The last five days have gone by so fast it's hard to comprehend that it's just about time to get back to reality, which for me means getting back to waking up early, getting my son off to school and me getting ready for work trying to negotiate some deals and make some things happen for myself. Why do vacations go by so fast? I don't know if I'd consider my time off a vacation, being that I didn't go anywhere, but I got a chance to relax and just spend time with my family. Waking up late was good enough for me to be honest, but now that it's Sunday, I could use another 5 days before going back to my life.
Thanksgiving was nice and quiet. I spent time with my immediate family we did our usual, my dad cooked the turkey, mac and cheese and the collard greens, while my mom and I prepared the sides, the stuffing, potato salad, candied yams, pies and I personally did a fabulous lasagna. Dinner was excellent everything came out tasting just right for the occasion. After dinner it was our usual louging around the house. A friend stopped by and we all hung out then later on that night my son and I went to the movies to see Twilight, which turned out to be a good movie, a nice love story on a PG-13 level.
Black Friday, I did not wake up to take part in the mayhem that occurs at obscene hours in the day. I couldn't see myself doing it, up at 3-4am to stand in a long line in the cold to bust through the doors of some super savers club. I woke up late and hit the mall for something nice, not for Christmas shopping but to find a gift for myself as my birthday was the next day. I got myself a few great gifts, and then went back home for some Thanksgiving leftovers.
Saturday I woke up to a wonderful surprise of birthday calls and gifts. I got a beautiful new bag, watch and ring from my parents and my son bought me a necklace. I also bought myself a watch and some other jewelry to celebrate my birthday. I didn't go out on my birthday, but I didn't feel too bad about it. There were plans but they fell through.
Now it's Sunday and tomorrow is obviously Monday, back to work back to the grind. Tonight I am celebrating my birthday out doing something that I like to do which is dinner in a great restaurant and great ambiance. So it's about time to get dressed so I can head out.
But before I go I figured I mention what I'm grateful for. This Thanksgiving holiday, I am thankful for my family and friends and all of my loved ones. I am thankful the house that I live in and the clothes on my back and the fact that I can still sustain a designer wardrobe (sorry it is) I am thankful that in this market I am still working as an active real estate agent bringing in the money to pay my bills, sales aren't what they were a year ago but people are still buying (at least from me) :-). I am thankful for a black president and I am thankful for love and life. I am thankful for a new day.
Peace and blessings,
Daddy's Girl
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO???
Ok so I was all prepared to blog about something completely different but when this particular incident was shared with me, I felt I had to speak on it with the world or whomever may come across this blog. This weekend I have heard some of the MOST disturbing news that I have ever heard in my life. You know a lot of things are prevalent in the world today that weren't ten years ago. I think our culture has been exposed to so much in terms of violence and crime, blood and gore that we have grown used to the everyday happenings of the world and nothing surprises us anymore.
In saying that, even though we are exposed to such violence on the news, prime time television and or movies, I hope that it doesn't ruin our capability to feel and cry for the world and the state that we are presently in. What I was told has rocked me to the core and I have not recuperated yet. I, having not been a witness, have been scarred and my heart cries for the people involved in this madness.
A girlfriend of mine has a client who happens to be a principal of a middle school in an urban, working class town in New Jersey. When she arrived for her normal Friday evening appointment she appeared disheveled and distressed and had apparently been crying. My friend being very comfortable with her client asked her what was the matter and the story she was told blew her mind as it did mine when I was told! The principal had been in her office conducting normal business as it was the end of the school day and she was preparing things for Monday morning. The only children that remained in school were those who attended the afterschool program. As she was taking care of paperwork a young boy burst into her office, "Ms. Principal, Ms. Principal, come with me I have to show you something!!!" By the look on his face and the tone of his voice she grew nervous and scared as she didn't know what to expect. Where she was led was to the boys bathroom and what she found were two 7th grade boys engaging in full on hard core sex!! Losing every bit of her composure she began screaming and yelling at the boys, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING??" over and over again. The boys were separated and taken into different rooms while the police, DYFS and parents were called.
The young boy who was actually having sex with other child was asked where did he learn this, and his answer was... that his parents had been both having sex with him.
