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Good Day...

I am officially off vacation and back in the swing of things. In the beginning it was kind of depressing, then I thought about it...I have things that must be done, can't sit around and be complacent, must be active and involved.

Vacation was cool...
I chilled with mom dukes, my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew. My nephew is really a hand full, he's cool...It's just right now he's at the "Terrible 2 year-old" stage. It felt good not doing anything all day however, I felt so detached from my passion. One of the reasons for that was because I could not use my cell phone, a few months ago, my best friend accidentally sat my cell phone in some water. After it dried it started working regularly, now months later, it doesn't want to charge up...so I had to purchase a TracFone, which kind of sucks because the minutes go so quickly. Thank goodness I am due for an upgrade in 4 weeks, I am going to purchase a brand new phone for a fraction of the price. :o)

Back to Work...
I was actually dreading coming back to work. My supervisor called me while I was on vacation to ask me something about work...how inconsiderate. The last thing I want to think about while on vacation is work, so while he was on the phone, I asked him if I cold extend my vacation for one day...his reply "Well, we can't just extend you for a day". Here is my reasoning, if I have days on the books, why not? It is what it is though, I came back to work on Monday and dove head first in the catching up the week that I was off.
So, here it is Tuesday and I am back on track...back to everything, back to school, back to chasing dreams, back to making moves, back to everything.

The heart to dream...
Dreaming~ it can be very dangerous or very positive. Either way you look at, there is a 50/50 chance that you'll achieve it. Now within that 50/50 chance, there are a number of possibilities that you will achieve a portion of it or not.
Last night Brother Phatz and I went to the Park Place Community meeting...Mr. George recommended I go because I wanted to throw a block party this August. The meeting went rather well, I spoke with the president of the community league and things thus far seem to be on the upside.
I think about events and films that I want to do all the time, literally. The funny part about that is, my dreams are always expanding...they become more elaborate each time I put serious thought into it. I find myself drifting off, jotting down idea, on top of idea, on top of idea...
It is at this moment when dreaming can become a good or a bad thing~
On the positive note: Dreaming drives me to make my vision a reality...in my mind and out my mouth I say "I will accomplish this, I will be successful!" I share my thoughts, dreams, aspirations with people, positive people that give me positive feed back.
On the negative note: Dreaming can create road blocks, if one is not strong willed and positive...one can begin to think that their dream is impossible. When one shares their dream with others that are not positive, their dreams can be torn down by the negativity.

With that being said, I guess the only solution would be to surround yourself with positive, like-minded people and be mindful on who you share your dreams with cause everyone does not have your best interest in mind.

In a Hero you will find...
Dan Tres posted a block the other day, I believe the primary premise was about Celebrating Black History Month and pretty much "Walking the Walk", living what we speak. One of the comments from his Blog made stated we need to find more heroes, I do not intend to discredit that person in anyway...I could intepreted it the wrong way. I replied by saying "WE should become the hero instead of looking to OTHERS to be the hero".

In saying that, what I mean is...searching for a hero is like searching for a leader. We have certain expectations for people that are in a leadership position...if we know what we want in a leader or in a hero, why can't we become the hero? I remember having a discussion a few years back with a brother about "Who will be the next Martin, the next Malcolm? Who will lead the next sit-in, the next boycott? Who will lead the next March on Washington, the next Black Panther Party?" After hours of talking about history and past leaders, the change that has taken place, that state and condition of society today...by the end of the discuss I feel he'd made a very good point. He said, "Too often do we invest time into other people to do a job that we can do ourselves. People depend on leaders, why do WE have to wait for someone to lead us...why can't we make a stance?" I agree with him however, I also feel that everyone has a role to play, that's just the law of the universe...someone is going to be the leader, someone is going to be the organizer, someone is going to be on the front line, and so on and so forth.

On a smaller scale however, WE can all be heroes and it starts with Danny's first tips of getting involved, "Mentoring". These days, kids need a positive individual to look up to, that individual has to have time for that child, they must be committed, and active in that child's life. In doing those things, hopefully that child will develop the trust in the adult, in turn, their relationship will blossom and that will inspire the child to want to do more in life and hopefully pass along the jewels that have been instilled in them when they were growing up. It's vital that kids have positive influences throughout the adolescent period, that can determine which path they will take in the future.

With that being said...
I will see you all on Friday, O' the goodness of Unity Fest 06'.

Peace