MAGGIE LENA WALKER

"LET US PUT OUT MONEY OUT AT USURY AMONG OUTSELVES REAP THE BENEFITS OURSELVES." MAGGIE LENA WALKER TAUGHT & SHOWED BLACK PEOPLE THAT WE COULD COUNT ON OURSELVES. SHE GRADUATED FROM COLORED NORMAL SCHOOL BEGAN TEACHING WHILE ATTENDING NIGHT SCHOOL FOR ACCOUNTING. SHE BELIEVED THAT PEOPLE COULD TURN PENNIES INTO NICKELS. IN 1903 SHE FOUNDED & SERVED AS THE FIRST BLACK FEMALE PRESIDENT OF ST. LUKE PENNY SAVINGS BANK.

IDA B. WELLS

"ONE HAD BETTER DIE FIGHTING AGAINST INJUSTICE THAN DIE LIKE A DOG OR A RAT IN A TRAP!" BORN INTO SLAVERY IDA B. WELLS REFUSED TO BE ENSLAVED. FORCED OFF A TRAIN BECAUSE SHE WOULD NOT GIVE UP HER SEAT TO A WHITE PASSENGER SHE FILED A LAWSUIT SUING THE TRAIN COMPANY. GAINING NOTARY DUE TO HER FEARLESSNESS SHE BEGAN WRITING FOR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS SHE BLASTED THE COWARDNESS OF SOUTHERN WHITE MAN WHO LYNCHED BLACK MEN. IN 1909 SHE WAS ONE OF OF THE TWO ONLY BLACK WOMEN TO SIGN "THE CALL" THAT FORMED THE NAACP. IN 1913 SHE MARCHED IN THE FIRST WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MARCHED IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

"THE AIR IS THE ONLY PLACE FREE FROM PREJUDICES." AFTER HEARING THE STORIES OF BLACK PILOTS ELIZABETH BESSIE COLEMAN DECIDED TO BE A PILOT. NO PILOT SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. WOULD ACCEPT HER BECAUSE SHE WAS BLACK & A WOMAN. IN 1921 IN PARIS SHE BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE PILOT & THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HAVE A INTERNATIONAL PILOT LICENSE. SHE RETURN TO THE U.S. AND WAS KNOWN AS "QUEEN BESSIE." IN 1994 THE U.S POSTAL SERVICE HONORED "QUEEN BESSIE" WITH A COMMEMORATIVE STAMP BEARING HER IMAGE. IN 1995 "QUEEN BESSIE" WAS INDUCTED INTO THE WOMEN AVIATION HALL OF FAME.

MARY ELIZA MAHONEY

AFTER 15 YEARS WORKING AT NEW ENGLAND HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN MARY ELIZA MAHONEY BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN TO STUDY NURSING AND BECOME A PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED NURSE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1879. KNOWING THE DIFFICULTIES PERSONALLY SHE CO-FOUNDED THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLORED GRADUATE NURSES. IN 1908 TO ENCOURAGE MORE BLACK WOMEN INTO THE FIELD OF NURSING. IN 1911 SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR AT HOWARD ORPHAN ASYLUM FOR BLACK CHILDREN. IN 1976 SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN NURSING ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME.  IN 1993 SHE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME.

MARY ELIZABETH BOWSER

HER DATE OF DEATH IS UNKNOWN AND MANY PERSONAL DETAILS OF HER LIFE AS WELL BUT WHAT SHE DID FOR WOMEN AND THE UNITED STATES WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! MARY ELIZABETH BOWSER SERVED AS A SPY FOR THE UNION SPY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. SHE WAS A SERVANT FOR PRESIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS. BECAUSE NO ONE EXPECTED A SLAVE TO BE ABLE TO READ OR WRITE SHE WAS ABLE TO PASS INFORMATION GATHERED TO THE UNION INTELLIGENCE. IN 1995 THE UNITED STATES GOVERMENT HONORED MARY ELIZABETH BOWERS BY INDUCTING HER INTO THE MILTARY INTELLIGENCE CORPS HALL OF FAME.

APOLOGY

I APOLOGIZE TO SOJOURNER TRUTH FOR BEHAVING LIKE A GIRL YOU TOLD ME I WAS WOMAN. HARRIET TUBMAN FREED ME BUT I REMAINED LOCK IN MY FEARS. MY PASSION JUST AS IDA B. WELLS WAS MY STRENGTH BUT I FORGET MARY CHURCH TERRELL TOLD ME WITH EDUCATION I AM AT MY BEST. I THOUGHT MY NONSENSE MADE SENSE EVEN WHEN MAGGIE LENA WALKER... TAUGHT ME HOW TO COUNT. I SIT LIKE MALCOM & I KNOW THAT I WAS WRONG IN DELIVERY BUT NOT IN THOUGHT.

SOPHIA SMITH

SMITH COLLEGE LOCATED IN NORTH HAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTES RECEIVED ITS NAME BECAUSE OF A PRICELESS GIFT GIVEN BY SOPHIA SMITH IN 1870. AT THE AGE OF 40 SOPHIA SMITH BECAME DEAF AND WAS SOON TO BE THE LAST OF HER IMMEDIATE FAMILY. AFTER SPEAKING WITH HER PASTOR SHE DECIDED THAT UPON HER DEATH HER MONEY WOULD BE ENDOWED TO ...CREATE A SCHOOL FOR WOMEN THAT WOULD BE EQUAL TO THE EDUCATION THAT WAS PROVIDED FOR MEN. OVER 60,000 WOMEN HAVE ATTENDED SMITH COLLEGE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2000 SOPHIA SMITH WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME FOR BEING A PIONEER FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN AND EDUCATION.

