Turn on the light

“Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness” Chinese proverb

Are you a complainer? Do you know a complainer? We all have friends, family, & acquaintances that love to give you an earful of their problems. It seems like nothing is ever going right in their lives. They never have money for anything, always hungry, their boss always on their case, pay checks never compensate for all of their hard work, car is always low on ger was and still “ain’t shit”, girlfriend forever nagging because of her insecurities, car always acting up, kids won’t listen, never have enough time, but they don’t realize all that complaining their doing- AIN’T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT! It’s like damn does ANYTHING ever go right in your life? We all love when someone lends an ear for us to vent but don’t forget to share the good news as well. I always say, when I don’t have anything remarkable to note, that every day on Earth is another opportunity to better your situation. COMFORT FOOD FOR THOUGHT is things can ALWAYS be worst. So rather than complain try to do something about what’s wrong. Yea you got a job, you’re not making all the money you want, but that time you spending complaining you can pick up a side hustle or try to work on a promotion. Everybody has their own issues but where the line of division lies is between those working on solutions, and those just complaining and waiting for problems to fix themselves. Broke is having too much month at the end of the money. BUDGET, there are assets and there are liabilities. I’m not here to judge so I’ll cover all walks of life. Instead of spending so much money at the bar- cop a bottle and kick back in the crib or maybe kick the habit all together. Smokers that have their phones being cut off- can’t even call the bud man- because they rather cop than prioritize, you’re looking real foolish. If you have children, please realize that they are growing and Jordan’s aren’t a necessity if you’re working for minimum wage. I think its Lupe who said “Work like a Mexican, Spend like a White man”. If you have the means to splurge, then knock yourself out. But having to make life decisions between your next meal and a high end fashion item is the exact reason why some of you have more complaints than good news to share. I’m stressing finances because that’s the most common complaint if not the underlying cause of a complaint. The point of this rant is to give my interpretation of the quote I started with. What I feel it means is seek solutions to your problems rather than complaining.  The time that I realized that a person’s relentless determination to seek a solution to a problem can bring about a lot of success is after watching Lorenzo’s Oil. The movie is basically a story about a child who develops a rare disease (ALD). After his parents are told that there are no doctors capable of treating it, they set out to do research and eventually end up finding treatments that help the boy live longer than the time given after his diagnosis. I’ll end with this quote “Nobody trips over mountains.  It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble.  Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain.”  - Author Unknown

SPOTLIGHT

This weeks spotlight is on a friend of mine from Highschool.He's one of the few people that I keep in touch with from those years. He goes by the name Conflik. You can follow him on twitter and instagram @Conflik.He's been making music for God knows how long. He's played multiple roles from being a manager, producing, and over all he's pretty  self  sufficient. He was recently a guest on Brooklyn colleges Ovatime radio  ( twitter: @ovatimeradio www.mywbcr.com 8PM-10PM on Wednesday's, check them out ). He runs with a team with other lyrically inclined individuals and they call themselves Louder. Their music speaks volumes, pun intended. His latest project is available for download on datpiff.com titled More Money More Conflik #MMMC. Take a listen and keep it real!.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBEiZcpurtU&sns=em