during this time of Thanksgiving, lets remember those who are less fortunate then ourselves.

I know for many if you, Thanksgiving, we will be spending time with our friends and family, eating turkey, and being thankful for everything that we have. But what about those that don't have enough for food, clothing or any of the other basic necessities that many of us take for granted? With the economy the way it is, there are many going with out this year. Do I get food, gas for the car, medicine?
I, for one am grateful for everything that I have. I have learned a lot threw my many volunteer jobs that I have. Seeing the sense of togetherness and pride that I saw in Jamaica. And also seeing many of my friends, family and different organizations like school and church, pull together when asked. It is so amazing to see all the love out there.
There my work at Alley Shop, I have learned that many of these people get there food threw the food shelf. A lot of the food donated are canned goods. Since many of these people don't have much money, they cant afford simple things like can openers, and many times, use sharp knifes to open them.
So in this time of Thanksgiving, I hope all of you will find it in your hearts to give of your time, talents, or money to different organizations this season. And not just during this time, but all year long too. Poverty doesn't take time off.

To my bff's, because I love u

Know I don't say this much, but I really love y friends. I have a hard tie sharing this. The chorus to this song I think helps explain it. I have the coolest group of friends. We come from different backgrounds and different faiths, we celebrate not only our similarities, we also respect out differences. I can have the coolest discussions with them. No matter how much time passes that we don't see each other, we pick up right were we leave off. For instance, my bff crystina and I have been friends since the first grade, In high school, we had lost touch. Neither of us realized that we were going to the same college until we saw each other in the library commons at Century College. It was as if we had not seen each other for 4 years.
I hope all of my friends, no matter what there faith is, enjoy the lyrics to this song.

Lyrics to Friends :

Chorus:
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.


Chorus
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times are changing, for me at lest

There are so many things that I want too do in life, but it is so hard to figure it out. A person would think that by the age of 31. I would have figured this out. But I am just as lost as ever. I feel my biggest problem is that I am so worried about everyone else that I for get about me. Now that I have been divorced to a little over 2 years, I a facing this issue head on. This is what I have figured out so far,
The first think that I would like to point out is that I was taught a lot of good things that from my parents that I would not give back. The biggest thing being is that you need to work hard for the penny you earn. But in the same sense, they also taught me to settle. You can’t get any better then were you are right known. As a kid of the 90’s, I was always told that I could be anything I wanted too be. Well, what the hell happened?
What happened, remember that I do love my crazy parents, because they settled, I think they didn’t know how to get me to achieve more. For me having a learning disability, (being tested as we speak) I found it hard to motivate my self.
I can’t blame my parents totally. As an adult, I need to start taking control of my life. I think, when I was in my 20’s, I was stuck between adolescences and adulthood. I didn’t feel prepared for the world. I did learn some valuable lessons along the way. Things such as, take info with a grain of salt, relax, and If I want something, I need to use my words. The sad thing is, it took me, 10 years to figure it out.
As part of this new journey that I am on, I am making a pledge to myself that I am going to live life to the fullest, and work my but off to get there. I plan on using this blog as a way of not only letting everyone know about my progress, but to also let everyone know about my projects. I feel that I need to get out there and experience life. In high school, I kept busy so I didn’t have to think about how depressed I was that life wasn’t going the way I want it to. I think know, I need to keep busy, so buy doing things that I want to do. Things that will either be fun, and or give me some kind of fulfillment.
Know I know this is going to be difficult for me, but I think that in the long run, I will be a better person. And I know that my friends will always be there for me. I plan on having a long and successful life ahead of me.