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Archive for July, 2008

It is raining here in the ATL.  Not bad, mind you, just steady.  I always have liked the rain.  When others complain, I smile and look out as it cleans off the dirt, makes the earth smells sweet and clean.  I think about the plants that desperately needed a drink.  I think about those things [...]

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On the daily, I read some of the most thought provoking, intelligent blogs.  Hands down.  Sometimes they make me laugh, sometimes they make me think, sometimes they make me examine myself, my behavior etc. 
What never ceases to amaze  me though are some of the comments.  I see a bunch of folks who get really bogged [...]

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Obedience

Today, I had to acknowledge that:
Because I was obedient, this morning I did not have to run.  I did what was needed to be done last night.  My home will be in order when I get home, I did what I was TOLD to do last night.  I don’t feel overburdened. I did what I [...]

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Using Energy…

A good friend and I just had a talk about the imporance of living simply.  Living within your means.  Now I know that this can be applied to many things.  I apply this thinking today to  funds and to  energy use.  To our, as Americans, energy use.  It is time to get ahead of the [...]

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Rambling/ Music

Today I took a moment to plug back into music, which, by the way I never knew I missed so much.  I listened to Beverly and Maze, Jay-Z, Kirk Franklin etc.  It was really, really good and further, the music I listen to, all of it, kind of lifts me up.  It reminded me of [...]

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Look, I am abotu to rant.  I am pissed.  Look fellas, you are not a prize.  YOU ARE NOT.  You Kill.  YOU Maim, you hurt, you abuse and you rape.  You run trains, you trade girls around like they are sexual currency.  YOU DO.  IN large numbers that we could not match if we tried, [...]

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Whooo!

This purge and move on thing is great.  Now, I am going to start taking better care of my life.  Once I put something in God’s hands I move on.  I trust him to handle it.
Life is moving on.  So am I.  On my journey back to myself. 
Did I mention how much I love me [...]

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It  is funny how things said to try to make you stronger or to try to break you down have a more lasting effect that things that lift you up.  Parents, if you are reading this, please  be careful of what you say.  If you have negative folks around your kids, don’t forget to counter [...]

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Loving Life

I have struggled with some issues, praying – everything really, but I keep marching on.  Getting your flesh to get in line and not tell people off, stay positive, keep working on and accepting yourself, etc. is a lot of work.  I mean, it is a lot of work, but it is worth it.  I [...]

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