"One hundred dollars worth of Love is equivalent to one million dollars worth of Love."
Should a person only have one hundred dollars to their name and they Love you with EVERYTHING that they have, you are both Loved and Blessed beyond your wildest dreams.
Should a person have one million dollars to their name and they Love you with EVERYTHING that they have, you are both Loved and Blessed beyond your wildest dreams.
Not at any point in time is that million dollars worth any more, or any less for that matter, than that one hundred dollars. Love is one of those "you cannot put a price tag on" type of items. Your credit card cannot purchase it! Your salary cannot afford it! Lottery winnings could not buy one single ounce of it! It is TRULY priceless....in EVERY sense of the word!
Should you happen upon someone with one hundred dollars or someone with one million dollars, do not fool yourself into thinking that the bigger account translates to bigger Love because "Love Is Love" and whether or not the Love is coming from the hundred dollar account or the million dollar account, "Love Is Love" and knows ZERO difference between the two. It exists because it is REAL! It will continue to exist should either account reach 100% in depletion or withdrawals because "Love Is Love" and will continue to be so.
You see that is EXACTLY why "Love Is Love." Love does not make withdrawals or contributes to depletions. "Love Is Love" because Love makes CONTINUOUS deposits into an account that cannot be withdrawn against!
"Love is Love" because in the midst of a drought, a famine or a surplus, Love continues doing the ONLY thing that Love knows how to do.......and that's Love.
"Love is Love" because Love is IGNORANT to ANYTHING that exists OUTSIDE of the parameters of Love.
"Love is Love" because Love is KNOWLEDGEABLE to EVERYTHING that exists WITHIN the parameters of Love.
"Love is Love" because Love knows absolutely nothing BUT, Love.
One hundred or one million changes positively nothing when it comes to Love.
And that is the very reason WHY....."Love is Love."
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
"Ghost Town"
Have you ever been traveling down a road or highway and all of a sudden you begin to realize that no one else is on that road or highway except for you? You are steadily GOING, all the while there is absolutely no ONE or NOTHING coming in the opposite direction.
You begin to wonder if you were the last to know or find out something that everyone else seemed to know, EXCEPT for you.
But as you continue on your journey, you start paying CLOSER attention to what's REALLY going on, what IS or is NOT happening, what you DO or do NOT see, and then it starts to dawn on you. At this particular moment in time, you are TRULY all alone! All by yourself! It is kind of like you are in a real life "Ghost Town."
Unfortunately, this feeling is not unique to one particular person or group of people. Sometimes when the road or highway that we are traveling down is called LOVE, it appears that we are all alone. NOTHING is coming in our direction and there appear to be no viable exit ramps in site.
When it comes to LOVE, there are those that KNOW what to do with it, those that do NOT know what to do with it and then there are those that knowingly ABUSE it! Oft times on our journey up LOVE's road or down LOVE's highway, we happen upon these VERY different people and by chance, stance or circumstance, we ultimately give them a ride without knowing where their heads are at and if it is indeed in sync with their hearts, GOOD hearts.
Now we start getting flat tires, find ourselves dodging pot holes on a regular basis and our vehicles are in desperate need of front-end alignments, tune-ups and paint jobs amongst other things.
There is no sense in pointing fingers at this point in time because our vehicular maintenance was going to be needed anyway. We just find ourselves upset at the fact that the frequency in which it now has to happen is unnerving, overwhelming.
LOVE should not BE a "Ghost Town."
LOVE should not FEEL like a "Ghost Town."
LOVE should not APPEAR to be a "Ghost Town" or EXIST as one.
Driving down or up LOVE's road or highway, you should find yourself in good company. HOV lanes should be EVERY lane because your passenger(s) have the same wants and needs as you and you just so happen to be going in the same direction, to the same destination.
Should you ever happen to pick up someone that doesn't know what to do with LOVE, either exercise REASONABLE (not unlimited) amounts of patience with them or let them catch the next ride.
Should you ever happen to pick up someone that knowingly abuses LOVE, put your hazard lights on, pump your brakes and immediately pull over and tell them to "get out!"
Should you ever happen to pick up someone that knows what to do with love, embrace them every chance that you get, cherish them with all that you have and be thankful that on LOVE's bypass, you were able to fill up on the most valuable source of fuel known, LOVE.
