A DeHumanization of A Race...Change Is Relevant

Peace and Blessings Bloggers!

I made a rule when I first starting writing and that was that I would not be a politicial writer and I will not get involved in the headlines of the day. Well, the recent headlines have me literally swollen in tense anguish, as like many of you choose to believe that you are MINORITIES. Well you are not a MINORITY, IN FACT you ARE A PART OF A MAJORITY. I don't need to flash names around this blog as ALL OF AMERICA knows the incident that took place in New York that to date which now has ALL PEOPLE ON ALERT to the the fact that the New York Criminal Justice System dehumanizes African Americans thus giving essence and relevance to the word used for African Americans or shall I say just people of color and that is..."Minority". Are we that minor that non-relevant to society wherein our very lives can be erased without any trace of justification for irreversible crimes against us such as murder? Folks, there is one truth that we don't talk about, you know the media and certain classes of folks in America will call African American people minorities and attempt to dehumanize us via drug usage, our food and more importantly our economic class via our jobs. This one truth has never changed. However, the truth be told is that when you see reflected the fear and inferiority complexes of other classes of people and I stress classes of people because racism is not based on race alone in America, it is not the color of the skin that is the big fuss, it is primarily based on economic class. The saddest part of all of this is that you have race against race. This is the new age racism. It has been clear and relevant for some time. What is really funny though is the fear that has been aroused by our president whom happens to be an African American, Is the President of the United States, An African American considered a minority, when in fact he is the LEADER OF THIS COUNTRY????? So for you folks who insist on using the word minority, think again, look at the ethnicity of the man who is running this country and ask yourself is he minor?


May your journey be peaceful!

PEACE

Sista

An Update for those that care....

Peace and Blessings!

Again, I feel very obligated to give updates on why I have not created any new posts to my blog. Some of you have sent me messages and have experienced an interest for me to continue to write interesting topics as it pertains to my life experiences. Well for those folks and anyone else who reads and enjoys my blog, I have been writing a book for a few years and I am now in major editing mode currently that's the reason why I have not allotted time to write on my blog. However, without giving any details about my book, I will be blogging more frequently and I have TONS of topics and experiences to share with you all.

So thank you for the support and STAY TUNED...!

"While experiencing your journey, I pray that you and yours be and remain sustained in these harsh economic times...don't just pray about it, know it. BE BLESSED"

Sista

"Kids Have A Voice...Its Time to Listen"

With today’s current events regarding the economy expelled from the mouths of everyone, on the television and radio, folks, have we asked our children, what are their thoughts? The current events definitely play a part in the future, but the children will eventually control it. What is on the minds of our kids? We need to know parents, it is imperative to the future. I asked my son who is 15 years old, what are his thoughts on the economy and he said, “I know that education is important so I need to finish high school and while in high school I need to start preparing for college. The only thing that I am really worried about is how I am going to pay for college. It seems that if the economy does not get better, there may not be a lot of opportunities out there for me to go to college. But I do have some hope because when I look at Obama, I see a reflection of who I will be, a black man. But I don’t only see a black man I see the most important man in this country, the chief executive, a respected black man, and in that thought it feels good, I have hope that the economy will get better and there will be opportunities available for me.” I was completely blown away when he said that to me. I had no idea that my 15 year old who is obsessed with Playstation, Xbox and Sports was so deep, who knew. I knew he followed the election as he could not escape from it at home, it was on the TV at home, the teacher is talking about at school its everywhere, so I experienced him being engaged, but nonetheless, I was still stunned by his comments. Again Parents to my point, talk to your children, you may find that your couch potato, internet surfing, video game playing child has a lot to say about the now and the future. It is important that you hear what their thoughts are and start on the next steps which are to make a Plan B for their future. As your Plan A will need backup in these unstable times. Regardless of what we need to prepare them more than ever, as tomorrow is promised to no one and all of our days are numbered and depleting everyday as well as opportunities. So folks don’t sleep on the kids, hear their battle cry.


“May your journey be peaceful and blessed, stay mindful of your children, talk to them”!

Sista

I dedicate this video to my sons..."Sons as you experience changes good and bad know this, with changes comes choices, with choices comes consequences. You are empowered with choices to produce change. The choice is yours, as well as the consequences".

Tupac - "CHANGES"



"Parents this song should help to inspire you to...I am always humbled and reminded of how thankful I am when I hear this song. MJB has that GOD given gift to make you "feel the real" in matters of the heart."

Mary J. Blige – “CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO”

Something DOES have to GIVE!

PEACE AND BLESSINGS!