Sidebar- Oh MY GOD!!!!! DID HE JUST SAY THAT BOTH OF HIS PARENTS WERE HAVING SEX WITH HIM? I think what bothers me most is that as a parent, I know how I love my son with my whole heart, I would kill for my little boy and to think that a woman or a man would make their own flesh and blood, make their own child take part in their twisted perversion sickens me. I can't understand at all how this is even feasible in one's mind!!! How do you even fantasize about having sex with your child??? The mind is a perverted place. All acts of crime can happen in the mind, but to even physically act on such a thing hurts me to my heart. I feel so bad that this poor boy had been exposed to such madness. I think what really gets to me is that usually you hear stories about one parent who secretly abuses the child and eventually it comes to the light. But for two parents to come together and agree to both molest their son is frightening!!!
He said in front of the principal, parents, police and DYFS that both his mother and father had forced him to have sex with them and that's where he learned it from. He was forced to have full on sex wit both his mother and his father!!!
At this point the principal had gone temporarily insane hysterically screaming at the parents who had nonchalantly spoken "Why are you lying on us?" obviously lying themselves. The boy was taken into custody until they could find a family member who was willing to take him in, while both parents where read their rights and hauled out of the school in handcuffs. I personally hope that they rot in jail and are punished to highest extent of the law!!
I have to say that I feel sorry for all of the people involved in this story. I feel sorry for the little boy who has had his innocence taken from him by the very people who were supposed to take care of him and protect him. I feel sorry for the boy who whether consented to this act or was coerced because he allowed his body to be taken and used in a way that he as a 12 year old isn't able to comprehend. I feel sorry for the little boy who just had to use the bathroom and had his innocence torn from him as the blinders of his childhood had been taken off by witnessing sex between two children. I feel sorry for the principal who studied to become an educator to empower children and protect them and to feel inadequate in finding what was going on in her school walls right under her nose. I feel sorry for the parents of the little boy who walked in to see this and the knot that must be twisting in their stomach of how to explain to their son what he just saw. I pray for you all. I pray for the world.
As a parent I am angered and hurt at the same time. I can't imagine how I would feel if my baby, my son walked into the bathroom and saw two kids having sex. After hearing this story I am seriously considering the alternatives, private school or home school. WOW... WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO?
Thank you for listening to me go on about this, I hope that it's motivated the ones who have read this to pray for our children, pray for their outcome in this world, pray for their parents or other people to positively influence their lives.
Signing out sending peace & blessings,
Daddy's Girl
Thursday, November 20, 2008
GOOD GUY GONE BAD
Are there any gentleman out there that feel as though they are unappreciated and taken advantage of? The reason that I ask is because I have a few guy friends who have brought this topic up to me and I was inspired to blog. Do we as women not appreciate what we have, or are we suffering from "the grass is greener" syndrome? I was posed with the question, why is it that women do not recognize when they have a good man and why does the statement "you don't know what you have until it's gone" prevail? So now I ask you, do you sometimes find yourself, post relationship, wishing that you had never messed it up? As the saying goes, "hindsight is 20/20". Sometimes we just don't see what we have because we are so consumed in what we don't have. I think that a person who is in the dating world, whether in a relationship or a single person looking to be in a relationship should start to evaluate themselves first, ask yourselves a few simple questions like:
What is it that I have accomplished in my life?
What is it that I can contribute to a relationship?
What is it that I am looking for in a person? When answering this question one should consider a persons character verses their possesions. Sometimes we get so caught up in the physical and the material that we forget that soon after all the looks and the money runs out or wears off you still have a person, is this person compatible? Does he/she have anything of substance to offer? Can he/she teach you anything?
What do I need from a relationship that will make me happy?
Once you have judged yourself accordingly and have determined what you think you need in order to make yourself happy then you need to look at either who you are presently with or who you may be considering. See how this person lines up. Again, I would focus more on that persons character versus what they look like and what they have. If this person, has more pros than cons then I think it is worth working on and/ or worth trying to pursue a relationship.
