<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169</id><updated>2024-09-24T09:24:46.426-04:00</updated><category term="Poem"/><category term="DON&#39;T DO THESE 5 THINGS ON YOUR FIRST DATE:"/><category term="Story"/><title type='text'>~~~ SO TOOTSIE ~~~</title><subtitle type='html'>Greetings everyone! Thanks for visiting my blog. I talk about whatever I feel and I hope that you all enjoy reading. I want to further extend my invitation and motto to you: laugh hard, cry a little, and love a whole bunch!!!!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>51</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-3435340177993291232</id><published>2020-03-28T10:40:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2020-03-28T10:49:26.638-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Rosamora</title><content type='html'>Meditating on what I shall name you&lt;br /&gt;
I heard a whisper, your name so soft and&lt;br /&gt;
gently in my left ear. I turned to look&lt;br /&gt;
but no one was there. I thought I might&lt;br /&gt;
be going crazy but then I realized finding&lt;br /&gt;
a name for you was my very prayer&lt;br /&gt;
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Mistreated, stressed and scared out of my&lt;br /&gt;
mind...I decided that it wasn&#39;t so bad. My&lt;br /&gt;
acceptance paved the way to my reality...&lt;br /&gt;
On my very first appointment the nurse&lt;br /&gt;
began to apologize as she looked at me&lt;br /&gt;
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As the very doctor who gave birth to me&lt;br /&gt;
performed the ultrasound, I could see what&lt;br /&gt;
he saw and realized it was the beginning of&lt;br /&gt;
the end so I accepted it right then. I was&lt;br /&gt;
not ready yet anyway, I told myself In hopes&lt;br /&gt;
of feeling better. The mass was the size of&lt;br /&gt;
my womb, the post was bare&lt;br /&gt;
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That night,&amp;nbsp; evil hands struggled to rip you from my&lt;br /&gt;
womb...toilet crimson...pale and clammy skin&lt;br /&gt;
somewhat conscious of the loss within. The ambulance&lt;br /&gt;
ride was horrible, the hospital even worse...&lt;br /&gt;
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BUT hearing you call to me after just 2 miles...standing...&lt;br /&gt;
the mini tornado of leaves that danced with no wind.&lt;br /&gt;
understanding...maybe not... maybe I do &quot;I am&lt;br /&gt;
overworking myself&quot;...to the shower I ensued&lt;br /&gt;
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It wasn&#39;t until 6 months later, that I began to piece everything&lt;br /&gt;
together. That same whisper in my left ear revealed the name&lt;br /&gt;
of your little brother...I see now... You surrendered your life&lt;br /&gt;
to make room for your little brother. The mass was never a threat&lt;br /&gt;
to him but seemingly a comfortable pillow.&lt;br /&gt;
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Written November 2017&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/3435340177993291232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/3435340177993291232' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/3435340177993291232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/3435340177993291232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2020/03/rosamora.html' title='Rosamora'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-7793214616277664003</id><published>2020-03-14T22:41:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2020-03-14T22:41:57.671-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Coronavirus:  My Food Accommodation Tips </title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;p1&quot;&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;Have you gone into the grocery store recently and found all the bottled water gone, the juice barely there and the meat picked over? Well, that seems to be the experience for many of my friends and family amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. I know what it is like to have to preplan and prepare for a natural disaster. I am from South Carolina the state that is no stranger to Hurricanes and flooding and I believe in being prepared. The Coronavirus seems to be no different in urgency. The closure of schools and the possibility of many having to be quarantined at home has created stockpiling mayhem around the country. If you find yourself not finding the essentials that you think you need in the grocery store, this information is just for you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Milk:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Use Powdered milk, coconut milk or Almond milk.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;s1&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;No Meat:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Try frozen burgers: meat or veggie.&lt;/div&gt;
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Buy frozen seafood, go to the fish market or go fishing.&lt;/div&gt;
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Don&#39;t forget that beans are a great source of protein too!&lt;/div&gt;
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Make Lemonade with lemons or lemon juice.&lt;/div&gt;
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Try fruit infused water.&lt;/div&gt;
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Get creative with Kool-Aid.&lt;/div&gt;
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Bake your own.&lt;/div&gt;
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Use canned biscuits.&lt;/div&gt;
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Soft Taco Shells&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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Don&#39;t forget about English Muffins or bagels&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/7793214616277664003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/7793214616277664003' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7793214616277664003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7793214616277664003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2020/03/coronavirus-my-food-accommodation-tips.html' title='Coronavirus:  My Food Accommodation Tips '/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-3810970741618403158</id><published>2018-07-27T11:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2018-07-27T11:14:22.826-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Awakened</title><content type='html'>I was asleep for 10 years, now I finally woke up. Once&amp;nbsp; studied to be a doctor but forced to give it all up. A nervous wreck. I couldn&#39;t focus. My sanity is everything, eyes have opened.&lt;br /&gt;