That "Ghost Town" should now have a Census Bureau to tally up the vast amounts of LOVE that now happily exist.
In the absence of my Mother's physical presence, it feels like a "Ghost Town," but since the presence of her LOVE forever remains, I have claimed my residence in a very populous place called LOVE.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
You begin to wonder if you were the last to know or find out something that everyone else seemed to know, EXCEPT for you.
But as you continue on your journey, you start paying CLOSER attention to what's REALLY going on, what IS or is NOT happening, what you DO or do NOT see, and then it starts to dawn on you. At this particular moment in time, you are TRULY all alone! All by yourself! It is kind of like you are in a real life "Ghost Town."
Unfortunately, this feeling is not unique to one particular person or group of people. Sometimes when the road or highway that we are traveling down is called LOVE, it appears that we are all alone. NOTHING is coming in our direction and there appear to be no viable exit ramps in site.
When it comes to LOVE, there are those that KNOW what to do with it, those that do NOT know what to do with it and then there are those that knowingly ABUSE it! Oft times on our journey up LOVE's road or down LOVE's highway, we happen upon these VERY different people and by chance, stance or circumstance, we ultimately give them a ride without knowing where their heads are at and if it is indeed in sync with their hearts, GOOD hearts.
Now we start getting flat tires, find ourselves dodging pot holes on a regular basis and our vehicles are in desperate need of front-end alignments, tune-ups and paint jobs amongst other things.
There is no sense in pointing fingers at this point in time because our vehicular maintenance was going to be needed anyway. We just find ourselves upset at the fact that the frequency in which it now has to happen is unnerving, overwhelming.
LOVE should not BE a "Ghost Town."
LOVE should not FEEL like a "Ghost Town."
LOVE should not APPEAR to be a "Ghost Town" or EXIST as one.
Driving down or up LOVE's road or highway, you should find yourself in good company. HOV lanes should be EVERY lane because your passenger(s) have the same wants and needs as you and you just so happen to be going in the same direction, to the same destination.
Should you ever happen to pick up someone that doesn't know what to do with LOVE, either exercise REASONABLE (not unlimited) amounts of patience with them or let them catch the next ride.
Should you ever happen to pick up someone that knowingly abuses LOVE, put your hazard lights on, pump your brakes and immediately pull over and tell them to "get out!"
Should you ever happen to pick up someone that knows what to do with love, embrace them every chance that you get, cherish them with all that you have and be thankful that on LOVE's bypass, you were able to fill up on the most valuable source of fuel known, LOVE.
That "Ghost Town" should now have a Census Bureau to tally up the vast amounts of LOVE that now happily exist.
In the absence of my Mother's physical presence, it feels like a "Ghost Town," but since the presence of her LOVE forever remains, I have claimed my residence in a very populous place called LOVE.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Friday, July 25, 2008
"Tall Glass of Something"
Have you ever poured yourself into a "Tall Glass of Something" only to later discover that that "Tall Glass of Something" was cracked?
Speaking from experience, I know there were times that I can recall in which I did just that. I poured myself into a "Tall Glass of Something" only to find out that that glass was cracked, still half empty or not even CLOSE to not being filled, but FULFILLED!
No matter what I thought, what I tried to do or how I maintained an optimistic outlook on what was happening right before my eyes, that "Tall Glass of Something" was just not the right beverage for my consumption.
There were times that as soon as I tasted it, I knew, but I thought that I could disguise it by adding some sugar, sweeten it up and make my taste buds COMPLY with my self-imposed mandatory thoughts of disillusioned happiness. And THERE is exactly where I went and continued to go wrong.
My Mother used to warn me about APPEARANCES! "Believe none of what you hear and only HALF of what you see Corey. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck!"
Yet I continued in my attempts at refilling an unfillable "Tall Glass of Something," only to the detriment of my psychological landscape. In other words, it was driving me crazy and only too happy at my participation in my own demise!
The beauty of now being on the OUTSIDE looking in is the fact that my view is now unobstructed and all pertinent objects are in plain, visible sight.
