The Aftermath

Yesterday I realized the importance of family.
Forget the yelling, the screaming, the name calling, the fights, the crying...
In the blink of an eye, it can all be taken away from you.

There are plenty of times where I just want to run away from here...
From the mayhem and drama...

In the end it is all worth it...
Even tho if at the current moment, it isn't what I want...

Our Freedoms

Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

And here we are in present time, disputing this...

People fled to this country because of persecution due to their religious beliefs. Yet today, we try and persecute others...
Others who are Americans and want to freely exercise their beliefs.

Who are we to judge?

Not every person is equal in character and morals, but here we are "pointing fingers" at a certain culture.

Yes...it was people of Islam who invaded this country...
But what right do we have to persecute them all?

Or are we trying to do what we fought against?
Do the people of this country that we call home not remember?

We fought years of persecution in our own homes...we fought for freedom...
We fought and to this day still fight for the freedoms of others...
But here we are trying to tell others how to live their faith.

Shame on you...
Shame for living out what we have fought against for the entire life of this country...

You should turn around and point and blame the fingers at yourselves...
They aren't in the wrong for wanting to practice a right that we were given hundreds of years ago.

YOU are in the wrong...
Shame...

Motivation

I'm beginning to think that maybe life will turn out OK...
But that is what scares me the most.

At any moment it can be pulled out from underneath you, without any warning...
I must stay positive in order to complete all of my goals...
Most importantly for my girls..

They are my strength, my life, my love...
They feed me my daily dose of energy and positive vibes, which is essential...

Find what keeps you motivated...
And you will find yourself

Mind, Life, Creation

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life tomorrow:  Our life is the creation of our mind. 

           -Buddha 

Wise-man's Words

Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned.                                                                                                   -Buddha 

Troubled...

I try so hard to live my life day to day without any worries. But sometimes there aren't any ways around the worries.

What will happen today? Tomorrow? A few weeks from now?
Will I make it?

All these questions impede on my daily actinides as much as I block them out.

I need to surround myself with positive thoughts and actions. Distractions...that's what I need...

- Believe in the Unbelievable

Dream Big

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

His dream came true...

Yours can also...if you just believe

- Believe in the Unbelievable

I Am ME

Who are you to judge me?
Who are you to defame my name and that of my family?
Are you any better than me?

No.
I am able to walk with my head held up high, with no shame...
Can others say the same?

I am me...
I am the face of my family.
Whoever comes between that does not know ME...

I deserve the respect that I give...nothing less, nothing more...
Yet I receive none...

I will not let this supersede me...
Because...I AM ME

Challenges

Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.  They're what make the instrument stretch-what make you go beyond the norm.  

 

Crossroads

I sit here and think to myself, "How far have I come in life?"

Should I believe what people say...that I have not achieved anything?

I have lived my life to the best of my knowledge. I have loved, cried, laughed, and educated myself.
I beat the odds that were against me...
Young, teenage mom living in the ghetto...no high school degree...

Yet I found myself and said, "I will not be a stereotype. I will succeed."

I followed my dreams and it has brought me this far...
Now I'm faced with another crossroad in my life.
But this time, the choices are not as easy as they were 10 years ago. There is so much more at stake.

I have to find the strength I once had 10 years ago.
I know it is somewhere deep within...

I will succeed...


- Believe in the Unbelievable

Be The Change...

Breathe...

Peace of Mind

All I have wanted is peace of mind...

Will I ever have it?

In order to do so, you need to have in others. And more importantly, in YOURSELF.
If you don't trust yourself to make the right decisions, peace of mind is something that you will never experience.

Today I start. A fresh start...
To a new life, new love, new me...

Love vs Hate

You meet...
You lust...
You love...
You hate...

How quickly the tables turn without one realizing it.