Music Is My Savior

Isn’t it funny how you can listen to a song and connect it with a certain moment you lived in your life? Music is such a beautiful art that I feel is SO underappreciated. I can listen to a song that’s years old and still remembered what I was doing when I would have the song on repeat from back then.

Currently Playing: With You; Artist: Chris Brown- Great memories with this one. I’m pretty sure I was still in high school trying to figure out what the meaning of life was. Or I was being a normal teenager obsessing over my high school crush. (Not going to name any names of course) ha.

Another thing about music that I’ve learned is that these artists really know how to define what love is, in every possible manner.  Love with friendships, with family, with sex and even emotion. There are even songs that describe how people feel when in love. And of course there are the love songs for when break-ups happen.  

Favorites for love songs (these range in all different genres and love spectrums): Falling in love at a coffee shop; Landon Pigg, Teenager in love; Paul Anka, Stolen; Jay Sean, Breaking up is hard to do; Neil Sedaka, Summer love; Justin Timberlake, Your love is my drug; Kesha, Wait for you; Elliot Yamin, Impossible; Shontelle, Knock you down; Keri Hilson ft. Ne-Yo & Kanye West, Gallery; Mario Vasquez. Just to name a few!

I still cannot believe that before I was deprived of all the beautiful music there is in the world. My life was shut out to only the mainstream music played on the radio or things that my friends introduced me to that I thought was good. Soon enough, I learned about the other music in the world. Right now, I’m obsessed with Jazz/Oldies music. It is so amazing. I feel like those lyrics and the music just reaches into my soul and touches it. I love having the ability to appreciate this music.  

Current obsession artists: Frank Sinatra & Chet Baker.

Currently Playing: I need a girl pt. 2; Artist: P. Diddy- There’s a pretty woman next to me, to share the dreams that I believe, maybe we can start a family. Someone that truly understands, how to treat a man, this is what I need. OK, how about we change up those words to make it appropriate for me, or for any woman. All we want is some lovin too! (Not that I’m not loved, just speaking up for my ladies!)

Then there’s the music that has that vibe. The beat hits us, our bodies start flowing, legs start moving and the next thing you know you’re dancing away. Salsa, rap, hip-hop, Indian- whatever it may be. It gets us ESTATIC! It may be playing at the club, bar or even car and the only thing you want to do is dance. I just wanna dance! Ha ha! You sing at the top of your lungs and you dance the night away. You really don’t care who is watching or who is around because as long as the music is going you are too.

Songs that are fun: I shake I move; LMFAO, XXXO; M.I.A. Ft. Jay-Z, I like it; Enrique Iglesias, Show me a good time; Drake, Shots; LMFAO! I could seriously go on forever with this list.

I CANNOT live without music. The first thing in the morning I think of what I can jam to, to wake me up. And whatever I listen to in the morning puts me in that mood for the rest of the day. Usually that’s why I listen to some good songs to make me smile or dance. I don’t know what I would do without it. It’s there for me when I’m sad, when I’m happy, when I feel the love and even when I don’t. Music completes my life. I can’t play any music, I sure can’t read it, but I DO know how to appreciate it. Music is my savior.

Currently Playing: Lovers and Friends; Artist: Usher, Lil John and Ludacris.  

I think it's an appropriate song to leave off on. :) 

I want. I wish. I have.

I want things to be different.

I want my only worry in the world to be when the next dance practice is going to be and how many people were going to come.

I want to get away from reality.

I want everything to go my way.

I want people to be nicer and have good intentions.

I want to make my parents and people who love me proud.

I want to eat something.

I want extra pulp orange juice.

I want to be brilliant.

I want more friends.

I want to have more faith.

I want to make an impact on the world.

I wish the world was a better place.

I wish the good things in life were handed to me.

I wish no one has to suffer.

I wish there was no evil in the world.

I wish I was more motivated.

I wish the hardships in life would go away.

I wish I had some fruit snacks right now. (And someone to share them with)

I wish I had some extra pulp orange juice.

I wish I had all the money I could have and then I wish to help people with it.

I wish people weren’t so difficult.

I wish people didn’t do things for themselves.

I wish for true love.

I have an amazing family. (Especially my broski, he’s the best.)

I have loving friends.

I have the ability to make my dreams come true.

I have a car.

I have food and water.

I have an education.

I have regular, no pulp orange juice, because the store didn’t have any pulpy orange juice and it made me sad.

I have a place to live. (Multiple actually)

I have curly hair.

I have shoes and clothes.

