Lately I realized that you are my happiness
What I'm saying is, with you I'm happiest
And without you I'm sad
And few knew that I had
The potential to love so much, me being in that few
I never thought I could love and do
Everything that I do with you
But you make it so flipping easy
You understand me. Others just see me
And I understand because I don't just see you
And I know now that she's through
And therefore I know that I'm done
And you are she so I've found one
That I know I cannot do without
And I don't have a clue about
How to love anyone else because you are my definition
1 Corinthians, 13. You are what was mentioned
In you I see God's kindness and his blessing
And I'm not Catholic but to you I'm confessing
I'm so far from perfect but you made me better
From now on I'm dotting and crossing all the right letters
See, I know it's just a matter of time
And though my words avoid it, my heart's saying "It's fine."
From helping me with Trending Topics to helping me last night
From giving me back rubs to turning off the lights
And all the other things you do to let me know
That you're never going to just let me go
I'm all in and I want the world to know
This here is real. None of it's for show
And when she smiles because she shares my last name
Know that I finally Wizards-Jordan tired of the game
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Humocentric
You know what I hate? I hate this Eurocentric thought process that Americans have. Not just white Americans, but all of us. We have been brainwashed to think that White is right and it really irks me. I was watching the weather just now and the weather lady just said that a storm was coming off the "coast of Africa and headed to Mexico." Really? Africa is a continent. Mexico is a country. So why not say some of the African nations that it originated in? Because, in the eyes of the American education system, learning specifics about Africa is one of the least important things in the world. Aside from Egypt, how many African countries did your teachers mention? I heard about Ireland, Korea, China, India, Russia (and all of it's subsidiaries), Spain, Greece, Italy, England, France, Belgium, Brazil, Australia, Guatemala, Argentina, and probably 30 other nations, but when it came to Africa, I learned about it because I wanted to learn about it. I won't lie, it's pretty frustrating.
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
Friday, August 19, 2011
Realization
Last night I went to the club for the first time in a while and I realized a lot. I realized that these other girls really aren't attractive. They're good looking women and all but I've gotten past being attracted to them on a level that I say "If I were single, I'd talk to her." I am past thinking about "If I were single" because if I were single, I think I'd still be pursuing Des.
That was a hard reality for me to accept. For those of you who knew me as I was during my single period, I explored many of the eligibilities that being a bachelor with a promising future (and the most elite of all Greek letters) offered. These days, I'd much rather just lay in bed and watch a Redbox DVD with my Red. Crazy how things change. I can't wait to see where this takes me.
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
That was a hard reality for me to accept. For those of you who knew me as I was during my single period, I explored many of the eligibilities that being a bachelor with a promising future (and the most elite of all Greek letters) offered. These days, I'd much rather just lay in bed and watch a Redbox DVD with my Red. Crazy how things change. I can't wait to see where this takes me.
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
Monday, August 8, 2011
America's Worst Nightmare
Disclaimer:
FYI, I'm America's worst nightmare: Young, black and rich with a degree, a plan, a great attitude, a successful lady supporting me and a relationship with God. If that disclaimer scares you, keep reading.
No race in the United States of America will ever go through what black people have gone through and are going through. This country never has and never will be fair. But that doesn't mean we cannot succeed. Whereas other races have had to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, we must pull ourselves up by our bootstraps so that we can climb out of the grave we were placed in. This nation was not made for us. We are, in all actuality, the antithesis of what was intended to be the face of American success. America was built for white men to thrive on the backs of slaves. Black men were supposed to be farm tools and house servants. Black women had the same burden to carry, along with that of child birth, rearing, and suffering as victims of rape at the hands of their oppressors. This lasted for generations. So, not to belittle the atrocities suffered by the Jews in Nazi Europe, the Japanese in WWII, or the Arabs in a post-9/11 United States, but since we set foot on this land, a positive portrayal of a Black person has always been the exception instead of the rule. Well guess what? I am the new rule.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
FYI, I'm America's worst nightmare: Young, black and rich with a degree, a plan, a great attitude, a successful lady supporting me and a relationship with God. If that disclaimer scares you, keep reading.
