"I remember when my brother s were acting up once and mad that we had to mind my mother? She put the three of us in the car and took us on a tour of juvenile hall. She showed us what our beds would look like. Then she took us to the corner in an alley and pointed to a box. Then she took us to the soup kitchen. She said its my house and my rules? Or ( Read more... )

Timon: [singing] Luau.
If you're hungry for a hunk of fat and juicy meat
Eat my buddy Pumbaa here, 'cause he's a tasty treat
Come on down and dine
On this tasty swine
All you gotta is get in liiiiiiiiiiiiiine
Arrrrrrre you achin'...
Pumbaa: Yup, yup, yup.
Timon: Foooooor some bacon?
Pumbaa: Yup, yup, yup.
Timon: He's a big pig.
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"At that moment, I saw how religious opinions become rules, and how rules become cultural norms, and how norms can extinguish the bright light of individual truth."
- Andrea Useem

I applaud her for sharing her story. Through this article I found her story. I too am a typical westerner that really had no clue as to the why of east indian clothing for ( Read more... )

And when will America give up on the Horatio Alger mythos?
If you work really hard, are thrifty, delay gratification and believe in Jesus you'll be Bill Gates at the end of the month.
- witchsistah

I am STILL laughing at that bullshit!

my my my

"A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong ( Read more... )

"Who do you worship?

I worship the things that are real. My children, my wife, and every day I have on this earth.

Me, I’d rather worship Christ … Who is worthy of worship.

Why is he worthy? Prayers aren’t answered, miracles don’t happen, bad things happen to good people, and evil things are done by Christians throughout the world. Why is that worthy ( Read more... )

Ok, so I got directed to a vblog on youtube for a fellow LJ. She is a black woman that married a white guy. Of course she's gotten a lotta of crap for it. So she responded how she's not there to judge and fuck anybody that doesn't like what she's done, right? Peep this comment,

Thanx sister,
Your sacrifice deserves an honorable mention.

This is war ( Read more... )

"what would your 1st line be in ❤ lettere 2 self ?"
by Erykah Badu

My 1st line would be, "Little lady, you're still going, still growing."

where romantic pursuits are concerned: "You don't owe an explanation. If you're not interested, then you don't have to be."

remember: if it feels like too much work to keep up with a particular someone, 9 times out of 10 it probably is. Not an easy pill to swallow (particularly when you're the one on the other end), but I will.
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Regarding money
"...I've never really been addicted to things. ...I've just never been one of those guys where I felt like I had to buy all of this stuff. What's funny is that it's not just black people that get caught up in material possessions. The wole country is caught up in it. That's why we're in the predicament that we are in now."

Check it ( Read more... )