A Brief Word From Charlamagne Tha God

This is in no way my writing. I wish I wrote it, but we share the same views on this whole "hate" thing. Allow me to introduce you to Charlamagne Tha God's work, Hating Is For Suckas & You Suck.

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Haters are just confused admirers. I know because in my life I have been prone to hate. When I think of hate I think of 1 Corinthians 13:11, which reads, “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.”

Well, I like to say, “When I was a child, I envied like a child, got jealous like a child and hated like a child. When I became a man, I put my childish hateful ways behind me.”

Now, there’s a difference between hate and someone’s honest critique. I don’t like being labeled a “hater,” I prefer the term “Cultural Critic” but there’s a very fine line between hate and cultural critique.

A cultural critic would say, “Nicki Minaj is dope, she’s doing her thing. I actually think her rhymes were a lot harder when she was doing On The Come Up DVD’s but she’s still nice and I hope she does the right things with her cult-like following because she has a lot of young girls looking up to her and trying to be her. I hope she leads them to do the right things because with great power comes great responsibility.”

End quote.

A hater would say, “Fuck Nicki Minaj, the bitch can’t rap; she’s a fake Lil Kim and she be trying to sound like Wayne. Fuck her and all the Barbies that want to be like the bitch.”

End quote.

Do you see the difference? The cultural critic gave his honest opinion on the Nicki Minaj movement. He said what he thought about her, what he used to think about her, and what he thinks she should do with the power she has. The hater had nothing good to say, it was all disses and insults. You know why; because with ENVY comes needless criticism.

JEALOUSY destroys from within. Haters can never think rationally about a situation because they are too busy wondering why they are not in that situation. They are unhappy with what they’re doing so they bash what someone else is doing because it makes them feel better about themselves.

Most losers are haters; that’s why you should never listen to a loser’s opinion. They sit around on their keyboards all day and throw insults about people via Twitter and FaceBook and they post negative comments on different websites, which is what LOSERS/HATERS do. Go to any news article on XXLMag.com right now and I guarantee that out of the 50 comments on any one article only about two or three will speak on the artist mentioned in a positive light. That’s because in this day and age there are so many people LOSING at this thing called life that everybody hates anyone that’s winning!

Think about some of the most storied franchises in sports, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New York Yankees and my favorite team ever the Dallas Cowboys. People either LOVE or HATE these teams. If you love them it’s because you’re a loyal or fanatic fan like me. If you hate them it’s only because you grew up watching them beat the shit out of your favorite squad. You hated seeing them win Super Bowl after Super Bowl, World Series after World Series, NBA championship after NBA championship and you wished it was your squad that was winning so the jealousy and envy you felt manifested itself into pure hate for these teams! It’s the same exact thing with people!

I personally feel like nobody has experienced more hate than Sean Carter aka Jay-Z. Since 1996 he has done nothing but win. When he first came out we all wanted a movement like Roc-A-Fella. He was the star player on a team he owned but there came a point when you started to hate Jay-Z because he was winning WAY too much.

Haters started to look for flaws. Haters wanted Nas to knock him off his pedestal, and cultural critics just wanted a good hip-hop battle. Haters graded his presidency at Def Jam an “F” because LL didn’t sell records, or Meth and Red didn’t get proper promotion, or because Memphis Bleek and Young Gunz didn’t do what he said they would. Cultural critics took all those aforementioned things into consideration and still gave him an “A” because he was instrumental in Kanye, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross and Jeezy’s careers.

I remember when Kingdom Come came out and people bashed it and still do, but I loved it because it was grown, executive, Jay-Z reporting live from the boardroom. He was taking us someplace we had never been and I appreciated that. Music is like books, when we read about things we’ve never experienced it takes us places we’ve never been but shows us where we can go. That’s what he did with that album. It had a couple of wack joints on it, “Anything” featuring Usher and Pharrell was one of them but overall I thought it was solid. Haters just said, “Fuck Jay-Z, he need to stay retired with his old ass; he’s wack now,” with no real reasoning behind why they feel he’s wack.