Thank you all for your email and support during my blog drought! But Sista is BACK and here to stay like Barack! But through our world history changing moments, something does have to give. With the declines of...The Job Market, The Stock Market, The Food Bank, The Automobile Industry, The Banking Institutions, ETC. ETC. forget RECESSION, the aforementioned activity wreaks DEPRESSION, because its just that depressing. What is really depressing is that though I STRONGLY FEEL like many of you that President Barack Obama is the best choice for president, however, the media and many Americans expectations are so high with regard to his role in changing and basically cleaning up the mess that the Republican party made, its like people expect this change to occur overnight. It really pisses me off because the forces that be that are currently watching President Obama's EVERY move and reporting on it, where were these folks when President Bush was screwing up the country's resources in useless programs, non-trustworthy world leader alliances and unsuccessful strategies to replenish our resources that have been drastically depleted, like OIL! That's why I STRESS.....SOMETHING'S GONNA HAVE TO GIVE OR WE CANNOT LIVE! My spirit tells me that President Obama will bring forth change this world has never seen, however, there is so much cleanup to do, time is of the essence and unfortunately for now he is only awarded 4 years, we may need more, but he is off to a GREAT START. Hey after all WHATEVER GOD HAS PUT FORTH NO LET MAN PUT ASUNDER! (PS: Hey for ole school club bangers, remember that jam! "Let NO MAN PUT ASUNDER, AWWWH Yeah!) Okay I had a flashback from the past, had to make you laugh and dance...see below...

In the meantime, enjoy Atlanta Homie...BIG BOI and my girl MJB...

And may your journey be peacefully blessed!

Sista

Big Boi featuring Mary J. Blige - "SUMTHIN'S GONNA HAVE TO GIVE"



Okay...Okay..."It's Not OVER....(PS: I have to pay homage to original group that made this song..."First Choice", my beautiful sistas! I am a MJB fanatic, so I had to give you MJB's version!)


Mary J. Blige - "LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER"...ENJOY!

ConFession....In Session

Peace and Blessings Bloggers!

I know, I know its been a MINUTE....! BUT I AM BACK. Before I get started, I have to always give thanks to GOD who keeps me alert and wakes me up daily and to those who have sent me those heart felt shout outs, especially the the Hip Hop Headz who have been raving over my hip hip persona....If you don't know you better ask somebody, TRUE SCHOOL HERE! Okay IT AINT OVER....I got something for you. My topic for you today is CONFESSION...You read this correctly....C O N F E S S I O N...IT WILL SET YOU FREE! I have touched on this topic before but here we go again with a new boldness in my spirit and here's the reflection:

There are many people who can say they have nothing they need nor want to confess and if you are one of those people, I am here to tell you that you are lying to yourself ONLY, seriously! People you need to be real with yourself. You know you can go on and lie to yourself, but you can't lie to GOD. I bring up confession because when you confess out of your mouth something that is in your spirit that is uncomfortable and you ALL know what I am speaking about, you know those times when you are on public transportation a train or a bus and you are sitting next to that nice lady with the smile or easy going gentleman who may strike up a conversation and then you go on to pour out a huge chunk of your life to a complete stranger! Y'all know what I am talking about. And when its over and you are left alone, not really alone, you and GOD, and you start thinking to yourself, "Wow, I just told a complete stranger my life history, what is wrong with me!" Then just as the dust settles and you are finished beating yourself up a bit cause you feel a like you defied your own character, you start to rationalize the incident by saying to yourself and GOD, "Wow, it felt good to get that out and what she/he said is true and I do really need to take that advice, Wow, I feel much better now cause I can move on"...Confession is good for the SOUL. So for those of you that did that today, don't you feel better now that you have received confirmation that you are not CRAZY, but you are more spiritual than you probably know and you have been touched by GOD, cause you reached out for comfort and comfort is what was provided?

Now most of you who have been through this and who have just gone through will forget it about this just as the glow starts to diminish its shine and memory starts to get jumbled with the rest of the day/evening's events. THAT'S MY WHOLE POINT AND THAT IS....HERE IT COMES, ONCE AGAIN....PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF GOD'S PRESENCE UPON YOU, MAGNIFY IT, REMEMBER, REVISIT, BUT NEVER FORGET!

PEACE AND BLESSINGS

"May your journey be peaceful"!

Sista


"FOR MY HIP HOP HEADZ...You have to love T.I....Since today's topic was about CONFESSION + HONESTY = HUMBLE SPIRIT= SPIRITUAL CONNECTION TO GOD...T.I. is whole hearted confessing to the world about his journeys just listen to his transformation.....ITS NOT A GAME AND GOD AIN'T PLAYIN... PAY ATTENTION - DON'T SLEEP"



T.I. - "NO MATTER WHAT"!