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Each second of every day I am getting stronger. My lens clear by the one who laid it down for me, creator of lighting and thunder. I know you are hoping that I fail but it is He that lives in me that makes me prevail.&lt;br /&gt;
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&quot;Our Daily Bread&quot; helps with my daily bread. It guides my focus. No longer blind, controlled by your manipulation. How I used to beat myself up has dissipated. Taking the advice of Jay Rock to &quot;win&quot; is highly appreciated.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;nbsp;I almost made it. Let me take a moment to repharse it. &quot;No weapon formed against me shall prosper.&quot; You cant serve two masters...Three weeks ago, 3:24, the alarms, the pot, the knocks. The desperation is evident. Vengance is not mine but the one who is heaven sent. Recheck your confidence. One too many foul balls. Go ahead and take the bench.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/3810970741618403158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/3810970741618403158' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/3810970741618403158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/3810970741618403158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2018/07/awakened.html' title='Awakened'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-6892062298774300784</id><published>2018-07-24T00:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2018-07-24T00:23:19.695-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Game Over</title><content type='html'>This is for you. I know you reading. Dedicated too much time to your mistreatment. Sitting around just thinking of ways to destroy my image. The &quot;Great I Am&quot; my vision is much too big for your comprehension. I tried to bring you along but you are resistance. The very definition of inconsistance, so you forced me to move my distance.&lt;br /&gt;
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The hate you demonstrate has and still is making me great. The whole you dug is the home you reaped. You created. Vengance is not mine. The level of pettiness complimented...weak. I say my prayers right before I sleep. Wake up refreshed, favored, blessed and I am still meek. As much energy as you have put in being sneaky, I have dedicated my life to peace, prosperity, love and calamity.&lt;br /&gt;
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I am done explaining. You got what you wanted. Stellar performance, Grammy waranted. You always wanted the stage, now you have it to yourself. All eyes on you. Cameras flash. The curtain closes as the final act approaches. You exit stage left. The TKO in motion. The commotion once too loud, purported to be a lion. In actuality, a kitten with a pur...no growl. No balls but a vagina, metaphorically speaking. I speak truth. No time for drama, carnality only karma.&lt;br /&gt;
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I tried to warn you but you are in too deep. A repabated mind. The result of your lies, greed and the monies you knowling took from people that could barely eat. The lies, the lies, I finally opened my eyes. The darkness has consumed not a thing. There was never any light in you. Your unhonerable intentions ended your very mission. Marinate on that nugget of wisdom. Three, two, one. Game over. I&#39;m finished.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/6892062298774300784/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/6892062298774300784' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/6892062298774300784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/6892062298774300784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2018/07/game-over.html' title='Game Over'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-6110207527539879249</id><published>2018-04-08T02:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2018-04-08T02:02:14.261-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I Am Not That Woman</title><content type='html'>&quot;I want to be selfish with your love.&quot;,&amp;nbsp; he says. She can read between the lines. Your self-esteem is low right now and you are just looking for a good time. I... am... not... that woman! &quot;My biggest regret is you!&quot; he replies. She smiles and shakes her head. I know you are trying to make up your mind and maybe test the waters but I am not desperate! I am a woman of purpose. I am optimistic and I will help you out of the pit. But if you think you are going to just sleep with me with no com-mitt-ment, your intentions are not Heaven sent! I have been been through this scenario several times before...my reply remains the same...to the left is the door. My advice; your knees are where you need to be, praying to the good Lord almighty!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/6110207527539879249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/6110207527539879249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/6110207527539879249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/6110207527539879249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2018/04/i-am-not-that-woman.html' title='I Am Not That Woman'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-17687291920308676</id><published>2018-01-06T23:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2020-03-23T23:19:28.123-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Embrace the Red</title><content type='html'>The flower has bloomed, the art is live&lt;br /&gt;
The truth revealed. Spirit alive&lt;br /&gt;
Create with passion, boldness and haste&lt;br /&gt;
fearless, courage...luxurious in taste&lt;br /&gt;
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Green and piercing...red and fierce&lt;br /&gt;
earth and fire...Flame within....Twins...&lt;br /&gt;
Soul connection...EMBRACE THE RED&lt;br /&gt;
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Comfort here. Stress reliever. Picking up&lt;br /&gt;
tomorrows&#39; here... saving the best for last-at-last&lt;br /&gt;
we are here. Can I trust you with my fears after&lt;br /&gt;
all-these-years...of...waiting for you?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/17687291920308676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/17687291920308676' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/17687291920308676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/17687291920308676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2018/01/embrace-red.html' title='Embrace the Red'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-3533414939326000486</id><published>2017-11-26T09:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2017-11-27T22:15:38.486-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Facts</title><content type='html'>Pet peeve: leaving your plate on the counter instead of putting it in the sink...&lt;br /&gt;
