We ARE the WORLD 2010

Honestly this message is BIGGER than any post I've posted...FUCK what ya heard recognize what you see!!!

maturity

i'm 23. i don't know it all. and i don't ever want to come off like i do. but whether it be because of my age, my experience or just the simple fact that i am a human being whose mind works, i be thinkin bout sh*t from time to time. tryna figure somethings out. rationalizing. analyzing. developing a better understanding of how i see the world and everything and everyone in it. and lately ive been thinking about "maturity". so if you're interested, gather 'round, read a bit, comment.

so i don't have a huge back story on maturity. i just felt like i came to a pretty good conclusion on the concept of maturity [or the process of maturing rather]: making better decisions throughout all aspects of your life. and with that being said. there should be an understanding that people are going to mature differently. the uniqueness of everyone's life means that the time, the area, the way, the purpose, and the impact of maturing may/will differ from person to person. but again, it should all come to the point of making better decisions in your life. there's work, school, relationships, friendships, family affairs, or everyday living/thinking. when we're younger [up to about a few years after graduating high school] we just "do". we feel like we take things into consideration but we soon find that some of the decisions we made have comeback to bite us in the *ss because they ended up affecting our lives negatively in the future. [perhaps making a decision that became counter productive towards the person you wish to be] and reading this won't necessarily stop anyone from making any of those mistakes. i've learned all too well that sometimes people have to learn those type of lessons first-hand before they really catch on. it just pains me to hear and see people make such horrible decisions at an age where they should understand that their future depends on almost every decision you make. but you can't wake everybody up. you can't help those who refuse to help themselves.

males/females need to learn to be a bit more discreet with their sexuality. everyone should grasp on to the concept of being a lady/gentleman in the streets, and a freak in the sheets. you don't want the person you're interested in hearing about how you get down from other people do you? that's bad for business. their intentions for you could be screwed up by that. a loss of respect can turn a tender interest into a trophy notch. i'm just being real. [and dudes need to understand that women are not above putting a notch in their belts either...that's life...deal]

...one day it'll all make sense

ex's & sh*t [#ontothenextone]

no matter how good the chemistry. sometimes people just end up not being good for each other. before anybody goes in on that, understand that i mean that they don't bring out the best in each other. if they did, they probably wouldn't be ex's... and if that's the case, so be it. #ontothenextone

*and stop updating people on their ex's. your intentions may be good but it just creates an awkward moment of unnecessary knowledge. would you really wanna hear about who all your ex is messing with? if you said yes, then you're not over that relationship and maybe you need to address that with them instead of keeping tabs on them. out of sight. out of mind. #ontothenextone

...falling in love...

so a while back when i was on twitter i asked a question and haven't gotten an answer yet. now it wasn't really put out there to get an answer, more so to stir up some thinking. [...usually the purpose behind all of my tweets] so i'll ask the question on here and hopefully some beautiful minds will come across this and provide some insight. do you have to "fall" in love or can you "walk" into it. now it may seem like a joke, but i'm serious. the word "fall" makes it seem like it something unexpected. like it's a mistake or something. and i mean i can understand when love comes about unexpectedly or "by mistake" [if that even makes sense]. but what if you carried yourself towards love knowingly. completely aware of what happened, what's going on, what's going to happen. or is that impossible? what if i chose to "jump" into love? i'm seriously looking for some insight on this so if you come across this, offer a little something. doesnt matter how old this is, every opinion is greatly appreciated. spread the word. 'preciate ya ;)

My Angels

Its been a lot going on in the world lately, in my world personally thats been real heavy on my heart and I'm feeling some what EmO but some times you reflect back on your life and its like DAMN I've come along way...but my losses turned into gains after all (my Angels)...

Miguel Kenard Lewis, my brother. He was 21 when he went home and of course I remember it like it was yesterday. The pain I feel is still NEW and its not a day that goes by that I don't think about you. If I could trade places with you I would in a heartbeat, it kills me that your not here to see your son grow. I love you Mikey!!

Diron Rivers, very close friend. He was 20 when he went home. Today makes a Year(2-3-09) since you left us and I still can't believe it. I'm forever grateful to have someone like you in my life even for that little bit of time. The laughs we shared are Priceless! I love and miss you bro!

Brittany Veal(7-8-87~7-22-05), very close friend. She was 18 when she went home. Man words can't even explain...you were like my big sister, oh and i never got my shoes back LoL!! I miss you Dawg!

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER ME!!

who are you?

or rather, who would you like to be? when it's all said and done, what do you want the world to say about you? what do you want the world to know about you? what mark do you want to make on the world? what do you want to represent?











...now what are you doing to make that happen?