Spiritual & Natural Realm Thinking

Some Christians are one-dimensional thinkers. They don't know how to see things in the spiritual AND natural realm.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 2, 2016

I thank God for giving me the ability to think spiritually & naturally. Some Christians only see things from God's point of view.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 2, 2016

Social Media Unfollowing/Unfriending

#ThatMoment when you are unfriended on FB & you could care less.👉🏾✌🏿️

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 1, 2016

 Everyone with a social media account on Twitter likes to meet new people, correct? Right, if they're honest; myself included. I've been on FB since 2006 and Twitter since July 2013. Honestly, I like FB & Twitter and they are the only social media accounts I will ever have. My FB posts feature positive content because I believe we need more positivity in a world full of nonsense. At the same time, I will post real talk whenever it's laid upon my heart. Many of my FB posts have been turned into blogs. I have one question: Why do some people think you're supposed to roll over & die because they unfriended you or unfollowed you on social media? That's crazy. Some folks make this grand announcement of cleaning their friend list, unfollowing someone on Twitter, etc.
If you're going to unfriend someone, just DO IT; no need to make a PSA. I was unfriended by a former FB friend (she's no longer worth mentioning) because I stood firm in my position regarding marriage relationships. All that proved was I can stand firm in my position. Many people are scared to stand by their social media posts because they don't want to lose likes, followers on Twitter or FB friends. Me, not so much. I've never posted for likes or followers. Whatever I post on social media, I'll say the same thing offline. It so happens that people like my FB stats, so I'll keep posting inspiration, positivity and real talk. It's easy to stand by your comments when you're getting FB likes & Twitter followers, but are you tough enough to stand firm in your position when you're unfriended or unfollowed?
Shout out to Denisha Davis (FB friend) for this quote:

"When you speak the truth, that comes with deletion"

Parent(s) In Jail

My heart goes out to all children suffering from one or both parents locked up. They didn't ask for their mom and/or dad to do something that got them locked up. The kids are serving time with their parent(s) in jail, and it's worse when a boy has a father who's locked up, because studies show that a father who's not present in a boy's life has a much harder time in life. I feel mothers should allow their kids to see their dad behind bars, even if she doesn't want to. It's not about her, it's about the children. Sometimes, a mother has to do what's best for her child(ren), even if it makes her uncomfortable.

Kids need to see their dad even if he is locked up. It's a teaching moment that jail is where a kid could end up if he goes the wrong way.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 1, 2016

I will never co-sign mothers not taking their kids to see their father in prison, even if the dad's actions got him locked up.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 1, 2016

One-Sided Relationship Thinking

Shout out to women who post stuff like this and try to pass it off as God's word, while forgetting about Proverbs 21:19
Better for a man to live in the wild than with a cross & petulant woman.
Point is, God's word does NOT give women a pass to mistreat their husband, especially after he's dealt with her crap. Some so-called Godly women are good for twisting the Bible to benefit them, like they don't have any responsibilities as a wife.

Giving Up Social Media

How I feel when some people talk about giving up social media for their spouse.

People irk me talking about they're looking for a relationship that makes them want to delete their social media accounts.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 25, 2016

Even if I had a wonderful relationship, I'd still be on social media. I would simply keep my relationship private.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 25, 2016

My Political Outlook

I'm going to keep it real, I used to get upset at why some people don't vote, but not anymore. I'm seeing more and more why some people don't vote because the political process is nothing more than a shade fest. Candidates spend more time throwing shade than mapping out their strategy to fix this country's issues. Many people like to say, "vote for the candidate who believes the way you do" The problem with that is that most candidates claim to believe one way and turn around and have a different stance. You'll have very few candidates who stick to their views from Day 1. What happened to the candidates who finance their own campaigns? If a candidate is rich enough to finance their own campaign, THEY have their own mind as to what they choose to believe. 

If someone is financing a candidate's run for Governor or President, they call the shots as to what a candidate should (not) believe. You can't have your own mind in politics if your campaign is financed by wealthy corporate executives or millionaires/super-wealthy people. They have their own agenda, and if you want to continue receiving financial support, you have to align yourself with their stance on various issues. That's why I couldn't be in politics because if I'm wealthy enough to finance my own campaign, I will believe the way I want to believe. If some people don't like it, they don't have to vote for me, but it's not going to stop me from believing the way I do.

18-Year Old Busted For Impersonating A Doctor

When I heard about the 18-year old kid in W. Palm Beach busted for impersonating a doctor, my first thought was to get upset, but after careful thought, he had a tremendous amount of intelligence, skill and business sense to run his own practice. The bigger question is why didn't anyone catch on fast enough? Surely, there were people who knew he wasn't a legit doctor, but did it stop anyone from going to him? No. I'm not condoning his actions; in fact, had he went the correct route, he could've been a legit & successful doctor. Make it so bad, he opened TWO practices. It's one thing to impersonate a doctor, it's another to open 2 practices. Someone should have caught onto this kid being a quack.