So, that "Tall Glass of Something" had and served a worthy purpose in my LIFE. It never quite quenched my thirst, but it taught me how to savor what WAS good and satisfying to my tastebuds. Now I am conscious of what I pour myself into and should it be a "Tall Glass of Something," it will undoubtedly be irresistibly quenching to my soul.
Perhaps to this day, that is why I request a straw with my beverages. This way, I take my time, one sip, one swig at a time and THIS time around appreciate the RIGHT beverage that FULFILLS my "Tall Glass of Something."
Let your "Tall Glass of Something" be FULFILLING to you as well. One sip, one swig at a time.
Be Blessed!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Speaking from experience, I know there were times that I can recall in which I did just that. I poured myself into a "Tall Glass of Something" only to find out that that glass was cracked, still half empty or not even CLOSE to not being filled, but FULFILLED!
No matter what I thought, what I tried to do or how I maintained an optimistic outlook on what was happening right before my eyes, that "Tall Glass of Something" was just not the right beverage for my consumption.
There were times that as soon as I tasted it, I knew, but I thought that I could disguise it by adding some sugar, sweeten it up and make my taste buds COMPLY with my self-imposed mandatory thoughts of disillusioned happiness. And THERE is exactly where I went and continued to go wrong.
My Mother used to warn me about APPEARANCES! "Believe none of what you hear and only HALF of what you see Corey. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a duck!"
Yet I continued in my attempts at refilling an unfillable "Tall Glass of Something," only to the detriment of my psychological landscape. In other words, it was driving me crazy and only too happy at my participation in my own demise!
The beauty of now being on the OUTSIDE looking in is the fact that my view is now unobstructed and all pertinent objects are in plain, visible sight.
So, that "Tall Glass of Something" had and served a worthy purpose in my LIFE. It never quite quenched my thirst, but it taught me how to savor what WAS good and satisfying to my tastebuds. Now I am conscious of what I pour myself into and should it be a "Tall Glass of Something," it will undoubtedly be irresistibly quenching to my soul.
Perhaps to this day, that is why I request a straw with my beverages. This way, I take my time, one sip, one swig at a time and THIS time around appreciate the RIGHT beverage that FULFILLS my "Tall Glass of Something."
Let your "Tall Glass of Something" be FULFILLING to you as well. One sip, one swig at a time.
Be Blessed!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
"New Beginnings"
"New Beginnings" should always be wrapped and bundled in PRESENTATIONS to symbolize their IMPORTANCE, their WORTH, their BIRTH.
"New Beginnings" are just that, the BIRTH of something new. A new relationship, a precious baby, that one job, your dream house, a fresh new start at LIFE itself.
Truth be told, your "New Beginning" has probably been holding a spot for you for some time now. Your arrival was mandatory before progressing and moving forward with the rest of your LIFE.
"New Beginnings" only make one request, your presence, in both the physical and mental form. Just your presence! Such a small requirement for such a big event that will forever change LIFE as you presently know it.
My interpretation of "New Beginnings" is GOD's way of allowing you to get it right this time around and enjoy all of the Blessings that have been tailored just to your specifications.
To know that SOMEWHERE out there is SOMETHING that was made just for YOU! My GOD, that is exactly what "New Beginnings" are ALL about!!! Discovering what was once undiscoverable! Doing what was once unimaginable! Obtaining what you once THOUGHT was unattainable! Living the LIFE that you never thought you ever could!
As we toast to "New Beginnings," let us not soon forget our origins and the journey to our "New Beginnings" that we now cannot imagine LIFE without.
What a difference "New Beginnings" make.
What a difference "New Beginnings" have made.
Thank GOD for "New Beginnings."
And on its birth, I wish a Happy Birthday to "New Beginnings." May the rest of your LIFE enjoy ALL of the tailored Blessings that were made JUST for you.
Here's to "New Beginnings."
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
"New Beginnings" are just that, the BIRTH of something new. A new relationship, a precious baby, that one job, your dream house, a fresh new start at LIFE itself.
Truth be told, your "New Beginning" has probably been holding a spot for you for some time now. Your arrival was mandatory before progressing and moving forward with the rest of your LIFE.
"New Beginnings" only make one request, your presence, in both the physical and mental form. Just your presence! Such a small requirement for such a big event that will forever change LIFE as you presently know it.
