Work Theme Song

I will now be listening to this song before I go to work from now on...and will be humming it in my head the whole day tomorrow as well...



Not hatin on the O'Jays original...but in my day...we kicked the ballistics!

New Theme Song

Quote

"It takes a whole lot of not having what you want to get what you want the most."

Jess B. Simple



Damn...Truth really is timeless ain't it?

Back Like I Never Left

Been really busy the last couple of days...Been very productive. I feel almost like a switch has been activated within me. I feel like I'm taking my life by the horns more and more. Making sure that with every passing day, something within my environment has changed for the better. Nothing feels better than telling yourself at the beginning of the day you will get something done, and it's done at the end of the day (well...almost nothing). I'm almost surprising myself with all the things I can juggle and handle through the course of a day. The intent of this isn't in any way to pat myself on the back (I do that enough in my own mind), but to hopefully cause someone to push their own limits. Get more aggressive with their own life. Rome wasn't built in a day, or even a week, so I can't say I'm the new poster child for getting things done, but I know I'm going to make a conscious effort to be more productive, thereby giving more of myself to the world. So far it feels really good...I can dig this...

A Great Man

I read the biography of George W. Carver entitled "George Washington Carver: The Man Who Overcame" by Lawrence Elliot today. I picked it up and couldn't put it back down. Whenever I engage in an episode of self-pity I try to think about the odds that those before me had to overcome. Reading about Dr. Carver and his accomplishments despite his VERY humble beginnings filled me with immense feeling of pride and gave me a definite source of inspiration.

What stuck with me most was a line in the book where Dr. Carver in his youth thought to himself during a personally trying time, "If God wanted my life to be easy and uncomplicated, he wouldn't have made me, of all things, a black man." I related to the fact that he could find humor in the midst of stressful circumstances, something that I believe comes from a deep inner understanding that it is all in God's hands.

I also admired his tireless and endless pursuit of knowledge. I too have an insatiable intellectual curiosity, a want to know everything about everything. I admired that he followed through with his curiosity to obtain a mastery of a variety of subjects, something that I definitely aspire to.

Last but not least, if I learned anything from his story, I learned the power of possessing a giving heart. Dr. Carver had an almost completely selfless existence. To be real with myself, I know I couldn't be completely selfless like him to the point where I'm dressing like a pauper and caring not about any form of income. I like nice things too much. But I do want to live more of a selfless existence. In the book, there was a point in Dr. Carver's life where he had to decide between pursuing an academic career and a career in the arts. He (obviously) chose an academic career because to him, a career in the arts was the path to a selfish existence. Going on to college and graduate school would allow him to learn a set of skills that would equip him to be able to serve others. I personally struggle with this decision almost daily between just going to law school or pursuing a career as a music industry exec. I know that I want to help others whichever path I ultimately choose, but I know that a law degree would allow me to help others in ways that a music exec could only dream...I wonder if I'm being selfish by doing what I'm doing...God and I are going to have to talk about that one...

For Those Who Are Having A Hard Day

I listen to this song sometimes to make me feel better...