A piece of chocolate or a piece of fruit looks so much better in a pregnant woman’s hands than a cigarette, or alcoholic beverage.
Category Archives: Mind
Sweet Reward
Do not forget to reward yourself and treat yourself to something sweet for all the effort and hard work toward whatever it is that you love or do. Even if it is just your favorite hobby.
Sit down, relax, and chill!
Give yourself a pat on the back- and look back at the things you have accomplished no matter how big or how small.
As long as you have been fulfilled.
Everybody Needs A Break
I used to be on the go constantly at a time in my life not so long ago.
I have been to and have seen the loveliest places, homes, and attractions.
Pleasant visual outlooks have a positive emotional and mental impact amid the highlight of accounts experienced.
Environment is crucial.
As individuals, atmosphere is very important to the energy that surrounds us- or that can surround us.
Change is beneficial to our health of mind, state of being, and soul or spirit.
There is so much beauty within the serenity of nature.
Taking in scenery- inhaling breaths of fresh air.
It is vital to go places even if not too often- depending on the opportunity or scheduling one has.
Whether taking a trip around the world (overseas), around the states, or around the areas of local to distant vicinities around and within one’s own hometown- it is always fabulous to get away.
Mind, Body, And Spirit (Water Cleansing)
A bath is not only good for us physically, the act of bathing is also good for us mentally and spiritually.
It is well-known that baths and showers are therapeutic and serve as a wonderful, healing form of therapy and rejuvenation.
There is also a such thing as a cleansing of the aura and magnetic shield through purifying our bodies on the outside with water, body cleansers, and the right types of clean, detoxifying healthy foods.
We are all made up of body, mind, and spirit.
The same way a bath or a shower makes you feel revived and refreshed is the same way our minds and spirits get revived and refreshed.
Strive For A Healthy New Year
Another new year is here!
Everyone should always endeavor to love and respect themselves along with striving to constantly stay in good health.
Eat healthily, live healthily and think positively!
Have a healthy New Year.
Merry Christmas!
Because a savior was born everyone can spiritually be born again to live forever in eternal glory with our heavenly Father.
While everyone continues to have breath within their body and wake up to see another day here on earth it is not too late for them to accept and receive Jesus if they have not already done so.
This is the true celebration for a Merry Christmas.
The Holy Spirit
Throughout my early years Christmas had always been a time of food, festivity, and gathering for family and friends.
In my adulthood I have festivity and prosperity of a peace that lasts all year around.
Last Night: The Evening Before Christmas Eve 🎄
People were active and about last night, crowds in the stores doing last minute shopping for Christmas dinner, Christmas presents, and whatever else.
It was cold and windy out, but I braved through the brutal temperatures to pick up extra food and toiletries to cover me for the weekend.
The Best Presents Come Unwrapped
As children and even adults our parents want us to be happy. They always want the best for us.
Christmas used to be a fun, engaging time.
Back in the day the event was magnetically festive and energetic- exhibiting the true nature or spirit of what Christmas inhabited.
Many adults love to anticipate the receiving of gifts, but it is the children which served the ultimate excitement and joy.
Christmas never went by when I did not receive presents under the tree as a kid.
Despite the fact, my mother acknowledged there may come a time during Christmas when she may not be able to get me anything due to possible unpredictable events.
The day did come once, however, I was old enough where it did not matter.
We had a home that was secure, our bills were paid, we had food to eat, we had love around us, we had good health, we had God watching over us and our family members, and we had a long future to look forward to- those were the greatest gifts of all.
So, even though my mother enjoyed wrapping Christmas presents to surprise me the best presents came unwrapped, already out in the open to never be a lack thereof.
The Chimney Gave It Away!
As a child, and far before my time, parents told their children about Santa Claus as well as the tooth fairy.
The tooth fairy I never believed in as the concept made no sense.
