FYI: There is a Premise

When I initially thought to begin blogging, I thought perhaps it was a bit too late to jump on the blogging bandwagon. Yes, yes, I know. How defeatist could ones approach be towards an endeavor they haven't even gotten their feet wet in to even make such a conclusion? Fortunately, I had great friends around me insisting that it wasn't too late and more importantly that I would be doing myself a great disservice if I chose not to. So here I am setting off on yet another journey in the process of becoming me! It sounds kind of weird, but as I unravel you'll get a better picture of what I'm talking about...and a deeper look into this so called "becoming." It seems as though these journeys I embark on are rarely ever physical, but they truly do inspire me in the physical realm to go out and chase dreams!

So what is my premise? Well...I guess that's the puzzling factor of this blog, but there is a premise nonetheless. I'm sending out my truths, hoping that they're received and make way for those that are yet to come. And oh yea...that they happen to fall in line with my conclusion as well. However, I must warn you that the truth sometimes only functions when it's relevant and sometimes you find that it's obsolete.

As a good friend of mine has said "the truth is the truth, and some people can't tell." Now wait just a minute...I'm not undermining anyone's discerning measures as being faulty...but merely basing my "truths" on my experience.

So without further adieu...

Here are 25 Things I Thought I'd Share
(In no particular order)

1. I am a Virgo, who is constantly entangled in her thoughts about almost any and everything…but most of the time behind the guise of my stern face, I’m laughing uncontrollably at the complex nature of life and the world we live in.
2. Don’t judge me! Okay, I know this is almost an impossible request to ask of you…but for the most part I think I if we focused more on goals and becoming the best we can be we’d realize in part that being judgmental is futile.
3. We’re all intended to do our passions…It’s just a matter of letting go of all the things that are killing us. How and when one does it is up to them…until then though you live a life in bondage!
4. Thrift stores make the world go ‘round. I firmly believe that someone else’s trash is my treasure (see: my closet).
5. High heels are so empowering to me, that being a statuesque 6’ 1¾” is worth the gawking stares!
6. If I had to be reborn…I’d chose to come back as myself—Only I’d do it BIGGER, BETTER, and REPEATEDLY!
7. Dried lavender flowers in your bath is probably the best way to end a stress filled day
8. Walmart is the worse place ever to go and grab 10 items or less from…but I get sucked in every time I drive by.
9. I’d favor a world where there were fewer divisions…
10. Spastic Grape Explosion is the crayon shade Crayola needs to manufacture in light of the character I can be sometimes.
11. The truth is obsolete, that is the truth is only the truth when it’s relevant.
12. I am torn in between pursuing a career that expresses my “artistic” nature or my analytical frame of mind…So I’ve decided to combine them.
13. My greatest aspiration in life is to eliminate the confines of fear and the perception of lack that binds me from being the best possible young woman I can be.
14. I think we’re all on an intrinsic journey that is only fully completed when we make it back to where we came from*
15. I’m a notorious “know it all”! Quite frankly, I realize this and I’m moving to change it…but can you fellow “know it all’s” focus on your own condition as opposed to mine? You’re blatantly offensive…
16. If I could sit down at a dinner table with 5 people, I’d want God (I'd like to know if YOU really are a man or a woman....according to "The Shack" you're a Black Woman), Freya Evangelista, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, Edwidge Danticat, and Michelle Obama to accompany me on one of the best 8 course meals of my life.
17. I dream in technicolor and live somewhere between the pages of great books and 114th Street.
18. Criticism isn’t so bad I think…until those who are criticizing do it to make themselves feel good.
19. Coffee buzz, buzz, buzz ice cream coupled with gummy bears and peanuts is my guilty pleasure.
20. Being a woman is EMPOWERING…Feminism IS for everybody!
21. My fashion sense is so very much reminiscent of the 80’s—Only I’ve nixed the rooster bangs, door knocker earrings, and fluorescent color schemes for something more modern, occasionally preppy, random, but more importantly suitable to ME!
22. One of my favorite quotes that exemplifies my world view is: “I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle.” –Marilyn Monroe
23. I believe that Karma is ultimately what makes life cyclical. You reap what you sow…Don’t ever plant tomatoes and at harvest time expect to reap onions, after all you planted tomatoes and not onions!
24. Disclaimer: Everything you’ll ever read from me is subjective. I’m not aiming to be overtly objective or change world views. I am aiming however to present my platform respectfully from where I best understand it; feminist, woman, college student…etc.
25. Last but not least…my “shell” is not reflective of my inner being. I’d hate to think that I may forever be scrunched into a box based on someone’s perception…(Please see #2)