I like to share...the only requirement, don&#39;t touch my things. So, you are too good to take out the trash? No stress...I&#39;ll take it out... but don&#39;t expect me to cook so you can eat...&lt;br /&gt;
You disconnect the fire alarm...light candles with no match. Don&#39;t look at me sideways...I see the embers in the trash...you&#39;re reckless...&lt;br /&gt;
Matter of fact, as I write this, I&#39;m eating Grits, red beans...Thanksgiving leftovers for breakfast...&lt;br /&gt;
I drink Green Tea with ginger and lemon...no sugar needed...&lt;br /&gt;
I can&#39;t stand clutter...Winter time Spring cleaning ~&lt;br /&gt;
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Mulatto, light skinned, all the way down to the richest of color&lt;br /&gt;
My black is my black...Maxton, Marion, Dillon and Mullins&lt;br /&gt;
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My great Aunt Mayzell and Aunt Judy sat on their hair. Uncle Ernest hair straight...Great-grandma Sicily, wavy loose curly...mustang black... touched with a sprinkle of Gray&lt;br /&gt;
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Great-great-great-grandma Josephine, Uncle Julius and eight others...&lt;br /&gt;
descendants of Albert Williams, my great-great-great-great grandfather....&lt;br /&gt;
He considered himself black unlike, Aaron, his identical twin brother. First black teacher in Marion, or so indicates their research...self-sufficiency discovered&lt;br /&gt;
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Ciff Lee, mothers father, only met him once in person but over 30 years&lt;br /&gt;
desired. 6 foot 4 gentle giant...so many questions unanswered...still yet, I&lt;br /&gt;
can&#39;t stomach to form the words to say that I ever blamed ya&lt;br /&gt;
James Buie Sr, the only one I knew as Granddad growing up, I salute you and&lt;br /&gt;
that rifle.RIP...lessons taught&lt;br /&gt;
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My black is my black even though mixed with so many...when I&lt;br /&gt;
look at my reflection, I wish not to be lighter. Forget that paper bag&lt;br /&gt;
test, you are made exactly how God designed ya&lt;br /&gt;
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Melanin is my beauty my ancestors` dream. Cut the TV off...&lt;br /&gt;
throw the magazines in the trash...don&#39;t conform to anyone else` vision&lt;br /&gt;
My heritage...I come from a line of greatness: Kings and Queens...&lt;br /&gt;
I am so in love with my black ~&lt;br /&gt;
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Fix-A-Flat, Cement, illegally obtaining Silicone for a bigger bum...&lt;br /&gt;
The videos glorify the fakeness that you want to become&lt;br /&gt;
Because you have perceived it in your mind, the damage has already been done. Whatever happened to squats and lunges...doing things the old-fashioned way? Wanting to be the object of his desire...meanwhile, killing yourself ever so softly&lt;br /&gt;
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I see your jeans screaming at the seams...you refuse to hear them...&lt;br /&gt;
thinking the bigger the better...&lt;br /&gt;
until you be Cardiac-arresting, retarding your personal development. You control your image, not what they silently promote...&lt;br /&gt;
They like to see it, sleep with it, feel it...understanding the difference...&lt;br /&gt;
definition of what a freak is.&lt;br /&gt;
Love yourself for you being you...instead of paying homage to those additives that will remain constant even after you cease to exist&lt;br /&gt;
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Girls going overseas...dying for bum injections. Fake nurse traveling from Asia to&lt;br /&gt;
Australia...no licenses in her posession. Underground USA, he and she imprisoned.&lt;br /&gt;
When she was released she warned the world.&lt;br /&gt;
He was self-absorbed, wanted that extra cash but instead killed a girl ~&lt;br /&gt;
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Our understanding, her understanding, my understanding mother earth. Raised by a Virgo, perfection is a must...We see imperfection as beauty...Status quo don&#39;t give a fuh&lt;br /&gt;
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Long locs, short locs, sandels, heels and high tops...Introverted, extroverted, at times the same. ...Two down to earth sisters...I am very aware that I am the one that looks mean&lt;br /&gt;
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I will tell you &quot;no&quot; in a heartbeat, she might tell you &quot;yes&quot; in a second. I&#39;ll read your energy for what it&#39;s worth...She does the same but only focuses on what&#39;s best.&lt;br /&gt;
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930 days 120 seconds...the amount of time we are apart...dare to get connected...our passions, our minds, our heart...&lt;br /&gt;
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Creativity, a must or we both will get bored...don&#39;t lie or break a promise...now that you can&#39;t afford...&lt;br /&gt;
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...creating the foundation for a flawless finish&lt;br /&gt;
I am what you see but what lies below is much deeper&lt;br /&gt;
the glass in which I see is unique to few people&lt;br /&gt;
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I choose to see beauty. I choose to make&lt;br /&gt;
lemonade...I choose to see the sunshine after the rain&lt;br /&gt;
I am connected to the foundation where strength&lt;br /&gt;
becomes naked...to support the designs of my hands...&lt;br /&gt;
my mind...one goal...perfection&lt;br /&gt;
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Make the time to be imperfectly perfected. Rise&lt;br /&gt;
to greater heights...It&#39;s okay to love different...&lt;br /&gt;
My heart won&#39;t hide...My lips...my eyes cannot tell a lie&lt;br /&gt;
Comfort...conversation. Beauty meets the eye&lt;br /&gt;
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Apply as much concealer as you truly need... But&lt;br /&gt;
remember to let your foundation breathe. Paint&lt;br /&gt;
the colors that you crave to be. Be bold...unyielding...&lt;br /&gt;
In the know...Be free ~&lt;br /&gt;
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The disbelief in your voice as you told you friend...&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;He just up and left me&quot;. I tried to focus on my game&lt;br /&gt;
but the hurt in your voice reeled me further in...&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;He left me with the mortgage, the car insurance,&lt;br /&gt;
and he didn&#39;t even pay the light bill&quot;. I wanted to&lt;br /&gt;
