Hello / Goodbye

Don't Miss Out On Your Blessings...

Before You Speak

If you can't say anything nice 

don't say anything at all

Lipstick

Where lipstick is concerned, 

the important thing is not color,

 but to accept God's final word on where your lips end.

Jerry Seinfeld

Family

“At the end of the day, 

a loving family should find everything forgivable.”

– Mark V. Olsen

Dream

“There is a waterfall in every dream.

 Cool and crystal clear, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul.” 
― Virginia Alison

Silent Hug

A Spiritual Journey

Across from the mountains,

A little house sits in the tree's,

I'm lost in tranquility,

As my soul tries to breath.

White clouds moving slowly,

The breeze a calm still,

I'm caught in the moment,

As my heart starts to heal.

A piece of me,

In the startling blue sky,

As I spread my wings,

My soul starts to fly.

I fly to unknown places,

Where pain and hurt once dwelled,

As the memories flow pass me,

My eyes start to swell.

Tear drops drip slowly,

Down my cheeks,

The wind wipes them dry,

And gives me some peace.

Soaring so free,

Over water and land,

My Spirit Guide gently,

Takes me by my hand.

He shows me what was,

And what's meant to be,

And why my life,

Is so important it seems.

A long soar,

Like the eagle high,

I bow my head,

And I start to cry.

Back on the land,

Across from the tree's,

I began to realize,

What healing means.

It mean's not to forget,

Let the past flow,

Of all the horrors,

One soul had to go.

To take the strengths,

And apply them to life,

Is a valuable lesson,

I've learnt this flight.

Alone in the sunset,

I watch it go down,

When I finally realize,

What peace I have found.

Ana Lei Somerville

Cherish The Moments...

He's Not Your Man, That's Her Husband

This is to my sister's who are "dating" married men.

I know you are going to get man, but it has to be said.

That married man is not "your man"; 
he is someone else's husband.
I hate to say it, but you are the "chick on the side",
the "other woman", "the  side hoe".
I am so sorry for calling you those names, but those are some of the names that people call women who cheat with married men.

You are so much better than that and you deserve so much more than what you are getting.
You deserve a "single"man who will love you so much that he is willing to give his love  to you only.

This man whom you are with now stood before God and others and confessed his love to the woman he married.
You are not that woman.
You only get a small fraction of his life but he goes home to his wife every night.
On holiday's he is with his wife and family and you are alone...
When he is on family vacations, you aren't thought of. Don't be fooled into thinking that you are. If he  does calls you while he is away, it's only to make sure that you are on good terms for when he returns.

I know he promises to leave her and tells you that he only stays for his children.
Girl, don't believe that lie. That lie is older than you and it will still be around when you have left this world.

If he does leaves her for you, there is a possibility that he might do the same things to you. I can assure you that you won't trust one another. 
The way you get him, may be he same way you lose him.

His wife didn't do anything to you.
The only thing she did wrong was to put her trust and love into a man who didn't deserve it. He is a liar and a cheater... 
He is lying to her and cheating you out of someone better.

I know you love him, but love yourself more.
There are so many single men out there who would love to have you.
You just have to be patient and wait.

Rosario Dawson Quote

 _{I remember when I was doing Rent and I was too thin, and I was doing that on purpose because I’m dying, I’m a HIV+ drug addict.  I remember having to eat raw food and doing all this work to make sure I could stay thin…And I remember everyone asking when I was doing press for the movie, ‘What did you do to get so thin? You looked great’ and I’m like, ‘I look emaciated’…It’s a form of violence, in the way that we look at women and how we expect them to look and be– for what sake? Not health, not survival, not enjoyment of life, but just so you can look pretty.  I’m constantly telling girls all the time everything is airbrushed, everything is retouched to the point it’s never even asked.}

  _{None of us look like that.} 

_{~Rosario Dawson}

Your Business Has Become Our Business

I'm sure that I'm not the only one who thinks that when it comes to social media,  that some people tend to overshare. 
I will admit, that there was a time I overshared myself...
But when you know better you do better.

If you are one of those people who overshare. Don't get mad when someone forms an opinion about what you have shared  to the whole world. 
I am sure someone will have a negative opinion about this, but that's okay.


Let me give you some examples as to how we overshare:

Cute Kids 

There isn't anything wrong with posting your children pictures.
Most parent's are proud of their children accomplishments and the cute things that they do.

 But when you start posting the names of your children's schools, after school activities and new driver's license (with personal information on it), that's where it needs to end. Do these people not watch the news,  "Dateline" or the ID Channel?   They should be careful with the things that they post because everyone on your friends list isn't your friend and you don't know who is out their lurking around. 

 Food Porn

I have to say this..
  Some of the people posting pictures of the food that they have prepared need to STOP. 

No one wants to see dirty dishes in the background nor food hanging off a plate.
 I have also seen food I wasn't able to identify as food. Am I the only one seeing these type photo's?

Shiny and New

I'm truly happy for anyone who finally gets something that they have worked hard for.
But why do some people have to share this with everyone?
Is it because they want people to see what they were blessed with or is it a form of bragging? 