I liked the idea and the impersonations of Santa’s at school or at the mall. The actors on television, the animations that portrayed Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Santa’s elves and Santa’s reindeer- I mean who did not love Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
But when it came to the story of Santa Claus being real, I had my doubts.
I wanted to believe he was real as a kid; however, things just did not add up for me.
Number one, Santa was too heavy for the reindeer to carry his sleigh- and what was there to keep the reindeers able to fly up into the air?
Number two, we did not have a chimney in my family home so where was Santa Claus going to slide down?
It all sounded good for imaginary fun or entertainment, nevertheless, the notion was not easy for me to agree with even at a young age.
I decided to test what I had been told. On Christmas eve I sat up in the two front attic windows of my home before midnight. When midnight came, I did not see Santa, his sleigh, or reindeers loaded with gifts making their way over my neighbors’ rooftops.
I said to myself, “He’s not coming”, Santa Claus’s not showing up a confirmation to the doubts I already had.
After I made my way from the attic steps outside the door, my youngest aunt had said to me inside the hallway, “Toya- there isn’t any Santa Claus”.
My mother laughed when I informed her about my investigation and ended her humor with “Your nosey little butt up in that window”.
It was better for me to know the truth anyhow because it was more exciting for me as a child to have my own parents buy me gifts than to have some old guy who flew in the sky.
Unbothered By Negativity, Upheld By Peace: Healthy Boundaries
Be healthy, be free, aware- yet unaffected by any negative energy.- latoya lawrence
It is no secret how people will smile in one another’s face then talk behind their back.
I have had people talk about me then come back to me to talk about the ones they talked about me to!
All of this childish shit that many adults do that I never had time for even when I was a child.
I have always been a straight up person. I don’t talk behind people’s back; I will tell them how I feel straight to their face. I have been this way all of my life.
Sure, everybody talks. However, everybody does not backstab each other.
There is a difference between harmless discussion and outright gossip or rumor spreading.
I never cared what anyone said or thought about me. I am a carefree spirit regardless of backlash or anybody’s opinion or attitude toward me.
I do not look for, and I definitely do not need the approval of others or to be accepted by others.
I approve of and accept myself and that is all that matters to me, but most importantly I am sustained by my Lord.
I never hung around a crowd, only dealt with a chosen few.
I know how people are, how many of them can be. I have that gift of insight.
I am a loner who has true friends. Yet a loner who can be alone without truly being lonely.
I always loved and treasured times spent by myself.
Never let the words or actions of others define you or destroy you. No one has any power over one unless one gives others the power over them.
Fruit For The Spirit: Crucial For Life
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. -Philippians 1:6
Just as our bodies need vital nutrients to sustain our physical health we need the essential nourishment of the mind, spirit, and soul as well. But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” -Matthew 4:4
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. -John 15:4-5
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“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. “That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear.
Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they are?
Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are.
And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? “So don’t worry about these things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
“So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:19-34
Morning Start
We should wake up each day giving our thanks and praise to the Lord. Then, we should continue to speak to him all throughout the day as often as possible.
We need his comfort and guidance. He is always with us his children, ready to hear and to instruct us within our daily walk with him. -latoya lawrence
After my initial morning talk/prayer to God, the first thing I did when I got up this morning was take my vitamins then I fixed me some breakfast.
I peeled and ate five tangerines along with two bananas, and then a while later, I made myself a full small pot of oatmeal.
By the grace of God I’ve been eating even healthier meals. Mostly fruits, vegetables and legumes.
It’s important for us to watch the things we eat and to prepare our own nutritious meals instead of buying heavily processed foods that aren’t beneficial to a good well-being.
Bags
I understand the situation with the intent of preserving our environment, however, this no plastic bags handed out for grocery packaging at the supermarkets is annoying and ridiculous to me.
I remember back in March or April earlier this year when the situation first went into effect, making everything so inconvenient, as we customers were instructed to bring our own recyclable bags.
We were all warned ahead of time through the media, yet I was holding out hope that the circumstance would eventually be overturned.
