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It’s Okay! Haters Are Supposed to Be!

The term 'haters' have become such a strong relevant word. Its use is common among us all. As most of us know what it means, we are often disturbed at the fact we are engaged with them. But did you know this world wouldn't be the same if they didn't exist. Let me explain:

Do you know haters are designed to be who they are? Let's define them... They are people who are against you for every reason or no reason at all -- knowingly and unknowingly! Yep that's right, they can unknowingly defy you and stab all those knife marks in your back, and still giggle grins in your face. It's because they are designed to be and assigned to you. It took some maturing for me to understand this.

If you remember the movie Ake.ela.h and the B.ee, remember the words on the plaque on the wall? Remember how she was afraid to let her TRUE light shine because some of her friends envied her? They talked about her and didn't want to be friends because she was gifted. And she didn't want to be who SHE was designed to be because she felt it was bringing her friends against her. Do you also remember how when she decided to let HER LIGHT shine, she'd began to illuminate light to others, even her enemies which she brought closer to her?

When you are a light, the dark skies will try to cover your shine. However light is brighter than dark, and those clouds soon start to move away. Feel me? Haters are a part of the plan. We can try and avoid them, but my friend; they will find you -- WHY? Because they were supposed to!

Haters can be our healers if we take them as they were prescribed to us by Life. They are who we are not! They are to make us strong, progressive and eager to achieve regardless. They are the strife in our destiny. They are the 'pain' before the 'gain.' But we have to recognize the importance of this, or they will also destroy us which is primarily their mission.

Haters do different things to deter us from our path. So who's stronger? Who's weaker? Who's influenced by the issue? Who's not? Who will prevail? Who will let them take you down? And then who has won?!

Yeah this not about a race, it's about endurance. It's about being made aware that haters are simply stepping stones to reach the other side of whatever mission we're on.

Remember we have to always respect people for who they are... yes even the haters. To entertain their trivial behavior leaves them laughing in the trenches. They love it! Silence is a very LOUD word. Believe that! It is heard very clearly. Haters love all that racket and loudness except when it's spelled S-I-L-E-N-C-E!

Being humble is so necessary as well. Remember how Jill Scott endured her recent feat? She was stunned by the aggressive public remarks; however, she chose to infuse her creativeness to get her message across. That was her healing as life prescribed, and heck need I say more about her album and her progression since?! She's on FIRE!

Please do recognize the real and don't be a fool! However, remain focused on achieving your goals, and remember the stepping stones. (You gotta get across somehow, right?!)

More importantly, there's a difference in a hater and an individual who's there to bring wisdom and insight. When an individual understands our achievements and our flaws and are there to assist us in being stronger and better; this is definitely someone who is on our side. We have to know the difference.

Laptop Bluez Again

Good Sunday to everyone. I'm sitting near a window staring out at such a gorgeous day. For a couple days my left eye has been sore, and today it is swollen. I'm not sure what happened to it. I wear contacts, and maybe I got dirt in it or something. So it looks like glasses all day today. I don't usually wear them out, but a sista can't see without somEin' in/on my eye. :)

Remember my HP laptop I had repaired just recently? (The display went blank and nonresponsive) Well I got it back a few days ago after they replaced the motherboard. Now… every time I turn it on, the display settings have to be reset, and in some cases, the desktop disappears and the screen goes blank. I talked with HP online a couple days ago and we got disconnected. I will get with them again today. My warranty expires on the unit around the end of this month; so I've got to get it back in to them especially if there are still problems. Although I was able to remove my important files before repair, they didn't reformat my drive or reset the computer to its original state. I was actually surprised they didn't have to do that. That may be all I need to do to reinstall all drivers. But I'll let them determine that.

I will say this though – HP has the BEST customer service. Initially when I spoke with them about the laptop, we went through the troubleshooting and they determined it was possibly the motherboard. A couple days later, they overnight(ed) me a box with padding and instructions on how to return the unit -- and even required a signature. They were courteous, prompt and kept me in the know during the whole process. They called me when the expected date of return was going to be delayed due to the part being out of stock. They emailed me once the unit was shipped out along with its expected date of return which was the next day. It was well-packed and again required signature. Just the other day when we got disconnected, the chat tech sent me an email indicating what all had transpired and apologized for the disconnection. That kind of service makes me want to stay in the HP family.

Everything else is still everything. Until next time friends and fam…

 

Family

Last Saturday I drove downtown to take pictures and browse (you'll find a few throughout this post). Downtown Baton Rouge is steadily on the rise, as at one time it was deader than a door knob. There are now lots of development and renovation as the city develops into a nice attraction. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. I captured really nice shots of the Mississippi as the sun reflected upon it. It's amazing to look at this river and know I've crossed it many times in several states. It's such a majestic moment.

I walked along the train tracks, walked past the very old and now renovated distinguished and elegant Hilton Hotel. I met a photographer and his wife along the levee. They were eating boiled crawfish and shrimp. We had nice conversation while the seasoned aroma of the crawfish had me craving. The hubby has some of his work in a local gallery. The wife seems very artistic as well. They were good people. I saw a few more folks eating crawfish. (It's that time of season again!) There were several people who were walking, jogging, riding bikes or just sitting along the levee.

As I became hungry, I stopped at a Po Boy shop and had a shrimp Po boy (yeah shrimp- I know) and a Co.ors Li.ght. As I sat there, I talked with the owners and learned a lot about the history of their business. They've been there for over 20 years and I never knew they existed. I left there and continued to look for interesting views to capture. I finally settled in at a coffee shop, and ordered a coffee and began to write this blog. I stayed in there until the coffee shop closed which was around 8pm. I tried to pack up and leave, but the closers told me I could stay while they were cleaning up. Wasn't that nice of them?! Sadly I never posted the blog until I rewrote it today.

When I go on sprees such as the downtown venture -- I enjoy spending time to think and absorb my thoughts. As I'm a good listener when other folks are mentally infused with life's way of dealing the cards, I am not one to comfortably share those 'types' of thoughts when I endure them. I've never been able to. I honestly don't know how to handle certain things. When things sadden me or put me in a position where it hurts badly, I get lost in myself in dealing with it. Basically I become very distant in my feelings. Some would say it's almost like avoidance and I know that's not good.

Life is not playin' fair with my family from several angles and it hurts. Family is all we got. It's who we are. It's how we exist. When we hurt, we all hurt. When we are happy, we all are happy. It's always comforting to know my family is safe and content, even when they are many miles away. I love them dearly and it's always good to know everything is alright. It's even easy to get caught up in taking that for granted. But when life makes its unpredictable 'rounds, it is times like these I wish I could take away the 'pain' and bring back the happiness we all once endured, even from many miles away. As I remain distant in my thoughts, I will never lose faith and hope. It's just hard.

Last Saturday was necessary.

 

Until next time…