Thursday Gospel

If unconditional love cost Jesus his life, what makes anyone think love won't cost them something?

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 28, 2016

The lesser of two evils is still evil.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 29, 2016

Defined By The Opposite Sex

Men who seek validation from women are as bad as women who seek validation from men.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 28, 2016

I get it, men love women. What's not to love about a respectable woman who has her affairs in order, in addition to her relationship with God? The problem lies in some men who are so incensed by women, they're willing to sacrifice his manhood for one. In 2016, that's called simping. Now, I'm all for showing respect to women, but I'm against men who break their necks trying to get noticed by one. From paying her bills to taking care of her children, and basing his entire life on being validated by women, these dudes need to cut it out. Men who seek validation from women are as bad as women seeking validation from men. If a woman doesn't approve of him, he gets in his feelings. Some of these guys will go as far as killing themselves if a woman doesn't check for him. The way my self esteem is set up, I could care less if a woman notices me or not. If she likes what she sees, great. If not, life goes on.
Men should never let themselves be defined by the opposite sex's approval.

Tuesday Wisdom

Something to keep in mind:

When you worry about what other people think of you, you give up the power to enjoy you. Your opinion of yourself is your key to happiness.

— Erica Mena (@iamErica_Mena) August 30, 2016

Personally, it makes me feel better knowing God leads me to be the answer to someone's prayer.

Be happy when God answers your prayer. But be more thankful when God makes you the answer to someone else prayer.

— Will Smith (@WillSmithTwts) September 1, 2016

Supporting The Worst

In the black community, if you don't side with killers, drug dealers and gangsters, you're considered a COON. SMH at the stupid logic.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 24, 2016

Do some blacks realize how stupid they sound co-signing the criminal element in the black community? It must be a social media thing because whenever blacks discuss the black community's dismal state, some blacks defend the criminal element. In the black community, if you don't side with killers, drug dealers and gangsters, you're considered a COON. Well, I and other likeminded blacks will embrace that coon title proudly. It's idiotic logic like this which is why I don't go to many places where blacks are the majority, because there's always some foolishness going on. If a black person supports the inner-city criminal element, they're a disgrace to the black community.

Friday Gospel

If you're going to accuse someone, make sure you're not guilty of the very offense you're trying to pin on someone.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 22, 2016

People switch sides for opportunity. Nothing wrong with that if the other side has more benefits.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 23, 2016

Haha, you're struggling

People who laugh at others' misfortunes have poor character.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 22, 2016

This tweet is the clean version of what I originally planned on writing. We all have struggled, are struggling or will struggle at some point in life. No one's immune to hard times, so why laugh at someone's misfortune? People who laugh at others' misfortunes have poor character. I say that because any decent human wouldn't laugh at someone's struggle because they know it could be them. Then again, we live in a foul world so there are people who are that pathetic to laugh at someone's misfortune. These are the same people who would be in their feelings if someone laughed at their struggle(s). I'll take it one step further: People who laugh at others misfortune are failures in life.

W.B. Ward: The Builder Of Men

Published author W.B. Ward has a FB page called The Builder Of Men, where it gives valuable information on how men can better themselves. As noted, the information is common sense (he admits this himself), but from what I see, some men have forgotten what manhood so this website (The Builder Of Men) is a good place to start. It's painful to see so many broken men. Look at the millions of men who populate the criminal justice system; most of them wouldn't be locked up if they had the proper male influence coming up. What if there's no father present in a boy's life to show him how to be a man? A boy's first example of manhood comes from his father, and if there's no dad present to show him how to be a man, then there needs to be strong father figures available (uncle, coach, mentor, etc.) to show him the way. A woman can't teach a boy about manhood because she's not a man, so one shouldn't be confused by what some single moms may say otherwise. 

I've said for the longest that manhood is on the decline because some men have forgotten the proper standards of manhood. Back in the day, men didn't gossip about other men behind their backs. If a man had issue with another man, he brought his grievance to that man face-to-face. Now, dudes gossip about each other like women and they wonder why some women have no respect for some of them. Well, how can a man expect a woman to respect him if he's carrying on like a woman? She can't, and won't (as she shouldn't.) I especially enjoy the Physical Fitness aspect of W.B. Ward's Builder Of Men website because if a man's on point physically, he'll be on point in other areas of his life. This is why I dedicate myself to a consistent 4-5 day weekly fitness routine of 20 minute cardio followed by powerlifting style strength training at my gym. It's tough, but I feel great afterwards. Those who are serious about becoming better men should visit the author's website (located in the first paragraph of this blog). I've had a good foundation on manhood, but I'm all ears in seeing manhood from another man's perspective. Salute to my classmate and published author W.B. Ward.