The New New!

So how much time do we really spend perfecting ourselves?
Better yet, how much time do we really spend on us, period!?

It's like asking how selfish are you without saying selfish. But don't take it too far. You definitely have to be about loving others, but in the time you love others, don't forget to love yourself.

Isn't there a verse that says to love your neighbor as yourself? If you don't love yourself, then how would you love your neighbor?!
*moment to ponder*

It's funny to stop and watch the trends of society, especially in a beautiful land like america.

You gotta keep up with someone. 

You gotta fix this and change that. 

That's not to say, You should stay with what you got and never change.

Change is good! Change equals Growth! Change is necessary. The only constant in the world is change.
Ironic?!

You'll get pressure. 

You'll get opposition. 

You'll get a million questions asked. 

You'll get the situations that will make you uncomfortable. 

Question is: Are you becoming a better you so that others become better through you?
I hope that didn't come across as DEEP!

My basis is this, Don't allow negativity to change you, opinions to change you, society standards to change you UNLESS it's the change that leads you to a better you!

Better You...

If you become better and live life to the fullest, you'll notice the world around becoming a better place. Try it!

So the quote I leave you with is this:

"The ONLY person you should to to be better than, is the person you were yesterday!"

The Comeback!

So it's obviously been a "minute" since I've blogged. Although I'd like to say that it's been a few months, which is longer than a minute.

It's time to comeback.

Where?

To the Basics...

Get back to the desires you had.

Get back to the Passions you had.

The good stuff, The things you did when you had nothing to lose!

Why do we settle for status quo when we've been created to change the status quo?!

You ever notice that when a team that you are cheering is down, losing, behind the curve in the game? It becomes one of the most exciting and inspiring moments when the come back occurs.

Just when you think its over, It's the Comeback!

A New drive. A New Passion. A New Motivation. A New Fervency.

We say it's NEW.... I say it was already there, It just had to be stirred up again!

What do you want to accomplish? Maybe we have to go back to the place where we started. It's a clear reminder of the desires we have and how we put our best foot forward.

Stick with it. Don't let up now! It's 4th Quarter. It's the best time to give it what you got!

Back to the Basics!

Back to the Passion!

Back to Life as we Make it!

The COMEBACK!

What in the World?!

Bloggers, Readers, Viewers,

What in the WORLD is going on?

I hope that we don't get so caught up with "life" only to forget what it is all about. That can lead to the next question,

"What is life all about?"

Well since you asked, I would rather you answer for yourself. This is what we ought to convey to others. Many people have different views, different opinions, different answers. As you continue to ponder the unresolved answer to this question, I think we can find what really is inside of us. We can hear answers like:

It's about what I make it

It's about making a way with it

It's about the stamina to get through each day

It's about vision, purpose, goals

It's about me, duh!

It's about life. Life is about life

What's the fill in the blank for you? Just exactly how are we living life? So it's been a while since you've read a post from me AND I think it's random for me to post something like this, but it's creative (which I guess is what I'm all about). Just ponder.

Take a MOMENT to just embrace what you are.... As you do

You will find yourself asking a substitute question.................

What Am I all about?

Why? Cause you are LIFE... what life is about is what you are about!

Much Love

~Jnine~

Me or You?

So... it’s been a while since I’ve been doing these things… Writing is not one of my biggest likes, however, for the purpose of changing lives or maybe spreading love, why not write till ink is extinct?

Do you ever think about what life would be like if we ever asked questions about other people rather than ourselves?

Most of the time we reflect and hear questions like:

“I wonder what I’m going to wear today?”

“I wonder how I look because (name(s)) is going to be there.”

“Why am I having such a rough day?”

“I want this….I want that…I …I…I”

It’s funny how subconsciously we tend to think about our own needs and then feel bad when others don’t have what we have.

OR

It’s funny how we can even pretend to think of other people with the motive of self-gratification. What do you mean? I mean that we THINK we are about others, when we really just want to make sure our points get across. Instead of being that person to make sure others are cool and understanding, we get the internal glory and it ends up putting us back to square one of how to get over “myself.”

What the heck am I saying?!

You’re given what you’re given to be given to others. Ever heard that phrase, “blessed to be a blessing”?

THAT’S what you are.

That’s WHO you are.

That’s why YOU are.

That’s how you ARE made.

So start thinking a bit different now…

“how in the world can I encourage someone?”

“What do they need that I can help with?”

“If I’m blessed to bless others, how do I start?”