I have a laptop.

I have a religion.

I have you.

Do you get it?

 “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”- Oprah Winfrey

Boys Boys Boys

So I know I’ve covered this topic once or twice, but people really aren’t taking my advice seriously! BOYS! MEN! Whoever you are!! THIS IS FOR YOU!!

You’re the man of the house and you want to be treated like one, right? Well then act like one! Women are tired of seeing men who take longer than them to get dressed to go out. We’re tired of the guy who doesn’t step up and take responsibility for their actions. And we are sure as hell tired of the guy who doesn’t stand up for his woman. Look guys, women aren’t that complicated, seriously. We like compliments, we like chocolate, we want to know that you love us too, we want to know that you appreciate us getting dressed up  for you and we want to know that everything will be all right.

When we come to you for help with even the smallest things, we want you to know that we appreciate your opinion, even if we know the answers ourselves. Most of the time, if we don’t agree with what you said we’ll do it anyways. Women do that because we like our men to feel like men. Now, if you don’t stand up and act like a man, you make our jobs a lot harder. Come on, we make it SO easy for y’all! Don’t sit there and make that face you just made.

When you walk into a room, have your head up and demand the attention that you deserve. YOU are the man and you’ve got a beautiful woman by your side. SHOW HER OFF! She’ll absolutely love that.  We like attention too! In all seriousness though, if she took time out of her life to get cute for you, the least you could do is treat her like the princess she is. All girls are princesses and we fight for our throne, FYI.

Every girl LOVES surprises. It doesn’t matter if she’s told you that she doesn’t, because in reality she really does. Surprises mean: bringing her flowers to her dance performance, giving her favorite chocolate to her when she least expects it or maybe even coming to see her when she’s having a bad day. Little things like that will make her love you even more.  Another thing every man should know is that she really does love you more than you love her. Unless it’s not working out, well then that’s just y’alls problem!

This may be the most important thing I can ever say to a guy. DO NOT LIE TO US!! We know when you do it, you suck at doing it, you’ll make everyone’s lives hell, so just DON’T DO IT. You guys ask why women get so paranoid and insecure. It’s because you lie to us. You make us go all crazy figuring out why you lied to us, if we did something wrong, if you’re not happy, why we’re not happy, etc etc. Honestly, it’s just not worth the hassle. Oh did I mention we know when you do it; because we do. A woman’s instinct is usually never wrong and you’ll just get yourself in trouble. DON’T DO IT!!

Guys, seriously… Stop being so lame 

Why?

Has anyone ever noticed that the simple question why, is always the hardest question to answer? I’ve always wondered why people do the things they do, and I never seem to get an answer!

For example, I wonder why some women wear makeup to the gym. It is unattractive when the makeup starts sweating off and it is even more unattractive when they try to clean it up and it gets smeared all over their faces. Yet some ladies go to the gym looking like they are going on a date. The gym is probably the worst place to pick up someone, by the way. Another thing I’ve noticed is that women go to the gym wearing these small and tight provocative clothes and expect men not to follow them around or stare at them inappropriately. Why wear those clothes if you are just going to complain? Plus boys will be boys, right? They see someone attractive or just someone showing off their business, and wham, their brains become inactive.

I’ve also always wondered why people hurt one another. Granted, some people truly believe they didn’t intentionally hurt someone; but harm was still inflicted. One of my favorite quotes by Sir Sultan Mohammad Shah states, “You can break a mosque, you can break a temple, you can break anything that can be broken, but don’t break a person’s heart, because that’s where the lord resides." Yet, hearts are broken daily. Whether it is a lover breaking another lover’s heart or a friend breaking another friend’s heart; it happens all the time. It seems like heartbreak is inevitable.

I wonder why people take the risk of falling in love. The simple joy of love could be the worst thing anyone could ever experience. Then again, it could be the best thing that ever happens to someone. I’ve heard love makes people vulnerable to one another. Well obviously if you’re giving your 100%. But why take the chance on someone and give them the opportunity to stomp all over your heart?

I wonder why people feel the need to gossip about one another. Is it because they are jealous of what a person has or is it because they have that much time on their hands? Of course everyone gossip’s about their friends and family, but just because everyone is doing it, doesn’t make it okay for you to do it too.

I wonder why people hold grudges.

I wonder why people judge. I thought only God was allowed to do that.

I wonder why people get out of bed in the morning.

I wonder why people wear the clothes they wear.

I wonder why people don’t like extra pulp orange juice!

I wonder why people do the things they do… Don’t you?