NEW YEAR, NEW BLOGS!

SO FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR. WE HAVE MADE IT TO YEAR 2012 AND I SEE GREAT THINGS IN THE WORKS. THE PROBLEMS, THE DRAMA, THE NEGATIVITY, DELETED! YOU HAVE A CLEAN SLATE TO CREATE YOUR PATH OF PROGRESSION. WHAT'S DONE IS DONE, SO YOU ONLY HAVE RIGHT NOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. I WANNA SEE EVERYONE ON THE COME-UP, INCLUDING MYSELF AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ALL SHARING YOUR STORIES WITH ME. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I NEED ALL MY BLOGGERS TO POST YOUR BLOG SITES HERE, VIA EMAIL, TWITTER, OR FACEBOOK. WE NEED TO BE UPLIFTING ONE ANOTHER AND THE MORE WE LEARN, THE MORE WE GROW. ALL MY INFO WILL BE POSTED BELOW. AGAIN, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LET'S MAKE THIS OUR YEAR!

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Letter From Troy Davis to YOU

With so many emotions, opinions, and thoughts going on in the world at this time, I decided not to say too much on this case. I can only hope that we continue the fight, educate ourselves, and bring the death penalty to an end. So with that being blogged, I will now leave you all with the letter written on September 10 by Troy Davis himself. Let each word be with you. This is not the end. We have just begun. I AM TROY DAVIS...

To All:

I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to 

Human Rights and Human Kindness, in the past year I have 

experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never ending 

faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look 

at my sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and 

of course I worry about her and her health, but as she tells me she is 

the eldest and she will not back down from this fight to save my life 

and prove to the world that I am innocent of this terrible crime.

As I look at my mail from across the globe, from places I have never 

ever dreamed I would know about and people speaking languages 

and expressing cultures and religions I could only hope to one day 

see first hand. I am humbled by the emotion that fills my heart with 

overwhelming, overflowing Joy. I can’t even explain the insurgence 

of emotion I feel when I try to express the strength I draw from you 

all, it compounds my faith and it shows me yet again that this is not 

a case about the death penalty, this is not a case about Troy Davis, 

this is a case about Justice and the Human Spirit to see Justice 

prevail.

I cannot answer all of your letters but I do read them all, I cannot see you all but I can imagine your faces, I cannot hear you speak but your letters take me to the far reaches of the world, I cannot touch you physically but I feel your warmth everyday I exist.

So Thank you and remember I am in a place where execution can only destroy your physical form but because of my faith in God, my family and all of you I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more Troy Davis’. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe. We need to dismantle this Unjust system city by city, state by state and country by country.

I can’t wait to Stand with you, no matter if that is in physical or spiritual form, I will one day be announcing,

“I AM TROY DAVIS, and I AM FREE!”

Never Stop Fighting for Justice and We will Win!

* THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO US! WE ARE TROY DAVIS*

Is Marriage Overrated???

So, lately I've been hearing a lot of talk about marriage. Marriage used to be a thing that was almost mandatory. It was the finishing touch of love with two people unionizing. A sacred bond that could never be broken. Oh how times have changed...


Ever heard people say "we were fine until we got married" or "everything was cool until we added the labels" ?  Yea me too. I'm sure it's one of those psychological things, but it sure does seem to work for most.  Marriage doesn't seem to be a big deal anymore as it used to be in the past generations. I personally still believe in the traditional family values and would love to get married and then have children. On the contrary, I do not have anything against the ones who choose not to take that route, because I can fully understand why.

I do not believe that everyone is meant to get married, nor do I believe that every woman should have children. Everyone has a different route to take and I applaud the ones who know they have to steer in a different direction, rather than following someone else's tracks and end up totaled. I see couples who have been together ten plus years, still going strong, and are content just being with each other without adding the extra step of getting married. I feel as long as both partners are fine with the decision to be or not to be married is all that matters. I've seen couples have babies first, then get married, and it still works in their favor. Happiness does not come from marriage. It comes from love. People feel that if they marry someone, the happiness will follow. Bad bad bad! I've heard many stories about arranged marriage, but I feel that we should all have the option to choose to be with whoever makes us happy. 

So to sum it all up, in my opinion, marriage is not overrated. It is just rated too much. I say do what makes you happy. If you don't need marriage to validate your love for someone, then good for you. Whatever floats your boat. If you are happy, then your loved ones should be happy for you. Be merry and be happy :)


*This blog is dedicated to all the men and women who just want to be happy, without being judged upon...this is for YOU *


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Glamour Girl or Natural Beauty?

So we all know (or we should all know) that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Beauty is also that one thing  that just seems to shine far from the rest.We have inner beauty and then we have outer beauty.  We are all beautiful in some way, but now our beauty seems to be divided in two different paths. Some choose to be natural beauties and others choose to be glamour girls. It seems now in time, that women all over the world are trying to choose which route they would like to take.