My interpretation of "New Beginnings" is GOD's way of allowing you to get it right this time around and enjoy all of the Blessings that have been tailored just to your specifications.
To know that SOMEWHERE out there is SOMETHING that was made just for YOU! My GOD, that is exactly what "New Beginnings" are ALL about!!! Discovering what was once undiscoverable! Doing what was once unimaginable! Obtaining what you once THOUGHT was unattainable! Living the LIFE that you never thought you ever could!
As we toast to "New Beginnings," let us not soon forget our origins and the journey to our "New Beginnings" that we now cannot imagine LIFE without.
What a difference "New Beginnings" make.
What a difference "New Beginnings" have made.
Thank GOD for "New Beginnings."
And on its birth, I wish a Happy Birthday to "New Beginnings." May the rest of your LIFE enjoy ALL of the tailored Blessings that were made JUST for you.
Here's to "New Beginnings."
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Monday, July 21, 2008
"Quiet Calm"
Who knew that going home would answer so many questions and bring about a "Quiet Calm" that I have been in search of for quite a long time? The remarkable presence of GOD never ceases to amaze me.
HE is Omnipotent!
HE is Omnipresent!
HE is GOD all by HIMSELF!
My Mother was a GREAT woman, one in which could NEVER be replaced!!! Being my Mother is only part of the equation. When I bare witness to the lives that She has impacted with Her life, I cannot help but to be proud of what She stood for, cherish Her memory, lift Her up in EVERYTHING that I do and speak of Her as if She is STILL in the room.
At my birth, GOD knew how long that HE would Bless me with the presence of my Mother. In Her death I am overjoyed that I was Blessed to have been so lucky with the time that I DID have. As I reflect back on what Time means and how I chose to use my time, I cannot help but to conjure up "Memories of Mom" telling me, "Corey, you cannot soar with the eagles, if you are going to hoot with the owls. Time waits for no one." That was "my" Mom!
Tomorrow is promised to no one and my Mother made no guarantees for She knew that the power to do so resided with the LORD. What my Mother COULD guarantee was that come "hell or high water," She loved me. She lived for me. She inspired me and She molded me into what I am today: a Father, a Son, a Brother, an Uncle, a Grandson, a Cousin, a MAN, someone that She knew beyond a shadow of doubt, would not stop until it was time to stop. That was "my" Mom!
It is victoriously comforting to know that GOD is GOD all by HIMSELF!
It is remarkably wonderful to know that sometimes the answers to your questions are within the confines of familiar territory, within the very walls that you refer to as home.
The interior of my home is reflected on the exterior of Corey. I have found my "Quiet Calm."
Peace Be Still.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
HE is Omnipotent!
HE is Omnipresent!
HE is GOD all by HIMSELF!
My Mother was a GREAT woman, one in which could NEVER be replaced!!! Being my Mother is only part of the equation. When I bare witness to the lives that She has impacted with Her life, I cannot help but to be proud of what She stood for, cherish Her memory, lift Her up in EVERYTHING that I do and speak of Her as if She is STILL in the room.
At my birth, GOD knew how long that HE would Bless me with the presence of my Mother. In Her death I am overjoyed that I was Blessed to have been so lucky with the time that I DID have. As I reflect back on what Time means and how I chose to use my time, I cannot help but to conjure up "Memories of Mom" telling me, "Corey, you cannot soar with the eagles, if you are going to hoot with the owls. Time waits for no one." That was "my" Mom!
Tomorrow is promised to no one and my Mother made no guarantees for She knew that the power to do so resided with the LORD. What my Mother COULD guarantee was that come "hell or high water," She loved me. She lived for me. She inspired me and She molded me into what I am today: a Father, a Son, a Brother, an Uncle, a Grandson, a Cousin, a MAN, someone that She knew beyond a shadow of doubt, would not stop until it was time to stop. That was "my" Mom!
It is victoriously comforting to know that GOD is GOD all by HIMSELF!
It is remarkably wonderful to know that sometimes the answers to your questions are within the confines of familiar territory, within the very walls that you refer to as home.
The interior of my home is reflected on the exterior of Corey. I have found my "Quiet Calm."
Peace Be Still.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Friday, July 18, 2008
"Better"
Whatever challenges we face only makes me into a "Better" man, "Better" father, "Better" soulmate, "Better" boyfriend and ultimately the BEST husband!
