So in life we face many different challenges, obstacles, barriers and road blocks. All of these things create waves that rock our ship. It definitely makes navigating these waters that we call life challenging. However through the storm, through the rain, through the shifts in the currents we must remain calm. You have to maintain your composure and stay the course and just know that at any moment you will be making it to shore. Once you get there I have a question for you, while you were at sea wrestling with the waters what was your anchor? What kept you humbled, grounded and still throughout this process? What allowed you to stay the course and remain determined, hungry, and focused?
So what’s your anchor?
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Alright so here in Chicago they have been showing all over the news that Empire actor Jussie Smollett was taken into custody and bail has been set to $100,000. All of this uproar was due to the Empire actor not happy with his contract. This story was first broke to me by my mother. When I heard that the Empire actor was attacked some weeks ago because he was homosexual and by Trump supporters. I took a minute to laugh. My mother asked me what did I think. I told her that there’s more to this story. I kind of just brushed off the story because it didn’t make any sense. I figured that they’re lots of homosexuals that get attacked and I am very sure that none of it is reported on the news. So I asked myself why is this of any importance?
So instead of me making a blog post about it. I decided to hold off and follow this story some more, because my Spidey senses began to tingle and something just didn’t seem right. I knew that eventually the truth would emerge and obviously it has. According to https://www.theguardian.comthe reason why Mr. Smollett mastered mind his attack is due to him not being happy with his contract. That was crazy to me because Mr. Smollett could have just sat down with his agent and the production companies/Fox Studios and negotiated his contract where he could be getting a fair deal. Then I noticed that the Empire actor had scratches and wounds on his face. Later to be identified that neither one of the paid attackers had wounded Mr. Smollett these wounds were self inflicted.
So that leads me to wonder is Mr. Smollett suffering from some mental disorder? Or really was this a way to get out of his contract? Or could this be a way to promote a new season of Empire or a certain episode of Empire that they want the audience to really watch? Or was this attack Agenda driven to see how the populist at large would respond? Either way that’s sick and messed up because in the process he fooled a lot of people. Some celebs and I sure everyday common folks took to Instagram, tweeter, snapchat and Facebook to express their thoughts, feelings, opinions and concerns. It seems like Jussie Smollett had touched a lot of people through this staged attack. They were ready to go to war for this man. However, people you got to understand that these are actors. They are paid to play a role. A actor/actress is never off, they are always on. These are professional liars. Their job is to play a role; a particular part and make that character and role come to life where it plays on the viewing audience’s emotions. The viewing audience feel as if they can relate and connect to it. They can make something so false seem so real. Now I am wondering if the studios are going to find a replacement for Jussie or are they going to try and make a deal with the courts so he can’t go to jail and productions won’t be halted for sometime.
However, if being unhappy with a contract makes Smollett mastermind a hate crime/race crime. What is exactly in the contract that he wants to renegotiate or does not want to abide by anymore? That’s the real question but I feel that there is still more to this story. Until then just look at these actors for entertainment not life truths and facts.
However if have any lingering questions, concerns, and wonders about this situation as I do leave your comments below.
After today stop waking up starting your day expecting less. Expect more. Don’t expect more from others but expect more from yourself. The average person is dissatisfied with his/her life. Here is why,
1) Change your mindset
(Focus on what you want to see, instead of focusing on what you are use to seeing)
Your mind is under constant attack from the time you wake, till the time you sleep. Half of those mental attacks that you’re having are not external, it’s internal. Yes, internal. Your environment plays a significant role in moding the person that you are today. So how do you combat this? It is time for you to be the first. Stop allowing your environment to dictate your life’s outcome. Most of you come from backgrounds that is filled with doubt, unbelief, uncertainty, regret, lack of hope, etc….. These things that you have both heard and seen has filtrated your mind and life up until this point. However, you have more life to live. It is not over and you don’t have to accept less, but you’re deserving of more. It is time for you to cancel these reruns. Stop replaying the same old episodes in your mind. It is not doing you any good. Listen to this, the reason why bad, the unexpected and the usual stuff keeps manifesting in your life. Is due to you constantly thinking on it, calling it forth and expecting it. You have to give this negative mindset the “Freddy Krueger” treatment. If you don’t fear it or pay it any attention then your negative mindset won’t have any power over you. Now if you take that same mindset that you have for negative or what I like to call average and apply it to some positivity then you will begin to see a abundance of positivity manifest. If you want change to take place you must first tell yourself what good and positivity you expect to see and want to happen. I will end it with this “IF YOU CAN’T SEE IT BEFORE YOU SEE IT, THEN YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT.”