Maybe we got to check motives before we start the day. Then when you check them and they are right, You’ll find big-time satisfaction every day.

Blessed

To be

A blessing!

Much love

~jnine~

There it is!

Hey Readers,

There are times where I wonder why things just don't click the way they should. Have you ever pondered as to why some people just don't get things right away?

Ok, it can take time for people to understand stuff because not everyone learns right away. However, what if the people have heard the same advice or words repeatedly, then it takes days to weeks to months for them to get it.

It's almost like a true understanding never takes place until there is a conscious decision made to be open enough to receive it. Then a decision has to be made to let the words actually sink in.

Then there is a period of meditation or pondering. It's like the questions of,

"What can I do different?"

" Am I not doing that now?"

"How in the world do I change if I'm jacking it up now?"

Maybe not in those specific words, but similar to it...

It's like a scene in most movies where the child or the adult gets lost in the jungle...

What happens?

They can either do 1 of 2 things:

1. Decide to quit and dwell in the jungle

2. Decide to go through the jungle and find a way home

You can almost picture this footage in your mind. You are walking through and about to get confused and lost. You keep going. The scenario gets thicker and thicker. It almost captures a moment of hopelessness if you see nothing but the same stuff around you with no glimmer of exit. You keep walking, looking left and right. You keep talking and convincing their mind that there is a way out.

Through the branches, rocky roads, wet grounds, creatures great and small, there finally comes a point where a small visibility is gained. It looks like an ocean or an open land. So you keep walking towards this hindsight picture and trip a bit here and there. Finally your as close as an arms distance. You swing away the branches and trees and you reopen your eyes! THERE IT IS!

It's freedom,

It's understanding,

It's Joy

It's what you've been waiting for and that was simply to find a way out.

Why? Because there was no way you want to sit in a deep hidden forest area just consuming all you know to a moment under a tree.

People have to make those choices!! THERE IT IS!

The choice to go after the "There it is"...too many times we quit right when we are near the finish line. Get determined and go harder! Now like never before is the time to peek through and seek the other side. Get through the crap!

When you get to the other side, you can say, "There it is!!!" Then you can turn right back around and help more fellas that are following you or looking up to you.

Go hard!

Go forward!

Go clear!

Most of all...........................DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

much love,

~jnine~

What's new

Hey!

So the $5 question is: What's Old?

IF the answer is everything, then you got to get rid of some of that stuff to welcome in something new. Why do you want to hang on to the old?

Old Clothes

Old shoes

Old sheets

Old cars

Old papers

Old food (i have a knack for leftovers)

JUST OLD!!

How come the world gets to change and acclimate to new developments that are continuously evolving and birthing?

How come we don't want to change?

Are you saying that the same process will work forever even when the trends of the world are ever changing?

Maybe in some things that are principle oriented, things will can be the same cause you operate by the principle rather than the scenario.

Principle's always work!

You got to work them though.

So take out the moth balls, cobwebs, from your mind! Get your mind open and implement some new trends, new vibes, new fashion.

That way............... .when people ask, " Hey, what's new?!"

You can simply respond, "Everything!"

Make room for the new. It'll be worth it. Trash the old.

My walk changed, My talk changed, My life changed and I'm not the same!

Much love

~jnine~

What's New?!

My, Oh My!


It has truly been a minute...actually I like to think more like days and months since I have last wrote.

There was the dawn of a new year that arose.

So much has happened since November of 2009.

New additions to the church.

New additions to lifestyle.

New additions to the family (not babies).

New additions for cash flow.

Newness all around.

My questions is, What's NEW with you?

Many people that I ask that question to give a couple different responses...

"Nothing much, Same old, Same old."

"Nothing new happens in this area."

"New?! I haven't done anything new since I was a kid."

Then you got those people who have responses everyday!

"It's a new day!"

"Got some new material/clothes."

"My family is doing so much better."

"Life"

Of course, random folk are like....

"My dog shocked himself!"

or

"I don't have to walk with holes in my jeans cause I got a new pair!"

What's Your response?! It's a brand new moment for you. What are you gonna make out of it?

If you've been given 1,440 minutes in a day. Do you seek to be a good steward over that time?

I just took 30 of those minutes writing this to encourage you to get out and be the moment!

Live now!

It's your time!

The best way to make the day go great is by accomplishing what others can't! All because you are telling yourself that "you can."

Be to others what you want them to be to you!

Make a new choice, a new decision to live like you got it all!

Then make another new choice and another new decision to live to give it all!





Peace,


Much Love,


~jnine~