Brandelyn: Lyrical Contradiction

Oh, it’s been a minute. Things have been so hectic with work that I haven’t had two seconds to rub together to blog, much less, live! LOL! But I’m back. Still busy, frazzled, but at peace because when it all boils down to nothing, I’m happy.

            Fantasia:

This weekend, I spent a lot of time, recuperating from work, and I happened onto the Fantasia Barrino story. I’m not going to get on the acting, or the technicalities of the film, but it was her story itself that touched me. I knew that she was a teenage mother and had a hard life, but it was really touching to see her story. She struggled with a lot of issues that I myself have struggled with, and it was really amazing to see how she was able to deal with those issues, and come up from it. And her winning, was not just a matter of luck and talent, it depended a lot on her faith and her passion to provide her daughter with a better life then she had. I felt her. I’m a big fan of hers and it was really amazing the way that she was able to be so open about her mistakes and her past. I know that she was able to inspire a lot of people with that.  And okay, I have speak on Lorretta Divine as her grandmother, who was the minister of her church, who opened up the film talking about how she was a minister despite the fact that she had children out of wedlock by a no count man who ran away from his responsibilities…um…right. But it was an interesting watch. Holler at it on Lifetime.

Love:

            So my Rrrosa, sent me a really beautiful email, that I’m sure all of you have read at some point, but there were few quotes, I feel the need to share.

 Love is…

"When   someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."

“Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”

"Love   is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

"You   really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

I thought these were really beautiful and wanted to share. I hope they make at least one person smile today.

Purpose:

            So I am currently reading The Purpose Driven Life and man, it is already putting things into perspective for me. One quote that I read this morning that was like a slap in the face was “Don’t mistake activity for Productivity.” For me, I don’t feel like I am accomplishing anything unless I am super busy. But one of the main principles this book is teaching me is to focus in on one thing and dedicate myself to that in order to be productive. If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. How productive can you truly be doing 30 things at once? But if you take life, one day, one task, one goal at a time, the productivity will increase. That is awesome. This book is really good. I’d recommend it to anyone who is just trying to get their lives together! LOL!! Peace y’all!