Ye' told me to kill ya'll to keep it 100 - Jay-Z
Life is a
strenuous process sometimes, regardless if you have it all or you don't. It's
never an easy outlet to happiness. Whether it comes early or it comes late, that
struggle will come. You will know when you life's defining moment comes and you
have to make that decision that will either make you great or make you an
absolute failure. But failure is defined differently when you ask the person. I
tend to think that failure is also winning because without it, you can't define
success. Plus losing is never losing in my opinion. You can always find a way to
succeed, it just might take you down a road you don't want to really go down,
but you're going to go down it. There aren't a lot of people in this world
willing to do what it takes to succeed. They look at the people that just have
opportunities and people helping them at every turn. When in fact the vast
majority of us don't. We have some help but we don't have all the help in the
world, we have what we have, ourselves, and the faith in the big man upstairs,
if you believe in that kind of stuff. BUT, in between the bad and good times,
you have to deal with life's little nuisances. Those little nuisances in my life
are usually very, very annoying. I don't outright say something about them but I
do come here and I give you some solid posts about them lol. With this being the
8th entry and second of 2014, (the first being in January, so I'm doing good on
not being too annoyed these days).
But you know it's always something or someone doing something stupid at all times, and I just so happen to be in the vicinity of it, how unfortunate.
But you know it's always something or someone doing something stupid at all times, and I just so happen to be in the vicinity of it, how unfortunate.
I have this new
found beef with "personal trainers". I'm not talking about the ones that are
certified and all that other stuff. I'm talking about the ones that aren't and
are aspiring to be one or the freshly minted ones that have too much motivation
coming out of their pores. Those are the ones that don't really sit down with
the people that come to them to get them in shape and listen to each one of
their stories and make a unique plan for them. Instead they want to bash their
skulls in the treadmill and tear their bodies up even more. For instance, I'm
trying to get my life back together. Now while I may not be the typical fat boy,
I am none the less, now I'm different, I got hurt jumping out of airplanes in
the Army. I also worked 12-14hr shifts for about year together if you add it all
up. Now I'm not complaining or making excuses, I'm trying to let your dumb ass
know why I can't just up and run 10 damn miles on the first day. I have a
serious back and knee problems. I am a former athlete, I know for a fact that
you have to do more than just run, you have to do strengthening exercises and I
have to learn proper stretching techniques. Now I will be damned if you think
you're going to guilt trip me into thinking that running is life. Bruh, I hate
running, so if you try to make me run all the time, I will hate you. I am no
longer in the service, I know for a fact that I don't have to run anymore. Hell
I don't even want to run, I don't really want to lose too much weight, I just
want to get rid of my beer belly because it really bothered my ex for medical
reasons from a past situation of hers. Like I had to go before I punched that
young man's face in the back of his skull. Don't be fooled by the pictures, I'm
actually in more shape than most people realize. But anyways, if you're a
personal trainer reading this, take the time to get to know your client and ease
them into the process instead of trying to go hard or get your money worth in
the beginning. Because at the end of the day you're job is just as important as
a doctor's, you have to take care of those people that come to you in
confidence. They need you to help them with their confidence, not me, but you
know there are some people that actually need it, so don't be a dick
head.
While we're
on the topic of dick heads ..
Some dudes need to get their life, and when I say life, I mean the whole damn thing. I know people live different lives, have different upbringings, and learn different life lessons. I get it, I really do. But some shit is just common sense. Ok I have not shied away from my own personal struggles in my blogs, that's what they're based off. I'm currently trying to get my whole life together, like every aspect of it, and it's coming along quite nicely I must say. But it gets really annoying when the people that I perceive to have their life together from the outside, do the dumbest things. Right now I'm going to speak on the guys who have nice jobs, or in school, and have a whole supportive, down to earth woman at home doing all the right things. Now usually I could give two shits about what people do unless it starts coming over into my own personal life, which it has. I am not one of those type of guys that go to the club or bar every weekend looking for love and cheap dances to get my angus excited. No, I go out to enjoy my homeboys and chit chat it up while hearing songs that I like and just trying to dance. If anyone has ever seen me in the club or bar, it's more along the lines of what Ace Boogie did in Paid In Full, I come in, see the people that I know, go to my little spot and laugh it up all night while doing stupid dances from 2007. I really don't understand why a dude who has something special at home is asking me "where the hoes at". Bruh, even if I knew where they were, I'm not telling you because I'm not about to be involved in your murder case when she finds out about the dumb shit you're trying to do. Plus dudes are almost 30 and they're still trying to do the same thing we did back in college. I would really like to see people take that next step in life. But today isn't set up for dudes to be thinking long term, instead in the world of easy access women, they'll forever be on that level of life, and the dudes that think like me at this age will slowly, but surely become phased out. Like I'll never get that, maybe it's because I actually lived my life and I've done a lot, so therefore I know there's nothing out in the streets from me. Hell I know I'm ready to take the next step in life, and I know who I want to take it with, but ya know, that whole getting my whole life together thing is kind of keeping me from being great. So now I have to deal with the headaches and annoyances of being single. Man, being single is some ass these days, especially when you know who you want.
But
that doesn't stop the foolishness from rolling in.
