Get Yo' Life...

  It's funny how we can take a funny phrase and make it into something with meaning.


 My Mother is a T.V Junkie. You want to know what's going on, ask her! And it's not a bad thing. My mom has earned her right do Nothing. She volunteers with the food bank at her local church and she gives of her time to the less fortunate.


 This weekend was a Get Yo' Life kind of weekend( yup, the TV junkie explained to me that it's a phrase used by Ta'Mar Braxton). What does it mean one might ask... Hmmmmmmm


I digress....
When people have to much to say about you and what you're doing, somewhere between mine and yours, they LOST theirs!! Don't try and help them get theirs either. Step away and mind yours( a hard lesson I've learned but by George I think I got it). When we feed into them minding our life, we give a slight indication that we're feeding into their mess.


These are just a few of the many indicators that someone needs to Get they Life...


Get Yo'Life when you have to much time on your hands to worry about others...
Get Yo'Life when you're miserable and make problems for everyone else..
Get Yo'Life when you're judgemental
Get Yo'Life when you're a trouble maker
Get Yo'Life when you're gossiping
Get yo'Life when you're backbiting
Get Yo'Life when you're doing too much
Get Yo'Life when you've lost your will to live Your OWN Life.


Getting your life it sounds funny but it's serious.  This weekend, my life was tested because I have a low tolerance for others who cause trouble. It's one thing to feel a certain way about me but to judge me and talk about me and make snide remarks when you don't know the Real ME~ I'm going to need for you to Get Yo' Life & leave mine alone..


 It's so easy to loose your life when you're so engulfed in someone else's. Never be quick to judge because if you're not perfect or Jesus Christ himself walking on water, you're liable to make mistakes and fall along the way or even drown..


Living a blemish free life is hard. We all make mistakes we all fail but your growth and maturity is tested when you can walk away and just leave it alone.


Today,( well Everyday) I realize the importance of being in charge of my own destiny. With the help of God and people in my corner who really love me, I'm able to keep up with me. I can't keep up with someone else because, for every minute I waste is a minute I can't get back. 


As hard as it may be for some, Get Yo' Life... No matter the cost, measure or extremes you must take to keep it, you DO it! I bet you'll feel better!!


 ~Cause, ohhhhhhhhhh Hunny, I got mine~

Not walking away, just going forward...

" Into each life, some rain must fall....."
 I swear, people get growing up all twisted. Sometimes, we have to leave the things of yesterday where they are so that we can move forward into a better 2day. If you're living in mess you will continue to produce mess.. But once you find the courage and strength to step out of your comfort zone and pursue the life that was paved for you, you tend to realize a couple of things
1) The ones who cared
2) The ones who wanted you to fail
3) Your strength 4) your Courage


 Moving into a new direction isn't easy. You'll get the, "Oh, she/he think they better, Who do you think you are, You'll fail and the one I heard more times than one" You'll be back"... SIKE.. Not going back.

Once you've made up in your mind that, I have to do this for me and make it work, by any means necessary you'll find the strength to thrive. When it's your time, there will be nothing or no 1 that can stop you. It may feel like the world is against you, but it's not. You're on a path that was ordained and paved for you when you were conceived. When you crossover into the life you were supposed to live, you'll find that you had to get out of the mess in order to process the BEST.

The doors of yesterday will be sealed tight and the doors of your fresher tomorrow will be wide open, ready to embrace you. We have to let go of those attachments that held us back. It's hard to see what's not good for you as long as you continue to wallow in it. When you put your best foot forward and remove yourself, you'll find that the blessings we're already there you just had to shake it off. So, put on your walking shoes..

Don't wait until it hits the fan for you to walk away and into better.. I challenge each and every person that may read this today to go forward.. Find your most comfortable shoe, and walk in OUT... Walk out of whatever is holding you back and posses the life, dreams and hopes that already are yours, sealed with YOUR name on it!! Make it GREAT~~

It's just the liTTle things...

" If people we're more apt to saying thank-you and not just waiting for a handout, like its owed to them; we'd be more giving and concerned"..

Growing up, Thank-yous were always said in my house. Just for the simple things. I remember when I got a full bed for the 1st time. I was a sophmore in high school and my mom surprised my brothers and I with new beds. You couldn't tell me nothing!! and what was the first thing I said? Yup, "Thank-you".

Life has taught me to be very appreciative. I'm teaching my children those same values. Although we never send them right away, I have my daughter to make personalized thank you cards for her birthday gifts and I'm going to teach my son to do the same.

It's 2 words that carry alot of weight, Thank-you. A thank you makes the difference in people helping you vs people passing you by. Sometimes, a simple thank-you will make you more willing to be of a help to others too.

I worked for the City of Boston when I lived back home. Our programs provided free services and support to under priviledged youth through various activities. I knew my kids appreciated the programs because to this day I'm still referred to as Ma by alot of them. But, to be in another state and parents say thank-you, it means alot to my soul. You never fully understand your impact until you are gone. Although I'm in a different state, I'm still available and that will NEVER change~

Sometimes, in our families thank-yous need to be expressed too. I have 2 cousins who mean so much to me. One calls me her big sister and her little sister call me her other mother. This morning, my baby( the little cousin) had a fb status up that said like my status for a comment and rate. She rated me, off the scale and told me she misses me. I don't know why but it did something to my soul. You every sit and just think about life and how through the ups and downs no matter what Love & Thank-You can conquer it all.

So, today is simple for me! I'm sending out thank-yous to everyone I love and know. Thank-you for being apart of my life.
Whether good or bad, Thank-You
Whether we speak everyday or not, Thank-you
For love and support, Thank-you
For friendship, Thank-you
For even not liking me, Thank-you the most( you're pushing me to not change and become BETTER)
For challenging me to become better, Thank-you
For removing yourself from my life, Thank-you, we weren't going in the same direction anyway)
For talking about me, Thank-you made me work harder to live a life that proves your words wrong


Is there someone you need to THANK today??


For loving me and