Broken Rules

Good morning, rules are meant to be broken, they say. Which rules only apply to the few and the others only apply to you? The thing is where are these so called rules written down or placed into existence. In our minds we have made all these rules to follow but only when they fit a certain situation that benefits us. When it doesn’t fit we tend to bend the rule or throw it out the window all together. We become contradictory in our own mind. How can we show one another that we are trustworthy and loyal if we cannot be these things to ourselves? When do we realize that the finger is pointing at us to be the root of the problem not the other way around? Looking in the mirror can be difficult but sometimes it needs to be done. Afraid of what you may see, we all are but it comes a time when change is needed and the first step is looking at it dead on. Sometimes taken the pride off your shoulders and realizing you are not perfect and there are things that you could be more receptive that would help you to see a different avenue to take. Open mind brings a happy heart. Through allowing change we grow. Through thought and observation we conquer life’s adversities. Stubborn we may be because we are apprehensive and afraid. The complacency of our lives will only haunt us and stab us in the backs for we have turned our backs on the ones who truly care to sit still as if nothing exists. The world waits for no man. It will leave you behind. Break down your walls and conquer growth within an open mind to bring upon a happy heart.

Close Past Open Future

Good afternoon, they say learn from your past and you’ll have a better future. Most people don’t know how to learn from their past instead they hold on to their past bringing their past into their future. There are aspects in life that will be similar to your past but will bring a new light to the world. Just because something may look the same doesn’t mean its content is the same. There are similarities in all of us as people but we are totally different. Everyone wants happiness but cannot find a way to trust the happiness shown. We are constantly reminded that our past will haunt our future and happiness seems like a dim light that we can never reach no matter how fast we run. This is when you know you have not learned from your past and doors have not been closed. You have avoided the situations by distancing yourself, giving no thought or blocking its existence. The thing is your past is still there, lingering at every corner milestone. There’s a constant battle between your past and your future. Which will you allow to win? Learning isn’t forgetting, ignoring or pushing to the side. Learning is acknowledging, confronting and getting closure. Close a door another will open.

Selfish Gratitude

Good morning, appreciation has become selfish and thank you has become mute. The failure to realize when words are just words and actions speak louder. Taking into consideration the acknowledgement we all want to feel but we only want to be on the receiving in. Giving is receiving but if you think speaking is giving you’re not listening. We are so scared to be vulnerable to one another but we expect the opposite from the other. Makes sense, not at all. How can one be open and the other closed? If showing appreciation was as simple as two words, then when you receive services there wouldn’t be a tip jar staring in your face or gratuity added to your bill. Not saying that the words mean nothing but the same gratitude and acknowledgement you want to receive should be given to receive. There are many that miss this concept because they are given so much without an inkling of obligation. Spoiled rotten to the core and oblivious to the evident devotion that is taken for granted. Taken away and there’s still no shame for there seems to be no wrong doing. Nor will it be missed for there are many to fill the gap. If our livelihood depended on someone else’s gratitude and they showed the same attitude you had, do you think you would be living the same lifestyle you are now? Of course not, you would be fighting for the same appreciation that others are struggling to get from you. Acknowledging the smallest thing can turn into the biggest. Listen, take notes, and show the people in your life that you do appreciate them even when you may not show it all the time. Make an effort to pay close attention to what they do for you and how they make you feel by giving small tokens of your gratitude each day making them feel the same way.

Enriching a Poor Nation

Good morning, we struggle as a nation but in the time of tragedy we come together as a world class philanthropist. We stretch our arms around the world to help mend what we cannot see. A nation so rich but yet poor, we need to give back the life that once existed with our materials that we believe gives us status but are so frivolous. Share the wealth of love and pour into the souls of those less fortunate. Enrich their soils again with laughter and pride. Rescue them from the devastation that has crossed their path without warning. Bring a sense of hope to show an uplifting spirit across the world and melt cold hearts to give in this time of need. We don’t feel the need until it hits us directly but will it be too late to receive when we have ignored the world around us struggling each day? Direct hit or not we are all affected. Losing one part of the earth is like losing an arm or leg. Culture unlike ours is so significant to embrace and not just in this time of tragedy. Existence should not be ignored because you cannot see it everyday. Wake up; take a moment to realize how lucky you are to live amongst a privileged nation with so much to offer. Dr King once said, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?" Can you answer that with modest humility and feel good about your answer?