2) What’s your blueprint/ strategy
You just made a life change and this is fairly new to you. However, you need a blueprint/strategy so you can be effective in succeeding in this new life that you have. This is how you do it. Surround yourself around people who are where you want to be.
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Amos 3:3
Surround yourself around some like minded individuals where you can learn and absorb as much knowledge, information and understanding as you can. Being around these like minded individuals gives you the opportunity to be around people where you all will be operating off of the same wave frequency. Also, being around these people bring a level of accountability; being held to a higher standard. There is a level of accountability that will be placed on you to challenge yourself to grow and evolve everyday. Not going back to the same way that you were but pressing forward. This is good because the time that you used to spend being unproductive. Will be filled with task/objectives for you to accomplish everyday.
3) Invest in yourself
(Stop looking at others/what they got and have)
Stop spending so much money on making others rich and wealth. Take that money that you earned and go fund your own success. Don’t tell yourself that you can do it because you can. There is no excuse. You are spending way too much time being a spectator, being a fan watching others win and you could be out there winning as well. We are all bank accounts, stocks and bonds. You have to add value to it before it becomes profitable, “YOU GET OUT WHAT YOU PUT IN.” Investing in yourself does not cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. All it cost is a made up mind. Are you ready to make your mind up??
4) Fear No More
Cut that computer, television off and put that cell phone down. Stop living vicariously through others people. Quit watching them win on every level and you sitting back marvelling at this. Tssss, you have the same drive, effort, focus and tenacity within you. You just have to access it. “You will never know unless you try, so why not start with yourself”- fisherofmen. Stop sitting back wishing upon a star. Go out and go get what you want. Whatever you want it is yours. Move past the fear because it is hindering you from your next level. There are steps that you have to take in life and you keep falling constantly remembering that pain allowing yourself to stay in the crawling stage because those hardwood floors hurt. Metaphorically speaking.
5) Walk with Assurity
Yo, you are walking down this new path. You don’t know what obstacles, road blocks, situations or conflicts lies ahead of you. But make no doubt about it you must keep the faith. Know that what you are seeking for, asking for and working toward will and shall happen. You will be receiving criticism, hatred, etc from North, south,east and west. But still walk in assurity. Look the enemy is just messing with you. His plan and purpose is to decide you. The enemy will even go as far as talking to you in your in your head with your own voice saying, “you don’t deserve this. You know it’s too good to be true. You don’t have what it takes, because if you did it wouldn’t take this long me to see any good happen.” The enemy is sowing seeds of doubt and unbelief. It’s a trick. He peeped your future a long time ago and seen how mighty you really are and will be. So it is his mission to stop you. He wants you to deviate from the plan and purpose of your life. He knows that you are trying, your are fairly new at this so you don’t know everything that is and is not supposed to happen. Still walk in assurity. Don’t allow all your hard work to go to waste. There is nothing more sweet than seeing what you have been working toward come to fruition.
5) Yahuah (God)
Lastly,
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Matthew 19:26
Remember Your life is designed for a great purpose not mediocrity
I said it before and Imma say it again. What government that’s supposed to be 24/7 shutdowns? And what president do you know can be sued? Sounds like a business to me.
16 states ban together with California being the leader of this lawsuit filed in the federal courts in Sacramento. Believe that Mr. Trump is “misusing his presidential powers.” Trump declared a national emergency but there is not a threat to the USA. Declaring a National Emergency is unnecessary. On Friday the Supreme Court has ruled against Trump receive funds of 5.7 billion to billed a wall over 50+ miles. Trump states during the video that there is a threat at the southern boarders. What is this threat? Why are the American people not being made aware of such activity taking place?
“Mr Trump said he had not needed to declare the emergency but had done so in the hope of obtaining the funds for the wall more quickly. Analysts say these comments could undermine his legal arguments.”
The states joining California in the lawsuit are Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Michigan.
What is a National Emergency??
The National Emergencies Act is intended for times of national crisis. Declaring it gives the president access to special powers that effectively allow him to bypass the usual political process.
Mr Trump could be able to divert money from existing military or disaster relief budgets to pay for the wall.
Emergency declarations by previous presidents have been overwhelmingly used for addressing foreign policy crises – including blocking terrorism-linked entities from accessing funds or prohibiting investment in nations associated with human rights abuses.