VIRGINIA HAMILTON

"THE PAST MOVES ME & WITH ME ALTHOUGH I REMOVE MYSELF FROM IT. IT'S LIGHT OFTEN SHINES ON THIS NIGHT TRAVELER & WHEN IT DOES I SCRIBBLE IT DOWN. WHATEVER PLEASURE IS IN IT I NEED PASS ON. THAT'S HAPPINESS." VIRGINIA HAMILTON WROTE OVER 35 CHILDREN BOOKS THE MAIN CHARACTERS WERE AFRICAN AMERICANS. IN 1974 SHE WON THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR HER NOVEL, "M.C. HIGGINS THE GREAT."

MACON BOLLING ALLEN

"JUSTICE DENIED ANYWHERE DIMINISHES JUSTICE EVERYWHERE." MACON BOLLING ALLEN WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO PRACTICE LAW IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1844. A YEAR LATER HE PASSED THE BAR EXAM IN MASSACHUSETTES & OPENED THE FIRST BLACK LAW FIRM IN THE UNITED STATES. MACON BOLLING ALLEN CONTINUED TO CREATE FIRST FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS IN 1848 HE COMPLETED THE EXAM AND BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

HOT ASS

I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT YOU ABOUT UNTIL TODAY. I REMEMBER SEEING YOU AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE WERE PLACES YOU WENT THAT I COULDN'T GO. BUT I NEVER FORGET ABOUT YOU. IT WAS FUN TO BE AROUND YOU BECAUSE IT WAS SO MANY THINGS YOU KNEW THAT I DIDN'T OR COULDN'T IMAGINE! I REMEMBER ME SITTING ON TOP OF THE MONKEY BARS AND YOU WERE HANGING BY YOUR FEET AS IF YOU HAD WINGS. I REMEMBER SAYING, "I WISH I COULD DO THAT!" YOU WOULD ALWAYS SAY,"IT WAS NOTHING."







AS SOON AS THE SUN MET THE MOON IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO GO. I USED TO THINK YOU WERE QUIET FOR THAT INSTANCE SO I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO GO HOME. EVERYTIME I WAS HALF HOME I REMEMBER YOU RUNNING UP STOPPING BESIDES ME SAYING,"I HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU GET HOME." I NEVER ASKED YOU WHERE YOU'RE HOME WAS I JUST ASSUMED YOU HAD ONE. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THOSE FEW WEEKS WHEN THE DAYS WERE LONG I WISHED IT NEVER ENDED. I SHOULD HAVE KEPT YOU TO MYSELF BUT YOU KNEW I COULDN'T NEVER KEEP A SECRET.






THE MOST IMPORTANT SECRET YOU HAD YOU NEVER SHARED WITH ME! EVERYONE ELSE KNEW IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT ME AND EVEN THEN I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. I JUST REMEMBERED I COULDN'T WATCH YOU FEET HANG FROM THE MONKEY BARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU DID THAT. I COULDN'T HEAR YOU RUNNINING AS I WAS WALKING HOME. I WOULDN'T KNOW EVERYTHING MORE BECAUSE YOU WASN'T THERE.






IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON THAT I SAW YOU AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME! I WAS IN SHOCK I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU AT ALL! BUT WHEN I HEARD YOUR NAME, "HOT ASS," I KNEW IT WAS YOU. I JUST NEVER KNEW! IT WAS NEVER A SECRET YOU WERE KEEPING FROM ME YOU JUST DIDN'T WANT ME TO KNOW. YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO KNOW WHERE YOU LIVED BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T WANT ME TO EVER KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR. YOU NEVER WANTED TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF ME KNOWING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I GO HOME. I STILL WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO DO! YOU WERE MY FRIEND.






I NEVER KNEW THE REASON WHY WE COULDN'T BE FRIENDS WAS BECAUSE YOU'RE NAME WAS "HOT ASS." I THOUGHT THE NEIGBORHOOD KNEW THAT ANY GIRL NAMED "HOT ASS" IS A GIRL WHO WAS TOUCHED BY A MAN OR WOMAN WHO DIDN'T CARE THAT SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. SO WHEN I HEARD YOUR NAME TODAY IT BOUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES!

WOMEN IN ISLAM

Islam emphasizes the equality of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or social status. Islam has prescribed different roles and responsibilities for men and women, with each gender complementing the other. Centuries before the modern world recognized women's rights, Islam acknowledged the equality of the two genders, and abolished the barbaric ritual of burying infant daughters alive, an outrageous crime practiced by the Arabs before the time of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).

Islam made women aware of their rights and gave them an identity, a personality, freedom, and independence. These rights, among others, include the right to inherit, to own property, to obtain a divorce, to collect a dowry, and to gain child custody. Regarding the equality of the genders, the Holy Qur'an states:


"Surely the men who submit and the women who submit, and the believing men and the believing women, and the obeying men and the obeying women, and the truthful men and the truthful women, and the patient men and the patient women and the humble men and the humble women, and the almsgiving men and the almsgiving women, and the fasting men and the fasting women, and the men who guard their private parts and the women who guard, and the men who remember Allah much and the women who remember-Allah has prepared, for them forgiveness and a mighty reward." (33:35)

According to Islam, being a human, woman is even superior to angels and all other living organisms. If she performs any good task or deed, she will be equally blessed as much as a man will for his good deeds.

She is the benefactor and patron of Islam, as lady Khadija (Wife of Holy Prophet [saw]).

She is a partner of prophethood, as lady Fatima (Daughter of Holy Prophet [saw]).

She is one of the greatest leaders, as lady Zainab (Daughter of Imam Ali [as])

She superior to man, as a mother.

She's respectable like a saint.

She is precious like an expensive pearl.

She is honorable like a delicate rose.

A woman is a flower vase of beauty and fragrance. So smell her gently, do not wrestle with her! - Imam Ali (as)

Women are like flowers. Do not put on them responsibilities they can not bear! - Imam Ali (as)


Islam emphasizes the equality of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or social status. Islam has prescribed different roles and responsibilities for men and women, with each gender complementing the other.