If I am not striving to be "Better," then I am wasting my time and quite frankly, yours too. My "Better" can only lead me straight down the path to my BEST, which is exactly what you deserve. If I give you nothing else, everyday that GOD breathes life into my body, I will give you "Better" in the form of my absolute BEST!
To accomplish my BEST keeps my "Better" on its P's and Q's, always in search of those single moments in time in which to perfectly illustrate why my "Better" is in hot pursuit of my BEST.
My BEST makes me "Better" for now I have a standard of quality in which to measure ALL of my "Better's" against. The quality of my "Better" is just as compelling as the beauty that I bare witness to everytime I APPRECIATINGLY look into the eyes of my soulmate, the perfect piece to my oft times complicated puzzle.
I promise you "Better" and will single-handedly give you my BEST everytime it is required and without failure in the realization that it is needed.
My "Better" is your preview of the BEST in which to come.
I Love You!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
If I am not striving to be "Better," then I am wasting my time and quite frankly, yours too. My "Better" can only lead me straight down the path to my BEST, which is exactly what you deserve. If I give you nothing else, everyday that GOD breathes life into my body, I will give you "Better" in the form of my absolute BEST!
To accomplish my BEST keeps my "Better" on its P's and Q's, always in search of those single moments in time in which to perfectly illustrate why my "Better" is in hot pursuit of my BEST.
My BEST makes me "Better" for now I have a standard of quality in which to measure ALL of my "Better's" against. The quality of my "Better" is just as compelling as the beauty that I bare witness to everytime I APPRECIATINGLY look into the eyes of my soulmate, the perfect piece to my oft times complicated puzzle.
I promise you "Better" and will single-handedly give you my BEST everytime it is required and without failure in the realization that it is needed.
My "Better" is your preview of the BEST in which to come.
I Love You!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Thursday, July 17, 2008
"Infrastructure"
You ever drive by a new housing community being developed and witness the finished homes, the skeletal frames and the lots where the homes are TO BE constructed?
The epiphany that lies within this "under construction" community is that this newly formed community bares a strikingly, undeniable resemblance to Life itself.
You see, if our lives were constructed in thirds, then we would have the Lots (33%), the Skeletal Frames (66%) and the Finished Homes (99%). What I mean by this is the fact that you do not just ARRIVE at a finished, ready to move in home. A lot of preparation and determined work went into "constructing" YOUR community, the place where YOU dwell.
Some of us want that finished product without having to put in the work, if any, to build a place that we can happily call HOME. This usually means that there will more than likely be inadequate "Infrastructure" in place in which to sustain any growth whatsoever.
Some of us have the skeletal framing in place and are well on our way to that finished product.
Then there are those that have followed and stuck to the script from breaking the ground, laying the foundation, constructing the home, Blessing the home, then moving in and celebrating with the housewarming festivities.
In a nutshell, there is a process that needs to take place before you can realize an end product in which to dwell.
Would you and your family move into a vacant "33%" lot? Probably not.
Would you and your family move into a skeletal "66%" framing? Probably not.
Or would you move you and your family into a finished, fully furnished "99%" home?
I will start with my 33 and work towards that 99 (100 in mind), with the caveat that no matter how you calculate the math, the ONLY 100% in ANYTHING is HIM, which is where "I" choose to dwell!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
The epiphany that lies within this "under construction" community is that this newly formed community bares a strikingly, undeniable resemblance to Life itself.
You see, if our lives were constructed in thirds, then we would have the Lots (33%), the Skeletal Frames (66%) and the Finished Homes (99%). What I mean by this is the fact that you do not just ARRIVE at a finished, ready to move in home. A lot of preparation and determined work went into "constructing" YOUR community, the place where YOU dwell.
Some of us want that finished product without having to put in the work, if any, to build a place that we can happily call HOME. This usually means that there will more than likely be inadequate "Infrastructure" in place in which to sustain any growth whatsoever.
Some of us have the skeletal framing in place and are well on our way to that finished product.
Then there are those that have followed and stuck to the script from breaking the ground, laying the foundation, constructing the home, Blessing the home, then moving in and celebrating with the housewarming festivities.
