Values.....

I was given an assignment in school that I think is blog worthy. I am inclined to believe that I am a lover of words and often times inspired by it. There are times when many of us live our lives without much thought about what is truly valuable to us. For me this assignment gave me an opportunity to take stock and evaluate what is important to me. In the process I learned that family and intangible things are most valuable to me. In the spirit of learning and fun, I encourage all of you to participate and engage:

• I value God because he is the creator of all things
• I value my Daughter because she gives me purpose
• I value my cell phone because without it I feel empty
• I value my brother because our bond is unbreakable
• I value Knowledge for it empowers!

• I value self esteem because it speaks of self worth
• I value communication because it breaks down barriers
• I value my Mom because she is the wind beneath my wings
• I value books because it broadens the mind
• I value my husband because he keeps me grounded.

With Money......

I want to share some words of Wisdom with you that was shared with me by a good friend.

With Money you can buya house but Not a home.
With Money you can buy a clock but Not time.
With Money you can buy a bed but Not sleep.
With Money you can buy a book but Not knowledge.
With Money you cans see a doctor but Not good health.
With Money you can buy a position but Not respect.
With Money you can but sex but Not love.
With Money you can buy blood but Not Life.

I'd just like to add to the list:

With Money you can buy luxury but Not freedom.

Signed:
Wisdom

Don't HaTe me because, I'm BlaCk....

Since, the recent publicized issue of race that has unfolded in this weeks political happenings. I felt compelled to write this Poem.

Black is Beautiful why can't you see.
Black is the reason you want to be me
Black is the truth it always stands tall,
It never alters, it never falls.

You sold me to the highest bidder
And stripped all of my Soul,
No matter What I will always be bold
You Fear my body, my beauty, my Brain
because you knew one day I will REIGN.

"We have all been faced (publicly) with the harsh reality of racism. I have always known it still exist. Behind closed doors perhaps, but nevertheless it remains in our hearts. I suspect there are people maybe many and not few who strongly believe they are still superior to blacks because they are white. Fear and lies are what binds ignorant thoughts and actions. When the stakes are high and power is threatened. We now see racism in an open ugly fashion that I hoped we had progressed from".

Looks like we still have more work to do.

Signed:
Don't hate me because, I'm black.

That's SuM BuLL...isH!

I am assuming that my readers are involved or at least abreast of the happenings in this years Presidential election. Given the fact that I am a first time voter. I have never been this heavily involved in politics EvEr. I'm talking donating, volunteering, advocating, supporting, emailing etc. I have taken time out of my busy schedule to do whatever it takes (within reason) to elect Barack Obama as President. So, here's my question to you.

Q........ Why is it that so many Americans both black and white (but mostly white) are willing to vote for George W. Bush surrogate (John McCain) who clearly represents the same failed Bush policies.

My Answer.......It so saddens me that folks would much rather have a white man continue to f**k up our country rather than give a black man (who clearly has the potential) a chance to make it better.

Now, that's sum Bull...ish!


What's your answer to this question folks. Speck on it Ya'll...I want to hear from you...

PleAse DoN't StoP the MuSic....

Crys.C tagged me, so it’s my turn...

MEME Rules:
1. Put your Music Player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT. After you've answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the MEME themselves!

IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Come and get me - Timbaland

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Let me luv u - Chingy

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
I don’t need em’ – 50 cent lol):

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Make a move- Lloyd Banks

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Bombay - Timbaland (whatttt?

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
I feel Beautiful - Fantasia (as always(:

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Everything I can’t have - Robin Thicke (w.t.f that mean???)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Monkey business – black eyed peas (that’s sum bull..ish!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Rotten Apple – Lloyd Banks (that’s tru I always think of NY(:

WHAT IS 2+2?
We could be – Keysha Cole

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Lifetime – Usher

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Why do I feel so sad – Alicia Keys

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Voodoo - Ashanti (this is so not tru(: I don’t do Voodoo

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
My weather report – Talib Kweli

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Feelin’ on yo booty – R. Kelly (so not me...

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Pressure – Lupe Fiasco

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Paris, Tokyo – Lupe Fiasco (nice I like it(:

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Sets up- Snoop Dogg (didn't kno I was a gangsta yikes!