American Gangster I didn’t like so much. Musically it was great but I felt like he was going backwards and using the movie as an excuse to rap about the D boy lifestyle again. I feel like Jay-Z was bigger than the trap lifestyle. We know he used to do that and didn’t need to hear about that anymore. Then when he dropped “D.O.A.” haters (me included) said, “Why is he declaring death to AutoTune?” All the things he could declare death to in hip-hop and he chose AutoTune? Why not death to the drug culture in hip-hop? Why not death to rappers disrespecting women?

Then, when I stopped hating, I understood why he did that. Jay-Z is all about the culture of music, the pure grassroots boom bap of hip-hop. He wrote that song because he felt that’s what the cultured needed at the time and it did. Then he brought it right back around full circle from where he was on Kingdom Come with the BP3. He was spitting like the grown man, veteran, executive/slash kid from the projects that he is and I respect him for that.

But, you know what a hater would say?

“Fuck, Jay-Z! If Big and Pac were alive he wouldn’t be shit. He hasn’t dropped a dope album since the first Blueprint; all he does is bite Biggie… What the fuck he mean death to AutoTune? Niggas is eating off that shit and his old ass want to hate? Man, I hope Beyonce leaves his ass. I can’t stand that camel-looking nigga! You know the only reason he on top is because he part of the Illuminati and he worships the devil, right?”

What kind of world do we live in, when people are losing so much that whenever they see a Black person winning they have to say it’s because he worships the devil? Forget God, talent, and hard work, the only reason he’s winning is because he worships the devil?!?!?!

That’s when hate has gone too far.

We must challenge ourselves to understand the difference between honest opinion and hate. Honest opinion and constructive criticism are great for you. It can only help you get better. Hate is destructive and it doesn’t cause you to grow as an individual and you’re only hurting yourself in the long run because instead of focusing on how you can become a winner you are too busy hating on whose winning to the point that you’re falling behind in the race and not even realizing you’ve lost!

Next time you speak on a person ask yourself, “Am I jealous of this person? Do I envy this person? Do I want to be in this person’s position?” If you answer yes to any of these questions then don’t speak because you won’t have anything constructive to say. It’s better to remain silent and be thought of as a hater than to speak out and remove all doubt.

In closing, I would like to end this how I started by saying, Haters are just confused admirers. As you grow older remember my remix of 1 Corinthians 13:11: “When I was a child, I envied like a child, got jealous like a child, and hated like a child. When I became a man, I put my childish hateful ways behind me.”

Being a hater is childish and we cultural critics are quite grown.

May Allah bless you all.

Charlamagne Tha God

Eyes Wide Open, Walking Into A Losing Battle

There's some days I wake up fine and some days I wake up with an agenda. To murder her feelings like she murdered mine. It's crazy, why would I feel that way? I mean, I understand WHY I would want to hurt someone who hurt me, but why do it if there's no W at all. It feels the only W I would gain would be in the battle. Like the battle would be the win, but in the end I'd lose so much more. So why go into it? There's some days I can wake up, pray, stretch, say what up to the elephant, brush my teeth, get ready for work. Other days I wake up and the fucking elephant is on my back.

It's an epic battle of my soul vs. my mind. My soul wants revenge for the piercing it received but my mind understands why it was pierced. Which gets my mind working wondering if my soul is evil originally or if this "light soul" I have is a front. Am I a good person or is it just a front? Am I really a bad person with a good person face? Wouldn't that make me worse? Or does that make me smart because I know how people can be? Questions are rushing through my head now that I have no answer to.


I want to get over this already . . I haven't been dwelling on this situation, but maybe that's my problem. Maybe I should take a day to myself and think this situation out. But what's there to think out? I tell myself to take each day one at a time. But what am I taking one day at a time towards? Is it getting over her? Is it getting over this situation? I fear that it's gonna be 365 days from now and I'm still writing about this same situation. That would mean I never got over her and I've been lying to myself all along right? I mean . . I think I'm over her, or is it I'm trying to get over this situation? Do I want to get over this situation? Sometimes I think, thinking of this situation keeps me close to her. But do I want to be close to her? Like even in the future, would I want to be with someone who blindsided the fuck out of me? I dunno what hurt more the blindside hit, the impact, or the healing process.