The emergencies act contains a clause that allows Congress to terminate the emergency status if both houses vote for it – and the president does not veto.
With a comfortable majority in the House, Democrats could pass such a resolution to the Senate. The Republicans control the Senate, but a number of Republican senators have been vocal in their unease about the president invoking a national emergency in this case.
The resolution would however still require Mr Trump’s signature to pass, allowing him to veto it. A supermajority in both houses of Congress – currently in a weeklong recess – is needed to overturn a presidential veto.
Imagine cleaning out your closet. It don’t matter what season it is, pick one. You walk toward your closet and open the doors. You stand back and anaylze how your closet has a mixture of old styles and new styles. Now your rummaging through all of your clothes taking each piece off the hangers trying them on to see what fits and does not fit. You stumble across some memorable pieces that make it hard for you to let go. You tell yourself “I’m not giving this away, it can fit me.” But when you go to try it on it is clear that you have out grown this particular pieces of clothing. But you’re determined to make it fit. You don’t want to let go. So you force you body into a pair of jeans and t-shirt, walk to the mirror and say, “see it fits.” While at the mirror you’re tucking in your stomach and standing in a particular way decieving the eyes of it’s reality. But eventually you come to your senses and say, “yeah, it’s time to let go. These clothes have served me well.” You continue cleaning out the clothes trying on clothes to see if it fits or not. By time you are done you have five to seven pieces left in your closet, but the box marked donate sitting on your bed has over twenty-five plus pieces in it. You walk over to the bed with some tape and close the box. You take the box downstairs, grab your keys off the table and walk out to the car. Now you’re on the road driving to Goodwill. On your way there you’re happy because space was made in your closet enabling you to have new clothes. You make it to Goodwill and you drop off the box of old clothes. While you are waiting for your receipt one of the store clerks look through the box of clothes and say, somebody is going to have a nice wardrobe.
By nature people are naturally horders at heart. We hang on to things whether clothes, materials, answers, solutions, etc…. But remember you do grow up and out grow things. Most of the times those things that you have out grown can be passed down to someone else that is in need of it. Remember those things that you are holding onto was once passed down to you from someone else who out grown it. So why not you do the same?
I liken this unto cleaning out the closet. You throw away or donate old clothes as away to free up some space so you can have for new clothes right? Well that is how you are supposed to be with kind words, nice gestures, solutions, answers, help just all around positivity. If a person is in need of some help and you are in a particular place in your life where you can give help. Do it. Don’t sit back and watch someone struggle; holding their blessing, answer or solution in the palm of your hand. Someone will do you the same to you when it’s time for you to need help.
If you have it, give it. Hand it over and don’t be filled with regret, mumbling and complaining. Just know that what once was called old helped you. Now it’s being passed down to help someone else in need. By you doing this you are making way for the new, so it can pick up where the old left off and further you in life.
the act of makingsomethingless likely to happen or of makingpeople lesslikely to do something
: a feeling of havinglosthope or confidence
:something (such as a failure or difficulty) thatdiscouragessomeone
Everyday something is happening to us that we can or can’t prevent. And you know it that does suck. When certain situations are in your control and it just slips through your fingers. Man another missed opportunity. Or when certain situations arise that go undetected, situations never showed up on the raider. It’s in stealth mode. These situations come in like a flood and catch you off guard and just wipe you out. Man, that hurts because it shook up your world and left you to die. You could feel how cold it was. In its eyes you see no care, no grace, no compassion, no mercy.
You were not prepared for a category 7 situation. You are left not knowing what to think, what to make of this and what to do with the remains of this catastrophe.
In the words of Hustle Man, “you gotta pick up the pieces.”
Don’t sit back and allow what has happened to you weigh you down. Don’t walk around blaming yourself for situations that were in our out of your control. Keep going. Don’t sit back and relive the same tragedy over and over again, because it won’t solve a thing. All of these things that you are constantly holding onto is a form of pity. Avoid it at all cost because pity……….. well it’s a one shot kill to your courage leaving you wasted and your situation remaining the same, never changing.
Change your mentality and you will change your reality. Don’t think and confess with your lips that your life is over. Don’t make peace with your situation. Don’t lay out new covers, place pillowcases on pillows, and lay out bedsheets. This is not a sleep over. Give your situations the hotel treatment, “checkout is at 7pm. All calls end, turn in your keys and key cards, and any damage to the room will be added to your bill. Have a nice day and please fill out a survey through our website leaving a friendly comment about our services.” But get into the habit of waving your hands to your situations telling them “bye and don’t come back now.”
