I am content!!! Sometimes that's the best place you can be. Things aren't a good as they could be, but not as bad as they could be.
"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content."-Philippians 4:11
This is not going to turn into a religious blog, but I must admit. I'm feeling good and spiritual these past couple of days. I'm sure I'll have some more diverse post coming after this weekend...it's schedule to be off the charts with fun and drama.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Moments of praise
Today, I received a letter from someone who is in jail. I read the first page and I was a little touched, but didn't put much thought into it. Before I knew it, I was reflecting on my life and thought "it could have been me". The spirit of thanksgiving came down on me and I thought I would share. My spirituality is somehting I don't share on here often, but is definitely a big part of me. This song came to me while having a moment of praise:
Mary Mary singing "Thank You"
He can just sing
J. Moss medley (this brother can sing)
Mary Mary singing "Thank You"
He can just sing
J. Moss medley (this brother can sing)
Friday, February 09, 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007
If your curious just ask me h##
Playing~dig a hole"-Jay-z (this my joint...getting my swagger on)
I hate when people try to invite themselves into an area of your life when you haven't invited. It's even worst when they assume something and try to confirm it. I prefer for you to just ask if your that curious, but be careful of what you ask me. I still may go off, because you aren't invited.
There was this young lady who I barely knew in college at the event(see previous post). Of course, she is by herself, so she clings to me like she has known me her whole life. I realize this young lady is subtly trying to figure out if I'm gay, straight, or bi-sexual. The first attempt happen when she asked me about the workshops I would attend. I answer the question, but brush my first assumption off, because it really could be nothing. Then, five minutes later she asked what type of outreach am I going to participate in. I said "IT'S OUTREACH...I'll reach out to whomever needs my help." Then, comes the direct/indirect question...we are at the table view pamphlets and other material. She picks up a pamphlet and it's for homosexual and bi sexual men. She hands it to me like you could help out here. On GP (general principle) I'm suppose to eat her a** up, but she doesn't know me. I'm not offended by the pamphlet, but I am offended that she is fishing. The black guy who was manning the table was waiting on how I was going to respond, because when I look up from the pamphlet he is looking directly at me. I politely say to her "You're assuming a lot" and she tries to laugh it off and agreed she was. The black guy at the table enjoyed my response, because he laugh out loud himself, which let me know he was listening. I don't know what was so funny...maybe the ambiguity of my response or how I was nicely telling her back the f*#% up. Anyway, we kept it moving. She attempted something similar to this again, but not as direct. That time I just look at her like what's going on and you need to back up. She tried it one more time (this time less direct than the prior one) and I told her "you've taken stabs at me twice and if you do it again, I'm going to stab you back and your not going to like it." I didn't have another problem with her for the rest of the day.
In addition, she kept mentioning recruiting me. I think she is apart of this weird church group, so I gave her my home phone number instead of my cell, because I screen those much better and I rarely check my messages. I wake up after being dog tried and who has left me a message already.....her
*I don't cuss even though this post my imply otherwise
I hate when people try to invite themselves into an area of your life when you haven't invited. It's even worst when they assume something and try to confirm it. I prefer for you to just ask if your that curious, but be careful of what you ask me. I still may go off, because you aren't invited.
There was this young lady who I barely knew in college at the event(see previous post). Of course, she is by herself, so she clings to me like she has known me her whole life. I realize this young lady is subtly trying to figure out if I'm gay, straight, or bi-sexual. The first attempt happen when she asked me about the workshops I would attend. I answer the question, but brush my first assumption off, because it really could be nothing. Then, five minutes later she asked what type of outreach am I going to participate in. I said "IT'S OUTREACH...I'll reach out to whomever needs my help." Then, comes the direct/indirect question...we are at the table view pamphlets and other material. She picks up a pamphlet and it's for homosexual and bi sexual men. She hands it to me like you could help out here. On GP (general principle) I'm suppose to eat her a** up, but she doesn't know me. I'm not offended by the pamphlet, but I am offended that she is fishing. The black guy who was manning the table was waiting on how I was going to respond, because when I look up from the pamphlet he is looking directly at me. I politely say to her "You're assuming a lot" and she tries to laugh it off and agreed she was. The black guy at the table enjoyed my response, because he laugh out loud himself, which let me know he was listening. I don't know what was so funny...maybe the ambiguity of my response or how I was nicely telling her back the f*#% up. Anyway, we kept it moving. She attempted something similar to this again, but not as direct. That time I just look at her like what's going on and you need to back up. She tried it one more time (this time less direct than the prior one) and I told her "you've taken stabs at me twice and if you do it again, I'm going to stab you back and your not going to like it." I didn't have another problem with her for the rest of the day.