Do other ladies have a chance or will I compare them to her? Does that mean I'm not ready to date yet? I was never pressed to date or shit like that. My homegirl Alissa put some shit on twitter that spoke to me, "Being single only sucks when you need emotional support." I'm not really in need of emotional support, but I got to get something to shake this feeling off.


Like this morning, my soul was hungry for revenge . . starving for it . . but why? She and I are cool now, there's no beef . . so why ruin that and possibly ruin a reunion . . . but do I want a reunion? LOL, see the fights I deal with? "Commit suicide trying to read my mind." - Kid Cudi.
There's absolutely NOTHING to gain from hurting her, but why does my soul yearn for that feeling? How long can I keep my soul in check? That's what I'm really afraid of, when will my Hollow finally break through the surface and act recklessly. I'm a Capricorn and we live our lives by self discipline, so one can imagine the damage that will do if my hollowed soul came unrestrained.


It's in God's hands now but it feels like he/she's putting it on me. God's telling me to take it one day at a time but what I do with my passing days relies on my actions. On a positive note, I'm writing this which suppresses my Hollow. Listening to Donny Hathaway's, Someday We'll All Be Free, his spirit spoke to me.

Hang onto the world as it spins, around.
Just don't let the spin get you down.
Things are moving fast.
Hold on tight and you will last.
Keep your self-respect your manly pride.
Get yourself in gear,
Keep your stride.
Never mind your fears.
Brighter days will soon be here.
Take it from me someday we'll all be free
Keep on walking tall, hold you head up high.
Lay your dreams right up to the sky.
Sing your greatest song.
And you'll keep, going, going on.
Just wait and see someday we'll all be free.
Take it from me, someday we'll all be free.
Take it from me someday we'll all be free.
Take it from me, take it from me, take it from me.


Aight Donny . . I'll take it your word and listen to mine. You'll get it once you don't sweat it.

Thanks for reading,
Frank

Why You Mad Though?

Oooooooh, you mad huh? - Saaphyri Windsor

Probably the best quote from a reality show that actually stuck with me and meant something. I'm a solid person, physically, mentally, spiritually, etc. I walk the middle path, but I'm stationary on certain issues. On those issues I will not budge because it's my beliefs and/or I just don't want to do what someone is coaxing me to do. We all have people in our lives who try to get us to do something with them for their own hidden agenda. Don't get me wrong, there are people who really are being kind hearted and attempting to get you to join them on their agenda. The latter, unfortunately are a select few.

As a person, one must realize they cannot please everyone. It's impossible, we're all different and have different agendas. If one tries to please all these different agendas they'll eventually forget who that person is. Someone with no realization who they are as an individual is a truly sad person. If you have no idea who you are because you're trying to please everyone you'd rathers well put a leash on and take turns being every one's pet.

Learn to be a shepherd and not a sheep. Lead the pack and don't follow the shepherd leading you to do shit you don't want to do. If you do choose to follow a Shepard, make sure it's a real shepherd and not a wolf in shepherd's clothing. As time goes on, the wolves went from mimicking sheep's clothing to shepherd's clothing.

Someone is reading this and think it's impossible to say no to people, trust . . it's a lot easier than you think. "You wanna go here w/ me?" "No." "Why not?" You are allowed to ignore that person. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE ASKS YOU A QUESTION, DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO ANSWER IT. You got to have firm ground somewhere, because if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for every guilt trip a wolf will lay on you. It's best to learn how to say no now before you're put in a situation where you get in trouble for guilt by association. People are gonna get mad when you disagree with them, as long as it took them to get mad, they'll get over it. If they want to stay mad, that's not your problem, let them stay mad.

Can't please em all,
Frank

You're Your Worst Critic

So . . . *scratches head nervously while looking down* it's really hard for me to do this . . . but lately I've realized I'm on my way to being the shit. Lol, sorry if that was too brash but truth hurts.