Where I think a lot of women get caught up with is the: "what the guy has, or what can he do for me, mentality". Sometimes us women get an ego trip and think that we are the best that our men can do and they ought to be happy that they are with us in the first place!! Ladies, this may very well be true however, this thinking can cause you to fail to realize that this man may be a blessing for you as well. In our ego trip, thinking that we're God's gift, we slack in assuring our men how appreciative we are that they are who they are, we don't show the love that they may seek from us, we also nag and focus on what they aren't doing, what they don't have, what someone else has instead of looking at what they do have going on for themselves. This is where a lot of women drop the ball. No man, wants to be reminded of their short commings, a good man knows where he lacks and is working on improving himself in that respect, to be insensitive and to remind a guy what he doesn't have and what he can't do only smacks him down and pushes him away. Good men are men who respect you, love you, cherish you and honor you. A good man will do anything for you make you feel special and secure. He won't cheat because he adores you. He won't hit you or disrespect you because he looks at you as his queen. A good man isn't a man making a certain salary or driving a certain car. A good man could be standing right in front of you and you may not recognize him because you are too busy focusing on the wrong things. Yes, it's ok to have preferences. You can prefer a man to look a certain way, dress a certain way, have a certain status, we all have standards, but let's not let our "standards" cause you to overlook your blessing that God may have had just for you. Ladies, if you're a Godly woman, then you ought to be praying for yourselves that you can love this man that God has brought in your life with out judging him and comparing him to others from your past. You ought to be looking at his character and seeing if he reminds you of your father, your heavenly father that is... (if you've had a good representation of what a man should in your natural father or father who raised you then let him be the example). I hate to say it, but if we continue to treat our men the way we do, and not big them up how we should, there could be a lot of good guys gone bad.
Friday, November 14, 2008
BROTHA
I still feel full of the energy from the election. I can't wipe the smile off of my face. I'm so proud of my people, my brothers in particular and I wanted to send a song in salute to you.
Enjoy
Daddy's Girl
Sunday, November 9, 2008
DOES A MARRIAGE MEAN ANYTHING ANYMORE???
Today what I wanted to talk about was marriage. The reason I've decided on this topic is because after being in a serious relationship your mind starts to look to the future. However, what really made me want to write about this topic was the different people that I was encountering and the different things I was hearing being said. To say the least, "MARRIAGE" gets mixed reviews.
I am a realtor and as you can imagine I come across a lot of different people of whom come from all different walks of life. I encounter doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, professionals, musicians, artists, comedians and etc. An important part of my job is building a relationship as I work with them to find a home that is best suited for their needs. As we work together, I'm sure you can imagine that our conversations aren't all about business. In the community that I'm currently selling, it seems to be a safe haven for the divorced! They just seem to flock to my neighborhood and when I ask, "So, what's prompting you to think about moving?" or another one of my famous questions is "What's going on in your life to make you think about making a move?" The answer that I often get is... "Well, I'm in the middle of a divorce and so I need to find a new home." A lot of times, I find myself in an awkward position because I don't know if it was a welcomed divorce or one that they didn't want to happen but allowed to happen.
My question is does marriage mean anything anymore? Why are 50% of marriages doomed by divorce?
It's funny, I was talking to one of my clients the other day and was reminded again about this very same topic. Here is a successful woman who was married for 30yrs before getting a divorce! We were having a conversation about the market and how proper budget planning is crucial to our futures and she began to tell me to always be prepared. She and her husband had gotten divorced after 30 years of marriage, in the midst of the divorce, she had always thought her name was on all the insurance policies, come to find out, it never was, it was in another woman's name! OUCH! She also began to tell me to mind my own money. She said, "I don't know how your relationship is with your husband, but just be careful!" Meanwhile, my mind quickly diverted to a previous conversation with another woman who had come into my office, on the verge of an emotional breakdown! She confided in me and shared the details of her relationship saying that it was very trying and that her husband was not a docile man and he didn't know she was in my office looking for a home, because if he had known, she'd be in BIG trouble! I was nervous for her!! As we were going over the costs and her financing options, I asked her, how did she intend to pay for the home. She shared with me that her girlfriends had warned her long ago "You always have to have some F U money!"
WHAT???? F U money? Wow... why is it that we have the mentality to prepare for the "what if?"
Don't get this confused with the family's emergency fund, like if the boiler breaks down, or you need a new car or if you encountered rough times, or unexpected bills....
No the "what ifs" that I'm speaking of are, what if they aren't the one? What if, this doesn't work out? What if I don't like everything about this person? What if they don't like everything about me?
What happened to working things out? What happened to fighting for your relationship and everything that brought the two of you together? What happened to the covenant that you made before God? Does none of this mean anything anymore?
Another encounter I had was with a gentleman. He had come into my office alone and after talking a bit we were walking out to the model homes. He said something that made me question him further. He said that he was looking for a home that would initially be used as an investment property and then eventually a primary residence for himself. So I asked, "I'm curious, is there any reason in particular that you would like to purchase something initially as investment and then move in to the home later?" and he answered me saying "Well, if I end up moving here I'll be alone. My wife and I are having problems and I'm considering a plan b, you've always gotta have a plan b!" Wow! Here we go again, another person planning for the worst instead of praying for the best!!!