 MODESTY & DECENCY

HOLY QUR'AN PROCLAIMS: O Prophet! Tell thy wives and daughters, and the believing women, that they should cast their outer garments over their persons (when abroad): that is most convenient, that they should be known (as such) and not molested. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. ( Soorah-e-Ahzaab, verse 59)


And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband's fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss. ( Soorah-e-Noor, verse 31)


Islam does not allow free and unrestricted intermingling of the sexes. The rule of modesty applies to men as well as women.


CORRUPT VS PURE: Women impure are for men impure, and men impure for women impure and women of purity are for men of purity, and men of purity are for women of purity: these are not affected by what people say: for them there is forgiveness, and a provision honorable. (Holy Quran 24:26)


A woman's best Jewelry is her Shyness. - Lady Fatima Zehra (sa)


Nice girls are with Hijaab. - Prophet Muhammad (saw)



PROPERTIES OF THE BEST WOMEN:

She is content: Such woman is the best one who becomes happy and content when her husband puts a loving glance on her, and when he orders her for something right, she obeys him immediately, and never does any thing against his will. - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)


She is a great cook and a good administrator: A woman who cooks neat, clean and delicious food for her husband. Allah has provided great food for such nice wife in paradise. In heaven, she will be asked to drink and eat whatever you wish, as this is the reward for the pain and services which you performed for your husband! - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)


The best woman among your women is one who cooks delicious food, spends the money justly and does not waste it. Such women are the workers of Allah, and the workers of Allah never get hopeless and regretful! - Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (as)


She is priceless: A woman doesn't have any price, whether she is good or bad. A good and nice lady can not be measured with money or gold or silver, as she is far more expensive and precious than money or gold. Similarly, a woman with bad character and worst nature can not be compared with sand, as sand is far more higher and good than her. - Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (as)


She is loving, caring and patient: Do not you want me to tell you about those ladies who will enter paradise? A woman who is loving and caring to her husband, and gives births to his children and when he gets angry with her, she instantly says My hand is in your hand like she does not get satisfied until her husband becomes happy with her. - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)


She is obedient: Lucky and fortunate woman is one who respects her husband and does not give him any pain, hurt or discomfort and does not makes him worried and obeys him in all the right aspects of life. - Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (as)


She does Jehaad: The Jehaad of woman is that she must not lose her patience if she gets hurt from her husband. Her patience is her Jehaad. - Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)


And the paradise is under the feet of your mothers. - Prophet Muhammad (saw)


Islam has greatly emphasized the issue of loving and respecting the parents, the father and the mother. In our infancy and childhood, we needed the protection, love and nurturing of the parents; but when they become old, they need us to protect them and take care of them.


"Your Lord has commanded that you shall not worship (anyone) but Him and to be good to the parents. If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them (so much as) 'Ugh' nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word. And lower for them 'the wings of humility' out of mercy; and pray; 'O my Lord! Have mercy on them as they brought me up (when I was) little.'" (17:23-24)


However, out of the two, the mother has been given greater priority as far as kindness is concerned. Once Hakim bin Hizam came to the Prophet of Islam and asked: "To whom should I be kind?" The Prophet replied, "Your mother." Hakim asked, "Then to whom?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." Hakim asked, "Then to whom?" The Prophet replied, "Your mother." Only when Hakim asked the fourth time that, "Then to whom?" the Prophet replied, "Your father." This shows that the right of mother upon the children is three times more than the rights of father as far as kindness is concerned.


Imam Ali bin Hussain, the great-grandson of the Prophet, said: "Coming to the rights of relatives, it is the right of your mother that you should appreciate that she carried you [in her womb] as nobody carries anybody, and fed you the fruits of her heart which nobody feeds anybody, and protected you [during pregnancy] with her ears, hands, legs, hair, limbs, [in short] with her whole being, gladly, cheerfully and carefully; suffering patiently all the worries, pains, difficulties and sorrows [of pregnancy], till the hand of God removed you from her and brought you into this world."


"Then she was most happy feeding you, even if she herself had no clothes; giving you milk and water; not caring for her own thirst; keeping you in the shade, even if she had to suffer from the heat of the sun; giving you every comfort with her own hardship; lulling you to sleep while keeping herself awake."


"And [remember that] her womb was your abode, and her lap your refuge, and her breast your feeder, and her whole existence your protection; it was she, not you, who was braving the heat and cold of this world for your safety."


"Therefore, you must remain thankful to her accordingly, and you cannot do so except by the help and assistance from Allah." (The Charter of Right, p.18)

WORD PLAY

I TALK DIRECT AND NOT INDIRECT.

SO WHAT I SAY IS CLEARLY HEARD.

I DO NOT REFER TO HIM, HER OR THEY BECAUSE I KNOW

WHAT I SAY WILL BE MISUNDERSTOOD.

I DO NOT SPEAK IN CODES NOR DO I SPEAK WITH LETTERS.

NO NEED FOR CODES OR USELESS LETTERS I HAVE WORDS

TO DESCRIBE DIRECTIONS.

FEELINGS ARE SIMPLY ACTIONS!

MEANINGLESS VERBS IF NOT USE IN A SENTENCE.

CATCH PHRASES ARE SIMPLE AS WELL.

MEANINGLESS WORDS IN A INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.

AT TIMES I FIND MYSELF SPEAKING VERY FAST.

IF THE HAND IS FASTER THAN THE EYE THAN MY

TONGUE WILL NEVER COME IN LAST.

ITS MY WAY OF MAKING YOU LISTEN

BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ONE WORD.

I PRONUNCIATE WORDS TO GIVE THEM DIRECTION.

THE WORDS WILL TAKE MY LEAD AND FOLLOW MY ACTIONS.