In addition, she kept mentioning recruiting me. I think she is apart of this weird church group, so I gave her my home phone number instead of my cell, because I screen those much better and I rarely check my messages. I wake up after being dog tried and who has left me a message already.....her
*I don't cuss even though this post my imply otherwise
mis-education
Playing~"Deliverance will come"-Shea Norman
I've been involved in HIV/AIDS stuff since my sophomore year in college. Atlanta has a lot of organizations here to aid in the fight against HIV/AIDS, so I thought it was time for me to get involved. I wanted to volunteer with a local HIV/AIDS organization here, but you have to attend this all day class (8 hours). Well, I woke up Saturday ready to go. I got there and I was offend.
One workshop along with a few other things was just wrong! I realize the downlow is in people's mind, but I didn't know how deep. A Professor from Morehouse College helped me realize how deep it is even in the minds of scholars. "Black women rates are so high, because of the down low." "I'm not saying white men aren't on the down low, but they are using condoms and black men aren't."(sidenote: I don't disagree that the downlow is a major issue in the black community, but I don't think that it is THE ISSUE) I could have just went through the floor. LADY SEAT YOUR @** down! I hate when ignorant (that's not a bad word...u simply don't know or are misinformed) people have a mic and speak with certainty. You have about 50+ people listening to you and they are going to go back and tell people the exact same thing. I took it upon myself to inform her otherwise after the workshop. "Actually, recent studies are showing that black males rates are more alarming than black females....why do you think it continues to be present as black females, when research is showing the contrary?" I think she got where I was going with my question...scholar get your facts right.
First, what are your feelings on the downlow? Second, why do you think there is no focus on the crisis black males are facing regarding this disease? The professor thinks it's because those numbers are estimates. Ms. all of this is estimate! Give me any additional thoughts you have about this post
I've been involved in HIV/AIDS stuff since my sophomore year in college. Atlanta has a lot of organizations here to aid in the fight against HIV/AIDS, so I thought it was time for me to get involved. I wanted to volunteer with a local HIV/AIDS organization here, but you have to attend this all day class (8 hours). Well, I woke up Saturday ready to go. I got there and I was offend.
One workshop along with a few other things was just wrong! I realize the downlow is in people's mind, but I didn't know how deep. A Professor from Morehouse College helped me realize how deep it is even in the minds of scholars. "Black women rates are so high, because of the down low." "I'm not saying white men aren't on the down low, but they are using condoms and black men aren't."(sidenote: I don't disagree that the downlow is a major issue in the black community, but I don't think that it is THE ISSUE) I could have just went through the floor. LADY SEAT YOUR @** down! I hate when ignorant (that's not a bad word...u simply don't know or are misinformed) people have a mic and speak with certainty. You have about 50+ people listening to you and they are going to go back and tell people the exact same thing. I took it upon myself to inform her otherwise after the workshop. "Actually, recent studies are showing that black males rates are more alarming than black females....why do you think it continues to be present as black females, when research is showing the contrary?" I think she got where I was going with my question...scholar get your facts right.
First, what are your feelings on the downlow? Second, why do you think there is no focus on the crisis black males are facing regarding this disease? The professor thinks it's because those numbers are estimates. Ms. all of this is estimate! Give me any additional thoughts you have about this post
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