say something but it wasn&#39;t my place. I wanted&lt;br /&gt;
to tell her, know your status...hurry up and get checked&lt;br /&gt;
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She continued to say, &quot;He never acted this way...He&lt;br /&gt;
was so sweet and caring, I just don&#39;t know what to&lt;br /&gt;
say&quot;. My mind kept wondering, could it be drugs?,&lt;br /&gt;
does he have an alternative lifestyle?...is he down low&lt;br /&gt;
or hiding another child?&amp;nbsp; She was beautiful but looked&lt;br /&gt;
exhausted...sad...trying to hold it together... for&lt;br /&gt;
the 7 year-old daughter they both share&lt;br /&gt;
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The receptionist called her to the back and then&lt;br /&gt;
my son and I soon after. &quot;Ma&#39;am, I think you left&lt;br /&gt;
your keys&quot;, I told her. She rushed to retrieve them&lt;br /&gt;
from the couch we both shared. I couldn&#39;t help but to say a prayer for her right then and there&lt;br /&gt;
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I couldn&#39;t help but to look at her while the dentist&lt;br /&gt;
checked my son&#39;s teeth, she was there but not...struggling...&lt;br /&gt;
My situation is nothing compared&lt;br /&gt;
to hers but the fact still stands...I hope she comes out more graceful and finds peace after dealing with that man~&lt;br /&gt;
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Aries, my true nature...abiding...&lt;br /&gt;
Capricorn, my emotions...my moon&lt;br /&gt;
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Water...fire..earth...my admission...&lt;br /&gt;
I dance to my own tune. Strength is&lt;br /&gt;
my passion, the waves are my peace&lt;br /&gt;
Fire brews within..outwardly&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;c-a-l-a-m-i-t-y&lt;br /&gt;
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Pursuer, exotic, sensual in nature&lt;br /&gt;
Intuitive, clairvoyant, what you know&lt;br /&gt;
I already do...t-h-i-n-k-i-n-g...patience&lt;br /&gt;
I move with grace yet unassuming like lava&lt;br /&gt;
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Still rational...the clouds I do not live...&lt;br /&gt;
My paper...my wallet...true focus...10/25/13... Inspired by nature, grounded...unique...designed with a&lt;br /&gt;
purpose...progression...free&lt;br /&gt;
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Perfectly imperfect and infused with conf-i-dence&lt;br /&gt;
Many try to solve the enigma that is me...BUT&lt;br /&gt;
drown in my water...can&#39;t take the heat&lt;br /&gt;
Go-getter, loyal, purposely dull to many... Not really on my level...my pleasure...m-y-s-t-i-q-u-e&lt;br /&gt;
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Did they really say you couldn&#39;t be interested in her&lt;br /&gt;
because of her color? Or was it just understood?&lt;br /&gt;
She is the epitome of beauty: sun-kissed, cinnamon&lt;br /&gt;
bronzed, poised with a timeless kind of passion you&lt;br /&gt;
would like to ignite...Wanting her to invite...you...to&lt;br /&gt;
see what she is like&lt;br /&gt;
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Her knowledge seems silent yet speaks so loud. Your&lt;br /&gt;
intentions are clear...&lt;br /&gt;
She-knows-what-this-is-all-about&lt;br /&gt;
You jokingly laugh and say it&#39;s soon to be over. She listens and wonders when you will realize you are living her very story. She is your wife but in REVERSE...She uncovered your&lt;br /&gt;
truth...his truths....she knows and understands her worth&lt;br /&gt;
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She asks one question, &quot;Did you marry her becuase&lt;br /&gt;
you liked her or did you love her?&quot; You get quiet&lt;br /&gt;
claim to need to get the kids lunch, watch the game&lt;br /&gt;
and pretend to be the perfect husband. I can guarentee&lt;br /&gt;
you that she knows...her intuition has been sown with&lt;br /&gt;
the seeds that we all have...woman-grown...&lt;br /&gt;
Your troll account...your downfall.... if-you-do-not&lt;br /&gt;
heed her warnings she gave...&quot;behave&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thanks for the compliments....but she knows they are not hers to keep...If she could only take a mirror and reflect them back to the one....who-really-needs-them...her part would be complete. Now you realize that your acceptance is the rejection you secretly keep. Silenced...Blocked...Troll account delete ~&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/7165511516550165464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/7165511516550165464' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7165511516550165464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7165511516550165464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2017/11/troll-account.html' title='Troll Account'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-1712967266118489305</id><published>2017-11-11T16:03:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2017-11-26T09:43:46.784-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Karma</title><content type='html'>To retreat; to go within...&lt;br /&gt;
It is not my place for revenge&lt;br /&gt;
What you give is what you get&lt;br /&gt;
The bed you made and so you slept&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
No more tears from your secrets&lt;br /&gt;
No more lies will I believe&lt;br /&gt;
Tomorrow is brighter with you not in it&lt;br /&gt;
Your capacity to love...weak&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
My strength is from above&lt;br /&gt;
My heart... a masterpiece of love&lt;br /&gt;
My class...a class of its own&lt;br /&gt;
My passion, deeper than the darkerst&lt;br /&gt;
part of the ocean. No man can tell my zone&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What I choose to release is only what&lt;br /&gt;
you will know. The more I trust you, the&lt;br /&gt;
more I will show. You thought&lt;br /&gt;
you knew but you have no idea...what lies between, beneath, within.. my knees...I aim to please...&lt;br /&gt;
My delicate skin is now only mine to touch. I am not sorry...what could have or should have been...&lt;br /&gt;