I HAVE NO NEED TO TALK INDIRECT

MY WORDS LISTEN AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.

WERE WE TALKING OR ARGUING?

I WAS TALKING TO LOVE TODAY AND I SAID LOVE YOU KNOW WHO I LOVE? LOVE SAID WHO?

SO I TOLD LOVE WHO I JUST LOVE!

LOVE SAID I LOVE THEM, TOO!

SO I TOLD LOVE YOU DON'T LOVE THEM AS MUCH I LOVE THEM!

LOVE SAID I LOVE THEM AS MUCH AS I LOVE LOVE!

AFTER THAT LOVE SAID YOU CAN'T LOVE THAT MANY PEOPLE?

I SAID WHY CAN'T I LOVE THAT MANY PEOPLE I LOVE ALL OF THEM!

LOVE SAID YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH LOVE LIKE I DO I HAVE A LOT OF LOVE SO I CAN LOVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE.

SO I TOLD I LOVE I DO HAVE THAT MUCH LOVE BECAUSE I LOVE LOVE

SO I HAVE ENOUGH LOVE TO LOVE ALL OF THEM.

AFTER ARGUING WE WITH LOVE WE BOTH AGREED THAT WE JUST LOVE THEM!

BESIDES IT WAS VALERIE FISHER'S FAULT BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE JUST LOVES LOVES!

HIS SCENT

YOUR SMELL HAS BECOME A PART OF ME.



I SMELL ON MY SKIN!


I SMELL IN MY MIND!


WHEN THE SKY IS COLORED IN BLUE AND I FEEL


THE WARMTH OF THE SUN, I SMELL OF YOU!


AT NIGHT WHEN THE BREEZE ROLLS ALONG SIDE


THE OCEAN WAVES, I SMELL YOU!


WHEN DAY MEETS NIGHT DURING


THE FIRST MOMENTS OF STILLNESS, I SMELL OF YOU!


I SMELL OF LUST!


I SMELL OF HURT!


I SMELL OF HOPES OF LOVE!


I SMELL OF YOU!

LEARNING ME

I NO LONGER HAVE THE PATIENCE TO LEARN ANYONE ELSE.



I'M QUITE BORED WITH THOSE I HAVE LEARNED.


AND I STILL DON'T KNOW MUCH.


ITS RACE I DIDN'T KNOW I HAD TO RUN.


I CAME IN LAST BUT MANAGED TO STILL BE FIRST.


SO MUCH TIME I HAVE LOST!


BUT I NEVER KNEW TIME WAS MINE TO KEEP.


THE IDEA OF RIDING THIS TO THE END IS LIKE A DEAD END STREET.


IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS NO END IN SIGHT.


TRAVELING IN TIME AND SPACE I THOUGHT I WOULD FLY.


I CLIPPED MY WINGS AND DECIDED TO WALK.

COSTLY

IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TICKET I WOULD NOT KNOW HOW TO COUNT.



I CAN'T IMAGINE SKIPPING THAT MANY TOLLS AT ONE TIME.


CHANGE IN MY POCKET, CHANGE IN PURSE, DOLLARS IN MY WALLET.






MAYBE I WAS BEING LAZY AND I DIDN'T WANT TO COUNT.


I PROBABLY COULDN'T REACH IT'S SOMEWHERE ON THE GROUND.


ARE YOU GIVEN CHANGE WHEN IT'S UNDER A DOLLAR?






I WONDER SHOULD I FIGHT IT OR GIVE IN AND PAY IT.


IS IT WORTH A FIGHT WHEN I KNOW I'M GOING TO LOSE?


COULD JUST PAY IT BUT IT'S LIKE MONEY BURNED.






CHECKING THE DATES LISTED I REMEMBER YOU WERE THERE.


RIGHT BY MY SIDE WINDOW DOWN ENJOYING THE NIGHT AIR.


A SONG WAS PLAYING ON THE RADIO MAYBE I DIDN'T HEAR IT.






DID YOU SAY HERE COMES THE TOLL?


OR MAYBE YOU THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.


IF I TALK NOT RAISE MY VOICE IT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NIGHTS OF RAIN

LOOKING AT THE RAIN REMINDS ME OF THE NIGHTS YOU



HELD ME CLOSE BUT WAS SO FAR AWAY.


AT TIMES I FOUND MYSELF CRYING WITH THE RAIN.


IT REPLENISHES THE SOUL AND CLEANSES THE SPIRIT.






HOLDING THE THOUGHTS OF YOU.


I FEEL YOUR ARMS CLOSE TO MY HEART.


NEAR MY NECK I REACH FOR YOU.






THE RAIN AGAINST THE GLASS REMINDS ME I AM HERE.


IT FEELS LIKE YOUR FINGERTIPS TAPPING ME EVERYWHERE.






IF THE RAIN CLEARS I KNOW THIS IS THE LAST OF YOU I WILL SEE.


NOT A DROP NOR A TEAR I SAVE THEM ALL


HOPING YOU WILL COME BACK AND BE WITH ME AGAIN.






THE RAIN IS COUNTLESS DROPS OF TEARS AND FEARS.






HOPING YOU BELIEVE ONE AND NOT THE OTHER.


AFRAID OF LOSING I STARE LONGER.


TRYING TO COUNT EACH ONE BUT NO ONE IS THE SAME.






IT SERVES PURPOSES AND GIVES NEW MEANING.


TWO OF THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT IN MEANING.


THERE IS NO ONE OR THE OTHER.






I NEED THEM BOTH JUST SO I CAN FEEL THE RAIN.

