How beautiful is morning? The air is crisp and it is quiet, peaceful. The sound of birds chirping from my window lets me
know that God has given many of us another day. A second chance at life is all many of us need. The sun has peeked over the
roof of the home across the street, directly into my eye it shines. Thank you Jesus! It is only the middle of the week and so
much has happened; chess moves have been made, deals have been closed or broken, some new actor will get his or her
big break, friends have become enemies, people will become criminals today, minds will change, love will endure, love
will destroy, love will pop the question. There is so much happening at this very moment, in this morning as on every
morning. Oh how I love morning! I open my eyes and say Thank you Jesus. Someday I will be able to open my eyes
every morning in the arms of the man I love at which time I will say, Thank you Jesus. Every morning I wake up I am
humbled, greatful, thankful, for the micro moment I am at peace.
Tempera Mental
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
YOU PEOPLE, US (A Poem for Change)
It can't even bring you happiness
You love it so much
You will kill for it
You will steal for it
Sacrifice your soul for it
Sacrifice your dignity
Sacrifice your morals
The man that you are
The woman that you think you are
You weren't even born with it
Silver spoon you say?
The person feeding you is just nice enough to share
Why can't you?
Why are my taxes higher?
Why are you so mean?
You have good insurance
You have a nice house
You have a nice car
You have nice clothes
You have food on your table
WHY ARE YOU SO MEAN
WHY ARE YOU SO SELFISH
WHY ARE YOU SO GREEDY
Mom he isn't rich
I want to be with him....
I WANT TO BEEE with him!
WHY CAN'T I BE?
Dad he isn't the same color
I want to be with him
WHY CAN'T I BE?
WHY ARE YOU SO IGNORANT?
2500 PEOPLE!!!
NOW we have added security?
He or she is Muslim
SO WHAT
He or she is gay
SO WHAT
He or she is black
SO WHAT
She is a porn star
SO WHAT
Did you go to law school?!
Are you presiding!?
You can't even mind your own business
You sensationalize
You advertise
You immortalize
That which does not matter
I don't have enough paper
I don't have enough time
I don't have enough brain
So much needs to be changed
Start with who you are
Who you want to be
Who you have become
Look around
Prayer is free
True love is free
Random acts of kindness are free
And for the record....
So is recycling ;0)
A Temperamental Artist
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Self Preservation
Im told self preservation is the law of life, but to what extent? Self preservation can cause one to hurt others. When is self preservation wrong? Is it wrong in team efforts? Is it wrong where friends are present? What happens when you are a nice person to others, selfless in most instances? I have always been the nice one, the one who isn't selfish. Now that I have decided to care about me, shit is hitting the fan. Now Im being told that Im "selfish", that I should have thought about this and that first before I did what I did. This came from someone who claimed to be my friend. This is the simplest of things. This person and I work together on a rotating shift with others. We were all confused about this weeks schedule. I showed up to work for the opening shift at which point my boss said I was not supposed to be there. My boss then told me to hold on while he would call the GM and my friend. I was told to work. When my friend showed up at the wrong time (like I did) later on in the day, she was upset I didn't call her. I explained to her that I didn't call her because management said they would call her. This is when she said "I thought we were friends". I feel I did what I was supposed to do which is what management said, work.
Oddly enough I don't feel I am wrong. I don't feel I owe her an apology. I actually feel better about doing what I am supposed to do to make my life easier. The first thing that came out of my mouth to her was "have I ever let you down?" "If the shoe were on the other foot, would you have called me?" there was a pause. She blamed it all on me. I walked away from her. I'm told many of my co-workers called in about the schedule rotation last week so they could be prepared for this week. I should have done the same thing. It occured to me that I am just too nice to people, that I have always been the one to give in at my job, keep the peace if you will. I just don't feel my co workers are the bitches some people make them out to be. We can all be bitches from time to time. So what! Going back to this "friend" of mine...I noticed a number of things about her that have become quite disturbing to me over the last few months. I have never been fond of those who have to kiss ass, or manipulate their way to the top of anything. When she said to me "you know how management is" I replied to her " you manipulated your way with them, now you don't know what to do?" Then came another pause.
I feel I was being a friend by telling her these things. You can't manipulate your way to through things and then cry like a baby when it blows up in your face, when you don't get your way. You grow balls, you have to wear them. When someone feels they have kissed enough ass that they can decide where they want to be at their job and when they want to work and the person whose ass they kissed punishes them for it, they then began to act childlike. This is why people do not like brown nosers. This is why arrogance is not attractive. This is why you don't burn bridges, the same people you shit on on the way up is the same people you need coming back down. I have been where no one wants to be in my workplace for the last 6 months. Now we rotate, and it is FAIR! I'm about being fair to others. We should all have a chance at making some good money. That is the problem President Obama is having right now with these fucking greedy Republicans, and the other unknown, fucking selfish ass rich people who don't wanna let anyone else make any money!
At any rate, I am happy with the decision I have made to treat others the way they treat me. I will be nice to those who are nice to me, but you will get a taste of your own medicine. Think twice when you think you've pulled the wool over someone's eyes, they might just want you to think you're winning.
TemperMentalArt
Oddly enough I don't feel I am wrong. I don't feel I owe her an apology. I actually feel better about doing what I am supposed to do to make my life easier. The first thing that came out of my mouth to her was "have I ever let you down?" "If the shoe were on the other foot, would you have called me?" there was a pause. She blamed it all on me. I walked away from her. I'm told many of my co-workers called in about the schedule rotation last week so they could be prepared for this week. I should have done the same thing. It occured to me that I am just too nice to people, that I have always been the one to give in at my job, keep the peace if you will. I just don't feel my co workers are the bitches some people make them out to be. We can all be bitches from time to time. So what! Going back to this "friend" of mine...I noticed a number of things about her that have become quite disturbing to me over the last few months. I have never been fond of those who have to kiss ass, or manipulate their way to the top of anything. When she said to me "you know how management is" I replied to her " you manipulated your way with them, now you don't know what to do?" Then came another pause.
I feel I was being a friend by telling her these things. You can't manipulate your way to through things and then cry like a baby when it blows up in your face, when you don't get your way. You grow balls, you have to wear them. When someone feels they have kissed enough ass that they can decide where they want to be at their job and when they want to work and the person whose ass they kissed punishes them for it, they then began to act childlike. This is why people do not like brown nosers. This is why arrogance is not attractive. This is why you don't burn bridges, the same people you shit on on the way up is the same people you need coming back down. I have been where no one wants to be in my workplace for the last 6 months. Now we rotate, and it is FAIR! I'm about being fair to others. We should all have a chance at making some good money. That is the problem President Obama is having right now with these fucking greedy Republicans, and the other unknown, fucking selfish ass rich people who don't wanna let anyone else make any money!
At any rate, I am happy with the decision I have made to treat others the way they treat me. I will be nice to those who are nice to me, but you will get a taste of your own medicine. Think twice when you think you've pulled the wool over someone's eyes, they might just want you to think you're winning.
TemperMentalArt
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