Becoming A Target

Everyone is a target in some fashion. Some people are targets because they take a stand for right, others are a target because they're into illegal activity. When you become a target for standing up for righteousness, you're tired of ratchet behavior and your want to see an end to it. Depending on your state of mind, you may(not) be able to withstand the backlash. When foolishness is used to running amok, of course there will be backlash because no one's used to being checked for their foolery, so they will resist until one of two things happen: 1. They change their ways or 2. You give up because the backlash is too strong. When you're a target, people throw darts. Nobody knows what you don't reveal. You can't hit what you can't see. The best way to avoid being a target is by keeping your business to yourself. By flying under the radar, no one can use your information against you. Anyone who's into target shooting will tell you the same thing: You can't hit what you don't see. If someone can't see your business, how can they throw darts? They can't.

I've Got Some Tea

If a friend's always coming to you with some tea they heard about you, cut them off because they're playing both sides. A true rider will have your back and tell you how they stood up for you when the other person threw shade. Someone playing both sides will keke with the other person, then tell you "I'm not saying no names, but someone's talking down" We've all been there before. I don't care how long you've known them, cut it short before it gets major! Any so-called "friend who's comfortable enough to listen to gossip is no friend at all. These are the same "friends" that will smile in your face; you're too valuable to keep toxic people in your corner. True friends should never get comfortable in gossiping about you.