You Ain't 'Bout That Life

I'm cold but that don't mean I'm chillin – Chris Brown

Some people think pledging is what you did for however long your membership intake process was. I beg to differ. But I’m not the only one who disagrees. Oxford Dictionary says a pledge is “a solemn promise or undertaking.” So when I see people who talked about how hard they went during their 2 weekends (or however long they were going through what they went through) skating through their actual membership, I have to question their understanding of the English language. You say you pledged the hardest, but did you really? You promised the hardest? So where are the fruits of this promise that you made? If I went through something that meant anything, I’m going to make sure I’m giving my all to it because a man is only as good as his word. In all actuality, how hard your process was is shown in your works. And the sad thing is, some people who “pledged” the hardest are doing so much less work than people who didn’t pledge by some people's standards… Or are those the people who actually pledged in the truest since of the word and everyone else just did what they had to do to wear a jacket and step? If you pledged pledge. And if you didn’t pledge, pledge. But don’t wear a jacket and use the network. We often say it but I really mean it, no matter what you went through, if you aren’t holding up the light of your organization, “you ain’t ‘bout that life.”


Litera scripta manet. - Unknown

Sisters

"Sisters hold you down..." -- Jay-Z

I really wanted to write a post for two of my sisters just because they have played a major role in my life since I met them both in Reynolds. One has held me down for what is soon to be all 5 years. The other has definitely been a friend from the jump but, as our friendship has grown, I have been able to call her a sister. Neither of them are related to me, but they both hold me down every time I need them (and even when I don't want to hear what they have to say). I can say that they both are two of a very few people outside of my siblings and line brothers who understand me. I can also say that they are two people who I trust to no end. I know that, no matter what, if I need them, I can call them. Neither of them have ever asked me for anything and both always think of my well being before they tell me to go for what I want. So thank you ladies. I'm not going to put y'all on blast online but I told you that this post was for you. Thanks. Love you both.

Litera scripta manet. - Unknown

Step Up

One of the hardest things in the world to deal with is seeing someone with a tremendous amount of potential do nothing with that potential. I think that is why I get so mad at some of my loved ones. I have such great expectations for them but they continue to fall short of these expectations. And it's not even a position I want them to reach but rather a point of maturity. The distance between my level of expectation and the reality are often representative of the distance of me from the individual. If I expect a lot and (s)he continues to move forward and steps up to the plate, our relationship shows tremendous growth because I see someone who is really working to better him/herself and I really want to continue to uplift that person. When you're not working to better yourself, all you are doing is letting down those who do or who should be able to rely on you and it's hard for me to want to get closer to someone who, in not so many words, says "I could care less about what you need. I know it's my responsibility but right now I'm going to do me." There is a point we must all reach where we put our own wants on the back burner and put the needs and wants of those who we are responsible for ahead of our own. And if you can't do that, you really have to reevaluate yourself as a man or as a woman.

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Litera scripta manet. - Unknown

Can I Do More?

I have a view of life that is so different from most people I know. Everyone says live every day like it's your last but how many of us actually do it? I often put my all in everything I do because of hte fact that I don't believe in a guaranteed tomorrow. I know that it might come but I try to live like, if it does, it was an unlikely phenomenon.

Thing is, I don't just think of my life like that. I think about my family and friends lives like that too. It's 9:10 am. What if I get a call at 9:30 saying that so and so got in a car accident this morning? Would I be able to look at myself in the mirror and say "Even though I miss him/her, I know that I gave my all to every second that God blessed us with." This post is not meant to be long because I have more important things to do than type my day away. What it is meant to do is to make you ask yourself "Can I do more?" Hint: the answer is always "Yes."

Litera scripta manet. - Unknown

All I Have

"...(My) word is all I have." -- Jay-Z -- Moment of Clarity

I realize more and more that I really can't trust people these days. I learned to not expect anything from anyone but myself and those who have given an important part of themselves in exchange for a part of me.

If you cross me, I can still be cordial and I can still act like I like you because, at the end of the day, I can probably still make money with you. What I cannot do is turn my back to you and that is because of one thing - I refuse to get stabbed in it. If I do trust you and you stab me in it, that only speaks to the caliber of man/woman you are. And if you think I'm talking to you, I probably am not, but since you think so, I still am and just don't know it yet. Be real. Be trust worthy.

Litera scripta manet. - Unknown