My truth is my lust... my pen is my passion...my words are my honey...yours truly manufactured ~</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/1712967266118489305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/1712967266118489305' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/1712967266118489305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/1712967266118489305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2017/11/karma.html' title='Karma'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-1363803871266764563</id><published>2012-08-09T13:34:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2017-11-12T02:15:16.262-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Afro to Locs</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe allowfullscreen=&quot;&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; src=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/zO4Whui1pjo?fs=1&quot; width=&quot;480&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/1363803871266764563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/1363803871266764563' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/1363803871266764563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/1363803871266764563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/08/afro-to-locs.html' title='Afro to Locs'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/zO4Whui1pjo/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-2845167379487838111</id><published>2012-07-09T23:06:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2017-11-18T02:26:17.234-05:00</updated><title type='text'>&quot;EVOL&quot; LOVE</title><content type='html'>Love is forgiving. Love is kind&lt;br /&gt;
Love is the four letter word that&lt;br /&gt;
Can make you loose your mind&lt;br /&gt;
Love is cold. Love is warm. Love&lt;br /&gt;
Is the rainbow after the storm&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Love is simple, yet so complex...&lt;br /&gt;
It is the reason for being as well as for taking ones last breath&lt;br /&gt;
Love is mercy, love is grace&lt;br /&gt;
Love is hurt under the hate&lt;br /&gt;
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Love is black...white...and all&lt;br /&gt;
The colors in between. Love&lt;br /&gt;
Is happy and living, hurtful&lt;br /&gt;
And free&lt;br /&gt;
Love is special, yet, so very strange. Love is so ironic because it is&amp;nbsp;much wanted yet can bring so much pain&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Love is &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;sacrifice&lt;/span&gt;, leaving behind the familiar.&lt;br /&gt;
Love is addition, fleeting...resilient&lt;br /&gt;
Love is as safe as a risk; with the understanding that it is just what it is...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Love is the great connector&lt;br /&gt;
Or divider. It is the thing that will take us higher&lt;br /&gt;
Love, if mistreated, magnetizes disobedience. Conflict occurs&lt;br /&gt;
And new rules emerge...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Love is progression just look&lt;br /&gt;
At it backwards!! Love is the ultimate undeniable factor</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/2845167379487838111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/2845167379487838111' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/2845167379487838111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/2845167379487838111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/07/evol-love.html' title='&quot;EVOL&quot; LOVE'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-3570351178867673987</id><published>2012-07-09T01:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2017-11-25T23:07:24.563-05:00</updated><title type='text'>PIMPING THE ACT OF VENTING</title><content type='html'>The truth is lost every time you speak&lt;br /&gt;
Every other word is a lie and I am just&lt;br /&gt;
plain ole` tired. They say everything happens for&lt;br /&gt;
a reason no matter the season... I guess that&lt;br /&gt;
is why I keep catching you...&lt;br /&gt;
you dream lesion&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I pull away from you because you seek&lt;br /&gt;
my pain. I am now grown up by your disdain&lt;br /&gt;
I was told it is an attack of the enemy... I could&lt;br /&gt;
care less, at this point, I recognize it is just my test&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I can see myself so clearly without you....&lt;br /&gt;
every time you mess up, I know I can&lt;br /&gt;
live without you...with your fake self!&lt;br /&gt;
I know what you may be thinking; I&lt;br /&gt;
am not doing evil&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a name=&#39;more&#39;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;for evil. I just want my&lt;br /&gt;
life back minus your emotional treason&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fake ring...you can take it back! I am worth&lt;br /&gt;
more than that piece of scrap..metal. Some would&lt;br /&gt;
say it is the thought that counts...hmm...&lt;br /&gt;
I went that route... look...it took me too far down&lt;br /&gt;
South. Keep it. It serves me no purpose...&lt;br /&gt;
the meaning behind it is damaged by the mockery&lt;br /&gt;
of the language you chose to speak with&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Two can tangle but three is just a triangle&lt;br /&gt;
I don&#39;t care to share in certain instances but&lt;br /&gt;
you left me no choice; you did it&lt;br /&gt;
without my consensus. I get it, you hate&lt;br /&gt;
yourself...reckless behavior, self-centered&lt;br /&gt;
danger...a trail of lies, depression...my anger&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am not bitter nor bruised but beyond the&lt;br /&gt;
way of fools. My time is too precious; that... I refuse&lt;br /&gt;
to continue to loose&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I write my frustrations yet my heart cannot lie&lt;br /&gt;
I am no longer angry, my love has faded&lt;br /&gt;
but I still want to know...why?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have to pray for you while I pray for myself&lt;br /&gt;
You are beyond confused and perhaps you need&lt;br /&gt;
professional help. I know who I am...I love myself&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Nothing anyone says will make me doubt&lt;br /&gt;
or wear. I wish you were more like me...FREE&lt;br /&gt;
in this stage....of pimping. If you could only face&lt;br /&gt;
the music that I have to face. You would too&lt;br /&gt;
be exempted and in grace&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I enjoy being honest and investing into others&lt;br /&gt;
I like being happy and I love to be able to trust...&lt;br /&gt;
I understand that man is not meant to be alone..&lt;br /&gt;
AND even though you working real hard at it...&lt;br /&gt;
I am not ever going to sing a sad song&lt;br /&gt;
I would like for you to know that&lt;br /&gt;
motivation is my dance, the air I breathe&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am at peace cause&lt;br /&gt;
I know what my Master has for me is for me...It is about&lt;br /&gt;
time you see ~&lt;br /&gt;