There has been much controversy that glamour girls are addicted to makeup and natural beauties love being "nappy headed". Quite frankly,  I have heard it all and I have heard enough. Women are being chastised and put down for who they define themselves and their beauty to be. Now if we all looked the same, dressed the same, wore our hair the same, how could we possibly express our beauty? We were all created differently for a reason and no one should ever tell you what or who you should look like. Whether it's hair, size, color, makeup ,height, whatever, just know that you are you for a reason!

I personally feel that we women (especially women of color) should focus more on making our beauty shine the way we intend it to be and not the way others feel it should be. I love wearing make-up, heels, and colorful weaves. It's the way I express my beauty and individuality. It doesn't mean that I'm addicted to anything. It's just my preference and when it's all said and done, I feel beautiful inside and out. When the makeup and heels (and the weave) comes off, I still smile. It doesn't take away from me, it just adds to it. It's a part of my outer beauty, but my inner beauty will always hold me down when the outer beauty leaves, get it? 
Good, so to sum it all up, ladies, be YOU and love YOU. Whether you're a natural beauty or a glamour girl, embrace it and own it! Once you do, everyone else will respect it and know it too.  :)

*This blog is dedicated to all my women trying to find themselves and their beauty. Know that it is there hidden behind the doubt and  that YOU (yes YOU) ARE BEAUTIFUL *


*I own no rights to photos above included in this blog*

BABY MAMA DRAMA

So I was bothered by a situation and since this is my blog, you get to read and hear it ALL :) 
Ready? Set, Let's Go...


A male friend of mine that I've known for some time now was scheduled to see his daughter for the weekend and suddenly on the day of, the mother says she doesn't want the daughter to go with him. He asks why and she says that the daughter did not want to go. He asks to speak with her and the mother says no. Anyone find anything wrong with this picture? Not yet? Okay...


So let me include that this man is there financially for his daughter and attempts to be there physically and emotionally for her as well, but the mother seems to be in the way. She is upset from a situation that has nothing to do with the child, but yet the child is stuck in the middle. Who's to say the child said she didn't want to go, but how many children have the option not to? Who's to say the child said she did want to go, but her mother didn't allow her to? Why would you not want a man to do his job as a father?


At some point ladies, you must come to the realization that it's not about you. It's about the child! We women complain year after year about dead beat dads, but when a good one comes along, it's still an issue. Learn to step outside of your emotions for the sake of the child. They need that bond with their fathers and if the father wants to be there, why complicate it? Be blessed that help is there and take it. I'm not a baby mama, but I wouldn't want my child to ever have less than what they are entitled to and could have. Baby mamas, let's step it up and recognize the good men and fathers out there. 


*This blog is dedicated to all the fathers out there making it happen. I see you*

Pursuit or Persuasion?

So many times we know what we want and we know our purpose, but we tend to let go and follow in another's footsteps instead of making our our path. Someone else's path may look easier, but we didn't have to take one step in their shoes to truly know. Things that are more common are more accepted and often times if your desire is to do something different and not so common, you will have to have a strong mind to keep you in the right direction. People will think you are crazy because you refuse to do what's typical and what's common, but you still have to keep going. People will befriend you when times get tough and you are so broke investing in your career, but guess what? You gotta keep pushing.

In this day in time, talk means absolutely nothing. It's so cheap it's free now and so no one wants to hear what you are trying to accomplish. They just wanna see it, so you ultimately have to make that happen, not for them, but for you. People will try to steer you in what seems easy and it may be, but then you end up unhappy and miserable, so was it really worth it?  Point is to go where your heart is. Doesn't matter how far fetched it may seem, you can get there. Your family and friends may not agree or approve, but at the end of the day, it's your life. You only get one, so LIVE. If you can dream it, you can achieve it. Know it and believe in it! Live in pursuit of YOUR happiness!

   *This blog is dedicated to all my dreamers in the world. If no one believes in you, I do*

The United Fakes of America

So hard to make peace in the world when everyone is for themselves


A place where we were meant to unite but seem to intentionally do the opposite, yet we become upset when all else fails


So hard to understand and love others for who they are


Simply because everyone is following someone else's footsteps, failing to make their own, not even knowing  themselves just who they are


Money hungry and lust filled earth filled with confusion and contradictions of the past


Baggage carried continuously on overload so now the aches settle and the pain tends to last


A jaded and depressed land of troubles that never make it to see the smiles


Lives taken for granted everyday  with more people stooping down than standing up followed by silenced replies


A great depression gone bad recession turns into a sour lesson that no one seems to be repressed in


Stressing the mind to know what is and not what is just told by our leaders seems to constantly be a battle it just can't win


An exception used to excuse every excuse given to us possible


Gives America less hopes on a mission that seems nearly impossible


Wondering if we will all come in union and put the puzzle pieces back together...


or will we continue to watch our nation become the  United Fakes of America




*This blog is dedicated to any and everyone who cares*