JUST SAYIN THANKS...

This will be the last entry I post for the year so I’m going to take the time and give thanks and dish credit where it's due. This year has been bitter sweet in many aspects of life. I have been blessed by the Lord to live to see another year, but the unfortunate truth is that many have not. We have experienced losing loved ones, those who lost what they’ve worked for, displaced people, an unresponsive government, natural disasters, etc. However at the same time I also saw the good in many people, including myself. It was tough, and still is, but it does good to the heart to see that among the bad and unfortunate news there were also counts of people opening their hearts, pockets, and homes to help those less fortunate. In my own personal world I made some improvements to self. I have resumed my coursework towards my degree this year after a 4 year break from college. I have been able to look past people’s mistakes and ingest them as a learning lesson. I was introduced to blogging that consequently motivated me to continue a forgotten hobby in writing. Best of all, I finally made amends with my estranged family that I lost contact with in over 4 years, and it was the best way to start the up and coming year. Never would I have thought that I would have all these blessings come my way over the course of these past 12 months, and it is quite evident there is only one Man, Creator, Savior, to thank for. THANK YOU for allowing me to spend the Christmas holiday with my beautiful niece and nephew and family only You know I have missed for so long. THANK YOU for allowing me to see past the evil and hurt that attempted to block my vision this year. THANK YOU so very much.

I would also like to start 2006 by getting some ish off my chest while I’m out here. First off this blog experience has been amazing in so many aspects. What a feeling it was to discover there are other men and women on this earth who are faced with the same day to day issues as I. I can’t even remember how I was first turned on to blogging, but I do remember reading through different people’s thoughts and experiences and thinking-this is what I have been looking for all along. For years I would write material only to share it with “jump offs” or other kats, bootie calls, who were not interested in it at all. I would share a piece I had wrote or some passionate poetry, and all I can read in their eyes in a blank STARE was “when are you going to just shut up and fuck me”.

Through this blog not only can I keep a journal for myself but I can also share my talent with those from people from all over the place. Everyone’s blog is so unique and original in its own respect. SoI have finally put up what I call a Peoples Corner. I was tired of just browsing my way through others blogs and I wanted easy access to blogs of interest (in no particular order). There are many people whose lives I find not only interesting but also motivating, so if you’re on there it's for a good reason. Of course I will be adding more to the mix, this is just what I have come up with so far. I expect to meet many more inspiring individuals through my blogging experience and I hope my own thoughts and accounts can motivate others going through a similar time in their life. There may be some occassions where I might post something that might be taken offensive or out of context, please do not take it personal. I found that blogging came more at ease for me when I started to realize the material on here is for my own self. Not to impress some of you sexy men and women I have discovered through others links/comments, but to provide some type of “breadcrumb” trail to my journey into adulthood. Everyday I am faced with issues that test my faith and man hood, and I believe part of the growing process is the importance of being able to look back; not to dwell in it but to learn from the experience. With that being said, there is a special shout out I’m sending to all the bloggers that have inspired me to continue to work on my writing skills as a hobby. THANK YOU for giving me an outlet out of A4A, M4N, BP, etc. Thank you for reading and providing feedback on my writing, instead of revealing that blank STARE I was running from for quite a while.

Have a safe and Blessed New Year