It's been a few days...

HELLO to all of the positive people in the "NO Negativity Zone"!!!!!!!  Hope your weeks and weekends have been great! What's good?  It's hump day! LOL 

There have been a few trials that have challenged my ability to remain positive, NEVERTHELESS; the core of my soul will always be as bright as the sun!! Come on and SHINE with me!

MUSIC!

I love singing, music, and I absolutely admire anyone with the talent to sing, dance, and play instruments.  Music can bring us together, or it can cause a riot!  It can make you fall in love, or make you feel even stronger about breaking up.  I love a statement from Ne-yo, (loosely quoted) "Music is not like it used to be.  It's more about money, drugs, and sex... I want to continue making music with meaning, the melody, the harmony, you FEEL something."  This is why I love music so much.  YOU FEEL something when it's good! 

In order for me to know that I REALLY like something.  I must listen to it MANY, MANY TIMES!  (just ask my husband!  I have played Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh over and over and over.  But once I explained to him my philosophy of listening to music then he understood. 

When I first listen to a song, it's for the beat, the second time, is for the lyrics, and the third time, I listen to hear the musical talent of the person, how they blended the music, harmony, lyrics, and I also try to make sense of what their lyrics are saying... LOL!

So... go into relaxation mode, have a glass of wine, and really listen... not only to music, but your heart, your body, and your soul! 

Until next time...
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¨`•.¸ * LeeLee ¸*•´'

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That's what (TRUE) friends are for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A map... A diamond... These are words that I would use to describe true friendship. 

Like a map, each of you try to help guide the other through perilous times.  

Like a diamond, that describes how precious that person is to you.

You go through so much with true friends.  So many ups and downs, weddings, divorce, child birth, weight loss, death of a loved one, venting about work, cooking adventures, travels, and please don't forget the memories made in your "bar hopping" days!!!!! LOL  Yes, yes, your true friend has been there through thick and thin. 

Do your true friends know how important they are to you?  It's never to soon to let it be known.  Just don't let it become TOO LATE!!

Join a Book Club!!!!!!!

It's exciting to mingle with other mature women.  To feel their positivity, their creative force surround you and inspire you.  One quick way to do that is through a BOOK CLUB!!!!  You get to laugh and discuss crazy characters... and you know how quickly the subject changes with us... those character can sometimes represent what's going on in our REAL LIVES!!

Soon our book club will be starting Message From A Mistress.  I can't wait!  I hear Niobia Bryant is an exciting author, so I know this tail will lead us through some twists and turns!  I'm can't wait for this journey to began!

Other books we've plunged into?!?!
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
Little Black Girl Lost and Little Black Girl Lost 2
Push

Other books you might enjoyed plunging into:
The Coldest Winter Ever
Leslie : A Novel
Nappy Hair (Dragonfly Books)
I Love My Hair!
The Twilight Saga Collection


Reading takes you to a place where the negativity in this world seems to dissipate... if only for a few chapters...

Until we meet again...

Spider Solitare

There is something about winning a game (or ten) of Spider Soliatre... LOL.  Your day is just not complete until you have less than 100 moves, and 1200 points!! ah!!! what-a-victory!!!

Family

...Can't live with them, and can't live without them...

As I mature, I realize how important F-A-M-I-L-Y is.   When you are younger, "family" seems to be the group of people who get on your NERVES.. don't do this, lose weight, do that, have some grand babies soon, you need an older man, stop driving so fast... whew.. flashback! LOL 

The reason I feel they nag us so much... They've been down this road!  Everything repeats!  and it's only natural, if you love someone, and see them treading shallow waters, high current waters, or too deep waters they feel that it is their JOB to step in and keep you from making the same mistake!  Reminds you of someone else?  Our creator maybe?

"O if only you would actually pay attention to my commandments! Then your peace would become just like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea."

Some good advice!

Don't forget to love the ones who loved you first! 

Remember to stay positive for yourself, for your health, and for your wealth.

Until we meet again...

Women, Know YOUR WORTH!

Ya know, I  don't want another young woman going through life not knowing her worth!  We are beautiful creatures, who the gift of life passes through... yet, we are SOOOO taken for granted.  We cook, clean, make sure everything is prepared for the next day, and we have memos on our brain, a permanent "TO DO" list.  **ahhhhhhhh** I have truly learned the meaning of the old phrase: "A woman's work is never done."

Understand, no one can make you happy in all areas of your life.  Happiness with self, is where it starts.  Heal those wounds from previous relationships.  Heal from the inside, let it shine on the outside. 

So, know yourself, inside and out.  What do you bring to the table?  What does your partner bring to the table? What is YOUR estimated worth?  Value it!  Just like we make deposits into our bank accounts, make daily deposits on your self worth by eating right, exercise, destress, find that "me" time, and above all else, SMILE!!!

Until next time...

HAPPY MONDAY!!

What a beautiful HOT day it will be!!!

You know what I was thinking about... us... humans.  We are plants!  Think about it... from the dirt we originate.  As a seed, we grow in our mother's womb and as we grow and mature, we plant new seeds... and so forth and so on..

It's a beautiful way to look at life and our bodies!  Maybe, how you nourish is will be different too!

Offering you the best... Love
Tlee