Wednesday, March 30, 2011

MY CRAZY THOUGHTS

OK SO AGAIN, I ALWAYS SAY I WISH I WAS IN ADVERTISING
BECAUSE I THINK OF FUNNY CRAZY THINGS....

ANYWAY A SHORT STORY "KIND OF"
YESTERDAY WAS MY DAY OFF SO I DECIDED TO
WASH MY OLD CONVERTIBLE I NEVER CLEANED IT
AFTER WE DROVE TO VEGAS LAST. IT'S BEEN
SITTING IN THE GARAGE ALL DIRTY...
ANYWAY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD YOU ALWAYS SEE THESE TEENAGERS
RIDING THERE BIKES DRESSED IN WHITE SHIRTS BLACK TIES TRYING
TO RECRUIT PEOPLE FOR THERE CHURCH...

THERE I AM IN MY GARAGE CLEANING OUT SOME OLD STUFF
AND TWO YOUNG MEN COME PEDALLING UP AND THEY START TALKING
TO ME ABOUT CHRIST.

SO I'M LISTENING TO THEM AS I'M LEANING ON MY BOW-FLEX.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THIS PIECE OF GYM EQUIPMENT...

 
I SPOKE ABOUT IT ONCE BEFORE,
THAT'S IT THE ONE WITH ALL THE JUNK ON IT!
ANYWAY I FEEL LIKE I'M DRAGGING THIS ON, I HOPE I DIDN'T LOSE YOU YET.
SO I HEAR THEM OUT. GIVE THEM BOTTLES OF WATER CAUSE THEY LOOKED
AWFULLY HOT! REMEMBER I'M IN THE DESERT...

THEY THANK ME FOR MY TIME AND LEFT...

NOW FOR THE CRAZY FUNNY PART, AS I AM LISTENING TO THEM AND
LEANING ON MY BOW-FLEX ALL I COULD THINK IS

PROBABLY THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE, FAITH IN YOUR GOD
AND KEEPING HEALTHY ARE THE HARDEST THINGS TO DO!

SO I'M THINKING WE SHOULD HAVE GYMS WITH CHURCHES IN THEM.
SO THAT WE COULD BE FAITHFUL AND HEALTHY AT THE SAME TIME...

THEIR SLOGAN COULD BE,
PRAY WHILE YOU WORK OUT, THE STRONGEST CHURCH ON EARTH!

I KNOW I DEFINITELY NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS AND GO TO CHURCH...

Monday, March 28, 2011

TO BE YOU

LIFE HAS A FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING US HOW GOOD WE REALLY HAVE IT!

        SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FALL AND BREAK YOUR FACE JUST TO,
                              REALIZE HOW BEAUTIFUL WE REALLY ARE...

                    WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE,
                          ALL YOU WISH FOR IS TO BE YOURSELF AGAIN.
                                                NOT SOMEBODY ELSE!

                        RISE ABOVE YOURSELF AND BE WHO YOU ARE...

Saturday, March 26, 2011

TUNNEL VISION

YOU KNOW THOSE THINGS THAT THEY PUT ON HORSES
SO THEY CAN'T SEE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ONLY STRAIGHT.

I BELIEVE WE ALL NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO BAD THEY
DIDN'T MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR US THAT WAS ACCEPTABLE...

WE TRULY NEED TO LOOK STRAIGHT THE LOOKING
LEFT AND RIGHT STUFF IS GETTING IN THE WAY!

FOCUS PEOPLE!

LIFE IS TO SHORT TO BE LOOKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION...

REMEMBER LIFE IS GOOD YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION!

RISE ABOVE AND LOOK IN THE DIRECTION THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY...

Friday, March 25, 2011

JUST SAY IT

HELLO, WE SAY IT TO ARE FAMILY AND FRIENDS PROBABLY
BECAUSE WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THEM?

BUT A STRANGER, GOD FORBID THIS IS LIKE VOODOO...
DON'T GET ME WRONG I KNOW THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS
READING THIS RIGHT NOW WHO LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO
EVERYBODY, THAT IS IF ANYBODY IS READING THIS!

BUT REALLY, ARE WE AFRAID WE WILL MAKE A FRIEND
OR SOMETHING CRAZY LIKE THAT?

I DARE YOU TO SPEAK TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU COME IN
CONTACT WITH AND I BET YOU WILL FEEL GOOD THAT DAY!

WE NEED TO RISE ABOVE THE UNKNOWN HELLO...

Monday, March 21, 2011

RISE AND SURVIVE

TRYING TO SURVIVE IN A WORLD THAT IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN...
AND THE ONLY ONES WE HAVE TO BLAME ARE OURSELVES!

LIFE SHOULD BE SIMPLE.
YOU SHOULD WORK TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE
LIKE ARE PARENTS USE TO DO...

INSTEAD WE WORK HARD TO PAY FOR THE 22 INCH CHROME RIMS ON  OUR SUV!