Stop throwing yourself a pity party. Yes it happened. Yes it brought you alot of pain and misery. Yes it caught you off guard. But by you holding onto the memories of it, it’s only going to further injury to your life. Allow yourself to heal and let it go. You deserve a new beginning. Lighten the load, let that baggage go. I liken this unto going to the grocery store buying at maximum 15 bags worth of groceries. Let’s say that you have a friend there with you. I would hope that you are not being a muscle man/women but you realizing that you can’t carry all of this home. So instead you lighten the load and hand about 6 to 7 bags to your friend. This makes walking home easier, bareable. Instead of you walking down the street struggling.
Look situations happen it’s just apart of life. There is no way to escape it. However, there is a way to deal with it. Yes there is a way to deal with it………
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
And Yahusha said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Matthew 17:20
You know there are mountains in your life. There are mountains in your way blocking the path. These mountains are making a simple journey very difficult. However your mindset is that you don’t want anything to stand in way. So you make no excuse for not continuing your journey. So you begin to climb these mountains only to look up and notice that you are no where near the top. You were halfway up one mountain but you climb back down to the ground. You take a step back to anaylze your surroundings. You notice that there are multiple mountains identical to the one you just climbed. You begin doubting because from the look of things these mountains are Giants. These mountains present a great obstacle. These mountains are time consuming. These mountains make you feel unforsure if you are equipped with the proper materials to be able to take on such a challenge. These mountains look impossible to overcome. These mountains look firm and sturdy. They don’t look as if they can be moved. But don’t lose faith. Don’t give in or be dismayed. Don’t look at your situations with doubt and unbelief. If you were to just have a little bit of faith; keep telling yourself “oneday, I will say, I did it.” Yahuah(God) will take care of the rest he will place power and authority in your words that you will be able to tell your mountains to move and go elsewhere. What was once a impossible journey for you. Well, it will be clear of potential hazards and road blocks and it will be Possible.
Remember keep the faith and keep working. You are almost there, don’t stop. Continuously tell yourself “ONEDAY, I WILL SAY, I DID IT .”
In the words of a wise fish don’t give up just keep………..
So this morning I was watching ESPN’s Get Up and they showed a clip from a interview that a reporter asked Mr. Westbrook about the criticism that he has been receiving about his shooting and guard play in the NBA. His response at the 0:15 was “I have been blessed with the ability to not give a f-bomb.”
Yo, let’s be real about something. Sometimes a person’s is correct about you. Other times a person’s criticism just let it roll off your back like water off a ducks back. Sometimes you gotta ignore them. If a person’s criticism was of any relevance and importance they themselves would take their own advice and be off doing better. Apparently they didn’t do that. All a critic is, is a hater who is jealous of the fact that you are going after and accomplishing what you set out to do. While they are still sitting back wishing upon a star for their dreams to come true. Or they are mad at the fact that they could not become what they are critiquing you about. A critic ain’t nothing but a fan, a spectator that looks at you and envy you for having the mindset, the courage, the will, the tenacity, the fortituted, the strenght, the determination, the ability, the balls to take that leap of faith and apply works that’s needed in order for you to go after and obtain and maintain what yahuah (God) has for you. There are so many times in life where you are striving to be more, do more and have more in life. You will have critics critiquing your every move. You will need to develop a thick skin so you can stay focus on your goals, dreams and aspirations. Sometimes in life you got to not care what others think or feel about you. You can’t pay too much attention to that outside nose. You got to just run your race. Do what the horses do, put those blinders over your eyes and just focus and stay the course. Stop paying attention to what someone is saying or doing on the left or right side of you. Just look forward and keep on going.
So this is how you treat a critic. Who is a spectator that bought a front row ticket to watch this play called, “your amazing life.”
1) Don’t pay them any attention
That is all a critic wants. You see their life is so sad because it is filled with so many questions of “what if?” You see these people are hunted by their past and are mad because they are physically present at 2019 but can’t get over the early 2000s. These are times in their life that they wish that they had back so they can be at the place in their life that feel that they should presently be in. You, you my friend because they are around you so much and watching you and others like you sore higher and higher in life is a constant reminder to them that they could and should be doing more and better for themselves. They can’t handle it and be a man/women and take responsibility for their short comings in life and seek out help, knowledge, understanding. You know get that closure they need so they can move on and have a better and more productive life. So instead they use you and others who are doing good for themselves and they try to live through you, become relevant.