Am I naive in saying and believing that when I get married, it will not be to get divorced???
I believe in the institution of marriage and everything that it stands for. If we go back to the bible in the beginning when God made Adam, he saw that he needed a help mate. He brought all the creatures that he had created and brought them to Adam and saw that they weren't what he needed and so he put Adam back to sleep and out of his rib he created woman. He created Eve who was to be the perfect mate for Adam. When a man and a woman get married they become one unit, no longer looked at as single. They are now one flesh. A marriage that is ordained by God is blessed. In God's eye's there's not very many reasons to divorce. Ultimately this is because if the courting was done right, prior to the union of marriage,there ought not be many reasons to divorce. I say this because in the bible, we are taught to be evenly yoked. This means, there should be commonality amongst the two people. You should share the same spiritual beliefs, similar upbringings, and so on. It makes for a better more solid relationship if you see eye to eye on most things. A true man or woman of God aren't as likely to hit, or cheat or be mean spirited, because it contradicts with their beliefs. A man of God is told to love his wife how Jesus loves the church. What is Jesus to us? He is our provider, our protector, our friend our confidante. These are all things that our husbands are to be to us. A husband is told to love his wife as he loves his own body. One never did not love their body. One feeds it and cares for it just how Jesus cares for the church. Wives are told to submit to our husbands as we submit to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands. (Eph 5: 22-33) I wonder if we structured our marriages and our households to the way in which it were planned would the divorce rate be as high??? If we followed the handbook of life would we then know that when there is trouble it doesn't last. That when there is trouble it isn't a time to run for cover and hide, but to seek God and his holy counsel and ask Him to heal the wounds of the marriage and watch Him to do it!! If we structured our marriages according to the way in which we ought, would we not see marriages sustain??? A marriage is a covenant a contractual obligation that you enter in before God to love, respect, honor and obey in sickness and in health, through good times and in bad, for better or for worse. It is something that should not be taken lightly and as soon a trouble comes we're heading for the border. By all means if it's an abusive relationship that is unhealthy to you mentally and physically to be in, leave. But in most situations of marriage it can be worked out, prayed on and made through.
So when he finally pops the question and asks to marry me, what will I say???? YES, I WILL... and I'll believe it with my whole heart that though it may be hard work and some days might be better than the others, as long as we keep God first, stay prayerful and keep our vows to eachother... we will work it out and I will not get married just to get divorced... nor will I worry about the "What ifs"!!!
Thank you for joining me for another episode of The "J" Spot. This is Daddy's Girl signing out....
Peace & Blessings
Smooches~~~
I am a realtor and as you can imagine I come across a lot of different people of whom come from all different walks of life. I encounter doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, professionals, musicians, artists, comedians and etc. An important part of my job is building a relationship as I work with them to find a home that is best suited for their needs. As we work together, I'm sure you can imagine that our conversations aren't all about business. In the community that I'm currently selling, it seems to be a safe haven for the divorced! They just seem to flock to my neighborhood and when I ask, "So, what's prompting you to think about moving?" or another one of my famous questions is "What's going on in your life to make you think about making a move?" The answer that I often get is... "Well, I'm in the middle of a divorce and so I need to find a new home." A lot of times, I find myself in an awkward position because I don't know if it was a welcomed divorce or one that they didn't want to happen but allowed to happen.
My question is does marriage mean anything anymore? Why are 50% of marriages doomed by divorce?
It's funny, I was talking to one of my clients the other day and was reminded again about this very same topic. Here is a successful woman who was married for 30yrs before getting a divorce! We were having a conversation about the market and how proper budget planning is crucial to our futures and she began to tell me to always be prepared. She and her husband had gotten divorced after 30 years of marriage, in the midst of the divorce, she had always thought her name was on all the insurance policies, come to find out, it never was, it was in another woman's name! OUCH! She also began to tell me to mind my own money. She said, "I don't know how your relationship is with your husband, but just be careful!" Meanwhile, my mind quickly diverted to a previous conversation with another woman who had come into my office, on the verge of an emotional breakdown! She confided in me and shared the details of her relationship saying that it was very trying and that her husband was not a docile man and he didn't know she was in my office looking for a home, because if he had known, she'd be in BIG trouble! I was nervous for her!! As we were going over the costs and her financing options, I asked her, how did she intend to pay for the home. She shared with me that her girlfriends had warned her long ago "You always have to have some F U money!"