WE WENT FROM SURVIVAL, TO TRYING TO LOOK GOOD.
I ALWAYS SAY THIS, I WISH WE COULD GO BACK TO ( ON AND OFF )
ALL THE GADGETS ARE GETTING IN THE WAY!

TODAY IF YOU'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING CRAZY,
IT SEEMS YOU DON'T FIT IN!

WE NEED TO GO BACK TO SIMPLE TIMES,
WHEN WE SAVED MONEY FOR THINGS WE NEEDED
LIKE FOOD AND WATER, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...

BACK WHEN PLASTIC SURGERY WASN'T SOMETHING
A GIRL GETS FOR HER 16th  BIRTHDAY.
INSTEAD YOU GOT IT BECAUSE YOU HAD A BIRTH DEFECT!

TODAY YOU LOOK AROUND AND YOU SEE A LOT OF FAKE...

WE NEED TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO BE THEMSELVES!
NOT TO MIRROR OTHERS...

LIVE, LOVE AND RISE ABOVE

Friday, March 18, 2011

RISING ABOVE IT IS WHAT IT IS

WELL I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING LATELY BECAUSE I DECIDED
TO PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH!

SO INSTEAD OF WRITING ABOUT RISING ABOVE ME....
I GOT OFF MY BUTT WENT OUT GOT SOME HANDYMAN
JOBS... REMEMBER IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!

GOD GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH MY HANDS.
AS LONG AS WE ARE HEALTHY WE ALL HAVE THAT
SAME ABILITY!

THAT'S HOW THIS WHOLE THING STARTED YOU KNOW.
EVERYTHING AROUND YOU WAS PUT TOGETHER
BY SOMEBODIES HANDS...

IF YOU NEED TO WORK IT'S OUT THERE IT MAY NOT
BE THAT BIG PAYING JOB. BUT ALL THOSE
LITTLE JOBS ADD UP!

SO AFTER HEARING PEOPLE SAY ( IT IS WHAT IT IS )
AND I WOULD STOP THEM AND SAY
NO! ( IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT )
I PROVED TO MYSELF THAT ( IT IS WHAT IT IS ) IS
JUST A WAY TO GIVE UP!

SO AFTER WORKING THOSE EXTRA JOBS.
I TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SPEND WITH MY FAMILY
DID SOME FUN THINGS FOR MY KIDS WENT
OUT TO EAT AND DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
THE MONEY...

I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS HARD WORK PAYS OFF.
RISE ABOVE YOURSELF IT IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT...

Saturday, March 12, 2011

ONLY

OH MY GOD THIS WORD!
ONLY...
I CAN NOT BELIEVE EVERY
TIME I WALK IN A STORE,
OR PICK UP THE PHONE,
SOMEONE IS TRYING TO
SELL ME SOMETHING.
THEY STILL THINK BY SAYING
ONLY, IT'S GOING TO WORK.
I STILL CAN NOT AFFORD A
CAR PAYMENT THAT
IS ONLY $600. I DON'T
CARE HOW MANY ONLY'S
YOU THROW AT ME!
THE ONLY THING WORSE IS,
ONLY FOR A LIMITED TIME...
OK, I WON'T GO ON. JUST
NEEDED TO GET THAT OUT.
I WILL ONLY RISE ABOVE THIS
BECAUSE I HAVE TO!

Friday, March 11, 2011

LONG DAY

MY MIND IS BLANK TONIGHT AND I REFUSE TO WRITE ANYTHING NEGATIVE...
                               BECAUSE I CAN! WHY IS THAT SO SIMPLE?

                      ANYWAY I WILL RISE ABOVE ME AND GO TO SLEEP.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

WORKING IN BAD CONDITIONS

I DON'T MEAN HEAT, SNOW, RAIN...
WHAT I MEAN IS YOU ARE DOING A JOB
AND THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE WORKING FOR
IS STANDING OVER YOU THE WHOLE TIME...

THIS IS THE WORST CONDITION IN WHICH TO WORK IN.
IF YOU CAN DO THIS WITH NO PROBLEM, YOU MY FRIEND
HAVE RISEN ABOVE ...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

LIFE IS GOOD

LIFE IS GOOD! THE ONLY PROBLEM IS YOU JUST NEED TO
               KNOW WHAT DIRECTION TO LOOK IN!

     JUST LOOK IN THE DIRECTION THAT DOESN'T HURT...
               AND YOU WILL RISE ABOVE THE REST!!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

CRAZY PEOPLE

       I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER CRAZY PEOPLE.

        WHAT I MEAN IS BACK IN THE DAY YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD
        AND COME TO A STOP LOOK OVER AT THE CAR NEXT TO YOU AND  
                                SEE A PERSON TALKING TO THEMSELVES!

               OR WALK BY SOMEBODY IN THE STREET THAT IS TALKING
                                               OUT LOUD TO NOBODY...

        TODAY WITH CELL PHONES AND BLUE TOOTH THESE PEOPLE JUST
                                       BLEND IN IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT!

                                           CRAZY IS THE NEW NORMAL...

THINK ABOUT IT LOOK AROUND ARE THEY CRAZY OR JUST ON THE PHONE!