 You should never allow people to know everything that you have or don't have in your home. It's none of their business. Everyone isn't happy for you and you have criminals watching and waiting. 

Sick and Tired

That's one of those "Hmmm?" moment's. 

I mean you have people telling us that they aren't  feeling well, but they have enough strength to get online to let us know that they aren't feeling well. Some even take pictures to post so we can see how bad they feel / look.  I don't wish sickness on anyone. Instead of letting the world know how bad you are feeling, you should be somewhere resting and asking God to heal you.

 The "News" Person
The person who wants to be the first to report something hardly ever gets the information right. They just want to be the first to spread the bad news.
These people need to take in consideration that when they tell of someone's death online, that some of their family members may not have heard the news yet.
Then there are those who tells someone personal business without asking that person. Just because someone feels comfortable telling you something does not mean they want you to put it out there on social media.

"The Photographer"
Just because you take a picture of someone doesn't mean you have the right to post their image online. Ask that person first. They may not want to be on your social media page.

"Home" Alone

I know people are excited about going on vacations, to a new restaurant and etc.
But why would you tell someone that you are away from home?
Think about it, you have told "the thief" how far away you are from home.
He knows that your child just had a birthday party and that she has a new game console  with lots of money in her new piggy bank.
He also knows that you just purchased a new TV and Home Theater system and that your loving husband gave you that new laptop that you have been wanting for your anniversary.
He also knows the layout of your house.
He knows this because you posted it all on social media. 
Now have fun filling out that police report...

Tears

Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town. 

~Paul Verlaine 

The Kiss

I hoped that he would love me, 
And he has kissed my mouth, 
But I am like a stricken bird 
That cannot reach the south. 

For though I know he loves me, 
To-night my heart is sad; 
His kiss was not so wonderful 

~Sara Teasdale

Miss Rosie

when I watch you 
wrapped up like garbage 
sitting, surrounded by the smell 
of too old potato peels 
or
when I watch you 
in your old man's shoes 
with the little toe cut out 
sitting, waiting for your mind 
like next week's grocery 
I say
when I watch you
you wet brown bag of a woman 
who used to be the best looking gal in Georgia
used to be called the Georgia Rose
I stand up
through your destruction
I stand up

~Lucille Clifton

Things Can Change...

Disney's "Tangled"

One moment...
One look...
One word...
Can change everything.

- Catherine Deane -

Even If You Have To Stand Alone...

Don't Do It...

It Has To Stop

How Do I Love Thee?

How do I love thee? 

Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, 

when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The South

Choose Happiness

Stressed?

Never Take Anyone For Granted

An Aspect of Love, Alive in the Ice and Fire

In a package of minutes there is this We.

How beautiful.

Merry foreigners in our morning,

we laugh, we touch each other, 

are responsible props and posts.

A physical light is in the room.

Because the world is at the window

we cannot wonder very long.

You rise. Although

genial, you are in yourself again.

I observe

your direct and respectable stride.

You are direct and self-accepting as a lion

in Afrikan velvet. You are level, lean,

remote.

There is a moment in Camaraderie

when interruption is not to be understood.

I cannot bear an interruption.

This is the shining joy;

the time of not-to-end.

On the street we smile.

We go

in different directions

down the imperturbable street.

~Gwendolyn Brooks

Change

By changing nothing,

nothing changes.

Are You Color Blind?

God doesn't care about the color of a person's skin; 

He looks at the heart.

Love Over Fear

I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear.

Oprah Winfrey

You Need Life Insurance

 A friend of mine and I were talking the other day about this subject...

This is a subject that no one wants to talk about but it has to be said.

If you don't have life insurance on yourself or your family member's, it's time you get some.

There are so many people who think that they have all the time in the world. But none of us know the exact day nor time we will leave this world.

If you don't get life insurance, your family will have the added burden of trying to gather up money to bury you.

That is so embarrassing. 

 It's bad enough that they will be grieving your death. 

Don't give them that added burden.

To the person who just said that you don't care because you'll be dead. I am going to pray for your mind. Because you should care that someone has to bear the burden of putting you away.  

If you are a young adult living on your own, it's time to invest in it...

Your rate will be cheaper.

and you don't know how your health will be when you are older; 

then it's going to cost you more. 

If you invest in it now, your family will have the means of giving you a proper funeral  and /or you will have the means of doing the same for a love ones. (I am talking to those of you with children)

If you are over 40, you should have done this a long time ago. But it's never too late (I don't guess).

We'll if you die before you get it, it's too late. I am sorry, I had to say it.

You might be saying, "I can not afford it."

But you could, if you were to do your own hair from time to time.

If you let go of some of those "name brand" clothes / bags that you like shopping for.

It's worth the investment. 

You may not reap the benefits of the money, but your family won't have to beg people to help them bury you...

It could also be the other way around, you may have to beg other's to help you bury a love one because you chose not to get life insurance for that person....

The one thing we are all going to do is leave this earth.

So go and invest in some life insurance now. It will be one of your best investments...