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Butterfly - Shareefa

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Shotgun Fire – Jim Jones

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Let there be light - NaS (fav rapper!

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Please don’t stop the music - Rhianna "How appropriate"

Ok, I'm tagging...
But wait a minute I don’t know anybody to tag Damn!

ToP TeN Reality TV Shows.....

So we all know that television have seen their share of sitcoms, mini series, special movie events awards shows etc. We also know that those days are a thing of the past. Well, I got succered into the reality TV show era and between school and DVR I'm hooked. The top ten reality TV shows that made my list is.

• Flavor of Love (my favorite!
• Americas next top model
• Miss Rap supreme
• Rock of Love II
• The real world
• Viva La Hollywood.....(lol:)
• Tila Tequela
• The Bacheler
• College Hill
• American Idol (use to be #1 on my list!

Kennedy, Nicole and Dylan...

I know you all were wondering what I look like so here I am with my daughter and Newphew.

The FUN in You....

As I venture in creating and posting on my blog. I have decided that I want to eventually write childrens books someday. This blog is sort of my introduction to writng 101 if you catch my drift. This next post is a little bit of more information about me in hopes that my readers can engage themselves in this process as well. Although I am in School right now and I do not have a lot of time to post blogs as much as I would like. I have been viewing several different blogs from time to time and I really like the concept of the 10 likes and dislikes that I have seen.

This next post is simular to that concept but with a twist. It is entittled The FUN in you because I would like for all of you to get involved. Ultimately, I will get to know some of you a little more as well.

Ten truths you did NOT know about me:

• I have small feet I wear a size 6
• I am a shoe fanatic
• I do not like ignorance (we live in the information age there is no excuse for it)
• I like country music and Jazz
• I like people who can stimulate my mind
  
• I wish there was peace on earth and good will to all men
• I love Horror Movies
• I am unpredictable
  
• Besides Teaching a few of my aspirations is to write Childrens Books and open my own restaurant
• My favorite Color is Black

Now, what about your Truths....

Remember When....

Since I just started school. I plan to be a school teacher. I was a talking to a guy at work who use to work here who is now a school teacher at an urban middle school here in Charlotte. He was telling me about the woes of teaching and how spoiled ungrateful and BAD these kids are TODAY. After having this conversation I was inspired to post this blog. My husband sent me this email touching on this subject a few weeks ago. It is so funny I thought it would be nice to share it with my readers.


FOR THE SPOILED UNDER-30 CROWD!

If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious. When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were when they were growing up; what, with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning uphill BOTH ways yadda, yadda, yadda! And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!But now that... I'm over the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia! And I hate to say it but you kids today you don't know how good you've got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have The Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!! There was no email! We had to actually write somebody a letter...with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox and it would take like a week to get there! There were no MP3's or Napster's! You wanted to steal music, you had to hitch hike to the damn record store and shoplift it yourself! Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and the DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! We didn't have fancy crap like Call waiting!

If you were on the phone and somebody else called they got a busy signal, that's it! And we didn't have fancy Caller ID Boxes either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your mom, your boss, your bookie, a collections agent, you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances mister! We didn't have any fancy Sony Play Station video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'asteroids' and the graphics sucked! Your guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen forever! And you could never win.

The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE! When you went to the movie theater there no such thing as stadium seating! All the seats were the same height! If a tall guy or some old broad with a hat sat in front of you and you couldn't see, you were just screwed! Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 15 channels and there was no on screen menu and no remote control! You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel and there was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday morning. Do you hear what I'm saying!?! We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little bastards! And we didn't have microwaves, if we wanted to heat something up we had to use the stove or go build a frigging fire ... imagine that! If we wanted popcorn, we had to use that stupid Jiffy Pop thing and shake it over the stove forever like an idiot. That's exactly what I'm talking about!

You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled. You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1980! Oh yea, and a seat belt was Mom throwing her arm across your chest every time she hit the brakes.

