Uninspired

So for awhile I have been uninspired, and I honestly can not figure out why.  For the longest time my greatest motivation and inspiration comes from wanting to make a difference in the world; to shake brains and provide consciousness to the consistently overlooked factors that hinder progress; to share my feelings of love and its power to affect (whether positive or negative).  And all I can do is continue to speak to you verbally and hope that the message speaks to you.  I can only hope that my passion creeps into you and sparks a fire that never dies.

The only way for me to get back in touch with my passion is to figure out why I fell in love in the first place.  I did that today.  I thought back to the beginning, when my soul was imparied and I felt that I had no where to turn.  When I felt that I had nothing, I sought refuge in a pen, and developed a voice poetically spoken.  Writing gave me breath.  I no longer had to wait to exhale.  I was no longer existing.  I learned from my mistakes, I could look back on the misery and challenge myself to be better.  My life became an example, a tutorial and I allowed myself to be read.

When I realized that I was not in this alone and there were others who shared the same views I wrote more for them.  I lived harder to share my stories.  I wanted to create a relatable journey, with no limits.  For I discovered that fear is the greatest factor in complacency and I despised it.  I wanted nothing but new experiences and I fought hard for it.  Always defying gravity, going against the grain and testing boundaries.  I didn't always make others happy, but I had to set my soul free in order to be beneficial to anyone around me.

Pain hurts but it is the best teacher.  No one wants to continuously relive pain.  Any sane human being will want to fight for better.  I hope that none of you are uninspired.  I am here to dispel all rumors, evil thoughts, and fear that has you binded to complacency.  That has you stuck in redundancy because you want to just "blend in".   God created chameleons for that.  He created you to matter, that is what you are made of.  Everything on this earth has a role, plays a part and their part matters.  You matter.

I wish I could rid us of all the negativity, and evoke positive thoughts in our blood streams, but that would just be to easy.  And anything worth fighting for is not worth having so, when I look back on my blogs, my literature and poetry in ten years; I need to be able to say I inspired clarity; that I turned on light bulbs that shined peace and serenity.
 

The Perfect Mate

Men are always so quick to say what they want or do not want in a woman, but what makes "a man" the know it all when it comes to finding a perfect mate?  I mean men can be pricks and some very single because they do not have the capacity to grasp the basics.  Yes women are naturally nurturing and emotional beings, but if it was not for our compassion and strength, a man, would not grace this earth.  We, women, are here to be fruitful and multiply.  We embrace woman hood and the capacity to give birth.  Ideally every woman would be able to understand that this is a true blessing, but everyone on this earth is not designed the same.  Some can withstand more than others because of mindset and its okay because the variance in individual personalities and capabilities make up diversity and no one really wants to be consumed in redundancy.   I mean what would the world be like if you could premeditate everything?  No spontaneity?  No surprise?

At any rate, women love men, period, naturally we are designed that way.  And just so I am clear, I am liberal, I take no offense to same sex marriages or partnerships, it is not my place to judge, but for the purposes of this article/post this is nearly my viewpoint and my relational interest as a heterosexual.  No disrespect intended.

So as a woman I want a man not afraid to show concern, when needed.  A man strong enough to admit his faults and confess his love and be better for the woman in his life.   A man that understands the heart of a woman is not a toy.  A man who takes ownership and handles his business.  We want the man not ashamed to love even when we have gained a few pounds.

I think is funny that men will go into detail about the woman he wants, what she should and shouldn't do, have or what she should and should not act like, but for a woman we are simple.  We love a man for that fact that we know his eye may wonder, or that his pride may interfere with what he is know he should or shouldn't do.  We accept that about you.  We will do our best to love and trust you but when you act out you leave us no choice but to do the same.

I just want men to understand that loving a woman is just as hard as loving a man and when you are overly demanding, insecure, jealous and prideful it hinders the love capability.  We just want to love you for who you are.  I just wish that instead of trying to define the "perfect mate" that we as men and women learn to love all of the things that make us fall in love.  Whether it is what would or wouldn't identify as the perfect mate.  We can love perfectly all of those things that surprises us.  That is what "falling in love" feels like.

Trouble

So I think we will be in great trouble if we continue to allow our youth to be miss guided.  There, in my opinion, is a common misconception about the education of our youth and their ability to make sound decisions however they seem to be making the adults believe that they are more than capable.  Just so stubborn and hard to please, what should we do with these troubled teens? 

My concern stems from the fact that there are more followers than leaders in this younger generation.  In my generalization I find that today's teen want everything handed to them and sugar coated, as my parents would say.  Don't want to know what's right, just want to do what is right for now.  Selfish and self-centered we allow these to be the generation that our children will see.  The generation that our children will long to be.  

Unfortunately they assume that life is as easy as what they see on TV.  They are all thinking of "get rich quick" schemes.  Everyone wants to be a rapper, and actor or a model with no foundation or brains to follow.  I find myself trying to explain and provoke understanding amoungst this generation.  They must realize that even if they do happen to make the right connections and/or happen to get to a place they want to be, what will they do if their attitude, lack of professionalism and poor speech land them on their asses?  What will they do then with only one degree, a hope and a dream?

I think that it is important for us to educate them at all cost.  Work experience and an education go hand in hand.  Just because you have a degree that does not certify your common sense or your ability to comprehend the tasks at hand.  Doing and reading is two totally different things; but what do we know?  Can't help for being told to just "let them live" and "follow your dream"!  Not to discourage the message but to educate about what work ethic and dedication goes along with that.  EXPERIENCE is key.  I believe that some of them think they are going to talk their way to the top.  What are you with no common sense?  Where are you with no ethics?  Where are you with no education?  Where are you without any sort of foundation?  Questions that we should make sure to provide the answers to.

I wish that you consider Generation X (as I am on the cusp of X and Generation Y or the Millennials), I will refer to that generation as "WE" , so please take notice to the fact that we are very hard workers, we understand the value of "paying dues" and we are willing to take what we need to get to where we want to be.  We gain the experience.  Please now consider Generation Y, a generation of followers, just like homosexuality is an epidemic, not to take it away from those who have chosen to take that path, but consider how many are just following.  Please also consider Generation Y and their ability to lean and concentrate on achieving goals in the entertainment or music industry?  How many of them are actually participating in internships or working to support the dream?  Most are just blogging, YouTubeing (for lack of a better term) or solely dependent on the Internet.  I watched a series of videos on youtube where "twerking" is the new thing.  Although it is a form of dance, parents are not considering the message it sends for a 12-16 year old making a video, with underwear on, "twerking" and posting it on the internet.  There should be no question of why are children are getting raped, its because their inocence is being stripped because of what is avaliable via internet for them to view and mimic.  Just think, if the Internet failed/crashed tomorrow, what would they do?  How would they respond?  Would they still have the same aspirations?

Again, these are only things to consider, and this is only a generalization, I would never say it is solely fact because there are some exceptions to the rule and I believe that behavior and perception is dependent upon up bringing.  In my opinion most single parent children learn from an early age the struggle and want to make sure to give their all to make a different and/or change their surroundings.  In comparison to two parent homes, where most of the children are crutched through life and worry not about the small things; therefore they take advantage of almost everything.  That which deprives them of acquiring traits of persistence and dedication.  And if there is persistence and dedication it is not for the greater good it is more often than not for self preservation. And once again, it is a generalization so if it does not speak to you individually.

I think I fear that we are troubled because we are amoungst a generation who does not understand what it means to struggle.   Struggle brings about humility which feeds sincerity and drive.