The Time is Now

My moment.

This moment in time is all I have,

This day of my life is the most important to grab,

This morning I rise prepared to do what it takes,

Today is my chance so the most I will make,

Out of each and every moment, including this very,

So this must be deep, I make sure that it’s heavy,

But never too much to bare, we’re already prepared,

And because it’s all we have I better not dare,

Sit idle and wait for the time to be right,

I can’t hope and pray that one day I’ll see the light,

I must live in the moment, and maximize the second,

I don’t know which tomorrow will end with me naked,

Lying in a wood box six feet down below,

Where the sound can’t be heard, and the days are so slow,

At least that’s what I think, what really happens, who knows,

But the one thing that’s certain, is that moment will come,

So I must live my dream now and not sweat what’s to come,

And what’s really to fear, one thing is already clear,

I know what not living my dream is like,

I spend every day here,

So I’m off to live now, I’m off to get to my moment,

And when I end my journey, in that last, quiet second,

Even then, I will own it.

They say today is the first day of the rest of your life; I’ve had to learn how true that is no matter how obvious it may seem. In that spirit it is so crucial that we maximize each day on our paths to our destinations; we never know when this journey will end so there is little time for fretting and never any time for regret.

We all have dreams and ambitions that we carry from day to day unfulfilled. These ideas and passions are bubbling with possibilities as they fill us with anxiety and fear. But our anxiety and fear are many times misunderstood; I think we misinterpret these feelings as reasons or signals to not pursue our goals. In my experience I have found that those feelings are more about our potential to achieve what we truly want if we are willing to step out and step up in our thoughts and actions. Deep down we know that we can get to where we want be, we’re just hesitant to go.

Well today is the day to get on your way; you know what I’m talking about and what needs to be done. And as you get on your way you will start to see that your expectations will begin to change as you begin to move towards your dreams. We only have so many moments in this experience; it’s only fair to ourselves that we make the most of them.

I love you,

Brandon

What's Love Got to Do With It

It’s deeper than you think

Action for real has got to start ASAP,

So many of my people hurting, they why rap,

The hurt isn’t always found in they pockets,

Most of the time it’s in their heart, and they can’t stop it.

It comes from not knowing who they truly are,

It stems from the fact that they look up to stars,

But not the ones in the sky up high, 

It’s the ones on t.v. fooling folks with their lies,

Got proud people feeling even less than they worth,

As they internalize it all, it turns into hurt

So now I’m alienated and feel I don’t belong,

Now I don’t give a fuck when it comes to right and wrong,

Don’t care if she got a man, I just see that thong,

Not thinking about no seed, I’m just trying to bust, then I’m gone,

Damn, now I done gone and repeated the cycle,

I need to look at the man in the mirror,

And change him up like Michael.

Now I’m working for nothing, at least that’s how it feels,

I’m stressed out all the time, plus my ole girl ain’t for real,

I mean she ain’t fake, just overcome by her fate,

She my baby mama to be, not just this chick I date,

We gonna be a family, and live happily ever after,

It’s gonna be all good, no worries, no pains,

That’s what she be telling me; now I know she insane!

I barely know this chick, just topped her off with my tip,

She popped up pregnant, and we keeping the kid,

So I’ll take care of it, and treat her like shit,

And hope our seed grow up to live better than this,

But what would’ve happened if I had held my nutt,

What would our future hold if I ain’t fall for her butt,

I don’t know, I can’t tell you what’s coming,

But I can promise you that fucking is about way more than just cumming.

As we take time to celebrate “love” this week always remember that everything we do is interdependent; so the outcomes of our relationships are dependent on the input of our lives.

We must be fulfilled alone to be complete together; completion can only be maintained as long as we remain a unit. Unity can only be sustained with unconditional love; it’s hard to be truly open and accepting to someone else if we aren’t okay with ourselves (better yet, in love with ourselves). All of this is very important for many reasons, but one of the most important is that the product or fruit of our union will be impacted immediately by the circumstances under which it is created.

As I said in the beginning, all that we do is interdependent; just a good thing to keep in mind as we go through life looking for love. We will eventually find that we didn’t have to look very far for love, and once it is found we must move forward maintaining it as lovingly as possible because the fruit we bear will ripen or rot to death based on how it is nurtured. We can’t take care of anyone else if we can’t take care of ourselves.

I love you,

Brandon

But you're not me

Sometimes I ask my friends if they think I can make it,

Do they think I have what it takes, to the top can I take it?

And after a little while they start to respond,

giving me the opinion that I rely on,

To give the extra push to get to my goals,

But this is my situation, so I must take control.

And when I sit back and think about what they said,

That passive, aggressive hate starts to hurt my head.

I asked if I could do it, and they said maybe,

I just have to make sure that I don’t go about it lazy.

I asked if I could do it, and they said I might,

Just make sure you don’t waste your time chasing shawties all night.

I asked if I could do it, and they said If my timing is right,

But I don’t have no room for error, so I better make every move right.

I asked if they believed in me, and they claimed they did,

I just better not make the same mistakes they did.

And I appreciate the warnings and I appreciate their care,

But all them traps they speak of ain’t gonna keep me from getting there.

Because now I’ve come to realize that it’s actually easy to see,

They be thinking about themselves when they talking about me,

Imagining if they could really reach my goals,

Wondering in their heart, do they have enough soul?

 So that’s why I quit asking and just got to doing,

Because waiting on approval just makes my day ruined.

And even if they do approve I still gotta do all the work,

So I might as well just give my all cause that’s what I’m worth.

And with my true effort and support from honest, helping hands,

I can achieve any goal that starts with a solid plan.

But I’m the main one, I’m the one that has to be convinced,

So it has to start with me, my convincing must come from within.

Many times we seek advice or help from others as we try to find our path in life; sometimes we get genuinely good input for those that we seek out. However, many times after we have asked for input from others we end up feeling less able than we asked for the input.

The good news is that our outcomes are not dictated by what our supporters believe; we are in control of our destiny, and so we must be the one that believes the most in our dreams and aspirations.

Advice is a valuable thing to seek, but approval is not necessary from the outside. Only we know what we are truly capable of; so just keep it real with you and get to work. Once you’ve decided you’re going for the goal, just go, don’t wait for anyone else to say it’s okay. You already know it is.

I love you,

Brandon