To my delight, I noticed certain supermarkets began reissuing out the plastic grocery bags to collect our items in again. The pleasantry last for a good while, nevertheless, I noticed not too long ago now the markets have repeated the action of not handing out the plastic bags to sell us all- mostly cheap quality- paper bags that usually tear apart before one can even get their groceries home.
Life is already hard within this fallen world. Particular authorities in government tend to continue to make some things harder than what they actually have to be.
Well-Rested
I stayed up late last night up into the wee hours of the morning watching some of my old favorite television shows as I frequently do here and there. Last night I viewed the Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock, Mannix, Cannon, Barnaby Jones, Highway Patrol and then Dragnet.
I love old shows and movies, there are so many on my list that it would be impossible to name all within a day.
I don’t stay up nearly as much as I use to watching television or doing anything else as nowadays a sleepiness creeps upon me that I do not try to fight. It is very important to get a good night’s rest or afternoon nap. We should never deprive our body of the sleep it needs. Rest keeps us additionally healthy and helps our minds to function better.
I sleep very well normally and It feels so good to be secured within the comforts of a welcoming bed.
Reading
Isn’t it wonderful to have a mother or parent who loves their child so much and who invests the time and effort into the ultimate welfare of providing for their child?
One of the most beautiful things to share with a child at an early age besides care and attention is a book.
Early learning and development is one of the most important bestowments that a parent can offer to their child along with it being another way to enhance a familial bond.
My mother always had books around me as she was an avid reader and she taught me how to read by the time I was two and a half years of age.
Reading is so conducive as it takes one’s mind on a journey to discovery, contemplation, imagination, adventure, and communication.
I loved the numerous types of books that my mother had purchased for me and I’d read them over and over again. One of my favorite childhood literary anthologies was the Bank Street Readers series of books.
My mother often took me to the library to borrow books that held my interest, and for the study of autobiographical book reports that I had to turn in during my elementary school years. It was both fun as well as educational.
Till this very day one of my favorite hobbies is to read. I was even presented a gold pen when I was eight years of age for being one of the best readers within the entire school.
All is owed to having a parent who prepared me for the world ahead of time.
Working With Alzheimer’s And Dementia
I’ve had extensive training in cognitive function and disorders as I worked in facilities and homes with those living and coping with forms and stages of dementia.
I’ve also observed hours of expert Teepa Snow footage through one of my past company’s orientation and training sessions.
I was trained under the supervision of a nurse to administer out medication and to evaluate and monitor the behavior of clients that I and others were assigned to while we occupied overnight shifts on the floor of the Alzheimer’s and Dementia unit.
There would be two of us on duty in charge of thirteen patients that we had to check on every hour when they were in their beds.
In general, those with dementia who repeated the same things over again never annoyed me, and if they’d get frustrated, or non compliant, I’d just wait until everything was all fresh and new to them again.
In more severe cases one just had to have patience and use interpersonal skills of effective method and technique.
In dealing with individuals who have Alzheimer’s and Dementia, everything begins with the proper way in how to approach and communicate with them, and this comes with understanding the nature and progression of their disease, and the way in how they process and react.
Bullying
Bullying doesn’t just only happen amongst children, many adults bully, and go through the oppression and torment of other domineering adults.
I don’t understand the intimidation and submission as I’ve never let anyone bully me with bullshit, the notion is very inconceivable to my logical reasoning.
I’m the extremely stubborn type, born under the zodiacal sign Taurus, no one could ever persuade me to do anything I didn’t want to do, or to go along with, I dared anybody in general to coerce me. They’d deeply regret it.
As a child, when I was in the fifth grade, I remember a girl by the name of Sandrine Adams. She was of Caribbean descent, and she was black and bruisy-looking, ugly and doofy.
She, with the help of unnatural circumstances, that was negatively occurring around me at the time, turned all of the other children within our classroom against me in order to scare me into joining her group of “colored kids”.