TODAY'S Message....from back in the day...TODAY!

Peace and Blessings Bloggers!

Today's message, as demonstrated by Grandmaster Flash and Furious Five (for you new school folks, these brothers are TRUE SCHOOL Rappers (not just OLD SCHOOL)...are enlightening us in their timeless classic, "The Message", I say timeless, for as old as this song and video are, everything they speak about in their message exists TODAY. I say, is it not EVIDENT? But I also say that though "The Message" depicts the negativity that many of us face daily, more importantly it's message is to enlighten us. This is for those of us that are going through and those that are observing, to.....CHANGE!
That infamous word for this decade CHANGE, get the message...?

Peace..

Sista

The MESSAGE - GrandMaster Flash and The Furious Five!

"HOLD UP..It Ain't Over!"

"For those of you who may not get it since it is a fact that there are some of you out there still struggling with which way you should go, what path to take even if it is right in your face....HELLOOOOOO!(YEAH, I AM TALKING TO YOU AND YOU). Again I stress, ACKNOWLEDGE your issue as this is the path to ACCEPTANCE once accepted, then you are on the path to RESOLUTION. I am sorry for those folks that may find the truth offensive, that's just the kind of Sista I am my delivery will always be up in your FACE, JUST LIKE ME, HATE OR LOVE IT. I make that statement as I have received a few emails and voicemails from folks who really don't get it. I have had communications from folks stating that I am a racist as all I speak to is Black People. Well folks though I am a Black Woman (African American), the message that I aim to deliver here has NO COLOR, these issues affect ALL PEOPLE and the messages that I deliver via this blog are FOR ALL PEOPLE, though the media would have you think otherwise (that's another blog entry, stay tuned). For you haters, "If my blackness affects you, check yourself as you obviously have no esteem for your culture or the ethnicity you come from, so don't hate, spread love, more importantly to yourself first and know this that all people from all races and ethnicities are unique and have something wonderful and exciting to offer the world, what are you waiting for and where's your contribution? So stop wasting time on foolishness!
Besides, we don't accept hate mail here, however we do accept MASTERCARD, VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, awwwh just joking folks! Again I apologize for the babbling, it happens as I write from my soul and this issue has put a bad taste in my mouth that I had to dispel that, its gone, back on track... Oh Well, here is the answer to the "The MESSAGE"!

"We ain't meant to SURVIVE cause its a SETUP, I know you're FED UP, BUT YOU GOT TO KEEP YOUR HEAD UP"! - Tupac Shakur

"Keep Ya Head UP - Tupac Shakur

ONE LOVE....

Sista

Recess is not the time in this RECESSION!

Peace and Blessing Bloggers! I know its been a minute but as many of you I have been positioning myself spiritually and financially for this "RECESSION". I hope many if not all of you that read this are doing or at least planning on doing the same, its imperative as the state of world affairs are under ATTACK, both spiritually and financially! I'd like to address the spiritual aspects of this recession, bloggers when we think of a recession we think of money issues, our credit, our job security, our homes, etc. Though a recession does affect all of those things but, what we need to pay attention to first is our spiritual life, our spiritual beliefs, essentially the way we live. Now I am not going to advocate my spirituality, my religion, upon you as it is your personal choice, however what I am going to do is to bring to your attention what every soul needs and that is a pathway to quality of life as it may be perceived from the arena of PEACE. And for the skeptics, just continue to read, leave a message, comment or not, but know this your negative energy will not be housed in this forum, as it will dissipate like the empty vapor that it is. Now that I have made my proclamation of PEACE, I stand and I suggest that you all do the same. In these trying times of CONFUSION (RECESSION), all people are now faced with a crossroad, the crossroads are simple and they are clearly SUCCESS or FAILURE. Currently the odds are in the favor of FAILURE if you look at the world state as a whole right now. I say that because with money being a driving force in which people depend on for their lively hood, their physical survival it seems to be the one road that most of focus on. However what I aim to bring to your attention is that this is wrong primary focus, you all and self included should be focusing on your spiritual being, your mental health then your physical health and the answers you seek will be clearly defined for your financial health. Okay I am sure by now most of you are like what is she talking about stop dragging this out, just tell us already, you see you folks are the ones that I break down the points for so relax, I assure you there is a point. For those of us that are fortunate to be employed, a term that I know many people say especially now. Trust me it is a trick to think that way. Your fortune was defined by you, the reason you have your job or your business is because of what you had to offer an employer, a customer, the passion you have to go to work or to your place of business, the drive to succeed at what you do is all owned by YOU. Though being humble and thankful is a strong spiritual attribute; that I am in no means trying to take away from, we are forgetting the primary reason of why we have what we have and it is simply because of YOU. What we fail to remember is the PASSION and ENERGY that motivates us, this is why we must be reminded daily of our spirituality, our mental health, it is the core attribute that allows us to experience PASSION and to possess the energy and drive that we need to be SUCCESSFUL at WHATEVER WE CHOOSE TO DO. So I stress BLOGGERS, with the state of world affairs currently there is "NO TIME FOR RECESS in this RECESSION". We need to maintain a POSITIVE, SPIRITUALLY FUSED MINDSET in order to walk the pathway of SUCCESS! If GOD brings you to it, you will get through it...May your journey be peaceful.....Sista