It took me fifteen minutes to write those two sentences, lol. It's real hard for me to speak on how well off I am. It shouldn't, but it is. I see things in a wider perspective than the average eye. Yeah, I'm doing well for myself, but I don't like speaking on it because I know there's another level I want to reach and I feel I ain't shit til I'm there. I don't want to be humbled by anyone but myself, because it's true what they say, "you're your worst critic." I also don't want to be one of these clowns out here talking about what they gonna do or where they gonna be. Fuck that, actions speak for themselves. If you see me doing well, I don't need to speak on it because my aura will speak for me. Some people can't see it, but that means their vision's not on my level yet. I say yet, because people mature, some not as quick as others, but they mature eventually. There's a "Book of Franklin" that I follow and one of the commandments is, "Don't talk about what you doing, let what you doing talk for you." I will NOT be one of those characters running off at the mouth. I've seen plenty people come and go talking and produce no results. I cannot be in that same group.


I still have a long road to travel, I'm not feeling myself at all. I'm just at a point in my journey when I looked back and realized, "Damn, I walked that far?" o_O. I'm still walking forward though, had plenty of "weather" that should have hindered my trip, but that resistance only made my stride stronger and faster. I've realized I'm content with being independent. That doesn't mean I hate people, that means I like people, I don't necessarily NEED them to complete my world. With that said, if I feel I can't accomplish a task on my own, I'll ask for help in a heartbeat. I also need to learn to stay out of people's business. It's easy but it gets more difficult when people are close to you. Me being independent, I don't really worry about their situations or concern myself with it, the difficulty sets in when they come to me asking, "Well, why didn't you say anything?" Sometimes, it's not my place to say anything, unless lives are in danger, but sometimes it's better to let things work themselves out. You learn more about yourself and life situations when you go through things alone. You appreciate yourself more once your situation is over with also. Also, others usually don't have "your" best interest at times. I've had people tell me to jump into another females bones to get over an ex. I didn't need to hear that at the time, I needed to find myself and see what was best for me.


So where'd all this come from? Again, I took a break from my conquest and turned around to look at the road traveled. My boy Zaire put me on to his quote and it'll lie in The Book of Franklin, "I'm Evolving .. I don't Know this Person that I am Becoming.. But I Like Him Better." - @DJZeeti (Follow him!) I'm beginning to appreciate my value more than put me down for not being where I want to be. It's not in God's story for me to be there yet, I gotta walk this path and learn some life experiences to get to where I want to be. It's time for me to get off this rock and put this blog down for now. Looking at the road I traveled, I got to smile and pat myself on the back . . the only pat on the back I'll ever need. Appreciate this blog, because it's rare you'll catch me smelling myself. :)

Thanks For Your Time,
Frank

Dropping Jewels: The Inspiration

Hello all, I find myself always going to read my good friend Donald's posts. We kinda fit the same mold and I can respect anyone who can see reality the same way I see it while also having their own opinion. This particular post always hypes me up when I'm feeling I can't reach a certain goal. I ask everyone to read this blog as if it were mine but give credit to where it's due. Follow him on twitter at @dmvDon and he's on here as The Pen is the Weapon, The Sword is for Show. With that I give you, Dropping Jewels: The Inspiration . . .



Everybody has dreams. Everybody doesn't have aspirations. There is a difference. If you're unhappy with your situation then it is only natural for you to envision yourself somewhere better, its sort of a built in coping mechanism. Actually doing something to bring those visions to fruition is what transforms dreams to aspirations.

When you decide that you are going to start doing something to better yourself and those around you thats where goals come in. Goals should be set so you know you're on the proper path to achieving your aspirations.

Here's where most peoples problem take over. Getting the inspiration to do something is never the problem but igniting and sustaining that inspiration is. Think about how many times you have started something only to stop it a few hours, days, weeks, months later with unsatisfied results. A classic example is the whole New Year's resolution joke. Honestly how many of you are/have stuck to you New Year's resolutions? Not very many. Inspiration is no different than any hot news topic, fashion trend, or pop song. People become prisoners of the moment when inspiration hits. They do and say the right thing but once the moment is over the momentum stops and the dream fades.