I, of course, refused as I would not subject myself to one ethnic group of children simply because I was also a shade of brown skin.
My mother had bused me out to a predominantly caucasian elementary school to learn at my high pace with all different spectrum of nationalities and ethnicities, not to be subjugated and segregated.
Who was this disturbed fellow student trying to divide up other students, and why were other children within her influence following behind her? The audacity had really pissed me off, and the situation had me all the more determined to stand, and hold my own ground.
I wasn’t a passive kid.
The need to control and to harass other people, especially at such a young age, stems from insecurities and/or mental issues arising from deep within.
Hazardous Workplace
About a week or two ago I was asked by one of my employer’s, because I do both retail and healthcare work, if I’d cover a three day fill in shift.
So I agreed to work the temporary assignment and I was given a little prior information and detail into the case.
When I arrived to my client’s residence I inhaled the strong odor of urine as soon as I walked through the door.
The mother of my client greeted me, lead me toward her son’s bedroom, then introduced me to him.
On the way through the home, I also inhaled a nasty odor reeking from the woman who was up in age.
The man was in his fifties and paralyzed on one side of his body due to a stroke. He was also overweight and wore a diaper.
I told him the diaper was too small as the fasten wasn’t reachable to cross over to the other side.
The man had gotten slightly offended by my words and uttered out to me, “I hate when people come and tell me the diaper is too small. These diapers are not too small I’ve been wearing this size diaper for years”.
I hadn’t meant any harm but the diaper was a bit too small to give him adequate protection to urinate and to move his bowels within.
In all honesty, I don’t know if manufacturers actually designed disposable diapers large enough to accommodate someone of his measurements.
Anyhow, we got past the disagreement, and I helped him out of bed with his diaper that didn’t properly fit, and all.
I helped him dress, put his leg brace on, I helped him balance himself, then I motioned him into his wheelchair and wheeled him into the porch to take his medication.
His mother was unable to push his wheelchair around the house because of his heavy weight. He needed someone to attend to him day and night. I was only there for the day shift he already had someone scheduled to come later on within the evening.
I’m between one hundred and thirty-five pounds to one hundred and forty yet I was able to lift him by the back of his pants to give him a jolt and I was able to push his chair.
It was all about technique to me, though, the man was indeed quite a load to bear, especially carrying the dead weight on one side of the body.
A physician came later that morning as a routine visit. This is how I found out exactly how much my client weighed. The doctor acknowledged the man was five hundred and thirty-five pounds, also addressing that he was morbidly obese, and since he was unable to proficiently stand or walk there was no way for him to exercise sufficiently.
He would just have to sit and lay and accumulate more pounds and additional health problems.
My mother didn’t understand how in the hell I helped to lift and push my client’s five hundred pound ass around his residence and tolerate the foul smells in which I professionally did.
The mother and the son were both nice and welcoming toward me and the man had apologized for his earlier attitude. The rest of the time that I had spent there had turned out very well, and the family was looking forward to my return.
However, I never made it back there. It just wasn’t meant to be. I had to call out for the other two days I was supposed to show up. My spirit just wouldn’t allow for me to go back under those hazardous conditions.
I also couldn’t take the chance of my client getting nervous due to the man’s confidence issues that he had revealed to me.
What if an accident occurred and he happened to have fallen on me? Then I may have been the one in need of attention and medical care.
Therapy Dogs
When I worked at one of the assisted living facilities I often occupied there were therapy dogs often brought in to offer emotional support, mental stimulation, and companionship toward the elderly.
In my opinion, therapy animals are lovely resources for any age group to pleasantly and significantly benefit from.
For those who are receptive to canines therapy dogs are a great enhancement to the lives of people and within the lifting up of the spirits to those in need of a humane connection.
It is particularly very assistive within the elderly environment to receive the therapeutic attributes in which a loving, friendly, affectionate, and comforting trained dog can provide to them.