Please take a moment today and give $5 to Haiti by texting “YELE” to 501501. Help someone else so when tragedy does strike home we are helped with the same heart.

Cleansed Antidote

Good morning, we wash our hands everyday in belief that the germs will go away. Things we cannot see or feel we wash away. We try to use this same concept with things that we can feel and see but what affect does it really have. Can we really wash our hands of things we care about, people we connect with and lives that make a difference but still burden us? There will always be some strife that will appear from time to time. Maybe we shouldn’t be looking to wash away these things, the people or the lives completely but just the strife which in turn is the germ creating all the mayhem. Sounds simple but is actually a hard concept to achieve. We believe the easiest way is to eliminate all from all angles but are we missing a key piece by allowing ourselves to fixate on solitude. The washing of your hands doesn’t mean your hands disappear but the microorganisms hopefully will. So those things, people and lives don’t disappear but hopefully the friction will. Sometimes we don’t realize we are causing the friction and will continue to cleanse but there is no affect. Sometimes the opposing is the cause but are not aware or may be aware but do not care and so the cycle continues. Our hands become wrinkled and pale, there’s not much more we can do. When it won’t leave that means it was meant to stay. There are good germs and bad germs and washing only takes away the bad ones. There’s a reason for sure and we cannot deny purpose. There’s no antidote for evolution.

The Button

Good morning, we all have a button that can be pushed and will drive us over the edge. Some have discovered it and play with it making us lose it from time to time. Others are searching for it aggravating them and us all at once. A simple button that doesn’t really exist triggers a series of events. How can something so simple be so complex? Yet we look at the world we live in and ask that very same question. When do we as a society get tired of being button pushers and learn to live life? We have no sense of who we really are because we have allowed ourselves to be manipulated by an antagonistic creature that has plagued our society. We turn on each other for a piece of pie that isn’t even homemade. We have forgotten where home is and how it feels to be there. We have lost touch with accepting others and respecting yourself. We have pushed our own buttons too many times that we don’t know how to find our way back. The enemy should not be yourself or thy neighbor. But it seems all is lost in this fictitious world we have created. There may not be a perfect world but what happened to the sane world; the world where things had its ups and downs but we were still on the same page. Does that world still exist or have we really become that ignorant. Maybe taking up some core values from our own military will help us survive. Never leave a fallen man behind, but how many have we already left to this pretentious and malicious world. Survival is vanishing before our eyes. What button will be pushed next?

The Follower Leads

Good morning, reluctant are we to be ourselves for we have allowed the shallow minds of the world control us. We have become cowards and have forgotten what our ancestors fought for. A world where no matter who you are, you are given equality. Our differences terrorize our neighbors for they cannot accept us as individuals but they want the same respect. You cannot gain respect as an individual without giving the same respect. Believe it or not there are words against everyone spoken or not but to be true to yourself and what you stand for will gain you more respect than asked for. We worship and give such credit to imbeciles who in turn use us to make a mockery. The immature and superficial mind cannot see between the cheeks of their posterior to connect the dots. The cunning deceit of the envious has belittled the weak to become an enemy of the state. Gain substance within to stand on your own. Become secure within to rise above the envious crowds. Mature within your own right not letting hatred of the world bring you down to their level of shame. You will lose a great deal of respect and dignity following and not leading. The enemies you make by taking a decided stand generally have more respect for you than the friends you make by being on the fence. No shame in being and accepting the diversity of life.

New Resolution

Good morning, a new year, a new dawn breaking the endless cycles. Resolutions of unrealistic motions have clouded our better judgment to attain realistic goals and sustain to the next. Shorter steps will help you leap with dignity. Do not be misguided by the chilling hate around you and fear what could be a necessary evolution. Take each step with caution for victory is near. You have pledged your soul to undeniable truth in life but yet we lie to move forward eventually believing it ourselves. Vow to yourself a triumph of progression set by ambition to make a change that will open new doors. Make haste for the belligerent masses is at bay waiting for you to become distracted from your ultimate goal to sway you from what you feel. In black and white can be your blinder and guide to stay on course for they cannot take what they cannot see. Secretly climb to the top with what they may not believe to be right but feel good to you. You are in control of your destiny not the ones that are pulling at your ankles. Stand up to them and become your own being beyond what they can touch. Stay true to one self no matter what the outside view. Happiness comes from within; we all feel it but fight it on the count of an outside view. Your resolution is your mark leaving the impression you created with truth and dignity.