Here's my solution...

first and foremost...FUCK EVERYBODY ELSE! Friends included. What you want out of your life is yours and yours alone. And while you should listen to the advice of those you trust never let someone tell you your aspirations are unattainable. Nobody is going to believe in you like you so why look to others for justification.

second. Be absolutely, 100 percent sure that what you desire is attainable. The way you do that is by being real with yourself. Do an honest evaluation of who you are, your strengths and weaknesses, how hard you are willing to work. These are things that nobody else can gauge (this is why I say fuck everybody else). But you have to be in a homeostatic mindstate. You can't be too high or low on yourself OR you cant be too high or drunk lol. Just take a weekend to yourself and really think about if what you want is really in your grasp.

third. Seek help. Take advice from wise people you trust. I have three suggestions.

1. Your REAL friends. The people you will keep it 100 with you regardless of the situation.
2. Someone you feel is more intelligent than you. Not smarter more intelligent.
3. Someone with experience in where you're trying to go. Self explanatory.

Listen to what they say and don't get offended if they don't agree with certain ways you're doing what you're trying to do. Simply because they are looking form the outside in and you're vision of you is quite biased. Remember this though...real friends try and help you get to where you want to go, bamma niggas try to hold you back.

fourth. Make a plan and stick to it. It the simplest part but the most difficult to adhere to. Make someway that you can remind yourself when you're beginning to deviate from the plan so you're consciously messing up and not subconsciously letting it slip away. You might have to modify your plan a little bit along the way but just make sure you ride that thang til the wheels fall off.

last but certainly not least. Put your faith in God and don't be afraid to fail. You can only fail by the standards of men, yourself included. When your faith is in God failure is inconceivable. You might not end up where you wanted to be but you definitely be where he needs you to be...real talk.

I hope these words reach you or a friend that might need them. Hopefully they can help you on the right path or off the wrong one. Mace Windu has spoken...the jewel has been dropped.

The Tunnel Vision To Success (props to @JonRaff)

Hello all,

I was at the gym yesterday around 4:15 p.m. and if anyone knows my routine I usually go around 5:30 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. I don't like going between 4-8 because it's too busy and I like to go there to not only exercise my body but my mind as well. A crazy epiphany came to me while I was on my machine. Life is a lot like the gym and Ima tell you how.

A lot of people don't like going to the gym, I usually hear the same excuse, "I don't want everyone staring at me." People stare at you all the time in public, so how is it any different in the gym? People are afraid someone is going to make fun of them while they're working out. People are going to make fun of everyone regardless of where it's at. Be at the club, Giant, the gas station . . so at least while you're in the gym you doing something beneficial. So it's kudos +1 to you for working out, if someone makes fun of you, fuck em.

Now to get to the main topic . . if you're really working out you aren't paying attention to anyone else in the gym. For example, I go to the gym, put on my iPod, put on my time limit and start running. I occasionally look around at the nice ladies or the average clown doing something stupid, but for 25 minutes out of 30, I'm concentrating on my workout. That's when it hit me . . this is how I should live my life. Concentrate on whatever I'm working on, pay little attention on distractions, because everyone deserves and needs a break from their task and it'll be complete. It may take awhile, but I said it before, I'd rather take my time to complete something with 100% effort than rush through it and complete it with 60% effort.

Problems arise when people think, "well what about what my friends/family think when I'm neglecting them?" That's up to you fam. Yours truly, prefers to keep his projects to himself and will speak to those when someone asks, "where you been Frank?" You can take that method or tell everyone you're trying to accomplish something. To each their own right?

This post would've been longer if I started writing it as soon as I thought about it, but it came to me while I was working out and then I had to go "entertain" someone after the gym. Haha, I'll let yall imaginations come to whatever conclusion you get from that.


Frank
@LemmeBeFrank

P.s. Follow @JonRaff . . I have spoken

Life Lessons . . Or Some Know Them As Mistakes

I love making mistakes. Shit happens right? Ironically, I used to hate mistakes and strived for perfection all the time. And I heard it all before, "no one's perfect." "Only God's perfect." All that went in one ear and out the other. I knew deep down inside it was true, but I wanted to prove it wrong.