The dogs themselves deserve the proper care and respect in return for all they do and the sacrifice they undertake in order to cater to our charitable (human) causes.
Canines have feelings and needs too and sometimes people don’t take into account how they may get overwhelmed and taken advantage of within their own doghood life periods.
Dogs are living beings also and shouldn’t constantly have their precious moments stolen away.
They need our therapeutic modes of solicitous and considerate treatment as well.
Vitamin Supplements
I highly recommend supplements that are vegan/vegetarian suitable, non gmo, without fillers, and that are labeled with legitimate seals and certifications of high quality, assuring the product consists of laboratory testing to confirm accuracy of contents as well as safety of consumption.
I was started on vitamins at a very early age.
When I got older and became extremely health conscious, I began my own independent voyage further and deeper into the benefits of supplements and their advantages.
My teenage years was spent evolving and gaining knowledge about spiritual and physical maintenance.
I consume both vitamin and herbal supplements and over my life long journey of indulging within the assistance of these fantastic tools in which consist of medicinal properties, and remedy, I can genuinely attest to the optimal satisfaction and wellbeing these lifesavers indeed provide.
Time In The Tub
A shower, of course, is cleaner than taking a bath, but both a bath and a shower is very therapeutic for the mind and the body.
Some people sit in the tub to soak for a bit then stand up to wash and rinse off in the shower.
With a bath one can lay back and relax and soothe effortlessly.
To enhance and enliven the bath it’s delighting to add bubbles for a sparkling foamy appeal, and feel.
The only down side to indulging within the penetrating waters of a lovely hot bath is that one has to get out of the tub before the dirt retracts back on them.
This is why some run the shower afterwards in order to assure a total clean.
However, a bubble bath would indeed prevent that problem by the soapy waters enveloping and dissolving the dirt within the tub while also stopping a ring of dirt from circling around the bathtub once the water is completely drained out.
I use to take a lot of bubble baths when I was much younger it made having a bath more enticing and fun.
Cigarettes
I’ve never smoked. I never had the desire to, and I don’t ever plan to.
Everyone within the home I grew up in smoked.
It is a nasty habit and one in which is quite addictive to the point of some individuals lighting and trying to get a drag from the filter of a cigarette butt.
The act of puffing on a stem of tobacco loaded with harmful additives made no sense to me.
The smoke from cigarettes is annoying to me as it goes up my nostrils to burn and to interrupt my breaths of clean, fresh air. It’s bad enough we have to inhale the pollutants and toxins within the outdoor air I didn’t need to inhale the poison in my home too.
These chemicals such as nicotine and the like sneak and get inside our bodies without us even using or indulging in the substance.
My doctor found a touch of nicotine in my urine once and she told me it was from second hand smoke. I was so disgusted.
When I smell people smoking drugs such as marijuana or cess I get sick to my stomach and sometimes have to take a poop as my body is stimulated to release out the toxins I had caught a whiff from.
I’m not knocking anyone who smokes I just don’t understand the point within doing so.
Interracial Couples/Relationships
If some people date and get married outside of their race who cares?
How does it affect the lives of others except for those who are negative and don’t know how to unjustifiably stay out of other peoples business.
I’d be more concerned about an undesirable mating with someone of substance, regardless of whatever race they are from because trash and degenerate people come within all colors, ethnicities, and nationalities, as this is a significant factor to mess up the bloodline.
Those are the type and kinds of people who need to stick with their own kind.
It shouldn’t be about color or race, but about one’s level and mentality, one’s character and dignity.
If specific people are able to relate to one another, love and respect one another, they have every right to peacefully join together with each other, whether in friendship or within companionship.
In reality, there will always be individuals who stubbornly hold their prejudices and cause friction on account of their hatred or intolerance yet it shouldn’t hinder anyone from being with who they want, being who they are, and living how they want to live.
