Copy Cat

There will always be people that will try and take credit for your ideas and work. However, don't let it get to you because you know the truth.

People like that are just fascinated at the risks you take because unlike them you put accountability for the words that you speak.

People that are constantly in search for recognition obviously care too much of what people think. People like that lack initiative, innovation and hard work. You do it for the love of it and most importantly you do it for yourself.

Be flattered that someone is watching your next move. Consider it your sense of paying it forward to people that need a boost of confidence to their ego.

Let those people do what they have to do in order for them to feel adequate about their lives. 

Do what you have always been doing; DOING YOU. 

"Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

#truth

Intelligence is an attractive characteristic.

It's funny how when you're younger, you get picked on because of it...

but as you get older, 
you get picked because of it. 

Just when you thought you were the only one, you were one of many. 


#dontbefoolish
#knowyourworth

Stay Hungry

"You better stand for something or you will fall for anything." Too many times people would rather sit on the sidelines and have other people make the plays; people that would rather sit in the passengers seat and grant others the control  over their destination when WE ALL should take fate by the neck and show it who is boss. 

I’ve seen it happen to some of the best and I’m not going to lie, I’ve been through it. Sometimes I’ve gone down without a fight and have bitten my tongue just to save myself from strain. However, we all know that life will never be easy and shouldn't be submissive to something that we strongly believe in especially when it comes to our happiness. Plateaus in life are usually lessons of needed change in disguise and we don’t want to be the ones that are disappointed because we had given up right before the breakthrough.

I know a lot of people that are not afraid to work hard for what they want but are standing around for an opportunity to come knocking on the front door. However if we want something so bad, we need to go and get it. If we want something done right, we have to do them ourselves.  We shouldn’t wait because people that wait will only be given what was left behind by others that didn’t settle. 

You are worth only as much as YOU say you are. You can rely on luck or you can get up off of your behind and align your own stars.  You may be taking a risk by standing up but you may never know the results of the "what ifs" if you don't do anything. You can either be the pessimist that complains about the wind, be the optimist that expects the wind to change or you can be the realist that adjusts the sails to waters of ideal conditions. 


The power of our imaginations and our desires is what makes us infinite. So do what your heart desires and what your soul yearns. Do what you think is right. When you taste the fruits of your own labor, you'll never taste anything sweeter. I'm at a point where I'm trying to search for my life's purpose and I know that this time around that my purpose is not to synthesize with the rest of the band or by audience requests but to solely live to the beat of my own drum.


 In life you have to stay hungry because closed mouths don’t get fed.

..."Let the sun shine on your face and don't let your life go to waste. Now is the time, got to make up your mind. Let it shine on you."...

To the men that love(d) me

I know that it was hard, when I told you that I needed to walk away. Knowing just how much you loved me and knowing what you would have done for me to stay, I still chose to leave. And now here I am thinking about what could have been.

We have so many memories. Memories that remind us of our hurdles, memories of elation and most of all memories of love. It's funny how I told you we couldn't be because I didn't want my selfish ways to hurt you. Although who was I fooling because in the end, I ended up hurting myself instead. Yes things happen for a bigger purpose and when it comes to relationships, our hindsight is 20/20 but here I am mad at myself. I've taken off my glasses and have wiped it down with my senses, seeing the picture a little too late.

You are a good man and I know that you deserve better than me. I know I've told you that I'm trying to concentrate on myself and my dreams. Although those are true, after the ordeal with you I've been trying to tell myself to live my life with no regrets; just to convince my soul that forgiveness has been granted for all of the self-inflicted pain. I used the past as an excuse so that you could wave your white flag out of the relationship realm but here I am wishing for you to be sitting right next to me, wishing we could go back to how it used to be.

I turned away from you, someone that truly loves me; so that I could try something new with someone else. However, he doesn't feel for me the same way and now Im walking in the shoes you were previously in.  Here I am even harder on myself because I'm repeating the same mistake; leaving people that love me to chase people that could care less. This new guy is amazing and I wish he could see just how much I love him but nothing I do seems to be get through to him. The emptiness that he is making me feel bewilders my mind because I can only imagine the pain that I had put you through.

For all of the pain that I have caused, I'm sorry. I hope that you can forgive me. They say that people should not take an eye for an eye and I thank you for not having any hard feelings against me. But for some reason karma is taking out my vision as we speak and for the moment, my heart remains blind to this all. Thank you for seeing the good in me and most of all, for everything that I put you through...thank you for still loving me unconditionally.


..."Regrets and mistakes, they are memories made. Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste? I wish nothing but the best for you."...

"FORGET what you knew was proper.

RAISE HAVOC and disturb the peace.

In life, no one dies a virgin. Life f*cks us all."

-Amarie Quemado

my neighbor/sister

One In A Million: Aaliyah

January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001

Growing up I looked up to Aaliyah. She was a triple threat: a dancer, a singer, and an actress. With sophistication and swag, I admired her ability to kick it with artists like Jay-Z and DMX but still hold her feminine yet sexy traits with grace. Like Jozen said in his blog, even after her passing; she still influences generations till this day.


