences are a part of life that have to be taken in stride and used for our own good. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason whether we know it or understand it at the time. Often times the bad experiences of life teach us things about ourselves and others that we need to know to be successful. In this particular situation I am going to cover how bad relationships have a exponentially negative effect tat we must be aware of.
There is a cycle of good people being “corrupted” by the bad. I know many guys (myself included) and girls who have been flat out ripped in a relationship while trying to do the right thing. When you face any negative thing in life you can respond either positively or negatively. Many people often respond negatively by allowing the event to change who they are for the worse by losing faith in certain aspects of life such as relationships. Therefore they act out and carry themselves like players, or become promiscuous, or even decide to change sexual orientation.
One cannot allow the negativity to drastically alter their lives, of course there will be something learned, and a period of recovery afterwards, however we must bounce back. If you are a nice person, and you have face a ton of meanness and negativity out here in the world, and you will realize the fact that it is a tough world out there. That does not mean you should stop being the nice person you are, but you will learn the toughness it takes to exist and not be walked on, and find out with who and where your kindness is effective for others and still defensive of yourself. Unfortunately sometimes people feel like its no use being kind and become the same type of person that got them to this point. If you allow people or experiences to alter you like that, you give them power over you!
On the opposite end of this are those who go through something and don’t learn from it. There is nothing worse than making a mistake, and not learning from it so you end up doing it again. No matter where and if you fall in any of these categories know that the bad things in life are there to teach us something. It’s ok to be upset, and even a bit down about something, but after a while you have to stand up and be the person you would be no matter what, by learning from mistakes, and not becoming the same thing that hurt you.
There is a cycle of good people being “corrupted” by the bad. I know many guys (myself included) and girls who have been flat out ripped in a relationship while trying to do the right thing. When you face any negative thing in life you can respond either positively or negatively. Many people often respond negatively by allowing the event to change who they are for the worse by losing faith in certain aspects of life such as relationships. Therefore they act out and carry themselves like players, or become promiscuous, or even decide to change sexual orientation.
One cannot allow the negativity to drastically alter their lives, of course there will be something learned, and a period of recovery afterwards, however we must bounce back. If you are a nice person, and you have face a ton of meanness and negativity out here in the world, and you will realize the fact that it is a tough world out there. That does not mean you should stop being the nice person you are, but you will learn the toughness it takes to exist and not be walked on, and find out with who and where your kindness is effective for others and still defensive of yourself. Unfortunately sometimes people feel like its no use being kind and become the same type of person that got them to this point. If you allow people or experiences to alter you like that, you give them power over you!
On the opposite end of this are those who go through something and don’t learn from it. There is nothing worse than making a mistake, and not learning from it so you end up doing it again. No matter where and if you fall in any of these categories know that the bad things in life are there to teach us something. It’s ok to be upset, and even a bit down about something, but after a while you have to stand up and be the person you would be no matter what, by learning from mistakes, and not becoming the same thing that hurt you.
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