Same Sex Couples
We almost cannot say gay, lesbian, or homosexual, or anything anymore because so many people are taking offense to certain labels and remarks whereas many others of us don’t mean any harm.
People are getting into trouble for just voicing their opinions and truths and some of this nonsense has gone too far.
This “me too” movement and the recognition of intolerance for discrimination against all category of people is indeed great, however, some people need to cool down and at the same time don’t start to take away our freedom of speech within the long run.
People are scared to speak on certain things due to the fact they could lose everything depending on what position and what area of employment and life they’re situated in.
Nevertheless, I’ll continue to speak my mind.
I don’t care who has sexual relations with who. Whether it is two men together, two women together, a man and a woman together, or people who are bisexual and go both ways.
I could care less as their lifestyle and the nature in which some of them were born has absolutely nothing to do with me or my life.
I’ve never had any personal negative feelings towards them. They are regular people just like everyone else who have their own preferences. I like individuals who are different and this is a versatile world.
I’m asexual, and proud to be, and one should be proud of who they are, and able to live in peace. I judge people by their character not by their ethnicity or sexual orientation.
Why people are hostile toward gays, lesbians, and transgender is beyond me. What they do and how they live their life should not matter to anyone if they are not bothering anyone and are not a danger to society. And, anyone can be a danger to society regardless of their sexuality.
People going around hating, assaulting, and killing other people simply because they are not heterosexual is ridiculous.
Candy Crush Once Again
A fun rush of Sugar Crush!
On June 14, 2019 I was at stage 71 of Candy Crush saga now I have reached all the way up to level 282 as of today.
I’ve been playing every day while I kill time.
This is my second going into the third week of indulgence and I’m doing quite good. The bombs, the fascinating explosive combination of candies, the gorgeous colorful fishies, the adorable yellow lemons and all!
The game is just so cute but annoying when I get stuck on those difficult periods of play yet I just stick it out and keep up the challenge until I eventually move forward to the next stage of delightful strategy.
Patience and determination is the ignition for mastering any enjoyable game.
Candy Crush Saga Indeed
Of course, I had heard of the game Candy Crush Saga, however, I had never played it and wasn’t at all interested in playing the game.
It wasn’t until recently this past week that I first tried it out.
In my youth, it was the arcade and atari video games Miss Pac Man which held my attention, along with centipede, and other fun shit. Years ago, it was Diner Dash. I had played once in a while on my computer as it was so cute and a entertaining way to occupy some time, and then Diner Dash 2 came out.
I even re-lived playing Miss Pac Man on my computer back then.
Now, I did actually find Candy Crush delightful yet I have to agree with senator Josh Hawley in an article I read about the tech industry luring children to snare money by having them pay for continued plays and upgrades.
I have to admit as an adult I was getting pretty pissed off when I lost my lives a few times and had to wait over twenty minutes “each” to gain each of my five lives back in order to play again which took over an hour. If I wanted to get past that, of course, I’d have to pay for several unlimited hours of playtime, and I refused to spend money only to unnecessarily add up for such a trivial purpose.
Candy Crush Saga is very cute and fun to play and it’s a challenging rush climbing up to the higher levels with more speed, but it ain’t cute and fun enough to make me want to shell out my sweet dough and let it all go to waste. No thank you!
It could actually lead to addictive behavior and gambling in some children as they’d be anxious and impatient to play Candy Crush and other so called free games then wiping out their parents pockets without first getting their permission.
Singer Prince And Society’s Veneration
The radio station is still continuing to celebrate The Purple Man’s life throughout the weekend since his birthday was yesterday.
People keep reminding the public that Prince didn’t celebrate his birthday because he was a Jehovah’s Witness. One female dee jay even praised Prince for having had to receive a sort of enlightenment from “above” for the instance.
I was twelve years old when I stopped celebrating my birthday and I was born with a Caul/Veil. I became a vegetarian at that age also, and I knew what life was all about back then as I avoided partaking in the so called “worldly things” of society as I had no desire to, and I’m forty-four now and have so much peace.