PROFESSIONAL OR UNPROFESSIONAL

"I KNOW THAT IF POISON IS IN A VIRAL WHICH SAYS P-O-I-S-O-N AND HAS A SKULL AND THE CROSS BONES, THAT IT IS POISON. BUT IF YOU POUR THE SAME THING INTO BAVARIAN CRYSTAL IT IS STILL POISON?" MAYA ANGELOU



I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT MAYA ANGELOU MEANT BY THAT! WE CANNOT EXCUSE OURSELVES WHEN WE SPEAK AND BEHAVE IN SUCH DEROGATORY MANNERS. OUR GENERATION AND CULTURE HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY WERE BAD MEANS GOOD AND HATE MEANS LOVE. THE REASON FOR THIS CHANGE IS SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR GENERATION AND CULTURE HAS MADE IT SO EASY.


YES, THERE ARE SEVERAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL REASONS BECAUSE OF THIS BUT THIS CANNOT BE OUR EXCUSE. AS ONE WHO DESIRES TO BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION BY EDUCATING MYSELF AND OTHERS. WHAT AM I TO DO?


I KNOW I AM NOT TO SPEAK NOR BEHAVE IN SUCH A DEROGATORY WAY BUT WHAT IF I AM USING THAT AS AN EXAMPLE, ANALOGY OR METAPHOR JUST TO ILLUSTRATE TO GIVE MEANING. NOT MEANING TO THE DEROGATORY ACTIONS BUT THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LESSON I AM TEACHING.


DEALING WITH THE SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT ARE OUR GENERATION IS NOW FACING SHOULD OUR CONCERN BE WITH THE DELIVERY OR THE APPROACH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DELIVERY SHOULD NOT BE AN AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL TO APPROACH. BUT ARE WE TRULY ENSURING THAT WE ARE DELIVERING THE IDEA OF EDUCATION TO ALL. THAT IS THE QUESTION I HAVE WITHIN MYSELF. MY CONCERN IS WITH THOSE WHO DEFINE BAD AS MEANING GOOD AND HATE AS MEANING LOVE. I KNOW THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE NOT APPROACHED. DO I BELIEVE THIS IS THE ONLY APPROACH? NO! I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE JUST THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND DRAMATIC APPROACH.


POISON IS POISON REGARDLESS OF THE COLORFUL LABEL OR WITH A BOW BUT WE HAVE TO REALIZE THAT MANY OF US HAVE TASTED OR DRANK THIS POISON AND GROWN A LIKEN TO THE TASTE.

GREAT JUGGLING

IT SEEMS LIKE IN LIFE WE ARE ALWAYS GOING FROM ONE TO THE NEXT.



FROM A BABY TO A CHILD TO A TEEN THEN TO ADULTHOOD.


IN THE MIST OF ALL THAT WE REMAIN SOMEONE'S CHILD, SOMEONE'S SISTER.


WERE ALWAYS SOMEONE TO SOMEONE ELSE.






WE ACCEPT ITS THE LIFE CYCLE AS LIFE IS MEANT TO BE.


NOTHING TO DISPUTE OR PROVE TO BE TRUE.


IT'S A BLESSING TO MAKE IT FROM ONE TO NEXT.






FROM FRUSTRATIONS WE ARE ENCOURAGE TO GROW.


WITH GROWTH COMES INDEPENDENCE TO BE FREE AS WE THINK.


LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE AS A PLANNED ESCAPE.


BUT WHAT WE PLAN FOR IS TO BE FREE!






NO LONGER SOMEONE'S CHILD, SOMEONE'S SISTERS JUST SOMEONE!


NOT A BABY FAR FROM A CHILD NOW WE ARE ADULTS.


BACK AT THE BEGINNING WITH NEW FRUSTRATIONS.

LIST OF WORTHY BOOKS FOR KIDS TO READ

"THE PAST MOVES ME & WITH ME ALTHOUGH I REMOVE MYSELF FROM IT. IT'S LIGHT OFTEN SHINES ON THIS NIGHT TRAVELER & WHEN IT DOES I SCRIBBLE IT DOWN. WHATEVER PLEASURE IS IN IT I NEED PASS ON. THAT'S HAPPINESS. THAT I AM" VIRGINIA HAMILTON IS ONE OF THE MOST HONORED AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS FOR CHILDREN'S NOVELS.




HERE IS A LIST OF THE BOOKS SHE HAS WRITTEN. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE THESE BOOKS WITH THE CHILDREN IN YOUR LIFE!



ZEELY

THE HOUSE OF DIES DREAR

THE TIME-AGO TALES JAHDI

THE PLANET OF JUNIOR BROWN

TIME-AGO LOST: MORE TALES OF JAHDI

M.C. HIGGINS THE GREAT

ARILLA SUN DOWN, JUSTICE AND HER BROTHERS

DUSTLAND

THE GATHERING

SWEET WHISPERS: BROTHER RUSH

THE MAGICAL ADVENTURES OF PRETTY PEARL

WILLIE BEA AND THE TIME THE MARTIANS LANDED

A LITTLE LOVE

JUNIUS OVER FAR

THE PEOPLE COULD FLY

THE MYSTERY OF DREAR HOUSE

A WHITE ROMANCE

ANTHONY BURNS: THE DEFEAT AND TRIUMPH OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE

IN THE BEGINNING: CREATIONS STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

THE BELLS OF CHRISTMAS

COUSINS

THE DARK WAY: STORIES FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD

DRYSLONGO

PLAIN CITY

WHEN BIRDS COULD TALK & BATS COULD SING: THE ADVENTURES OF BRUH SPARROW, SIS WREN AND THEIR FRIENDS

A RING OF TRICKSTERS: ANIMAL TALES FROM AMERICA, WEST INDIES AND AFRICA.

SECOND COUSINS

THE GIRL WHO SPUN GOLD

BRUH RABBIT AND TAR BABY GIRL

WEE WINNIE WITCH'S SKINNY.