Artists like her bonded both sexes. While calling out flaws of the opposite gender, she also embraced the traits that made a good man. I can honestly say that I've learned about life through her music.


Because we are all  #oneinamillion. And even though people will be around when you are #atyourbest, the ones that are really down for you will be there at your worst, hoping for you to #comebackinonepiece. And when we don't believe, our hearts are #nevergivingup.

♥ Rest In Paradise Aaliyah.

King A (Aaliyah Tribute) - Rochelle Jordan

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this...”

- Pablo Neruda

Your Motivation

It takes an understanding person to correlate where a person is presently and where they want to eventually be. Understanding what details it entails to get there; even it means sacrificing your relationship with that person will be the deciding factor of who really believed in you and what they were willing to do to see you get there. As a significant other, you witness a side that is exclusively shared behind closed doors.

I've always said that a man with a plan is sexy. Being confident in a proposition is commendable in some aspect but being able to defend criticism with a uncanning rebuttal will exhibit just how much work you have put in. Like one of my friends Jozen had once said, "I'm a big supporter of free speech but I also believe in being accountable for the speech you speak." Not only is it fascinating to watch just how passionate a man can be about where he believes he is destined to be but it is also astonishing to see just how much they will endure to arrive there both mentally, physically and emotionally.

I've always believed that as a woman that you should contribute to your man's foundation. To be there to support him in every way possible but to also keep him in check; to remind him of his humble beginnings and to be there to extract the superficial from his true self. I also believe that as a woman, that you should also assist him by preparing him for the unfavorable inevitable. It is not to demolish his courageous drive but to strengthen the anticipation of the unpredictable journey that lies ahead.

So baby...I'll be here to help pick up the pieces after your hard day so that you can get yourself together to face tomorrow. It doesn't matter how many rounds we have to tolerate, I'll be there till the last second of each one because I'll always be loyal, your #1 fan. I'll be there to resuscitate you when you feel like your life has been consumed by all that doubted. I'll be there to believe in you and all that you desire to be; and I'll do this not because it is required of me but because I have faith in the talents that you posses.  Just as much as you yearn to show the world what you are capable of, I want the world to see the reasons why I love you. So even if it means giving up our love so that you can attain your life long dream, I'm willing to do whatever it takes because in the end, I can only hope that you would love me enough to do the same.



..."you're almost there. You can do it, I believe in you baby. So close from here, baby I’ma be your motivation"...

A Girls Intuition

I just don't get it. When guys lie to us females. I've always said that a girls intuition is stronger than a man's because it is an instinct that is a part of our nature. The females that I run with are very observant, mindful and are debatable. So when guys try to lie, they are just wasting their time. A girls intuition is something that should not be reckoned with.

Sometimes it makes me wonder about guys that think that they can run game or blatantly tell a white or half lie. Guys like that may think that we nice women are gullible and are fools but don't you worry; in the end we will have the last laugh because we have seen it all to many times. Some guys boast that they can blind side women with their ways but what those guys don't know is that we see right through them and we see it as this: just a different competitor with a play that is about to get juked.

So guys be mindful of this. When you run something and us women don't give you crap about it, don't be so quick to celebrate with your boys--just so that you can tell them just how you big of a man you are for getting away with it. Because inside we are laughing at the fact that you think we are so naive not to think things through. And if we ask you something that hits a nerve of yours, don't get so irritated because smart women don't just conjure up stories just for fun or just so that they can add a little drama to make the relationship interesting; women ask because they don't want to assume. What guys need to realize is that women are like the police, we can have all the evidence in the world but we still want a confession.

It is not that we are monitoring you, it is just a different story when you try to the test the mutual trust of the relationship. When guys lie, it is a sign of disrespect because you would think that anyone in general would be adult enough to tell you the truth. So when us females ask you a question, don't give us an alibi. Tell us what really went down. Lies don't end a relationship, usually the truth does but if you got enough time to compose a lie then the obvious truth is, you can't deal with the actuality of your actions.

So let's keep it real. If you are not real with yourself then you don't deserve to be with someone that has been nothing but honest with you. So boys don't test a woman's intuition because it is as if you are trying to substantiate their intelligence. And just because you got away with things in the past, don't underestimate...because the love that she has for you, it will trump over yours. Just when you thought that she won't sense a thing, love always has a way of catching up to lies and when the time comes, your lies won't be able to look her straight in the eyes.

It's Okay

It’s okay to fall apart sometimes.
You don’t have to have all the answers.
All those pieces you’ve been holding for so long while you raced around your life looking for the last roll of scotch tape, go ahead, let 'em fall.
Every last piece.

