Turn it OFF

There is a time and a place for everything. 
There is a time to let go completely of criticism, prejudice, envy, jealousy. Regardless of how messed up we are we need to be able to get to the place where we can turn OFF the switch. Make yourself a robot. Yes, you are human but you are also a robot.
When someone is telling you about their accomplishments and about how their life has improved, don't just put up a facade of being happy for them while deep down you feel insecure or envious. Drop off all your emotions and baggage and actually be happy for that person. Forget about yourself COMPLETELY and delve into their happiness.  

The world is bigger than you. You are a tree in a story about a forest. Everyone is a tree... stay in touch with the best ideals....

How does it feel?!

Too many options

Too many options
6 days before I turn 25. The bar is getting higher and stakes are getting higher. I have been reading my bible and saw in Proverbs 23:4 a direct rebuke to me. Something about pursuing wealth being frivolous/evil. I used to think that by age 25 I would be totally financial independent, would have started my own business and would be on the way to becoming a multi-millionaire.. well, I just recently had to defer my student loans because I could not keep up with them. I am a man of many ideas... maybe too many. I need to adjust. 100%

But in a way I do not feel bad. I know the past few years of my life haven't been wasted. I might have made financial sacrifices by going to live in Paris and in Nigeria for certain periods of time but I am confident that everything I have gained has more value than the financial tradeoffs. I have a proud past and a bright future.

Sometimes I think about my counterparts... the youth of today. I am really sad for the youth. Even if me and all the people close to me get jobs/start businesses and end up very happy, a lot of people will still remain jobless. The problem is REAL. I really want to do my part to help this generation. 

Blessings

Perfection + Random rantings

Perfection
I think I am close to perfection.
Well, I used to think I was close to perfection. I still do... sometimes.
There are some times though that I think I am (might be completely) flawed ... I look around the world and ask myself sometimes maybe I am the one who is confused/lost... I don't know. 

100%
When making decisions no matter how small I have started this technique of analyzing on how this could possibly be the worst or best decision I ever make. For example, I going to the supermarket to buy some bread - anything could happen to make this either the best or worst decision of my entire life. I try to appreciate the moment by saying to myself, anything can happen, your life can change in one moment for better or for worse. All I can do is live in the moment and appreciate it.... 100%

Inexplicable
I find myself either doing things or not doing things and not being able to explain them but knowing that it is right for me. For example, every time I meet somebody I shake their hands and lean forward because my brain tells me it shows respect. I wouldn't have been able to articulate this if I hadn't read it somewhere about leaning forward being a universally acceptable way of deferring/showing respect for the other person. Beautiful.

I am. You are.

I am an artist. You are an artist.
I am a farmer. You are a farmer.
I am a politician. You are a politician.

Yes, we are all all of the above and more. You are an artist because you have the ability to create, -- just the fact that you can imagine makes you an artist.
You are a farmer because you sow everyday, every minute, every second... you might not know you are sowing.. but you are and you will reap whatever you sow.
We are both politicians because we are always influencing  people (or trying to), always putting on masks and looking on how to protect our images. We are politicians because we are either still learning how to be 100% real or just unfortunately caught up in the status quo...

There's a new dance craze, its called The Politician... Its 2 steps forward, 1 step back and 1 step sideways...



unlearn the wrong things....

Think before you act, Do not Complicate Your LIfe.

Think before you act, don’t complicate your life.

I got some coca cola from someone. It was hot. I got home and put it in the freezer thinking to myself “I will come back and get it in the next 30 minutes or so”… The next day I went to the freezer and… the can had exploded and the content had scattered all over the fridge. 

Darnit...

It took me more than 30 minutes to completely clean the affected segment of the freezer and while cleaning it I thought to myself... “if I had just spent 10 seconds to think before performing that action (putting it in the freezer), I would not be in the situation”.

My lack of thinking and lack of knowing myself caused me to lose 30 minutes that I could use for something else. Notice here that I am not complaining about the coke that I lost but about the tradeoff loss made to me through laziness.

Think before you act… do not complicate your life.