SARAH E. GOODE

AFTER THE CIVIL WAR SARAH E. GOODE GAIN HER FREEDOM MOVED TO CHICAGO AND OPENED A MODEST FURNITURE STORE. DEALING WITH THE DIFFICULITIES OF NOT HAVING A ENOUGH SPACE SHE WORKED ON A IDEA OF COMBINING A FULL SIZE MATTRESS WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF A CABINET, DESK & SHELF. IN JULY 1885 SARAH E. GOODE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO APPLY FOR A PATENT AND AWARDED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.

LUCY DIGGS SLOWE

STRONG IN MIND AS WELL AS BODY LUCY DIGGS SLOWE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO HOLD A MAJOR SPORTS TITLE. IN 1917 SHE WON THE NATIONAL TITLE OF THE AMERICAN TENNIS ASSOCIATION. TWO YEARS LATER SHE CREATED THE FIRST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF ALPHA KAP...PA ALPHA SORORITY WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN DEAN OF WOMEN AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1922.

CATHAY WILLIAMS

IN 1866 CATHAY WILLIAMS WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AT THE AGE OF 17 SHE KNEW THE ONLY WAY TO BE FREE WAS TO ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY NOT AS A WOMAN BUT AS WILLIAM CATHAY. DESPITE HER CONTACT WITH SMALL POXS & MANY ILLNESS CATHAY'S GENDER WAS NEVER DISCOVERED IN 1868 HER GENDER WAS FINALLY DISCOVERED AND SHE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

HEALTHCARE REFORM

I ASK THE RESIDENTS OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, NEBRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH & WASHINGTON TO GIVE THE "UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE" A CHANCE! MAYBE IT WON'T WORK? MAYBE IT WILL? IN BETWEEN THOSE MAYBES ARE LIVES THAT DESERVE NOT JUST HEALTHCARE BUT UN-BIAS HEALTHCARE! IN ORDER FOR ANYTHING TO FAIL IT HAS TO HAVE A STARTING POINT GIVE "UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE" A STARTING POINT.

I ASK THAT EVERYONE SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE WITH THE UNITED STATES FIRST ATTEMPT AT OFFERING "UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE." AT TIME WHEN EVERY PENNY COUNTS PLEASE REALIZE SO DOES HUMAN LIFE! IF WE STAND AS A GREAT NATION THEN WE MUST STAND TOGETHER AS A NATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO TRULY BELIEVES EVERYONE DESERVES A QUALITY OF LIFE THAT BEGINS WITH HEALTHCARE.

THE CENSUS

THE UNITED STATES CENSUS IS A DECENNIAL CENSUS MANDATED BY THE CONSTITUTION THE FIRST CENSUS WAS ON AUGUST 2ND, 1790. THE POPULATION IS COUNTED EVERY 10 YEARS THIS COUNTS CREATES FUNDING & PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION. THE FIRST CENSUS 5 STATES WERE NOT INCLUDED DELAWARE, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, NEW JERSEY & VIRGINIA. THE CENSUS DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF SOCIAL & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR EACH STATE.

JOAN OF ARC

"I AM NOT AFRAID I WAS BORN TO DO THIS!" A PEASANT GIRL FROM EUROPE KNEW HER LIFE WAS TO FIGHT FOR HER RELIGION. JOAN OF ARC JOINED THE FRENCH ARMY DURING THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR IN THE 14TH CENTURY. SHE LED THE FRENCH ARMY TO IMPORTANT VICTORIES & THE CORONATION OF CHARLES VII. AT THE AGE OF 19 JOAN OF ARC WAS BURNED AT THE STAKE FOR DECLARING HER VISIONS WERE FROM GOD. IN 1920 JOAN OF ARC WAS DECLARED A SAINT.

THE GOOD FIGHT!

PARENTS STOP DEFENDING YOUR CHILD'S BEHAVIOR WHEN THE QUALITY OF THEIR EDUCATION IS THE TRUE FIGHT! PARENTS FIGHT FOR QUALITY SCHOOLS, TEACHERS AND ADMISTRATION FOR YOUR CHILDREN. WE CAN NO LONGER AS PARENTS DEFEND OUR CHILDRENS BEHAVIOR IF THAT BEHAVIOR COMPROMISES THEIR EDUCATION.

THE "N" WORD!

THE WORD NIGGA IS THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EVEN IF IT'S USED AS A TERM OF ENDEARMENT. BUT WHEN WE CALL A YOUNG GIRL A "HOT ASS" NO ONE IS UPSET. THE WORD "HOT ASS" IS USED TO DESCRIBE A YOUNG GIRL WHOSE BEHAVIOR IS HIGHLY SEXUAL FOR HER AGE. MOST YOUNG GIRLS WHO ARE HIGHLY SEXUAL IN NATURE WE...RE MOST LIKELY VIOLATED. IF YOU EVER USED THE TERM "HOT ASS" KNOW IT HAS NO TERM OF ENDEARMENT!

BEVERLY JOHNSON

IN 1892 VOGUE MAGAZINE MADE ITS DEBUT AS A WEEKLY PUBLICATION THAT TOLD STORIES OF THE TIME & CULTURE. IN 1974 BEVERLY JOHNSON WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO GRACE THE COVER. AS A MODEL SHE PAVED THE WAY FOR FUTURE AFRICAN AMERICAN MODELS & CHANGED THE IDEA OF BEAUTY & FASHION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. THROUGH YEARS OF LIVING INSIDE THE WORLD OF FASHION SHE LAUNCHED HER OWN COSMETIC & HAIR EXTENSIONS LINE.

SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON

AIM FOR THE STARS SO THAT YOU CAN REACH THE TREETOPS & AT LEAST YOU'LL GET OFF THE GROUND" IS WHAT SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON'S FATHER TOLD HER. IN 1964 SHE WAS VALEDICTORIAN OF THEN SEGREGATED ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. SHE WAS AMONG THE FIRST WAVE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS TO ATTEND M.I.T. IN 1973 SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO EARN A DOCTORATE DEGREE FOR PHYSICS FROM M.I.T. IN 1995 SHE WAS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON AS THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE NRC (NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISION) BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HOLD THAT POSITION. IN 1988 DR. SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL WOMAN'S HALL OF FAME.