I had this Biology teacher in high school who taught me the smartest people make the most mistakes. That blew my mind away. I thought that had to be bullshit, dumb muhfuckas make mistakes, but it's the complete opposite. You learn from your mistakes . . if you choose to. I take mistakes as life lessons. For example, if you make a mistake cooking something . . if you're smart and take it as a lesson, then the next time you cook you won't make the same mistake. It's not guaranteed your dish will come out outstanding, but it's one less mistake you'll make the next time you make the dish. People are in such a rush to do everything right the first time around. I dunno about yall, but I'd rather perfect my craft, or whatever I'm working on then getting it done quick. Rushing things can make things sloppy and you can't enjoy the progress you've/you're making on your project.

Everyone who reads this won't feel the same way, but I encourage you to give it a shot. Use the mistakes you make as life lessons or building blocks to what you are trying to accomplish. Especially if you're under 30, now is the time to make mistakes because the world is our oyster. We can still make improvements for once we're older so we aren't that 40 y/o person still making mistakes someone 20 would make. Don't rush life or projects, take things one at a time. I'd much rather give 100% on something over x amount of days, than rush through something and give a half assed effort. My best friend @Mr_JWag (shameless shoutout) said last night at the bar he would go back in time and change some things. I wouldn't, all the mistakes I made over time, made me into the person I am today. I dunno about yall, but I think i'm like able. The many mistakes I've made over the years has made me into the person writing these blogs and the character I am on twitter, lol.

If the game shakes me or breaks me, I hope it makes me, a better man . . .

Frank

P.s. new twitter name @LemmeBeFrank

Friends, How Many Of Us Have Them?

There's nooooooooo other word I hate hearing being thrown around, like "friend." Inject this fact in your bloodstream now, everybody you talk to, is NOT your friend. Your friends are people you can go to no matter what. Next time you say, "oh this my friend such and such . . " think to yourself, can I go to this person's house if I was bloody and running from someone? I know I got friends, cuz we held tight for 10 years plus now . . them niggas are my friends. I'm cool w/ some people I work with, but I'd never introduce them as my friend. It's always, "this my partna, so and so" People be so quick to call someone their friend then get their feelings hurt when their "friend" show their true colors. Unfortunately there are more shiesty people in this world than genuine. Feel someone out for a year and some change to see what they're about before you claim them as friends.


These been my friends since middle school/high school . . I can put this shit up and laugh like shit and know they laughing too.



LOL . . clown ass niggas.

*Deuces*
Frank

P.S. Since the pic's so large, please click to get the whole picture . . Sorry Neil :/

Haters Ball

Let's get this "Hating" situation straight. You can't be hated on if your situation is fucked up. Like you can't be some basic broad or dude and claim someone's "hating" on you. Personally, I think you have to be in a bracket to be hated on. There's mad bucketheads that think people hate on them, when in reality people are really telling them about themselves. Mad people think they don't hate either, right when you say, "He/She think he/she cute . . " RIGHT THERE! There ya hating ass go, cause you know you've said that shit before.

Yours truly, has ALWAYS given respect where it's due. Shit, it's hard to do the right thing consistently AND reap benefits from doing things the right way. I dunno if I've ever been hated on . . as a matter of fact, I have but I didn't pay that shit any attention. "That nigga think he tight cuz he whipping that Charger now . . " Nigga, YOU think I'm tight cuz I'm driving a Charger. Lol, shit's funny to me. Like I said earlier with that wack ass, "He/She think he/she cute . . " They probably do . . and your hating ass think they look good too. If you can't keep it honest with yourself, then you're going to be in for a rough ass ride through your life. Be honest with yourself . . at least be honest with yourself and admit you hating. I do it all the time, lol. "Nigga fuck your rims . . I'm hating tho :/" lol, that's all fun and games. If someone doing good for themselves, congratulate them, what's the worst that could happen? They'll get big headed? Let them do it to themselves . .


