The Edmond Express

Hmm. Just thinking. When we tell people to evacuate during natural disasters do we ever think of the privilege in the notion of just loading up the car and grabbing a hotel or a safe place? Some of these people just paid mortgage and first of the month bills and may not have the resources. Some may have been displaced previously and used up their emergency allocation. Some just don't have it. And here we are telling people to just get outta there and backseat driving. I pray that their creator provide for them what's needed to "evacuate." Gotta be better.

Couples dealing with communication issues: Being upset with someone and choosing not to communicate with them for more than 24 hours is a privileged emotion and a lack of maturity. Learn how to communicate effectively through any emotion. Are you upset with them or yourself? Grow the hell up.

 I'm the love song that's just listened to...

Not so long ago, my faith wavered and I stopped waiting for my "Joy" to come in the morning, because it seemed it never would. So I took my own "Joy" at night. Let me tell ya, it felt good and looked good on the outside, but on the inside, maaaaan. You never know who's praying for ya or who's looking up to ya. Stay the course and trust the process. Quit being so impatient as I was. 

We all go through the battles that our creator knows we can handle. Something small to you may be big to another and vice versa. So never diminish the value of your victory because someone has convinced you that their battle was far worse.  #storm #rain #sunshine #pain #black #guilt #innocense #love #hate #noweapon #victory

Understand the difference between being destroyed and being disrupted. Things of no value are destroyed, not disrupted. If it were to be destroyed, it would have been done. Disruptions keep people from coming together and uniting. Disruptions force varied agendas which lead to destruction internally (within individual groups), not externally. It's sad to see people so lost in disruption that the only way to deal with them is by destruction. 

When people testify about their trying experiences, that doesn't mean they've overcome the trials. It's just a part of the process to heal. Pray harder for them (if you pray), call them more, check on em, be in their business just a little bit more. Sometimes the acknowledgement of an issue, after opening your mind to begin to heal, is when things really get real.  We can't do everything on our own, trust me, I know. Be a real family, a real friend, etc. It's not prying when someone is falling and you're their to catch them BEFORE they hit the ground. It's sad to hear of the passing of a YOUNG  Michael K  Williams and some of the details surrounding it. Noone has the answers to everything and a magic potion to save everyone. I will tell you this, tears mean nothing if you didn't sweat to save someone that you said you cared about and loved. This sh*t is getting tiring. As always, if ya need to talk or just need someone to sit in silence with ya, I got ya...

Those of you that are single today, maybe you should give of yourself more freely and quit holding your goodies hostage. The right person is never coming, so enjoy a few minutes of your lives with the wrong person. We see you at the restaurant and bar all by yourself, painfully eating and drinking yourselves into a stupor. Break the mold and give away a little cookie on Valentine's Day.

Charlotte's Web: I never saw the connection between this movie/book and how destiny works. Charlotte was as perfect of a being as possible, Wilbur was the young naïve and vulnerable being in need, and out of all of the animals, they utilized Templeton, the rat, who had the worst characteristics of all to bring the word. And that word is what kept Wilbur alive. That word kept the story going, kept the family growing, kept everyone, that word kept...... WOOOOO. Let me say that again....they used Templeton, the rat, the worst of everything good, to bring the word...... ‪#‎ yallbetterstopmenow‬   ‪#‎ wonthedoit‬

It's not always about focussing solely on where you come from, but positioning yourself for where you want to be. People are so stuck in the past, that it interrupts progression. At some point you have to be adult enough to know where you are from and take responsibility for your own future. Take responsibility for your life and quit allowing excuses to limit growth. You get out what you put out.

Understand the difference between being destroyed and being disrupted. Things of no value are destroyed, not disrupted. If it were to be destroyed, it would have been done. Disruptions keep people from coming together and uniting. Disruptions force varied agendas which lead to destruction internally (within individual groups), not externally. It's sad to see people so lost in disruption that the only way to deal with them is by destruction.

Do people really want to put forth the efforts to change or do they just like the sound of it? You really don't want to uncomfortably(physically, mentally, etc) put the work in that it actually takes. So stay angrily grouped up with other's words and other's actions loaded in a leaky water gun.

Consummation is the completion of the marriage not the boyfriend and girlfriend. You wonder why the sex isn't binding when it's not the purpose of anything outside of marriage besides fleshly pleasure. Fill your relationships with more than sex and your hearts won't be manipulated through unguided passions.

Let's put em all in a big circle, fire a gun in the air and see how fast they can run. ‪#‎ gotemagain‬ ‪#‎ seewhatwasdonethere

You don't have to like any person in the world, so agreeing or disagreeing with their decisions come with no consequence. You do however have to love every person in the world so that you can pray for yourself to see the good, no matter how small, in everyone.

You never know who's watching, so put on a show. Live your life in a manner that pleases you. Don't go completely haywire, but get out of that box and enjoy it.  ‪#‎ letthemwearourthings‬   ‪#‎ envy‬   ‪#‎ pedestalposting‬

People these days don't value family, friendship, marriage, etc. All of these institutions are what define us, shape and mold us. An individualistic mentality breeds a false reality never seen and demands that can't be met. And they wonder why things are the way they are....families failing, children lost, lack of respect for women, no respect for men or elders, daughters looking for hugs, sons looking for direction...... ‪#‎ sickofit‬  Quit feeding poison, even if you're joking because someone is eating from your garden that you may not know.

Accidents never follow anger....Take due notice of.....  ‪#‎ yap‬

Surround yourself with people that when you say "LET'S," they say "GO." ‪#‎ youpickedyourteam‬

Maybe you keep getting screwed over because you keep going over to screw. ‪#‎ freebie‬   ‪#‎ knowyourworth‬   ‪#‎ takebackyourlife‬   ‪#‎ tooeasy‬