IDA GRAY

"HER BLUSHING WINNING WAYS MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE FINDING AN EXTRA TOOTH TO ALLOW HER TO PULL." IDA GRAY WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES TO EARN A DEGREE IN DENTAL SURGERY IN 1890. IDA GRAY OPENED HER OWN PRIVATE PRACTICE IN CINCINNATI FROM 1890 TO 1895. HER NEXT PRIVATE PRACTICE WAS IN CHICAGO. SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE TO PRACTICE DENISTRY IN THAT CITY IN 1895.

"THE PAST MOVES ME & WITH ME ALTHOUGH I REMOVE MYSELF FROM IT. IT'S LIGHT OFTEN SHINES ON THIS NIGHT TRAVELER & WHEN IT DOES I SCRIBBLE IT DOWN. WHATEVER PLEASURE IS IN IT I NEED PASS ON. THAT'S HAPPINESS." VIRGINIA HAMILTON WROTE OVER 35 CHILDREN BOOKS THE MAIN CHARACTERS WERE AFRICAN AMERICANS. IN 1974 SHE WON THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR HER NOVEL, "M.C. HIGGINS THE GREAT."

I KNOW MY POSTS ARE VERY LONG IN DETAIL & MY PICTURES ARE NEVER OF ME. I CHOOSE THINGS THAT ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN ME. IT'S SO MUCH OF THE PAST THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT CAN SHAPE MY FUTURE. BY ME LEARNING & POSTING THEM I CREATE MORE INTEREST FOR MY OWN LIFE. FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL I AM POSTING HISTORIAL FACTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN WHO CHANGE HISTORY & CREATED A NEW HISTORY FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS.

JAN ERNST MATZELIGER

"THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING!" JAN ERNST MATZELIGER IS THE REASON WHY. IN 1882 HE CREATED A SHOE LASTING MACHINE THAT ATTACHED A SOLE TO A SHOE IN ONE MINUTE. THIS REVOLUTIONIZED THE PROCESS OF SHOE MAKING WHICH WAS DONE ALL BY HAND. HIS MACHINE PRODUCED FROM 150 TO 700 PAIRS OF SHOES IN ONE DAY VERSUS ONLY 50 SH...OES A DAY BY HAND. IN 1883 JAN ERNST MATZELIGER RECEIVED HIS US PATENT FOR HIS INVENTION.

BLANCHE KELSO BRUCE

BORN ENSLAVE BLANCHE KELSO BRUCE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SENATOR TO SERVE A FULL TERM IN THE US SENATE FOR MISSISSIPPI. AT THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN 1880 HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN ANY VOTES AT A MAJOR PARTY'S NOMINATING CONVENTION FOR VICE PRESIDENT. THAT SAME YEAR HE WAS APPOINTED REGISTER OF THE TREASURY HIS SIGNATURE WAS THE FIRST OF ANY AFRICAN AMERICAN TO APPEAR ON US PAPER CURRENCY.

JUPITER HAMMON

"IF WE SHOULD EVER GET TO HEAVEN WE SHALL FIND NOBODY TO REPROACH US FOR BEING BLACK OR FOR BEING SLAVES." JUPITER HAMMON WAS ENSLAVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE HIS POEM, "AN EVENING THOUGHT" WAS PUBLISHED IN AMERICA IN 1760 THE FIRST FOR A AFRICAN AMERICAN. AT AGE 78 HE DELIVERED HIS SPEECH, "ADDRESS TO THE NEGROES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK," THAT SPOKE ABOUT HIS LIFE AS A SLAVE & HIS DEVOTION TO CHRISTIANITY.

BAC IN THE DAY..

I was just curious about a few things regarding how people raise they kids now and days. I was just wondering on a few things on how the parents today are raising their children. For example, when I was younger I had a damn bed time and believe me, my mom enforced it every damn night. Now there were times when I use to try and stay up past that time. You know, when you use to be real quiet watching tv hoping your parent didn't realize it was past your bedtime. LOL. But shit, now and days these parents let they kids stay up at all times of the night. My kids bedtime is 9pm. They have a cell phone and I make them turn it off when they go to bed. So why is it that when I turn it on in the morning (being nosey) alerts are going off for text messages? So this means somebody else's kid is up past 9pm and texting my damn kid like they ain't got school the next day. I mean to me, I think 9pm is a good time for an 11 and 9 year old.

I also noticed how parents today don't really teach they kids manners or at least enforce them if they do teach them manners. Do you remember when you were little and you cut into a grown folks conversation what happened? If your mom was like mine, she back slapped yo ass. You didn't even need an explanation as to why she hit you because at that point you already knew why. Not these parents today. You can be talking and they cut right the fuck in and don't say excuse me or anything. The sad thing is, the parent won't even correct them, hell they start conversating with the kid on what they had to say. You be sitting there thinking, Wasn't I just talking?

Another thing was how todays parents don't make they kid eat all they food. Shittttttt, when we was little our parents made us sit there all god damn night with that plate until we got done. What was they famous words, If you don't eat then you not getting any dessert. (lol) Hell, if ya mom was my mom, she'd put that plate in the frig and make ya ass eat it for dinner the next day. These parents today will side with the kid, don't make them eat the shit and even reward them with a snack after they didn't even eat. Like what type of shit is that? Times were hard back in the day and you were lucky to even get 3 meals a day. Shit with niccas, lunch wasn't even a priority back then. It was breakfast and dinner, that's it. You might get dessert here and there. Now kids seem to think they need a damn snack every day after dinner. And the parent be right there to give it to them.

