Moving Forward (On Tap 91)

Arise like the morning sun to the heavens.

Hello Peeps. Welcome to another week of thrills, spills, and adventure.

Tragedy in Newtown

Unfortunately for the citizens of Newtown, Connecticut it has already been a hellacious week for them as we roll into Monday. The 20 kids and 6 adults that were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary on Friday was a shock to the small town of Newtown and the entire Nation as a whole. This deranged and severly mental person decided to take his life after killing 26 people in a place where it is suppose to be sacred ground; a place where parents send their kids to learn, play, and be nurtured. It was a very sad and sickening display of cowardness by this individual and the damage he brought onto families that will now have to spend Christmas without their loved ones will be difficult to bear. President Barack Obama even stated that this was the hardest situation he had to deal with as President of the United States as he spoke to the citizens of Newtown Sunday evening. My condolences and prayers go out to all of those that lost their loved ones on that tragic day and to the family, friends, and close ones of the victims that they will be able to get through this horrible time and get back on their feet.

In The Darkness, Light Will Take You To The Other Side.

In times of turmoil, despair, and eternal darkness, we as humans during these troubling times somehow are able to find the light at the end of the tunnel.  Yes, it is absolute hell going through it but as things start progressing, as things start panning themselves out, all of a sudden we start feeling the light warm us up a bit. At some points in life, you are gonna feel like you are trapped in your own personal darkness with no one around, no shelter to hide, and no air to breathe. But fear not...you are not alone and you can prevail.  You are capable of doing incredible things; rising from the ashes of defeat is one of them. Don't let a tragic moment in time define what you are. Take the necessary time and effort to grieve, rebuild, and recovery from the tragic; once you're ready to take on the world, you shall arise to your feet because you will not parish.

Tomorrow is never promised. Live today to the fullest.

Life can feel like a regular routine for us; so regular in fact that we believe that it's just a rotating circle that will never seem to end. Until that one fatal day actually becomes a reality. I'm not saying that you should live your life in fear...far from that statement. Instead, live every single day like it's your last in a sense.  Pretty sure that was a song lyric from some musical number...but anyways. Enjoy life each day and keep the bad shit at bay.  We really don't know what's next in the afterlife...hell, we aren't sure if this is our last life to live before we depart. But I know one thing...everyone should live it and enjoy it. Love the people that you associate with, do things and enjoy the company of family and friends, the random moments of joy and lol's around town and beyond state lines. This is our lives that we live, don't stress 'em. Enjoy them.

That's all from me today on this Monday. Enjoy yours as I sure as hell will with mine. Even if I do have to work while running on insomniac mode today. That's what Gatorade is for lol.

Love Yo Faces.

Enjoy Your Week.

91...!

God has called them all home. For those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory.

-Barack Obama

PicTivate: Photoshop!

Besides my love for my loved one, video games, VCU Basketball, and poetry....Photoshop is definitely one of my top 5 favs.

I enjoy looking through photos of mine and reliving memories but I also like taking photos and seeing what I can do with them to make them even more unique with my style.

So for this version of PicTivate! I just decided to uploaded a pic of me dancing in a local bar called Mars. When I was fooling around in Photoshop, I had to make another version because I thought both colors were pretty good and stood out to me separately.

I loved this photo because it's just a random photo of one of the many good times I've had there...so far. You just gotta love photos that bring a smile to your face :)

The top one: Zake.
Underneath: Zike.

Enjoy.

Enjoy The Ride

"Im splittin' atoms, spittin' flames, bringin' change, Things'll never be the same. It's a dream, it's a dream, The flow's elagant like Mrs. Coretta Scott King." -Jay Electronica

People are always looking for the perfect getaway, the grand escape, or just something to distract from the main drag that life brings on the daily basis.

One of my student co-workers judged me because I didn't know what I wanted to do for a career in college. She basically thought I was stupid for attending college if I didn't have a blueprint of what I was getting out of the experience job wise.

What I say to that? Enjoy yourself.

Don't always been tense and always looking over your shoulder as if your about to be taken out of the picture. At times you just need to go with the flow of whatever the day brings you and put a smile on your face.

For me this is easier than stated since I'm a college kid. I don't know what I want to do in college and the advisors and tips from others have not really helped me out at all. My GPA isn't a standout since I'm not great when it comes to bookwork and exams but I've increased it bit by bit. My social life isn't similar to the one usually seen on primetime on MTV but I have one at least.

Now 90% of the world's population would freak out in my situation since everyone wants to go the straight and narrow. You want to go college, grab your papers, and grow up. Me...not so much. I like taking my days one at a time because that we as people are in a rush to grow up too fast instead of enjoying the thrills and spills life gives us at our current age.

It's not that hard to do. I love coming to my radio station and just hanging out while getting work done and talking on air about the latest information regarding videogames. Which is called 32BiT...details on the Twitter link. Hi-Yo! Self Advertising!!! lol

Yes, I might not have the life that I wanted but I'm enjoying it currently with what I have offered to me. A chance to explore college life and to find a career, working at a college radio station, working at Level 1 Trauma Hospital, and hanging out with a variety of people that I never thought I would socialize with.

I enjoy random moments in life as a young adult who just celebrated another year of life recently; That was a blessing in itself. Instead of going on the strict path that people wanted me to go, I decided to do a U-turn. Yeah...I may regret it sometimes since I might have graduated by now but I'm enjoying my situation that I'm in right now. The future is bright so why rush into something that will consume my efforts for the rest of my work career? Just doesn't make sense.

Don't rush your life. You will definitely miss some gifts on the way. Just kick back and enjoy the ride. You have plenty of miles til you reach your destination.