So
with being single comes a lot of headache for me. I'm not particularly keen on
jumping into things so I do a lot of chilling. Those were the circumstances at
which I lived my life before my most recent breakup. Now that I'm in a situation
where I'm single and actually not looking, it's worse than before. I honestly
hear a lot of dumb shit in my direction from females trying to make themselves
look good or sucker me into trying to talk to them. I don't know if it's true,
but I've heard from multiple female friends that they can sense a man who's
ready for the next phase in life, aka marriage & children. I for one will
admit that I am completely oblivious to women and their attempts to flirt with
me. I honestly think that women are just being nice when they speak to me. I
don't think I'm unattractive by any means, I just feel like I'm not really the
type to get approached or whatever you want to call it. But as I said, I'm not
looking so I'm in this position where a lot of females make subtle comments
towards me, with me noticing it now that it's been explained to me, and I think
they can sense my not wanting to be messed with and try a little harder. Well
the one instance that really annoyed me, and kind of irked my nerves was this
young lady saying to me that I would be more desirable if
"You actually let it be known some of the things that you own, women
love shiny things and that attracts them like a kid in a candy
store."
Now I
have a couple of problems with this, one being I don't own that many things in
this world and I'm currently trying to get rid of the unnecessary and bring in
the things that I personally want in life. The second being that the type of
women that showing off those shiny things brings, I do not want around me in any
capacity. If you follow blog, you'll note from day one that I do not mess around
with women who aspire for the materialistic things of this world. I love a woman
with some substance, and goals in life of her own. So the fact that she even
uttered that statement towards me turned me off from even finishing the
conversation. But I was courteous enough to let her finish what she was saying
and at the end of it I told her simply "God Bless". Now that threw her through
the loop, she started yapping off at the mouth about how I must think I'm better
than those women and blah blah blah. I'm not going to share with what I told
that young lady after she said that to me because I feel as some of that may
come off as condescending, but she got my drift, and I proceeded to leave it at
that. Like I always say now a days, that's how some folk choose to live their
life, and that's fine, I don't, so I distance myself greatly from that with no
judgment. I really feel sorry for the dudes dating these days though, seems like
there's a vast majority of women looking for the come up rather working to
acquire their own. But that's another blog topic for another day.
While
I'm on the topic of women folk ..
I
understand the process of changing and becoming mature and genuinely changing
for the better. Well there are always those who change for the worse, and now
that we have social networks, it's kind of an annoying process to see because
they have the outlet to just say whatever the hell they want to say, and usually
it's a lot of hoeish stuff. Them and those women that are "feminist", twitter
has just exploded to be very annoying most of the time. Now no I don't have a
problem with true feminist because I actually understand where they are coming
from, but it's the ones that actually use the word feminist to hide their hurt
ass feelings and try to hide that hurt behind a wall of unnecessary commentary
about how women don't need to do this and that in a relationship and blah blah
blah. I'm one for women being equal and all that shit, hell I want my wife
working just as hard as I am for the sole purpose of having her own money in the
event of my death or other tragedy, a safety net if you will. Now while all this
is cured with a simple mute of keywords or the unfollow/block/spam combo that's
so often deployed in extreme cases, and I'll add that it is their page and they
can do whatever they feel they want to because they it is THEIR account. I just
feel like a lot of people can learn a thing or two about knowing when to shut up
and take some notes, instead of spewing all the retarded shit that they think is
the right thing to say.
Which
brings me to my final point.
*Inhales, Exhales*
Man I
don't know if it's a new thing that came into effect in the last ten years, hell
the last five, or it has been around for ages and social network only helped
bring it about to a more significant platform, but I feel like a lot of people
started off as saying things just to get people riled up, aka trolling, then I
personally think those people said the dumb shit they said just to fit in with
the crowd, then now it comes full circle with people actually thinking that
trolling comments are actually the right comments to make. I don't know man,
it's really a sad thing when people all join up together to be a team of
misinformed group of individuals instead of having some sort of couth, listening
to the facts and making educated decisions. I have seen a lot of bad decisions
recently, and when I say a lot, I mean A LOT of bad decisions. But I think it's
one of those things where people just don't care anymore. Whether it be the
older crowd who continuously point their fingers at our generation as the ones
who messed it up, our generation for not taking onus of how things are and
leading the change like we're suppose to be, or just the younger generations
being so damn smart with the advancements in technology and easy access to
information on the net that they aren't smart enough to put it all together and
make better decisions that the previous two generations before them, (three if
you count the elders still around who no one wants to listen to because they
think they don't know shit, but really they do because they lived full life's,
and rougher ones that we will ever know). Either way, the more the way things
become, the more I'm inclined to detach myself from a lot of people and make my
life more and more private. Now I am going to vote, and volunteer more, but as
for day to day functions, man the stupidity and unneeded comments as to why I
should think like other people think, I will forever be good on. You know that
old saying, "Ignorance is bliss"
But
if those are wondering what my train of thought is, then stop, you won't ever
come close to what I'm actually thinking or feeling, because usually people are
going left, when in fact, I'm all the way right. So until next time, take a
gander at the Dalai Lama's 18 Rules For Living, that's what I'm into, no
I'm not a Buddhist, it just makes sense, don't have to be another religion to
adopt good ideas into your life to make better decisions.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R's: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
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