Many of us have already experienced revelations, have known things, and have lived accordingly to our spiritual alignments far before mainstream society became aware or fully aware of particular things, before the media reported findings or developments of certain things, and before many famous people came to know and incorporate circumstances into their own lives, yet because these people are in the limelight they receive special credit when all along there were people like us at earlier stages within our lives who were the ones to make the same discoveries.
I am not at all knocking Prince, nevertheless, I also have to mention that if Prince was a woman he would not be receiving all of this favorable attention and celebration as he had once lived a scandalous lifestyle. As sexually promiscuous and provocative as Prince was during his early days on up to the point where it eventually haunted him he would never have gotten so far with approval.
Of course, he had haters and those who weren’t fans of his just like others because everyone has their own preferences and taste, however, if Prince was female he would have been called every derogatory name in the book, and considered unacceptable to be revered in such a positive way for his talents and achievements.
If a woman behaved in the manner in which Prince did the instance would not have literally taken anything from her. She’d still have all of her faculties whether mental or physical but with the ridiculous double standard all her value would have just been focused on how many times she used her vagina and with how many different men.
To me, there is no difference because I am realistic. It is not always what someone does it is why they do what they do that justifies or excuses the situation.
I don’t care what anyone does with their body as it is of no concern to me, though, a man, in my opinion, who has many sexual escapades and encounters is not someone that is projected as maintaining his worth in comparison to a woman who is suppose to lose her’s within my eyes.
I am one who never went along with society’s bullshit and what is deemed as acceptable or appropriate.
This society is in no position and does not have the knowledge or authority to define what it is to be a woman and what contributes to her value and worth as only an individual within her own is able to define her own true identity.– miss latoya
Incident At A Rite Aid
Two weeks ago on a Sunday morning I went into a neighborhood Rite Aid. I don’t shop there frequently but from time to time usually to purchase a particular item on sale or to get something close by for my convenience.
I’ve also been a member of their shopping rewards program for years just as with a few other stores that offer card value savings.
So after I entered into the store I headed straight toward the vitamin aisle as I had just came from my local Vitamin Shoppe already with a bag full of supplements. Rite Aid carries Nature’s Truth supplements where you can always buy one and get another supplement item of the same brand for free.
While I stood in the aisle there was an older lady who had gotten there before me and had been taking her time scoping out what she wanted to buy and I could tell she’d been there a while before I myself had arrived. I usually do the same upon deciding what I’m going to purchase and I often take my time as I may come across additional items that will catch my eye for consideration.
In the process of the lady and I continuing to deliberate on the things that we were possibly going to buy I observed a store employee walk by the area twice and my guard went up as his behavior served to me as an alert to something “fishy” going on with him.
Shortly after, the instance escaped my mind, as not too long following I entered a few other aisles in search for more possible products to purchase. It wasn’t until I hit the shampoo aisle that this same lurking employee made a direct approach toward me.
“I need to check your bag”, he said to me.
“This idiot”, I immediately thought to myself as I instantly knew what he was implying.
“Why?” I said in response, Do you think I stole something?”
“No”, he said, as he was lying, of course.
“So why do you want to check my bag?” I asked him again. “You are suspicious of me”.
Still, this employee continued to deny my address that I was being accused by his assumption that I had been stealing, and kept suggesting that I let him check my bag.
Finally, I relented, while addressing, “Okay, but you’re not going to find anything”. And when I let this employee snoop into my bag full of vitamins he didn’t find one single item located from that Rite Aid store and I had a receipt to prove it if needed be!
Afterwards, he left me alone, however, I picked up a shampoo that was on sale and took it to the counter along with two other items that I had in my hand to buy.
I questioned the clerk asking her “Do you all in here randomly check customer’s bags and are customer’s allowed to bring purchases from other stores into this store?” I certainly already knew the answer to my question I just wanted to hear it from the cashier’s mouth herself.
