Wisdom Tweets

Dumbest statement I've read on social media: It's a man's fault if a woman cheats, meaning his cheating justifies her cheating. #CutTheCrap.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 28, 2015

Message! https://t.co/g9mS3sD03w

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 28, 2015

Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we made up our minds to walk boldly through them.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 28, 2015

Men need to learn how to stop running their mouths like women. Observe some stuff!

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 26, 2015

You can't have sunshine without the rain? Actually you can. Don't do anything to bring rain in your life.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 26, 2015

There are too many broke people with rich attitudes; humble yourselves.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 24, 2015

Some men have no problem taking care of another woman's child, but he can't take care of his own. #FoolishnessPersonified.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 20, 2015

Is It The Man's Fault

Someone posted a meme in one of my Facebook groups that asked, "If A Woman Cheats, Is It The Man's Fault?" Let me drop this bomb: It is never a man's fault if a woman cheats. Regardless of the circumstances, someone should never drive you to cheat on your spouse. I don't care if they slept with your best friend or aunt/cousin, there's no excuse for cheating. When someone cheats, they make that choice on their own, nobody made it for them. A group member was like "A man is at fault for a woman's cheating because he drove her to cheat based on his mistreatment of her" I shook my head because this person is big on accountability, and for her to come out her mouth like that is stupid. I would have kept that to myself because she made herself look crazy with that statement. If someone "makes" you cheat, they have power over you. I refuse to give anyone my power. If I cheat, it had nothing to do with my woman; that's on me. Some people preach accountability, but when it comes time to be held accountable, deflection is a given. A woman can be dead wrong for cheating, but she will find a reason to deflect to him. He's never there for me, the other guy made me feel loved, you work too much, and a list of other excuses. For women to be supposedly smarter than men, they don't act like it sometimes. Deflection is not a good look on anyone, man or woman. If a woman cheats, own it. Blaming the man for what she chose to do speaks volumes about her character.

Broke Folks With Rich Attitudes

There are too many broke people with rich attitudes; humble yourselves.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 24, 2015

The concept of this tweet is for broke folks to stop trying to live above their means. There's nothing worse than a broke person adopting a rich attitude who spends money (s)he doesn't have, that's crazy to me. You're trying to keep up with the Joneses because you see the 8-room house, and the 4 luxury cars in the driveway. What that person doesn't realize about keeping up with the Jones' is two things: 1. The Jones' could be drowning in debt trying to keep up their image. Mr. Jones makes $15 an hour, but his wife doesn't work. He's killing himself to live in a rich neighborhood on what's considered a middle-class salary. 2. The Jones' could be debt free so they can afford to live the "good" life. The husband and wife are top executives at a major corporation, and they have multiple incomes, growing investment accounts, kids in private school, etc. In that instance, the Jones' can afford to live in the best hood possible so their child(ren) can have the best. It's ok to be broke and adopt a rich attitude if you're trying to increase your finances. That's understandable because if someone is broke and they want to increase their cash flow, it would make sense to adopt a rich attitude. Having a rich attitude goes into how you value money; you make your money work for YOU. Sometimes, you have to take a lesser job and come up off that. Use that "lesser" job as a stepping stone to something greater. That builds humility because you're being taught how to be faithful in little. The Bible states you're blessed with greater if you're faithful with least.

You Can Have Sunshine Without Rain

You can't have sunshine without the rain? Actually you can. Don't do anything to bring rain in your life.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 26, 2015

Everyone's familiar with the phrase "You can't have sunshine without rain" In other words, you can't have good times without bad. Because we live in a fallen, sinful world, this is the unfortunate reality. At the same time, we have the power of choice. We have a choice to give or be selfish, spend or save, follow God or Satan, etc. You gain so much more when you give, because you never know when someone will return the favor. You could be in need one day, and someone remembers how you came through for them so they help you out. That's an example of having sunshine without the rain. If you decided to be selfish, you could have said no. The person could do one of two things: 1. Help you out of the goodness of their heart. 2. Help you anyway, but tell you not to come to them for anything else. Here's the catch: They would be within their right to refuse assistance because you didn't help them or someone similar. Because we have free will, that gives us power to create our own sunshine & rain. We can choose to have a sunshine filled life, or we can have a life full of rain, the choice is ours (for the most part.). Again, because we live in a fallen world, situations out of our control will come upon us. Nothing we can do about it, but take life as is daily. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm determined to create my own sunshine in life. I've had too much rain to want anything else. Rain can also be good because it washes away those impurities in our lives so we can shine brighter than before.