Now there are times when people try to look out for others and they'll take it as hate. No no no no! Someone's tryna help your dilly ass out. Take this for example, it's mad nice out, a girl got kids and no job and be on twitter, tweeting about videos and Maury . . if someone were to say, "hey it's nice out, take the kids for a walk and go for look for a job." Now if she wasn't a bucket she'd say "yea, that's a good idea," however if she is a bucket . . "Why don't you mind your business, hating on me all the time." Then goes to tweet about it. People today, mistake criticism for hate. The previous paragraph is examples of a hater, this paragraph is about criticism. Criticism hurts, but it helps in the long run. It's like ripping off a band-aid, it hurts like shit at first, but days later the pain's gone and the wound's healed. I get criticized ALLLL the time, but it's only gonna make me better. Compare me to high school Frank, and I shit on that nigga. LOL!
I got better with criticism, you got to take the good with the bad.


I asked some folks what they thought on hating and this is what I got back . .

From @n_I_roc: Crabs in a barrel
I can agree with that. Lazy niggas don't want to get left behind so they'll try to bring their partner or someone from their neighborhood down. Why? Read that shit and tell me it don't look corny . . .

From @Princess426: A hater is someone who is upset that ur progressing in life and not content with just the status quo.

Agreed . .

From my mentor: Be proud of people doing well, if you want it for yourself go get it...don't be mad because she/he went for it and you're still sitting in front of the TV. . . I just can't stand people always talking about what other people are doing and hating on what they got...when you're not doing a Damn thing for yourself . . . but...then i think...I don't think I'm all that...I'm just doing what I do...if you like it cool, if you don't that's cool too....

That's why she's my mentor . . :)

Check yourself before you fix your mouth to say someone's hating on you or before you try to bring someone down.


*Deuces*
Frank

Ice Cold??

Do I keep a cool composure for me? Is it for my friends? Do I do it so they don't worry? Do I do to stay ignorant of the "friends" who aren't really friends?

Beats me. I'm sure a shrink could tell me but I'm not gonna pay the bread so I'll never know.

We all go through things, shit happens. But sometimes I don't want anyone to know. And its for all of those reasons. If I freak out then it's game over. No more quarters. Now there's a fork in the road when it comes to other people knowing what's going on with me.

There are some people I don't want to worry. Because I know they genuinely feel my pain, but I'd accept all of it so they could be fine. Now there are a select few who I'm unsure about. So why risk telling them? There are more losses than wins in that situation. They could run their mouth, show their true colors and not care, then I'm stuck with my business floating around and another person I don't fuck with.

God won't give you anything you can't handle. Not you, a few folks and God. Just think about it. People mad quick to ask, "why everyone in my business?" Think about who you told. All these thoughts stay in my head or my phone.


Think about it.
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Keys Open Doors

Hello faithful and new readers. I really suck at introductions and this is my blog, so fuck it ima just get to the point, cool?

There comes a time in life when you realize you have more potential that's being used. Like the potential you have stored doesn't match the potential you're using. This is where the fork in the road appears. Do you go with the sudden urge to better yourself or do you doubt yourself and stay where you are . . oh! and there's sometimes the other path where you'll pick up that potential at another time. The fear with going with the urge is that you'll be alone and your best friends or ppl you would want to join you on your quest, won't.

People often get held back by their friends, family, co-workers, etc. Lets put this out first. Anyone who tells you not to pursue a dream or goal of yours, like try to steer you away from it . . is NOT a friend. If you wanna be an astronaut and you got people telling you, don't do that dumb shit or you won't make it, then fuck them. My man Donnie said it best, plenty of people have dreams but no one has the ambitions to get to the dream. A part of to finding that ambition is to say, and I said this plenty times before, "FUCK YOUR FRIENDS." They can live their dream whatever it may be, but it won't be yours and if you want to spend your life living their dream or being a vital part to THEIR dream, good for you. I wish you the best, it could work for you.

You'll have to live w/ that decision for the rest of your life. Think about that. I'm 24 now and I know there's mad years left after this 20 y/o bullshit. Really take some time and digest that, do you really want to do the same thing in your 30's like a lot of oldheads you know? You shake your head at them now, before you know it, you'll be the 30 y/o having someone shake their head towards you.