No race in the United States of America will ever go through what black people have gone through and are going through. This country never has and never will be fair. But that doesn't mean we cannot succeed. Whereas other races have had to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, we must pull ourselves up by our bootstraps so that we can climb out of the grave we were placed in. This nation was not made for us. We are, in all actuality, the antithesis of what was intended to be the face of American success. America was built for white men to thrive on the backs of slaves. Black men were supposed to be farm tools and house servants. Black women had the same burden to carry, along with that of child birth, rearing, and suffering as victims of rape at the hands of their oppressors. This lasted for generations. So, not to belittle the atrocities suffered by the Jews in Nazi Europe, the Japanese in WWII, or the Arabs in a post-9/11 United States, but since we set foot on this land, a positive portrayal of a Black person has always been the exception instead of the rule. Well guess what? I am the new rule.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
Thursday, August 4, 2011
What's Your Why?/Work Harder
"How big is your why?" -- Bro. George Acheampong
Why do you work? Why do you workout? Why do you read? Is it so you can make money? So you look good next week at the beach? So your vocabulary allows you to get women? What will you do when you make "enough" money? After you leave the beach? When you are married to the woman who you tricked? Why not work so that your kid's kids are wealthy? Workout so those kids can spend time with a healthy grandparent? Read so you can pass your love of reading on to a younger generation? How big is your why? If it's not big enough, why are you doing it?
If you think you worked so hard that you deserve something, get off your high horse b/c there are people who worked twice as hard and got nothing in life. No one is owed anything. The only thing someone might owe you is honesty but we are so frequently robbed of that that I can honestly say it too is a luxury.
This is not to say don't work. Keep working. Please. You can get what you deserve but the hunger has to be there. You have to have a certain drive about you that sets you apart from your competition. What makes you better than the next person in line? What sets me apart is the fact that I'm a Daniels. I write that with all sincerity. You see the confidence that is in that line? There is no excessive verbiage. It is simple and to the point. It is not boisterous but instead certain. That is what I am... Certain. I am certain that my great-grandmother didn't bestow all of her wisdom upon me for me to be making minimum wage. I'm certain that my grandmother didn't shower me with love so I could flip your burgers until the age of 37 (even though she made sure that I maintained a level of humility so that I would if I ever had to). My parents didn't have me go to one of the nation's best public school systems so that I could drop out of college. I am a Daniels and, if no one else believes in me now, everyone else whose blood I have running in my veins made sure that I would make them all believe in my ability to succeed. That is why I work so hard; so they can claim my successes as their own because they are their own. A pretty big "Why?" if you ask me.
Always remember: People who don't stand out don't stand out.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
Why do you work? Why do you workout? Why do you read? Is it so you can make money? So you look good next week at the beach? So your vocabulary allows you to get women? What will you do when you make "enough" money? After you leave the beach? When you are married to the woman who you tricked? Why not work so that your kid's kids are wealthy? Workout so those kids can spend time with a healthy grandparent? Read so you can pass your love of reading on to a younger generation? How big is your why? If it's not big enough, why are you doing it?
If you think you worked so hard that you deserve something, get off your high horse b/c there are people who worked twice as hard and got nothing in life. No one is owed anything. The only thing someone might owe you is honesty but we are so frequently robbed of that that I can honestly say it too is a luxury.
This is not to say don't work. Keep working. Please. You can get what you deserve but the hunger has to be there. You have to have a certain drive about you that sets you apart from your competition. What makes you better than the next person in line? What sets me apart is the fact that I'm a Daniels. I write that with all sincerity. You see the confidence that is in that line? There is no excessive verbiage. It is simple and to the point. It is not boisterous but instead certain. That is what I am... Certain. I am certain that my great-grandmother didn't bestow all of her wisdom upon me for me to be making minimum wage. I'm certain that my grandmother didn't shower me with love so I could flip your burgers until the age of 37 (even though she made sure that I maintained a level of humility so that I would if I ever had to). My parents didn't have me go to one of the nation's best public school systems so that I could drop out of college. I am a Daniels and, if no one else believes in me now, everyone else whose blood I have running in my veins made sure that I would make them all believe in my ability to succeed. That is why I work so hard; so they can claim my successes as their own because they are their own. A pretty big "Why?" if you ask me.
Always remember: People who don't stand out don't stand out.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
Litera scripta manet. - Unknown
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