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Although I have been away from my blog for quite some time, I was elated to find that I won the Kreativ Blogger Award. I want to give a much appreciated thanks to &amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraculousladies.com/blogging-2/won-blogging-award-wow/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;June&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for selecting me for the Award.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;3.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: purple;&quot;&gt;What do you do when you are upset?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I go and do the most intense exercise I can think of, which is often running extremely fast on the treadmill!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;After that, I am too tired to be upset anymore and it helps me put things into perspective! I also write : )&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Which is your favorite pet?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;Well, thanks to my mother, I have no choice but to love animals. I grew up with animals ranging from dogs and cats to Guinea Pigs, hogs and chickens!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: purple;&quot;&gt;Which do you prefer white, or whole wheat?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I prefer whole wheat but I just discovered a food plan for my blood type and it may not be the best thing for me! I have been eating soft shell tortillas in the place of bread an it appears that my metabolism sped up. I will definitely have to track this for the next couple of weeks or months to be sure!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;6.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;What is your biggest fear?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;Not going to Heaven&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;7.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: purple;&quot;&gt;What is your attitude mostly?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;Optimistic, go-getting and persistent yet calm. If that makes any sense!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I eat peanut butter instead of meat when I don&#39;t feel like cooking!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I am going to travel the world but I don&#39;t know when yet!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I have been writing a screenplay for the a little over a year now.....Help!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I used to want to be a Chef!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I love watching &quot;Masters of Horror&quot; on Saturdays on &quot;Chiller&quot;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I love memory and brain games.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I enjoy learning. I wish I could get paid to go to school..lol!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I&#39;d rather purchase aluminum pans instead of washing dishes; even when it&#39;s not a holiday!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;I love vegetarian Lo-mein and I want some right now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Helvetica;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 12px;&quot;&gt;Unemployment rates need to go down......quickly!!!!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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The Next Kreativ Blogger Award goes to:&lt;br /&gt;
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1.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.acrimeoftime.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;My Mother&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miraculousladies.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;June&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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3.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jessiejeanine.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Jessie jeanine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4. &lt;a href=&quot;http://stylishthought.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Stylish Thought&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/diamond_canopy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Diamond Canopy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
6.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://urbanbushbabes.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;UrbanBushBabes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
7.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brittneymoses.wordpress.com/author/brittneymoses/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brittney Moses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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These are all wonderful blogs that I love to visit. I wish many blessings and much success to you all. Thank You!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/5331115084090544099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/5331115084090544099' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/5331115084090544099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/5331115084090544099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-won.html' title='I WON!!!'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-1213463644917555199</id><published>2012-04-14T14:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2017-11-18T02:12:33.066-05:00</updated><title type='text'>TRAPPED?</title><content type='html'>Married? I thought I said &quot;I do&quot;...&lt;br /&gt;
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Conception? for you a nightmare come true...&lt;br /&gt;
Hope? You seem to not have any left...&lt;/div&gt;
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Thoughts? Negativity at its best...&lt;/div&gt;
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Wishing? Your best thing to do...&lt;/div&gt;
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Understanding? Non-existent, you only listen to you...&lt;/div&gt;
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Dreams? How will they come true?&lt;/div&gt;
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So quick to say what you will not do&lt;/div&gt;
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Claims of being too good and refuses to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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See what is best for you...&lt;/div&gt;
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You say you don&#39;t need anybody&#39;s help...&lt;/div&gt;
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This is the worst lie you have ever told&lt;/div&gt;
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yourself...&lt;/div&gt;
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You see, pride causes one to fall; fast and without rescue...&lt;br /&gt;
