2023 Reflection

 As I reflect on 2023, it’s been good to me for the most part. I’ve had ⬆️ & ⬇️, but overall..I was blessed this year. I finished 12 hours in the Fall semester for grad school with a 3.5 GPA (overall GPA 3.4), so I’m setting the bar higher with A’s in Spring 2024 with 12 hours. If your 2023 wasn’t good, there’s a new year to look forward to, which means you can change your 2024 trajectory.

All Gas, No Brakes

 I’m in a season of all gas & no brakes. For me, this applies to getting back on track with my fitness, leveling up in my finances & finishing my final semester of graduate school.😎

Keep Some Things To Yourself

 People cannot attack what they don’t know about! So many people face opposition because they share their dreams with the wrong people.

Morning Thought

 Never force someone to make a space in their life for you, because if they know your worth, they will surely create one for you.

Your Pet Needs You

 Pets, it turns out, also have last wishes before they die, but only known by veterinarians who put old and sick animals to sleep. 

Twitter user Jesse Dietrich asked a vet what was the most difficult part of his job.

The specialist answered without hesitation that it was the hardest for him to see how old or sick animals look for their owners with the eyes of their owners before going to sleep.

The fact is that 90% of owners don't want to be in a room with a dying animal. 

People leave so that they don't see their pet leave. But they don't realize that it's in these last moments of life that their pet needs them most.

 Veterinarians ask the owners to be close to the animals until the very end.

"It's inevitable that they die before you. Don't forget that you were the center of their life.

 Maybe they were just a part of you. But they are also your family. No matter how hard it is, don't leave them."

Dont let them die in a room with a stranger in a place they don't like.

 It is very painful for veterinarians to see how pets cannot find their owner during the last minutes of their life. 

They don't understand why the owner left them. After all, they needed their owner's consolation.

Veterinarians do everything possible to ensure that animals are not so scared, but they are completely strangers to them. Don't be a coward because it's too painful for you.

 Think about the pet. Endure this pain for the sake of their sake.

Be with them until the end.🐾🐾🐾

[Shared]- from a friend

Sunday Thoughts

Sunday Thoughts:

1. Women who say “real men don’t argue with women” are toxic because some of them want a license to be disrespectful to him without him checking her. Miss me with that. 

2. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to all. Special condolences to those who have lost (including being estranged) loved ones during Christmas.

3. Life can take you on a rough journey, but the hard times will pass.

4. The first 4 letters of my name will determine my future financial status.😎💪🏾

5. My oldest niece Amya (she’s 21) said something that made lots of sense regarding the older & younger generation in church: A lot of young people are turned off by church because of the older saints. Some of them are judgmental & act like they’ve been perfect all their lives. Wow…and she’s right. I applaud young people for choosing NOT to get caught up in that nonsense. It’s better to church hop than sit in a church where you’re not fed spiritually. Until you find a solid church, where people KEEP IT REAL…nurture your own relationship with God.

Note: I’ve heard all the cliches: Keep your eyes on God, not man, no church is perfect, we all fall short, etc. Nobody’s expecting Christians to be perfect, just KEEP IT REAL. 

Men Need To Call Each Other Out

 I’m a man, but I will never condone the stupidity of men. Some of you dudes do such stupid stuff that I shake my head, and wonder who raised you clowns.😒