             I NEED TO RISE ABOVE THIS THOUGHT IT'S JUST TO SCARY...

Monday, March 7, 2011

OLD PEOPLE "REALLY"

OLD PEOPLE REALLY, IS THAT ALL THEY ARE TO US.
IT'S SAD THESE PEOPLE, THE ONES WE JUST SEE AS OLD.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY DID IN LIFE WE SEE, OLD PEOPLE!

THEY COULD HAVE BEEN INVENTORS, TEACHERS, MODELS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THEY ALL HAD PERSONAL LIVES
THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE.

THEY ARE ME AND YOU! HOW DO WE NOT RISE ABOVE
THE FACT THAT THEY ARE NOT JUST OLD PEOPLE!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

RISING ABOVE ME

THIS IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I EVER HAD TO DO.
RISING ABOVE ME THAT IS!

WHEN I DECIDED TO WRITE THIS BLOG SOME 90 PLUS DAYS AGO
IT WAS TO RISE ABOVE ALL THE SILLY STUPID BAD THINGS
THAT HAPPEN EVERY DAY...

I WAS PUT TO THE TEST THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WENT
TO GET MY CAR WASHED, THEY ALWAYS ADVERTISE A 3 DOLLAR
CAR WASH. SO, I GO AND THE MAN SAYS 5 DOLLARS
SO I THINK OK IT'S OVER AND I PAY THE 5 DOLLARS

ANYWAY, THE REASON I'M GETTING MY CAR WASHED IS
I WENT THROUGH MUD. SO, I PULL UP AND THE MAN
POWER WASHES ONLY ONE SIDE OF MY CAR BECAUSE
ANOTHER WORKER IS POWER WASHING A PART ON THE
OTHER SIDE, I'M THINKING GREAT!

SO I BITE MY TONGUE, AND I RISE ABOVE AND GO THROUGH
THE CAR WASH. WHEN GET OUT OF THE CAR I START DRYING
OFF MY CAR. AS I AM DOING THIS ONE OF THOSE GUYS
THAT SPINS THE SIGNS WALKS BY,

AND THAT'S WHEN I SEE IT!
THE SIGN HE IS CARRYING SAYS 3 DOLLAR CAR WASH.
SON OF A ( BAD WORD )!

THAT'S WHEN I FELT THE NEW YORKER IN ME COMING OUT,
FROM THE VERY BOTTOM OF MY SOUL.
I WAS ABOUT TO LOSE IT!

THAT IS WHEN I THOUGH OF THAT GUY!
THE ONE THAT POWER WASHED ONE SIDE OF MY CAR.
IF I WAS TO COMPLAIN, THE ONLY PERSON THAT
WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE IS THAT GUY!

BY THE WAY, THERE WAS STILL MUD ON ONE SIDE OF MY CAR!

SO ONE BAD CAR WASH AND 2 DOLLARS LESS IN MY POCKET.
I ROSE ABOVE MY RIPPED OFF FEELING, GOT IN MY CAR,
AND DROVE AWAY....

THAT GUY DID NOT KNOW IT, BUT I MADE HIS DAY AND MINE!

Friday, March 4, 2011

I SURVIED

OK FIRST OF ALL CAMP IS DEFINITELY FOR KIDS!

DON'T GET ME WRONG I HAD FUN WATCHING MY SON
WITH ALL HIS SCHOOL FRIENDS HAVING FUN...

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.

THE FOOD I'M NOT GOING TO SUGAR COAT IT.

BECAUSE IT STILL WOULD NOT BE EDIBLE!

THE ROOMS, WELL AS BAD AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
I DID NOT KNOW KIDS COULD SMELL SO BAD,
I THOUGHT THAT WAS OVER WHEN WE STOPPED CHANGING DIAPERS...

WELL I ROSE ABOVE IT ALL AND  HAD FUN. ENJOYED SOME DAYS WITH MY SON....

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

GOING TO CAMP

TOMORROW I AM GOING AWAY FOR THREE DAYS
I VOLUNTEERED TO BE ONE OF THE CHAPERONE'S
AT MY SON'S SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE CAMP..

IT'S UP IN THE WOODS AND THERE IS ACTIVITIES
ALL DAY!

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
I'M IN CHARGE OF MY OWN GROUP OF BOY'S
EVERYTHING FROM MAKING SURE THEY
EAT, SHOWER, GO TO CLASSES AND SLEEP...

SO I HAVE TO TRY TO BE FUN AND STRICT
AND MAKE IT ALL WORK OUT!

IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING...

I'M SURE I'LL HAVE A LOT TO SAY WHEN I GET BACK.
I JUST HOPE I DON'T EMBARRASS MY SON!

IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS, I.LL TAKE THEM!

ANYWAY I WON'T BE ABLE TO BLOG FOR THREE DAY'S
WHEN I AM THERE I WILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TIME...

I AM GOING TO RISE ABOVE THE FACT THAT I SWORE
TO MY SELF I WOULD BLOG EVERY DAY!