Motivation Mondays...

Ladies.... Gents....

I'm back :-) I was on travel again for work so i couldn't post AT ALL last week as mentioned #bummer . I always feel like when i get back... i'm catching up with the world and the latest happenings. Any who.. i hope to have pictures of those places soon.

It's the beginning of the week and not only that... one more day until Black History Month... #RaisesFist

Someone said something to me this weekend that has been stuck in my mind... "what you in such a rush for babe!? ". (Of course there's a lot more to that story but.....) They're right.... what am I in such a rush for?? I have to remind myself... carpe diem.

Ever since I've heard this song (sometime last year)... I've repeatedly played it over and over again... not to mention it knocks ridiculously in my car. One of me and moms favorite songs.

Motivation for the week.... No need to rush! Take your time and make sure everything is in order... or at least attempt for it to be. FOCUS ON THE PRIZE!!! Whatever you're aspiring for... it'll come. Take it all in stride. The Lord got you... just hang in there... He just wants you to slow down for just oneee second so he can take over the wheel. Sometimes you just gotta slow down and listen. no pun intended to raven

Keep your head up this week people :-)

Some people say walkin takes too long....
But i say when you walkin you can't go wrong....

Think about it..

Women's Empowerment Wednesdays...

Hope my ladies are having a great week! I missed last week's empowerment because I was on travel for work :-/ Unfortunately, I will be missing next week's too because again.. I will be on travel. Therefore, I made sure to post today's. In lieu of MLK day (Monday)....it would be only right to continue with the "movement" theme of empowerment.

Sadly... I don't think I've seen a group of only BLACK female artists of this quantity all join together to compose one great song {I think the last and closest one was "Not Tonight (Ladies Night)" and that came out in '97 please feel free to correct me if you know of any songs after that date }

The power behind the lyrics.... the unity...... and the movement is incredible. If only our artists in this day and age could do things like this...come together in this magnitude... instead of beefing with each other....smh. If they only knew the effect it could have...

Nevertheless, I thought this would be perfect for this week. My message for today is... don't let anyone break you ladies. Not only are you beautiful, but embrace yourself as a person. NEVER forget where you came from...and Don't let ANYONE stop you from where you're going... It's Time to take a stand.... xoxo

We will not bow down to racism
We will not bow down to injustice
We will not bow down to exploitation
I’m gonna stand
I’m gonna stand

Ladies, you got to demand what you want
And what we want is respect, right

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- Motivation Mondays...

Let's not EVER...forget...

January 16th....

6 years ago you left me...and the pain still feels the same. I miss you more than the world could ever know. A great friend in deed. Hope you're smiling down. I won't post a picture of you...because I can't look at them...so to hold back my tears.... I've decided to just put one of how I feel.

"Never in bunches...Just Me and You...I loved your point of view...because you held no punches..."

RIP Tony ... October 4th, 1984- January 16th, 2005

Happy Birthday Aaliyah...RIP January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001

AKA....MLK....Brother Bday

What a historical day....

Happy Founders Day to my Lovely LS's and Sorors of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.... #SKEEWEE "...we help each other....for we know there's no other...."

circa fa/08 ....yea we def. won the step show although i bust my knee ..

Happy Birthday to the incomparable bruh and civil rights leader.....Martin Luther King

and Last but not least....Happy Birthday to my Brother.... 27 years :-)Love you

circa 1987... me and my brother :)

1*11*11

It's Here :-)

H.A.M


S/o to the Homie Ace.... Good Look #HovFansUnite

Waiting...

Now you know I didn't forget...

Drops 1*11*11........ You ready????

Motivation Mondays...

Top of the morning...

Whatever you're aspiring this week....Go For it and Don't look down!!

Some.times. It. Feels. Like. I'll. never go pass here....
Some.times. It. Feels. Like. I'm. stuck forever and ever...

But i'm gettin higher...
Closer to my dreams...

Not a Good Feeling...

I didn't get a chance to sleep well last night because my thoughts decided to haunt me. It didn't help that every time I fell asleep...I had a terrible dream. I woke up every hour. I didn't like the place I was in mentally...although I was in the best place in the world physically withL.o.v.e Everything seemed to be okay on the surface (although mentally I was still fucked)... and then you got the phone call. Yes you didn't display dismay on your face...but it was all in your voice. Even worse was the phone call to your friend who was crushed. Showing no emotion is in your nature. However, I always see through it. From the moment the news was said... I was devastated. It hurts me tremendously to hear the hurt of others. Especially when it comes to death. Now after church, I log onto twit to take my mind away from it... and I'm slapped in the face with tweets...A follower of mine was in the same spot as the tragedy. Although, I didn't know these victims personally...my heart goes out to them and their families. Especially... raven. As if things aren't hard enough at this current time for raven....having to bury a friend or classmate every other month... I can't fathom the feeling. I'm not in a good place mentally...to any extent. I'm doing a good job of staying strong for your sake...but it's written all over my face. I often empathize too strongly when others are hurting...it's a gift AND at the same time a curse. At times like this..i always repeat a excerpt from one of my. fav tattoos (on my rib)..."God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change". My heart is heavy... The world is too sad nowadays...

Women's Empowerment Wednesdays

I'm taking care of business...
Baby can't you see...
I gotta make it for you...
I gotta make it for me...

I got so much work to do...

Ladies, sometimes we get so wrapped up in taking care of others that we forget to take care of ourselves. We gotta have our own life too... and handle our own. Tell your man, your girlfriends, (whomever) look i understand this and that and I'm here... but I gotta handle my stuff too. Point today is... ladies while helping others may be in our (some of us) nature... we HAVE to take care of SELF too. Nothin feels better than having your sh*t together... (whether that's working.. paying bills... self hygiene... treating yourself etc.).. So if you haven't already... make some time for YOU this week ladies with something that you like to do... need to do... or just plain ol' want to do. I promise it'll make you feel good :-)

Motivation Mondays...

I gotta go...

Where you goin????

I gotta get back to the $$$...


Lol... welp it's monday and that means...weekend over and back to work. I hope all of my lovies had a great new year. What better way to come into the new year than to have made some self changes.

In the words of @heyGorJESS : Ppl swear you acting "brand new" when u tryna get ur shit together or ur living in ur maturity .

Boi if she didn't speak the truth. Bump what they think. It's the first Monday of the new year. Let's start it off right and change for the better....

Eff you... I'm actin brand new...

Welcome to the show... I am the MAIN attraction...

1/1/11

Although, my eve wasn't the best (as mentioned previously).. I was more than estatic and thankful to see another year. To my surprise... I was able to celebrate/spend the first day of the year with someone special raven .. the first time ever that I've done that... and I had an AWESOME time. I am thankful for that as well. What a great way to start off the year....

xoxo