Every time you look around, friends are moving faster&lt;/div&gt;
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But you love to hurry up and wait on people...Yet constantly forget about the Master&lt;/div&gt;
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Lost little lamb you are who chooses not to be found. Always looking at and grazing in someone elses&#39; field but refusing to acknowledge your own...&lt;/div&gt;
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Blaming me will get you nowhere...Accepting your&lt;/div&gt;
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Own mistakes and faults will teach you how to care...&lt;/div&gt;
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Always playing some lucid victim; but in my mind see you successful and victor...&lt;/div&gt;
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You are not &lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;TRAPPED&lt;/span&gt; by me but your own selfish picture... Picture in your mind of imagination, mistrust,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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There is still hope and a chance for you to get the big picture.You must first confess that you can&#39;t do it on&lt;/div&gt;
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Your own and choose to conquer the stigma..&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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You have a choice to do well instead of battling silently in your own hell...No one can pull you out of this&lt;/div&gt;
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Your confessions to God is your only prevail&lt;/div&gt;
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You cannot do better if you continuously look to others before you first examine yourself...&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/1213463644917555199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/1213463644917555199' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/1213463644917555199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/1213463644917555199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/04/trapped.html' title='TRAPPED?'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-7475704898415794602</id><published>2012-04-14T13:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2017-11-18T02:01:51.240-05:00</updated><title type='text'>PURPOSE</title><content type='html'>The best thing to do is to be humble and try&lt;br /&gt;
The worst thing to do is just &quot;throw in the towel&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
Learn not to quit before you start. The hole that you dig is the product of your own faults&lt;br /&gt;
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Why should I be patient and and why should I wait. 1+1 technically equals 1 but will it be destined in our own fate... Patience is a virtue but exactly how long is it proper for me to wait...&lt;br /&gt;
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Frustration is trying to creep in but I know better than to let it germinate...&lt;br /&gt;
Is this really how it is supposed to be?&lt;br /&gt;
Or is it a small obstacle guising itself as two or three?&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Prayer&lt;/span&gt; is the number one thing that sustains&lt;br /&gt;
Me. I must continue for &quot;better or for worse&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
But it is not supposed to be a curse! An attack of the enemy is not always the excuse&lt;br /&gt;
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Watch your thoughts and imaginations...&lt;br /&gt;
An action is no more than a thought manifested&lt;br /&gt;
Remember what you think and what you say will ultimately become who and what you will become&lt;br /&gt;
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What we endure has testimony written all over it...&lt;br /&gt;
Although it is not easy, we must continue...but surely not just for the fun of it.&amp;nbsp;God never stopped so I can&#39;t&lt;br /&gt;
either. I have to be a&amp;nbsp;living example although not too simple...&lt;br /&gt;
To show others the purpose of His redemption and the meaning&lt;br /&gt;
of faith, love, trust, hope and forgiveness&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/7475704898415794602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/7475704898415794602' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7475704898415794602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7475704898415794602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/04/purpose.html' title='PURPOSE'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-4918773450922398191</id><published>2012-04-09T21:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2017-11-18T02:20:27.155-05:00</updated><title type='text'>PLAN &quot;B&quot;</title><content type='html'>Two became one but not really&lt;br /&gt;
The way he thinks is totally different&lt;br /&gt;
Fairytale endings they say really don&#39;t come true. With him, she is beginning&lt;br /&gt;
To believe this very truth&lt;br /&gt;
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She is in it to win it on her own...&lt;br /&gt;
She did not know at the beginning&lt;br /&gt;
But the picture is clearer now...&lt;br /&gt;
No more touching and no more laughs Only cold shoulders and his back&lt;br /&gt;
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He said, &quot;It&#39;s all her fault!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
She said, &quot;It takes two!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
He says, &quot; Well, I&#39;m not ready yet!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
She says, &quot;Ok, so you need to mature!&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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Born with an imaginary silver spoon&lt;br /&gt;
Saying what he will and will not do&lt;br /&gt;
His labour determines his fruit&lt;br /&gt;
So, that is why it is very few...&lt;br /&gt;
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What will it take for him to&lt;br /&gt;
Understand that it is not about&lt;br /&gt;
Just him. So many excuses, so many empty promises. It is no mystery now...He claims to be one thing but&lt;br /&gt;
proves a little different&lt;br /&gt;
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She is curious as to when he will change...But...she understands&lt;br /&gt;
She knows, she has to continue on her path and not worry about&lt;br /&gt;
Him&lt;br /&gt;
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It is a time and season for everything&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Consistent prayer&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt; is the only thing that&lt;br /&gt;