My Barack Experience

For those of u who know me, knows that a I am a avid supporter of Barack Obama. Some would say I have Obamaphillia (u know like the Obama girl on you tube) . But in fact Nothing could be further from the truth. I am passionate about his message because I believe it. I see his vision and I share it with him. I got the opportunity to meet him at one of his town hall meetings here in the queen city. He is a tall in height, slender and light skinned with big ears lol).

The crowd was plentiful and fired up as I expected. There wasn't an empty seat in the house. The assembly felt powerful like we were all in agreement and his words rang loud and clear that truly touched me. He talked about all the issues that he normally talks about at these events such as the war, health care, education......you know the rest.

Many questions were asked including teen pregnancy, black on black crime, the war, and Dafur. He answered each question fairly with eloquence as he normally speaks. There was a calm peaceful demeanor in his body language and his aura. All in all it was a very exhilarating experience that I am glad I was apart of. In the end this experience has further reconfirmed why Barack Obama gets my vote and why I believe he is the right person to be President of the United States of America. I wish all my readers could experience history as I have at this blessed event.

Road Trip....I was bored out of my mind!

My husband and I was traveling via SUV from NC 2 NYC. For one our yearly family gatherings (probably Xmas or Thanks giving). Needless to say think about a 10 hour ride with sporadic silence for hours at a time. I was bored out of my cotton picking mind (smile). So anyways, being the creative person that I am to pass the time. I decided to ask a thought provoking question which would require him to participant since communication is not his strong suit. S0 I ask if u had the opportunity to eat dinner with the 10 most influential people to u dead or alive. who would they b? thank havens he participated.

I can't remember his answers but I'll share mine.

1. My Mom
2. Sidney Pointier
3. Marcus Garvey
4. Bob Marley
5. Alicia Keys
6. Oprah Winfrey
7. Mary J Blige
8. Josephine Baker
9. Abraham Lincoln
and Martin Luther King Jr.

Can u list yours?

The School Teacher

So, I am embarking on a new career as a school teacher. I am excited about the prospect of a very rewarding career. I am cautious at the same time. I say cautious because I don't know where this new endeavor will take me. It has been a long time since I have been in a classroom. I am hungry for knowledge and I thirst success. Failure is not an option for me. So, why am I still scared. Any comments?

What is your purpose?

Have you ever ask yourself...What is my purpose in life?....what is my calling? what was I put on this earth to do? Why am I here? How can I impact some one's life. More importantly, how can we impact our own lives. For some of us it takes a lifetime to find the answer to this question and for others the answer is clear.

In my humble opinion our purpose in life has been ordained for us even before we were born. However it's up to us to realize it and then utilize it accordingly. I have come to suspect that we sometimes make things harder than it has to be. (smiling, I am so guilty of this). The answer to this question is not hard to find. While some people's life and circumstances may be different from mine. Here's food for thought. I have concluded that whatever our purpose is in life we MUST all seek to find it. That is why we are all here. Isn't it?

What about me

When it comes to talking about myself, I become shy. I will try to make this short and sweet. I am 34 years old born under the sign of Aquarius. I was born on the Island of Jamaica the West Indies and raised there for a short time.

I came to the US at the age of 7 or 8 (I think) and was basically raised in Queens New York. I was born into a huge family Aunts, Uncles, cousins, niece and nephews. I am the second of three children. I have an older sister who I love very much and a younger brother who I adore. My Mom is my heart. She is a positive influence in my Life who is remarkably very strong.

Growing up in New York City was bitter sweet. Most of my memories are fond ones and others were growing pains. Looking back now at my younger years in NYC. I can say now that deep in my heart I knew that I was just passing through and my latter years would be spent somewhere else. Don't get me wrong I LOVE NYC and I am grateful for the time spent there. My body was there but, not my heart.

I moved to North Carolina where I currently reside and met my husband. He too is from the Big Apple. We have been married for five years now and I recently gave birth to our first and only child Kennedy Symone. She is the light of my LIFE. I can't imagine my life without her.

So, here I am again, starting another chapter in my life. The only difference is I intend to write this script myself this time.

One of my first LOVES has always been writing and talking. To me Communication has always been the key ingredient to connecting and repairing relationships.

I hope in some way my thoughts and words can connect with you.