Promises out of my control, can create a difficult situation if I’m not able to hold up your agreement for x, y and z. With that being said, there are some things that I experiences this year that I ain’t doing in 2019. Not making any promises, but I just ain’t doing them because they are either annoying or cause more anxiety in my semi-in need of therapy of a life.
Category: Lifestyle
C.R.E.A.M. Cash Rules Everything Around ‘Merica
In the mid 90’s hip hop artists, WuTang defined the acronym for C.R.E.A.M. – cash rules everything around me, get the money, dolla, dolla bills y’all! Fast forward to almost 30 years later, ‘Merica is showing us more than ever that if you don’t have money, you will forever be at the bottom of the totem pole.
Opinion | Black Culture vs. R. Kelly
Now, let’s be honest here, did I believe every story? Not quite. Do I believe something happened in their interaction with R. Kelly, yes. Do I believe that they were offered fame and was preyed upon by their desire for that fame? Yes. Do I believe that he had a team of players that helped him do the most unimaginable to young girls? Yes. Were their families offered sums of money with a promise that their daughter would be taken care of? Yes. Each woman that had a personal interaction with R. Kelly, had a story to tell. Who am I, or should I ask, who are we as a black culture to not believe in their experience? Within the black culture, we tend to be very suspicious of stories we hear and I don’t know why or when this started.
Self-Care Challenge – Practice Meditation
There are seven and maybe even more types of meditation out there in the spiritual realm. I’ve read up on each of them and thought the following would fit me the best:
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Mindfulness Meditation – being fully present within my thoughts…