The people you surround yourself with can drag you down to their level if you aren't careful. Lets say you decide to not go with the potential route. If your folks are cool with you not living to your max potential, that's because they're comfortable with just getting by. Some people are just lazy and don't want to make any more of their situation and stay where they are . . . forever. It may not be the same as day to day, but they're the people who always need someone to lend them some money, they always need to borrow someone car, their phone always off. Get me? They may not be in the same home or drive the same car, but you it's just the same old thing with them. People who are about something are gonna get tired of just being comfortable and gonna try to test the deeper end of the pool.


Success isn't just handed out on ritz crackers at the free sample spot. You're going to fail. The trick is to learn from those failures. If you look at every mistake you made in life as a lesson AND learned something from it, you're on the right path to making something of yourself. I'm not there yet, but shit you better than a lot of people your age. You already have an advantage by failing, because you tried . . and eventually you'll break what's in your way of accomplishing your goal. Go to the gym three times a week for a month and you'll drop some weight. It may not be the 30 pounds you want, but you'll get there if you keep at it. You already have an advantage by trying and failing to lose 30 in a month than the person who didn't even try. Know there's a difference between trying and failing and settling for failure. If you settling for failure you're no better than the person who didn't try from jump.

The moral of this blog is, YOU are the key to YOUR success.


Out,
Frank

Yo, Yo!!


What up yall? Me, ain't nothing going on ova here. Living life like i've been. So everyone gave me advice to get over the break up, none of it worked. Lol. Props to everyone, but I had to do what would work for me. So I made a personal goal to accomplish by March 5th. I figure if I wrap my mind around my goal until the 5th, that'll take my mind off other things. With class, work, and these goals ima give myself I should be fine.


I'm healing well, and pretty quickly might I add. I still think about her, but it's not as serious now. The memories will always be there, but no one will ever replace her. So is life right? I had to remember something I tell people, and that's to remember to look out for yourself first. So ima look after myself and not think about her anymore. It's easier said then done, but i'm already making good healing time and with more time i won't think about the situation anymore. I take back not thinking about her, because that'll never happen. I still think about exes before her and I made it this far. So I reword that to say, "ima look after myself and not think about that situation anymore."


You have a world to take over sir . .

They Say Soft Niggas Can't Last Hard Times

Hello fans and new readers, it has been awhile I know. Let's get caught up. Me? I had a terrible weekend which I don't want to put out on the world wide web, but I do want to speak on some things that have been bothering me for some time now.

I believe in receiving help when needed, but what people ned to understand is you have to help yourself first. Help from someone else should be a 2nd option. Test your boundaries first. Stop relying on people to help you with advice at the first sign of trouble.

Yours truly was arrested in 08. A few people knew about it, I asked advice from those who went through it and made a plan. I worked extra hours and picked up extra shifts to pay my bills, lawyer fees, and paid for a christmas trip for me and my lady.. At the time, it seemed like it would never end, but eventually I went to court got probation before judgment, did what the judge ordered and was free. I learned a lot about myself from that. You won't know how far you can go if you don't test yourself first.

I lost a job for a month when gas was 4 clams a gallon and the recession was hitting HARD. instead of asking for help, I picked up every shift I could grab at Ramshead and got through that month.

Some people are so quick to ask for help as soon as something goes wrong. Like if you one of those people that always go to your homie when something go wrong, don't. This one time, try to fix it on your own. You asking people for help all the time gives you no inner strength at all. What are you gonna do when that person needs advice on something? Are you going to help them? Prolly not, cuz you go no strength for yourself. If you're the friend that's always being asked for help, tell them no, for once. If they about shit, they'll get on the good foot and help themselves out.

The moral of this story, see what you can do alone first before you bring others in your shit. We aren't in high school anymore ladies and gentlemen, we're adults now. Some of us have kids. What kind of example you setting if you can't do shit for yourself and always asking for help? We all have the inner strength to help ourselves out but afraid to use it.

"Your Focus Determines Your Reality."
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