Peep Game

Men need to learn how to stop running their mouths like women. Observe some stuff!

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 26, 2015

I'm calling out these soap opera dudes because I've had enough of these dudes gossiping like women. First off, a man should NEVER participate in any kind of gossip because his manhood is suspect. Who raised some of these 2015 guys? I'm just curious because too many men are acting like women and women acting like men. Men need to learn how to stop running their mouths like women. Observe some stuff! Observation keeps you out of a lot of trouble because you're able to discern what you should(n't) do. I recall a time where someone asked me why is my life drama-free? My answer: I guide my life with discretion. If something doesn't concern me, I don't get involved. Most importantly, I observe. Observation tells you all you need to know about people, situations and places. These new age men wouldn't know about that; they run their mouths like water and wonder why they get jammed up. Just because you have information, doesn't mean you have to share it off-top. There are people who hang on every word; they pay close attention to what you're saying, just so they can have something to use against you at a later date. I can truly say that no one will ever have anything on me because I stay to myself for the most part. If I have to interact with people, I tell them what's necessary and keep it moving. That goes DOUBLE for some men involved in illegal activity because if you're doing dirt, it's always best to be as low-key as possible so as not to attract attention.

Slain In The Spirit Or Attention Seeking?

There is a difference between slain in the spirit and falling out for attention. When you fall out under God's power, it's not forced. God's power touches you unexpectedly and you have no choice but to submit under his anointing. Falling out for attention feels forced; you're trying too hard to be seen by the congregation, and unless the congregation has discernment, they may not be able to differentiate between slain in the spirit and attention-seeking. We've all been to churches where God is moving and when the pastor does altar call for prayer & healing, the crowd makes their way to the altar. It's at that moment where some people genuinely feel God's power and they have no choice but to fall out under God's power. Then there are those who fall out for attention-seeking purposes. Don't lie, you guys know what I'm talking about if you're in tune with church affairs. I don't want to be judgmental because God moves on people as he wills. One person could speak in tongues, another person could fall out under God's power; you never know. All I'm saying is when you're slain in the spirit, it comes natural. Just because the pastor gives you a tap on the forehead, doesn't mean you have to fall out. Too many people fall out in emotions thinking it's the Holy Spirit. When a believer has reached a certain maturity level, nothing knocks them out but God. Otherwise, some folks are just fronting to be seen.

I Think My Dad Is Cheating | Steve Harvey in the Morning on WDAS

I Think My Dad Is Cheating | Steve Harvey in the Morning on WDAS

What's done in the dark will come to the light. She doesn't need to tell her parents that dad is cheating because I'm sure her mother already knows, but she's playing it off like she doesn't. I've said this time & time again: Most people don't KNOW their spouse like they think. It's easy to be faithful when everyone's watching. Once a couple is out of each other's eyesight, their character shows; how they conduct themselves when their (wo)man isn't looking. The truth has a way of exposing itself, so that's why I think she shouldn't say anything. It's a matter of time before he slips, and then she'll see it for herself. The only problem I see is that the daughter knew about Dad's infidelity from the start, and she didn't say anything. Two things: 1. If you see injustice and don't speak up, you're co-signing and that makes you part of the problem. 2. I also believe that people are grown, meaning they know what they're doing, and it doesn't take someone bringing their transgressions to light. People should know right from wrong to come clean about the dirt that they do. That would be too much like right for some people. I wonder how long Dad can keep up this charade.