;) Life Update? Yea, not really lol!

It's been a minute since my last post (as usual). There are some new things arising in my life. I have had much time to reflect and much time to make mistakes. I can't wait to get back here! I have a new work schedul that will or should allow me to have more consistent posts! Until next time, beautiful people. :)

~Ms. Jay

Passion, Dreams, and Reality

Now, I don't know about you but I honestly never wondered about the human voices behind the characters of the great American children's television series, Sesame Street. Like many children, I just watched the show and enjoyed the lights, music, colors, and raw entertainment.

For those of you who don't know I am an absolute, certified Netflix Junkie: cue awkward silent pause here... well maybe going a little bit overboard, lol, but you catch my drift. What I really love about Netflix is the fact that you can easily find almost anything you want from movie archives, and my most favorite: Documentaries.

So today, I was going on my usual Netflix rounds trying to find something to watch. "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" was the first thing that caught my attention.

To my surprise it was quite inspiring to me. It certainly brought me behind the scenes of the hit television serious, Sesame Street and the beloved character, Elmo. It more so brought my attention to one man, Kevin Clash, the voice behind Elmo.

This documentary wonderfuly illustrates Clash's passion for puppets and how he turned his passion and dreams to a reality unlike anything he had ever imagined.

His story was so simple, yet captivating. He had been making puppets since the tender age of 10. He was made fun of not only in his school but from older siblings for his unusual obsession for puppetss, until one day he had one small break and landed a role in a local TV show in Boston where he grew up. One thing led to another. He eventually got to meet all the brain children behind his favorite childhood shows and characters such as Captain Kangaroo, the Muppets, and of course Sesame Street. It amazes me how he took this one obsession and almost seamlessly made it into a reality for himself.

Often times I wonder how people get globally recognized for their talents, deeds and contributions to society, leaving the small knit to hold the fabric of culture together. You know, you hear about stories like Kevin Clash, P. Diddy, Michael Jackson, Oprah, Mozart, Einstein, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and the likes all the time. After taking a close look at contributors like these, I find that they all have one thing in common: passion for something they love. After finding out this pattern, I thought, "This is the key." If I could find one thing, that I am passionate about, really good at doing, and willing to work on it, I can make my little footprint on the sands of time.

Thank you Mr. Clash for showing me what it means to be passionate about something and working hard at it.

Until next time Beautiful People!

~Jay

Hello Beautiful People!

It's been a while as usual. Here are some updates

1. I've started graduate schooling in School Psychology
2. I've been with Mister, Mister for 1 year and 9 months. :)
3. I've become a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant!
4. I've moved out on my own!

So far, so good. I'm extremely excited about my future! It's funny how things unfold. I honestly have writer's block right now :(

Love Always,
Ms. Jay

Life is beautiful

Just wanted to check in. Life is beautiful these days. Not easy but, beautiful. I've just completed my first semester of graduate school. Man, it was something else. This coming Christmas I will probably be posting more often. Until then, love God, love people.

--Ms. Jay

Inspiration - November 21 2012

Remember, it's not the end of the world; whatever it is. There's always a bigger fish to fry. If you must shed a tear, let it be one fleeting tear. Then, move on. Take control. #fbPost

~Ms. Jay 

P.S. This Christmas I should be updating my these posts. Love you all. Bless. 

The Shunemite Woman

Facebook Post May May 14 at 7:53pm

The past couple of weeks have been really trying, but God is good. Today, I choose to be like the Shunammite woman...."And she answered, "It is well." Totally going back to my Source. For now, Jehovah Nissi I call You...

Sunday's Message: details and reaction stayed with me all week. 

My Take on the Travon Martin Case..

This one is going to be a tough one, so here’ s the disclaimer from now: you may not like what you are about to read. This is an “I’m just sayin’” Moment.
Number 1, if I hear one more thing about this case I am going to scream. Okay black people, we get the point. Now shut up.

In my opinion it was not a race issue, but rather a right or wrong issue. But then again, I wasn’t there to see what happened and neither do I know all the facts. And what a surprise neither do you. I gotta be frank here.

Here’s what is really irking my nerves: The fact that none of you people who are now ignorantly marching around with “I am Travon” signs, are normally un-opinionated, uninformed, and disinterested in the politics of this country. (Have you voted lately, oooo oooo yea?? ::Side eye:: ) You’ve decided to hop on the bandwagon and protest and be all loud mouthed about. Without a doubt racism STILL exists in the mighty U S of A, additionally sad cases of racism like this occur every day single day, unpublicized, unheard of, and un-noticed.

What’s my bottom line? Don’t decide to be some mighty activist now if you weren’t one before. What about all the other unarmed Travons out there? How ‘bout you go dig up those cases and speak for them too. And you want to know the saddest part of it all? One year from now, all you thousands of people won’t even give this case and its surrounding issues a thought. Sad, but true. You will go about your daily living selfishly thinking about the needs for yourselves. That’s how this country operates. The media pumps the public up with all this exaggerated information and has the NERVE to replay it over and over and over again…only to drop the issue full force as if it never existed. And we the public gobble it all up like fresh hot cakes strait out the iHop kitchen. (Shakes My Head) Then we completely forgot what we ate 5 seconds ago.

I am so sick and tired of the lackadaisical, follow-fashion ways of some African American people (and non-black) in this country. Silly. Honestly, I would respect you more if you were an Al Sharpton or Jess e Jackson before this case of Travon. Shame on you.

Now, was Zimmerman wrong, from the “facts” that have been fed to us, obviously , yes. Did the police officials properly handle the case according to procedure? Well that’s obvious too. Is it a black or white issue? Ask Zimmerman himself and police officials. To me it just seems like the police officials were just going through the “motions”. Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is that the African American male population has the highest rates of incarceration, unemployment (a contributor to increased crime rates), and death. If you were a police officer and a majority of the young men you put hand-cuffs on were African American, and you were put in the place of the officers who were involved in the Zimmerman case, wouldn’t you think the black kid was the trouble maker??? It’s simple Psychology. (I have BS in Psychology I think I have enough clout to say so) If you locked up people everyday, wouldn’t you eventually fall into the motions and “slack off”? I mean, I’m just sayin’.

Once again, by no means am I making excuses for the officials nor am I making any excuses for Zimmerman. I am simply pointing out a different perspective.
THINK black America. We DON’T know the facts and won’t know the real facts until litigation. Black people, don’t just hop on the bandwagon without thinking first.
To the friends and family of Travon, my heart really goes out to you. There’s nothing the public can do to bring Travon back, not even the charge of Zimmerman. I pray that the Lord comforts your heart and I pray that you find strength in Him during your time of bereavement.

~Ms. Jay