WHAT???? F U money? Wow... why is it that we have the mentality to prepare for the "what if?"
Don't get this confused with the family's emergency fund, like if the boiler breaks down, or you need a new car or if you encountered rough times, or unexpected bills....
No the "what ifs" that I'm speaking of are, what if they aren't the one? What if, this doesn't work out? What if I don't like everything about this person? What if they don't like everything about me?
What happened to working things out? What happened to fighting for your relationship and everything that brought the two of you together? What happened to the covenant that you made before God? Does none of this mean anything anymore?
Another encounter I had was with a gentleman. He had come into my office alone and after talking a bit we were walking out to the model homes. He said something that made me question him further. He said that he was looking for a home that would initially be used as an investment property and then eventually a primary residence for himself. So I asked, "I'm curious, is there any reason in particular that you would like to purchase something initially as investment and then move in to the home later?" and he answered me saying "Well, if I end up moving here I'll be alone. My wife and I are having problems and I'm considering a plan b, you've always gotta have a plan b!" Wow! Here we go again, another person planning for the worst instead of praying for the best!!!
Am I naive in saying and believing that when I get married, it will not be to get divorced???
I believe in the institution of marriage and everything that it stands for. If we go back to the bible in the beginning when God made Adam, he saw that he needed a help mate. He brought all the creatures that he had created and brought them to Adam and saw that they weren't what he needed and so he put Adam back to sleep and out of his rib he created woman. He created Eve who was to be the perfect mate for Adam. When a man and a woman get married they become one unit, no longer looked at as single. They are now one flesh. A marriage that is ordained by God is blessed. In God's eye's there's not very many reasons to divorce. Ultimately this is because if the courting was done right, prior to the union of marriage,there ought not be many reasons to divorce. I say this because in the bible, we are taught to be evenly yoked. This means, there should be commonality amongst the two people. You should share the same spiritual beliefs, similar upbringings, and so on. It makes for a better more solid relationship if you see eye to eye on most things. A true man or woman of God aren't as likely to hit, or cheat or be mean spirited, because it contradicts with their beliefs. A man of God is told to love his wife how Jesus loves the church. What is Jesus to us? He is our provider, our protector, our friend our confidante. These are all things that our husbands are to be to us. A husband is told to love his wife as he loves his own body. One never did not love their body. One feeds it and cares for it just how Jesus cares for the church. Wives are told to submit to our husbands as we submit to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands. (Eph 5: 22-33) I wonder if we structured our marriages and our households to the way in which it were planned would the divorce rate be as high??? If we followed the handbook of life would we then know that when there is trouble it doesn't last. That when there is trouble it isn't a time to run for cover and hide, but to seek God and his holy counsel and ask Him to heal the wounds of the marriage and watch Him to do it!! If we structured our marriages according to the way in which we ought, would we not see marriages sustain??? A marriage is a covenant a contractual obligation that you enter in before God to love, respect, honor and obey in sickness and in health, through good times and in bad, for better or for worse. It is something that should not be taken lightly and as soon a trouble comes we're heading for the border. By all means if it's an abusive relationship that is unhealthy to you mentally and physically to be in, leave. But in most situations of marriage it can be worked out, prayed on and made through.
So when he finally pops the question and asks to marry me, what will I say???? YES, I WILL... and I'll believe it with my whole heart that though it may be hard work and some days might be better than the others, as long as we keep God first, stay prayerful and keep our vows to eachother... we will work it out and I will not get married just to get divorced... nor will I worry about the "What ifs"!!!
Thank you for joining me for another episode of The "J" Spot. This is Daddy's Girl signing out....
Peace & Blessings
Smooches~~~
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
A DAY IN HISTORY
For me the day began around 6 am, as my eyes sprang open to check the time my body quickly started into gear, which under normal circumstances is the opposite, I am not a morning person. The phone rang at about 6:10, it was my brother calling to say he's in line to vote and there were already over 30 people ahead of him. My family and I sprang into action, threw water on our faces, toothpaste on our brushes and scrambled out of the house in sweats, uggs and the like just to make it around the corner at the nearest school to vote.