It’s okay to scramble.
You don’t have to always be calm.
All those plans you’ve been stringing together like a bead necklace.
Every last one is beautiful, so beautiful, so go ahead.
Keep grabbing at everything you ever wanted, especially those things you feared you’d never have.

It’s okay to hope against hope.
This is not the time to be reasonable or rational.
Run, run as fast as you can against the tide.
When the last wave sweeps over you
and every hope seems to be dashed
You will still be here, right here, and you will not be sorry.

It’s okay to cry.
Even if you feel as if each tear is an accusation against your strength, your resolve, your natural equilibrium.
Cry in the car.
Cry in the shower.
Cry in bed when no one is listening or looking.
Berate yourself for not being able to get it together and then cry anyway.
How else will you know you lived, if not for these tears.

It’s okay to be lost.
Toss the map.
Leave the keys in the car.
Get out and walk.
Forget about everything you ever knew.
Crumple up those directions and move now from memory.
The memory of your heart.
The memory of your breath.
The memory of that one time you laughed so hard you cried.
The memory of that one kiss, the one that left you longing to be loved.
At the end of your unraveling,
you will look down and see your own feet that have carried you so, so far
and you will decide for once that it is okay
to sit down
to rest
to hold out your hands
to lift up your head
to open your heart...
to the possibility that you were never alone after all
not for one minute.

Go ahead, be disappointed.
Nothing turned out how you hoped.
Sit under a tree and tell me the whole of it and I won’t say a word.
I won’t say a single word.

It’s okay to feel lonely.
At the end of your wanderings
when there is no more scotch tape
and you can’t find your bead necklace of dreams anywhere,
your heart will trace an unpredictable path
to this place
and you will have just enough courage
to let love tell you the terrible beautiful truth
of how loved you were
and how even now, at the end of everything
it’s not too late.

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

Winston Churchill

"Your job in one way of speaking, is to empower humankind in every possible way that you can. The victories that you have every day, as small as they might be and as vast as they might be, are why you are here."

Bartholomew

"Revealing the truth is like lighting a match. It can either bring light or set your world on fire."

Her: never knew that. lol. its funny how you say things after the fact.
Him: I just didnt really know what I was doing. I still dont really know now.

Her: same here but that is the beauty of life.we dont really know what we are doing, just following our hearts and intuition..with both guiding us exactly where we need to be.

I love the conversations that I have with the wonderful people in my life.

World Offering

Sometimes when times get hard, we look at ourselves and ask the question "why?" Why are we put into this life, in this position and at this given time. We ponder and think to ourselves, "what am I doing wrong?" when we don't get what we want, when we want it. In reality there is nothing wrong with us. Many of us have dreams, aspirations and goals whether it is short or long-term. However, life does not come easy and without the tribulations, there can be no triumphs.

Many times we don't recognize our potential because we are too busy being self critics. Looking at our faults and nit picking at our weaknesses, we slowly start becoming pessimists instead of optimists. We tend to forget that no one is entirely perfect and that we are blessed in our own individual ways. Everyone has a chance to be something great and share that greatness with the people around them. They say that laughter is contagious, well I've said that sharing love is infectious. People often don't know that it is the little things that can make a person feel special, ease a situation, leaving someone with an impression that will embedd into their memories. We all may have different missions in this lifetime but I know one thing is for sure, we were all meant to share what we embody...our ideas, our talents and our hearts.

I know that each and every one of us try to strive for the best in life because we all deserve the best that life has to offer. It is all entirely up to us on how we want to achieve our dreams because after all, we are in control of our own lives. We are constantly trying to search for the best because often times, we want to out do ourselves and we tend to think that there is better and bigger after each accomplishment. However, what if we thought of things in a different perspective. Instead of striving to get the best out of life, why don't we strive to give life the best out of us. There is the saying that we reap what we sow, but what about us thinking of it in retrospect to where we we teach other people how to reap as well, so that we can reap dreams of building a better tomorrow.

As corny as that may sound, all of us has something to give. Because in the end, there’s a lot more you can offer the world than the world can offer you.

Two things define your success in life.

1)The way you manage when you have nothing.

2)The way you behave when you have everything.

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

I know that many people have different opinions regarding the Osama Bin Laden death but the wise words of Martin Luther King ring true. We after all are ALL human. We all make mistakes and we are not in the position to judge anyone or the path that they have decided to walk in this life. We can only hope for peace for the world that we are presently living in. We only hope that people learn to forgive and for people like Osama Bin Laden...for their soul to find peace in the next life.

"Don't think that love has be to permanent, and it will make your love life more beautiful because you will know that today you are together, and tomorrow perhaps you will have to part.
Love comes like a fresh, fragrant breeze into your home, fills it with freshness and fragrance, remains as long as existence allows it, and then moves out. You should not try to close all your doors, or the same fresh breeze will become absolutely stale. In life, everything is changing and change is beautiful; it gives you more and more experience, more and more awareness, more and more maturity."

-OSHO

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

-- Martin Luther King Jr.