Anger! Can It be Controlled or Not?

What's up Bloggers!

I just felt the need to examine a known inner demon that we are all faced with and that is the emotion, "Anger". You know anger can take us to places that we later can live to regret if we don't learn how to control it. My belief is that before we learn to control anything we must first understand the thing we are striving to control.
The Merriam-Webster definition of "Anger" is "an intense emotional state induced by displeasure." This definition defines "Anger" generically, however it is the intensity that truly gives a clear definition of anger. I know what most of you are saying and that is there she goes again, talking about stuff that she is probably guilty of too and you know what I am, in fact there is not one human on this planet that is free from it, we will never be free from it, but we can learn to control the intensity and our reactions from it, that being my whole point. I would say the only effective way that I know to deal with anger is to face it. As soon as it occurs, the first thing we do is to look to react either in the form of verbal action or physical action, no matter what there is always a reaction. Before the reaction occurs what we must, again BE WATCHFUL AND FOCUS upon, is that short iterim before the reaction. Keep in mind I did say short interim, cause it is like in an eye's blink short, but our thought process is actually faster and can overcome it, however we just need to learn what switch to flip to pause the reaction and let the thought process kick in. The thought process being your inner voice, your spirit talking to you telling you, "Don't you hit that person, cause when you do they are going to hit you back and it will go on to another level of pain". If we ONLY allow ourselves to learn how to control that switch, how to put the pain on pause and think of the consequences that can occur based on how we react we could probably alliviate at least several different diseases of the heart as well as reactions that cause us the kind of pain that we cannot rectify. I know what most of you are thinking, wow, that's scary, but you know what and I stress, WE ALL HAVE BEEN THERE! And there are some of us on the brink of taking it to another level, I am talking primarily to you...you folks on the edge for one reason or another and its like this ugly demon, ANGER, that lingers around waiting using people, situations, etc to taunt us so we react, which does nothing but fuel ANGER's negative energy and what happens it grows and escalates and becomes a living thing, a thing that has a destiny of its own and its destiny is to destroy and devour. . What happens to us, well nothing good or positive, I can GUARANTEE that and that's what I need you to think about before it happens.

In the midst of writing this blog, someone in my household said something to me that angered me and I started to react but because I am conscious about the subject as I type these words on this blog, I used my own advice and flipped the switch and erased the negativity thus replacing it with positive energy, and I confess to you all, it FELT ABSOLUTELY GREAT, IT FELT LIKE FREEDOM....seriously! You see folks I am not just talking and writing about this stuff, I live it. Though I am not perfect, as NO MAN OR WOMAN is, I am conscious and strive to stay calm and peaceful in lieu of whatever negativity entity that may be lurking. I have the desire to be free just like you and though we live in a society filled with rules and none of us are really free, in the physical sense as we have so many boundaries our jobs, our race, our sex, etc, but you and I have one entity within us that has the ability to be free and that is our spirit, if we live by the spirit allowing love, peace, kindness, joy, patience, self control and faithfulness into our hearts and minds, we are free!

MAY YOUR JOURNEY BE BLESSED AND PEACEFUL!

Sista

Happy Kwanzaa -Kujichagulia !

To all my supportive readers and fellow bloggers! I have so much to share with you and will be sharing real soon I just wanted to send my blessings of peace to you...so..."May this season be filled with new hope for new beginnings with positive transitions or endings. Be safe, healthy happy and above all give praise to the most high...GOD"! And a special message for those of you whose right now does not look very bright, know this, it could be worse and GOD's ear is always there, the reality for change is only a prayer away"!

MAY YOUR JOURNEY FIND UNITY and KUJICHAGULIA !

BE BLESSED

Sista