She knows for sure that can and will change things&lt;br /&gt;
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Put me back in line when I step out...&lt;br /&gt;
I thought you had my best interest at all times, even the bad&lt;br /&gt;
But you wear the worst type of guise and that&#39;s just sad&lt;br /&gt;
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Who are you after all these years?&lt;br /&gt;
Upset, scarred, bitter, and lost...&lt;br /&gt;
A true friend is supposed to protect my feelings in good times, when upset; not just when you are at your best...&lt;br /&gt;
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You let me into your life! but I too let you into mine too...&lt;br /&gt;
My past is my past just as your past is yours boo...&lt;br /&gt;
Am I supposed to give you a &quot;high five&quot;? Come a little closer and hear this truth&lt;br /&gt;
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You want to grow while secretly hoping that I fail...&lt;br /&gt;
Your jealousy was unnecessary and the best of you it did get...&lt;br /&gt;
Your agenda is not so hidden anymore;&lt;br /&gt;
So, go ahead, hit them bricks...&lt;br /&gt;
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You chose to entertain those who spoke badly of me;&lt;br /&gt;
But if I&#39;m so bad, and your friend; why didn&#39;t You just pray for me?&lt;br /&gt;
Wrongly accused me, I guess I assumed you knew better&lt;br /&gt;
I trusted you but now no more... I hope you got the newsletter...&lt;br /&gt;
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There is forgiveness in my heart,&lt;br /&gt;
Yet I feel sorry for you too...&lt;br /&gt;
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I&#39;m not upset or sad; But highly favored and glad...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;God will never leave me. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;He forever&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;leads me to the truth ~&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/701906789515463487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/701906789515463487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/701906789515463487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/701906789515463487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/03/friend-or-foe.html' title='FRIEND?'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-7657399408765191998</id><published>2012-02-29T00:48:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2012-04-14T14:20:27.675-04:00</updated><title type='text'>MAKE IT YOUR TURN!</title><content type='html'>I am undergoing a career change and I must say that it is quite interesting! I have to thank my parents as well as my husband and other family members who have been extremely supportive of me during the process thus far!&lt;br /&gt;
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I know that there are many of you who feel &quot;stuck&quot; in ordinary life and desire to make a change but the &amp;nbsp; &quot;I&#39;m too busy bug&quot; creeps into the picture. I totally understand, I have been there too!&lt;br /&gt;
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My advice is to think about what it is that you have always desired to do no matter how old or young you are! You have to take your desires a step farther and write them down and post them where you can see them.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is your time to make it your reality! It may not happen over night so don&#39;t go into your journey expecting that! Set realistic (measurable, obtainable) goals! For example, I will walk 30 min twice a day for 1 month.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please know and understand that just because your list (treatment plan) is posted that you do not have to completely stick to it exactly as written. This plan should be modified because we are real people who live in a real world and we have real issues! And yes they surface at random moments just because they can; right?&lt;br /&gt;
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Don&#39;t wait another day to work towards you goal! Sharpen your pencils or get your pens and make it happen! Make your desires become a reality!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;Disclaimer&lt;/span&gt;: When I say desires I mean something that is optimistic and that is NOT detrimental to someone else&#39; health or your own!!!! Be positive people!&lt;br /&gt;
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Comment and let me know what changes you desire to make?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/7657399408765191998/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/7657399408765191998' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7657399408765191998'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/7657399408765191998'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/02/make-it-your-turn.html' title='MAKE IT YOUR TURN!'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375043114507254169.post-6474311502283536837</id><published>2012-02-06T18:57:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2017-11-25T23:06:43.894-05:00</updated><title type='text'>LOCS</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;I have wanted these since the age of 16.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;So many styles I am now able to achieve.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Did the &quot;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: red;&quot;&gt;big chop&lt;/span&gt;&quot; five times before this;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;But could never get it right until I found youtube exists!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times new roman&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;Now, I&#39;m natural, locked and happy...... welcome to my journey;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/feeds/6474311502283536837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6375043114507254169/6474311502283536837' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/6474311502283536837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6375043114507254169/posts/default/6474311502283536837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sotootsie.blogspot.com/2012/02/locks.html' title='LOCS'/><author><name>~*FaYe*~</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14166791112522321800</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3MRfvcwyuksMRUUgW48AxdcUiae69xAaWcRgYUeFQOJ9-BLyYWtyx8lY9Qkx2e7FXreSf7Bu3LSKkELQ4SRhdfoADnSrMh3ufXrXhev3ehr6xVE0RjOifNo8MrOXtQ/s220/20171123_135706.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>