Once she told me “no” to the first question and “yes” to the second one I told her to get me a manager. I had a strong feeling the asshole who hounded me was the manager and I was correct.
When he brought himself over to the counter I told him that I was reporting him to the district manager or someone higher up.
I questioned him in front of other customer’s as to why he asked to check my bag demanding that he just come out and be honest about it. I told him it was because of the color of my skin, my brown skin, and nothing else. I had been coming into that Rite Aid longer than he’d been working there as I had never seen him there before. I didn’t look or appear like a bum, I worked every day, and don’t have to steal anything.
The manager claimed he was suspicious because I stayed in the aisle too long which was bullshit because other people who were of a lighter complexion and different race were there inside the aisles longer than I was. He couldn’t come up with anything substantial and he was stupid because there were cameras everywhere.
This man was of Hispanic descent and he had the nerve to be leery of me as many of his ethnicity do actually believe that they are better than most blacks and will judge one on the spot whether they’re within the appearance of classy or not.
Well, he messed around with the wrong non stereotypical, proper speaking, intelligent, and dignified black female, and sure enough, without wasting any time, I went home and reported him. I had his name, the store location number, the time of the incident so they could roll back the cameras, and all.
Someone higher up got back to me the next day from Rite Aid customer service and thanked me for reporting the situation. They imparted if the manager did what he did to me on account of my race or color of my skin that he would do it again to someone else and assured me he would be reprimanded.
Full Figured Women
I come from a family of women that are within all sizes. Some are petite, some are average, and some are heavy.
My relatives are native southerners rooted in Meadville Virginia (Halifax County) and they weren’t ashamed of anything. The women were strong and independent and very hard and good workers. They didn’t get vexed by nonsense and persevered through grave times.
Weight had never been an issue with the women on my mother’s side of the family they weren’t self conscious about anything concerning their bodies. And I relate to them so well within mindset.
Often in general, there is talk among and about many women as well as men who are overweight, plump, or even considered too skinny. I never understood the degree in which some individuals place themselves in as well as others.
I and the particular members of my family would neither desire nor attempt to meet anyone’s criteria of what their appearance should resemble. Approval depends on no one but us and within our own selves and to our own liking. We weren’t the type to seek out acceptance from anyone including the world around us.
I can see if ones weight is a problem due to health matters and ease of comfort and the such but for mere public opinion I don’t see it. If one is happy with oneself that is pounds enough to carry around proudly.
The heavy women in my family were literally beautiful. They kept themselves neat and clean with stern and pleasant attitudes and confidently wore their weight well.
For The Love Of Books
With all of the technology out there I’m someone who still appreciates the pleasure of holding a book in my hand.
As an avid reader of all sorts when it comes to my favorite interests in novels I prefer admiring the jacket of a paperback illustration, taking my time out to search through the aisles of a book store to read the back covers, and skim over the pages upon deciding the perfect choice of my particular selections.
Online reading is a great and convenient option and resource for all, however, I love the old fashion way too and hope hand-held books are here to stay during this vast computer age.
I’m not into ebook reading when it comes to novels. I like to lay comfortably in bed turning the pages of a book that will keep me up all night and with anticipation or one that I just can’t put down for long. I just love that shit!
I remember B. Dalton bookstore and Borders Books and how they’re nolonger in business to shop at though we still have a Barnes And Noble to walk into.
Mind, Body, And Spirit
Food (any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth).
Our mind and spirit also need to be fed just as well as our bodies.
Harmonic alignment within personal environment promotes physical comfort, mental stimulation, and a spiritual peace which creates balance.
It is not about what is so-called normal as much as it is about what is healthy when going about individual well-being and how a person obtains fulfillment.
If we don’t pick out and wear the correct fit within accordance to our own specific foot size in proportion to area to breathe we just make the walk unnecessarily hard to bear.
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