Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The CLUB
I was having a conversation today with a friend of mine who is mourning the loss of a relationship. In our discussions we talked about the infamous "list." Her list only contains 3. I laughed and told her she was not a member of the "CLUB." So, I am wondering ladies. What number makes you a hoe? Does it matter the circumstances? I personally think that choices we make should not result in us being labeled as there are circumstances and reasons (some good some bad) that we make the choices we do and we shouldn't judge others if we haven't walked in their shoes. However, I am curious as to how many of you are a part of the CLUB?
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Prayer for Our Children
In a world that is suppose to be modernized, industrialized, and all that other good stuff, why do we allow our children to be abused, homeless, scared, hungry, cold, hopeless, sick, uninsured, and the list goes on and on. What does the state of America's children really say about her.
By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
We pray for children
Who sneak popsicles before supper,
Who erase holes in math workbooks,
Who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those
Who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
Who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
Who never "counted potatoes,"
Who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead,
Who never go to the circus,
Who live in an X-rated world.
We pray for children
Who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,
Who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money.
And we pray for those
Who never get dessert,
Who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
Who watch their parents watch them die,
Who can't find any bread to steal,
Who don't have any rooms to clean up,
Whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser,
Whose monsters are real.
We pray for children
Who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
Who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
Who like ghost stories,
Who shove dirty clothes under the bed and never rinse out the tub,
Who get visits from the tooth fairy,
Who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
Who squirm in church or temple and scream in the phone,
Whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those
Whose nightmares come in the daytime,
Who will eat anything,
Who have never seen a dentist,
Who aren't spoiled by anybody,
Who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
Who live and move, but have no being.
We pray for children who want to be carried and for those who must,
For those we never give up on and for those who don't get a second chance.
For those we smother ... and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it.
By MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN
We pray for children
Who sneak popsicles before supper,
Who erase holes in math workbooks,
Who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those
Who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
Who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
Who never "counted potatoes,"
Who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead,
Who never go to the circus,
Who live in an X-rated world.
We pray for children
Who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,
Who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money.
And we pray for those
Who never get dessert,
Who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
Who watch their parents watch them die,
Who can't find any bread to steal,
Who don't have any rooms to clean up,
Whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser,
Whose monsters are real.
We pray for children
Who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
Who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
Who like ghost stories,
Who shove dirty clothes under the bed and never rinse out the tub,
Who get visits from the tooth fairy,
Who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
Who squirm in church or temple and scream in the phone,
Whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those
Whose nightmares come in the daytime,
Who will eat anything,
Who have never seen a dentist,
Who aren't spoiled by anybody,
Who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
Who live and move, but have no being.
We pray for children who want to be carried and for those who must,
For those we never give up on and for those who don't get a second chance.
For those we smother ... and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it.
Things I learned from The Hot Box
I just finished reading "The Hot Box" by Zane. It is the second book of hers that was totally surprising to me. I have been a Zane fan since I picked up "Addicted," however, this like the previous book I read was a page turner and contained some sex scenes, but they didn't appear to be as frequent or as graphic as most consider Zane. It was excellent and extremely thought provoking. If you haven't read it you should pick it up IMMEDIATELY! At the end of the book she even talks about why she writes the way she writes and gives detail into the characters.
Anywho ~ here is my list of the things I learned.....
1. You can never judge a book by its cover and that goes for a man too! So often we professional women have our sights set so high that we overlook the perfect man.
2. Everyone isn't homeless by choice or for some bad reason. If the sun, the moon, and the stars line up right any of us could wind up homeless, especially those of us who live pay check to pay check.
3. Sometimes something bad has to happen in order to bring us to our blessing.
4. One can be waisting time and move through life without living life.
5. Just because you love someone doesn't make that person right for you.
6. It is a wonderful thing when someone loves you enough to let you go and find someone who can love you the right way. So often, we stay in relationships that are not healthy. If you are with someone and you know you cannot love them the way they deserve to be loved. Let them go. Help them to find someone who can be the significant other that they need by leaving their life. They may not understand it now, but when they find that someone they will.
7. Let go of your past so that you can move on to your future.
8. Down low men can be found in some of the oddest places! Be careful ladies!
9. No amount of money can take the place of true love or true happiness. Never settle! It is not worth it in the end.
10. Respect yourself and demand that others respect you.
Anywho ~ here is my list of the things I learned.....
1. You can never judge a book by its cover and that goes for a man too! So often we professional women have our sights set so high that we overlook the perfect man.
2. Everyone isn't homeless by choice or for some bad reason. If the sun, the moon, and the stars line up right any of us could wind up homeless, especially those of us who live pay check to pay check.
3. Sometimes something bad has to happen in order to bring us to our blessing.
4. One can be waisting time and move through life without living life.
5. Just because you love someone doesn't make that person right for you.
6. It is a wonderful thing when someone loves you enough to let you go and find someone who can love you the right way. So often, we stay in relationships that are not healthy. If you are with someone and you know you cannot love them the way they deserve to be loved. Let them go. Help them to find someone who can be the significant other that they need by leaving their life. They may not understand it now, but when they find that someone they will.
7. Let go of your past so that you can move on to your future.
8. Down low men can be found in some of the oddest places! Be careful ladies!
9. No amount of money can take the place of true love or true happiness. Never settle! It is not worth it in the end.
10. Respect yourself and demand that others respect you.
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