The day just seemed different than any other day, that I can remember. I just remember feeling so energized and optimistic that I was actually living in a day in which was history! I walked up to the table and offered my name, signed the huge book of registered voters for my town and waited in line. When I got in the booth I stood there a while, looked at all the names on the ballot and then cast my vote! As I hit the button, for a quick moment I almost felt like I could feel the emotions that ran through the generations before me who fought so hard for this privilege. I thought about all of the men and women who couldn't go to school, those who couldn't eat in the same restaurants or stay in the same hotels. I thought about those people and how they must've felt when they finally saw the day that they could go to school and even in a school that wasn't segregated. I thought about the people who for the first time could eat at the same restaurants as the others, I thought about those people and how they must've felt the first time they weren't turned away from a hotel and I felt all of the years of waiting and anticipation on my back and as I exited the booth I said to myself "the day has come."
It was a sight to see so many people on line waiting both black and white. To look at a brother or sister in line and our eyes connect, there was an air of pride and dignity that was an aroma that was so sweet. To be at this place in time, watching the final moments before Barack Obama was officially declared President Elect my heart beat quickly, my eyes watered and I said to my mother, "is it for real, is he really the next President of the United States of America?" We quickly flipped to the other channels and YES it was Real our next President was Barack Obama!!!!
To say the least I feel such an overwhelming sense of pride and respect. This is the year of New Beginnings and though most of the year has seen some of our countries most down times, there has been history made, barriers have been broken, stereotypes lifted and as an African American woman, I can say to my African American son and mean it, Yes You Can! To have such a significant figure to look up to, in my life time it is such a great honor and I am so proud to be an American, even more so I am so proud to be an African American. My prayer is that as a country we can remove the stereotypes that plague us. I pray that we can set a new standard, that we will raise the bar as a people and that this day is the beginning of a new day in how we see eachother and how we see ourselves. We can no longer hide behind excuses and say that we aren't given the opportunity, that excuse will no longer be acceptable!!!! If for some reason we aren't given the opportunity then we have to make the opportunity!! Let's take advantage of everything that our ancestors fought for. We come from a long line of greatness. Let's all step up to the plate and hit it out the park!!!!
I thank you for sharing this very emotional and historic day with me and for tuning in to another episode of The "J" Spot.
Peace & Blessings
Daddy's Girl
The day just seemed different than any other day, that I can remember. I just remember feeling so energized and optimistic that I was actually living in a day in which was history! I walked up to the table and offered my name, signed the huge book of registered voters for my town and waited in line. When I got in the booth I stood there a while, looked at all the names on the ballot and then cast my vote! As I hit the button, for a quick moment I almost felt like I could feel the emotions that ran through the generations before me who fought so hard for this privilege. I thought about all of the men and women who couldn't go to school, those who couldn't eat in the same restaurants or stay in the same hotels. I thought about those people and how they must've felt when they finally saw the day that they could go to school and even in a school that wasn't segregated. I thought about the people who for the first time could eat at the same restaurants as the others, I thought about those people and how they must've felt the first time they weren't turned away from a hotel and I felt all of the years of waiting and anticipation on my back and as I exited the booth I said to myself "the day has come."
It was a sight to see so many people on line waiting both black and white. To look at a brother or sister in line and our eyes connect, there was an air of pride and dignity that was an aroma that was so sweet. To be at this place in time, watching the final moments before Barack Obama was officially declared President Elect my heart beat quickly, my eyes watered and I said to my mother, "is it for real, is he really the next President of the United States of America?" We quickly flipped to the other channels and YES it was Real our next President was Barack Obama!!!!
To say the least I feel such an overwhelming sense of pride and respect. This is the year of New Beginnings and though most of the year has seen some of our countries most down times, there has been history made, barriers have been broken, stereotypes lifted and as an African American woman, I can say to my African American son and mean it, Yes You Can! To have such a significant figure to look up to, in my life time it is such a great honor and I am so proud to be an American, even more so I am so proud to be an African American. My prayer is that as a country we can remove the stereotypes that plague us. I pray that we can set a new standard, that we will raise the bar as a people and that this day is the beginning of a new day in how we see eachother and how we see ourselves. We can no longer hide behind excuses and say that we aren't given the opportunity, that excuse will no longer be acceptable!!!! If for some reason we aren't given the opportunity then we have to make the opportunity!! Let's take advantage of everything that our ancestors fought for. We come from a long line of greatness. Let's all step up to the plate and hit it out the park!!!!
I thank you for sharing this very emotional and historic day with me and for tuning in to another episode of The "J" Spot.
Peace & Blessings
Daddy's Girl
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