Good Morning To All,
It has been a long time since I got up on early Sunday morning to work on my blog. I have been in such a frenzy lately and find it hard to concentrate on just one thing. As I look back on the previous week, I have been thinking heavily on the future of our country and the world. Most important, the future of inner city youth. Living in the surrounding areas of Chicago, I hear of all the violence and despair in the urban communities. This is not something new; however, it is a problem when the problem affects the entire city and surrounding areas. In my honest opinion, I believe the underlying factor to these problems is no accountability. Some may blame racism, slavery, sexism, or whatever ism that may be out there. In life we make choices rather good or bad that can effect the rest of our lives. Man, I have made some choices in the past where I am kicking myself today for. I would love to mentor some of these communities, but reluctant because I can't even mentor my own kid.
Let me ask you a question, can you mentor someone when you can't even mentor your own child who is in your home?
On a pleasant note, I found this nail polish by Revlon called Scented Perfume. Me being me, opened the nail polish in the store to smell this scented perfume. It smelled like nail polish to me....acetone. I didn't care because I didn't choose the polish for the scent but for its price point of $4.99 on sale at Walgreens and the color. I tried the color on one nail this morning just to see how it would look. About 10 minutes later, I noticed an unfamiliar aroma surrounding me; like a mocha. To my amazement it was the nail polish. Go figure.
This week, I am going to concentrate on being a better person and a blessing to others. I am very blessed to have a roof over my head and a family that loves me. I came across a story of a former friend that lost her home to foreclosure and had to declare bankruptcy. This woman was a Lieutenant in the Navy and was discharged. I hate to see this happen to anyone. It just reminds me that we have to humble ourselves and never take anything for granted. Trust me, my family has been there and by the grace of the Creator, it does get better.
Blessings, and many, many Blessings to the Smith family.
It has been a long time since I got up on early Sunday morning to work on my blog. I have been in such a frenzy lately and find it hard to concentrate on just one thing. As I look back on the previous week, I have been thinking heavily on the future of our country and the world. Most important, the future of inner city youth. Living in the surrounding areas of Chicago, I hear of all the violence and despair in the urban communities. This is not something new; however, it is a problem when the problem affects the entire city and surrounding areas. In my honest opinion, I believe the underlying factor to these problems is no accountability. Some may blame racism, slavery, sexism, or whatever ism that may be out there. In life we make choices rather good or bad that can effect the rest of our lives. Man, I have made some choices in the past where I am kicking myself today for. I would love to mentor some of these communities, but reluctant because I can't even mentor my own kid.
Let me ask you a question, can you mentor someone when you can't even mentor your own child who is in your home?
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| Just a random picture of me taken my daughter before work. Clothes courtesy of Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft. |
This week, I am going to concentrate on being a better person and a blessing to others. I am very blessed to have a roof over my head and a family that loves me. I came across a story of a former friend that lost her home to foreclosure and had to declare bankruptcy. This woman was a Lieutenant in the Navy and was discharged. I hate to see this happen to anyone. It just reminds me that we have to humble ourselves and never take anything for granted. Trust me, my family has been there and by the grace of the Creator, it does get better.
Blessings, and many, many Blessings to the Smith family.
So true.
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