Are the kids that are being raised today lacking the responsibility that we were given when we were younger? Like these kids today come home from school and head right back out the door to play. Hell not me. When I was little I had to do my homework first, then any chores I had before I was allowed to go anywhere. Parents today don't seem to give they kids any chores. They don't know how to wash a dish, vacuum, dust, wash clothes, cook, clean the bath room, just nothing. Hell every Saturday me and my sisters were cleaning the bathroom and washing clothes and what not. Ask a kid today what chores do they have to do. 1st thing they might say is, What's a chore? Please, I have boys and I'll be damned if they are raised as not knowing how to do things for themselves. I don't want them to be the type who has a girlfriend and has to depend on her to do everything for him. I want him to be able to cook when she's not feeling up to it or be able to handle the house while she's away. I know when we were younger our parents use to tell us chores were a way of helping us learn how to be mature. And you know us kids, always thought we knew it all. Was probably thinking, what does cleaning the bathroom every Saturday have to do with teaching us to be mature. But it's not until later on in life that we see that these things did make us mature and it helped us when were sent out into the world. But parents today don't seem to see that and they raising these kids to always rely on mommy or daddy and then them same parents will be wondering why when they child gets to be an adult they can't do anything on they own. The females will be the needy ones who cling on to men that can take care of them (financially) and the boys turn into the men that always need the female to do things for them. .Updated about 10 months ago · Comment ·LikeUnlike
Shiana Williams likes this...Chera Gallagher Yeah your right!! My kids are far better then me n the morning hell im grown and I still can't get up n the AM. I sware ii get up yelln at them 2 get up I look at the clock its like 10 30 they are gone for school already and guess what none of them have been late for school

JUDGE PENNY

I don't know if people watch this show but it's something like a court show but it's mainly like Family Court. It's not about suing anybody it's about families having problems and coming to court to try and solve them. Well a single black female parent came on with a set of twin boys (17). Only 1 was in question though. Apparently the boy had been kicked out and he came to the home and stole from the mom while she wasn't there. Later he had taken nude pics and posted them on the mom's page on the internet and was chatting with guys as if he was the mom and giving the strangers her number, address etc. Men were coming to the house and calling the mom's cell phone. But the entire time the young boy is answering the judge's questions he's smiling. Not laughing but he just got a smile on his face. He was on probation for hitting his mom and just a bunch of other shit. But it was sad because while the mom is telling all the shit he's done he ain't cry, he ain't show any type of emotion other then the smile on his face. And when he would talk it was just a smooth talk, no anger, no yelling, just reg talking. I wrote this as a note because hell it scared me and the judge. The mom would call him the bad twin or a demon. The judge was saying how that may have led to why he feels the way he does about his mother. But she also stated that if they didn't get this boy some help that he would go out killing people and not having any remorse about it. She herself even stated how he hasn't shown any emotion the entire time in court or even acted like he was sorry for all the things he did to his mom. To me this was worst then the chicks that be on Maury. I must be an emotional chick because tears did come to my eyes because the case was rather sad. I guess seeing it would be better then reading it from me. It's a you had to see type thing. I don't know it's one of them cases where maybe this would make it better or that would have helped. Obviously his dad wasn't around so maybe that may have helped him in life. It's like guys don't realize how much a child needs them and how valuable their presence is to their child. But for this kid, I think he has alot of work that needs to be done to help him.

FRIENDSHIP

Love is Blind. Friendship is Clairvoyant!

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.

When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do.

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for a reason you need them to be.



Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on.



When people come into your life for a SEASON, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season.



LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person; and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Someone also said that the best way to keep friendships from breaking is not to drop them.

SLAP!!

Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a Wal-Mart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler's mother to keep her quiet.

A police report says after the stranger hit the girl at least four times, he said: "See, I told you I would shut her up."

Roger Stephens of Stone Mountain is charged with felony cruelty to children. It was unclear if he had an attorney and a telehpone call to his home Wednesday was unanswered.

Authorities say the girl and her mother were shopping Monday when the toddler began crying. The police report says Stephens approached the mother and said, "If you don't shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you."

Authorities say after Stephens slapped the girl, she began screaming.

AFTER READING THIS I IMMEDIATELY LAUGHED. NOT AT THE SITUATION ITSELF BECAUSE THAT WASN'T FUNNY. BUT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN MY HEAD A MILLION TIMES WHEN I'M IN THE STORE SOMEWHERE. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN SOME WHERE AND HEARD A KID CRYING OVER PROB NOT GETTING HIS/HER WAY AND YOU THINK TO YOURSELF "I WISH THAT KID SHUTS THE HELL UP" OR "SHE/HE NEEDS TO WHIP THAT KIDS ASS" OR BETTER YET "I FEEL LIKE SLAPPING THAT KID". READING THIS ARTICLE WAS LIKE WOW, SOMEBODY ACTUALLY DID IT FOR REAL. LOL

LIFE

IN LIFE PEOPLE GO THROUGH THINGS NOBODY WOULD EVER KNOW OR UNDERSTAND

MANY YEARS LATER WE STILL SURVIVE W/O A HELPING HAND


LIFE WASN'T PERFECT BUT WHAT IT WAS AS WE GREW OLDER


IT JUST TAUGHT US STRENGTH AND TO BE A LITTLE BOLDER


WE TRY OUR HARDEST BUT FOR SOME THAT JUST ISN'T ENOUGH


BUT WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE HAD IT ROUGH


LIFE MOVES ON, LIVING IN THE PAST IS A WASTE OF TIME


STOP HOLDING ON TO PEOPLE'S PAST CRIME

SOMETIMES HELPING THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES IS POINTLESS


BECAUSE WE TRY AND TRY BUT END UP GETTING LEFT CLEANING UP THE MESS