The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Continue reading Live Life & Be Happy!
I originally wrote this piece back in November but I am re-posting because God keeps sending people into my life that continue to inspire me. I truly believe that timing is everything and this definitely feels like it’s gonna be my time! I am ready to leave my legacy! *** I like to think of myself as a go-getter. I’m passionate, smart, and when … Continue reading Leaving Legacies: What Will Yours Be?
I used to see you through rose colored lenses. Red, blue, green, like the primary colors of a rainbow. Beauty that could only be expressed as the child birthed from the seeds that were planted in my heart. For me, you defined love It was pure, innocent, like a baby’s laugh or like snowflakes in winter falling on my face. You were perfect… Always waiting … Continue reading Dear Brooklyn…
I live to inspire. Why? Simply because to inspire another human being is the one gift in which the giver both gives and receives. You give the gift of yourself to another who in turn uses that to become a better version of themselves. I live to inspire, by my actions, my thoughts, and my words. I live to inspire because it is what we’re … Continue reading Live To Inspire…
The women of my day, forget what makes them priceless. Your Louis bag, designer shoes and v.i.p don’t make you righteous! I’ve been there and dropped it! You only impress your foes. Greedy envy will lurk at your door! You work really hard and still live poor! You have bitches hatin, guys big facing, yet you’ll still yearn for more! That’s because your hunger comes … Continue reading SPENT!
SHE CARRIED HER AIDS LIKE AN AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD. NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT SHE WALKS IN THE MEMORY OF HER MISTAKES. EACH STEP, THROUGH THE STREETS SHE ONCE RAKED! FOR CIGARETTE BUTTS, WHILE SHE WAS HIGH, SO HIGH OFF HER FACE SHE WALKS WITH A CHILD, WHO IS SCARED AND DISGRACED! SHE IS TORN, BUT ADDICTION TAKES PRIDE IN ITS PLACE! SHE IS STUCK … Continue reading HOPELESS (Aids Awareness)
We just got over the Thanksgiving holiday and I still feel like an overstuffed turkey. I ate so much over this weekend that I’m surprised I didn’t get sick from gorging so much. I felt like a glutton. The food was great, spending time with the family was great and most of all life is great. I am truly blessed. I have an amazing family … Continue reading Thanksgiving’s over now bring on Christmas!
I have been loved, admired and adored, but I have never been loved they way he loves me. The way he looks at me, the way he holds me. He puts my life into persepective. His love is so honest and so genuine. I, to him, am his life. I am the only woman that will be in that place of his heart. He holds me … Continue reading He Is…The Love of My Life
There are so many possible scenarios and ways that things could have turned out but if we alter those decisions that where made way back when,we inevitably alter our lives and our future. We would not be who we are today.I guess I’ll never know but it makes me wonder "What If"? I think most of us wonder what our lives would be like if we had made other decisions throughout the course of our lives.
Is life really just a big "What If"???
I am Puerto Rican Puertoriqueña From the island of borinquen As Puerto Rican as rice and beans Yo soy boricua Except I was born here on May 19, 1977 at Brooklyn Jewish Hospital A Brooklyn native like BIGGIE, Junior’s Cheese cake, and the Brooklyn Bridge When they say where Brooklyn at? I respond right here!!! I’m not ashamed of who I am. I am a … Continue reading Visions of Life Colored in Red, White, & Blue (I’m a Nuyorican!!!)
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