2) Don’t add fuel to the fire/ keep your composer
They are constantly targeting you, because they are seeking attention that they desperately need and want. Really it’s not about you, it’s more so you are collateral in their world, it’s them moreso who they are mad at and can’t get over. They are seeking a form of relevance. Still don’t pay them any attention. Their claim to fame is knowing that they ticked you off. They got you to break character and focus on someone that is not important. Keep your composer. Yes it will bother you that they are talking but it will bother you more knowing that you responded to someone that is not worth your time, energy or effort. You have more to lose in this.
3) This is chess not checkers
Allow them to say what they want. As for you “HEAR NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL.” Take a second to step back and assess the situation. You have to realize that they are upset at you because you are at a place in your life that they wish they were at. At night when they close their eyes to sleep they dream of this only to wake in the morning realizing that this is not there reality. So they are hurt because they are still in the same place, stuck at the same job, living the same life for the past 5, 10, 20+ years. Now listen to me, this is not your fault, you did not cause this unto them. You are not the blame for this. However, apologize anyway and be the bigger man/women walk up to them look them dead in the eyes and talk to them. Get to know them, listen and hear their insecurities, faults and failures that they believe that they have. Next, extend your hand and offer some assistance. Offer some assistance, don’t ask them anything because they may feel like your offering them sympathy help. Say, “I can show you how to accomplish that so you can have what you want.” Be genuine about this don’t do this to be a a-hole really offer them some services, point then in the right direction.
Checkmate
4) Watch how fast their demeanor changes
Watch their facial expression, they’re going to look at you with both excitement and confusion. Meaning they don’t know what to make of this, they are stuck questioning. This is because they thought that someone like you, who they view in their eyes as having everything would never take the time out to bless them, to think about them and help them.
So this means they are blinded by their own negativity. They never would expect help. They would never see it coming. This is a perfect opportunity for you. To who much is given much is required. Take advantage and bless them whether they use it or not. Still bless them anyway.
Now sometimes this works and other times you just gotta walk the other way and “let it be what it’s gone be.” You never know that once enemy may turn into a friend. Sometimes in life people are hurt, mad, jealous, envious and bitter toward us is due to them feeling that they never had the opportunities that we have had that perpelled us into our level of success. But they are ignorant to the fact that you struggled just like them. You didn’t always have it perfect and easy just like them. You had to bust your butt just like them. They look at you through the eyes of lust, greed, covetness, not realizing that if they were to take that same energy and effort and mindset that they have toward feeling bitter, angry, regretful and hateful toward you a person who didn’t do anything to them, let alone you probably don’t even know them. If they were to turn that negative mindset into a positive one they too would be in a better place in life.
Drop the mic one time for the one time
Reminder a critic is nothing but a hater, just jealous and envious at the fact that they can’t be you and will never be able to do what you do. We call those people fans of yours.
Also you change your mentality, you will change your reality.
What is our foriegn government up to now. Yes, I said foriegn we are governed by a foreign government……USA is a title not a name.
The corporation was created for the District of Columbia, aka Washington, D.C. (not even a state), via the Act of 1871. THE UNITED STATES corporation operates under private international law with their own corporate constitution.
The corporation known as the United States of America is owned by certain international bankers and aristocracy of Europe and Britain.
Is our Government getting it’s American people ready for what’s to come?? Does this wall symoblize the protection from possible forces that it’s American citizens need protection from? Is this wall to stop nothing from getting in and so we can’t leave out?
National Emergency Definition: A situation beyond the ordinary which threatens the health or safety of citizens and which cannot be properly addressed by the use of other law. In the United States, powers were interpreted from constitutional documents to vest in the President to declare a national emergency.
All of this for a wall along the borders of USA and Mexico? Something is not making sense here. What is so important about this wall? Trump will have the power to regulate certian laws and rules just to get the wall built. If he sees fit he can have the army role up in American on civilian streets and act as acting law enforcement aka Martial law.
So has the government been planning for this to happen for some time now? Or is this just something to test the American population; to instill fear into the hearts of all of us demonstrating what could possibly happen if the United States were to ever go into a national emergency again? Are the government getting it’s American people ready for what’s to come? Anyway all of this for some wall. Makes you wonder what’s really the significance of this wall??