In a nutshell, there is a process that needs to take place before you can realize an end product in which to dwell.
Would you and your family move into a vacant "33%" lot? Probably not.
Would you and your family move into a skeletal "66%" framing? Probably not.
Or would you move you and your family into a finished, fully furnished "99%" home?
I will start with my 33 and work towards that 99 (100 in mind), with the caveat that no matter how you calculate the math, the ONLY 100% in ANYTHING is HIM, which is where "I" choose to dwell!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
"Before You"
You ever get mad or upset with someone for doing something that they did before they met you? Did it ever occur to you that perhaps the reason why they are with you now has everything to do with the fact that what they USED to do is a thing of the past, not representative of who and what they are and mean to you and vice versa?
Do not get mad or upset with someone for what they USED to do "Before You." Stop and Think! Maybe, just MAYBE, you are the very reason why they no longer DO what they USED to do "Before You."
Maybe, just MAYBE, you are the reason for the season and their ongoing growth and change. Do not hold them in contempt in YOUR court of law for their past indiscretions. You are probably the BEST defense attorney they have ever come in contact with to help them beat all of their cases, their past!
Be Blessed and remember that whatever was done "Before You" was just that, "Before You!"
Keep it moving in the Spirit of Love!
GOD is Good!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Do not get mad or upset with someone for what they USED to do "Before You." Stop and Think! Maybe, just MAYBE, you are the very reason why they no longer DO what they USED to do "Before You."
Maybe, just MAYBE, you are the reason for the season and their ongoing growth and change. Do not hold them in contempt in YOUR court of law for their past indiscretions. You are probably the BEST defense attorney they have ever come in contact with to help them beat all of their cases, their past!
Be Blessed and remember that whatever was done "Before You" was just that, "Before You!"
Keep it moving in the Spirit of Love!
GOD is Good!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
"Dynamics of the Landscape"
Having a humble Spirit truly changes the "Dynamics of the Landscape" that we inhabit, coexist, dwell, worship, live, eat, sleep, play, grow, change, comply, rebel, succeed and or fail.
The "Dynamics of the Landscape" are forever changed from the view to the newfound APPRECIATION of that exact same view! It is reminiscent of that movie you saw for the 2nd and 3rd time. You always catch something the next time or two that you missed the first time around.
That APPRECIATION is all the motivation that further encourages you to develop, sustain or maintain your humble Spirit!
And now within that view you see the forest for the trees, the picture WITHIN the picture, why the "Dynamics of the Landscape" warranted your attention to begin with and the very reason that you dust off to reveal the PURPOSE, "your" purpose.
Appreciate the manicured lawns and their impeccable landscape. They might be trying to REVEAL something to you that was there ALL ALONG!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
The "Dynamics of the Landscape" are forever changed from the view to the newfound APPRECIATION of that exact same view! It is reminiscent of that movie you saw for the 2nd and 3rd time. You always catch something the next time or two that you missed the first time around.
That APPRECIATION is all the motivation that further encourages you to develop, sustain or maintain your humble Spirit!
And now within that view you see the forest for the trees, the picture WITHIN the picture, why the "Dynamics of the Landscape" warranted your attention to begin with and the very reason that you dust off to reveal the PURPOSE, "your" purpose.
Appreciate the manicured lawns and their impeccable landscape. They might be trying to REVEAL something to you that was there ALL ALONG!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Monday, July 14, 2008
"W-2's"
In the gym one day, getting my body right, I ran into and had a conversation with a good friend/colleague of mine. Here we were, both in the same place at the same time, about to have a discussion surrounding what we all collect on a yearly basis!
No coincidence that we were both present because I am of the firm belief that EVERYTHING happens for reason. Although the reasoning might seem to elude us, it shall be REVEALED in due time, exactly when it is supposed to be revealed.
So, as he proceeded , I heard him say, "Corey, you cannot leave a legacy behind by collecting W-2's."
The beauty in his statement has nothing to do WITH the POWER of his statement (although that is vitally important), but has everything to do with HOW GOD works. I was in the gym to lift weights and do some cardio. But GOD had a message for me and on THAT day, in the gym, it was hand delivered directly to me, using my friend as the sturdy conduit, in which to deliver HIS message. If you don't know HIM, I am proof that GOD is Good!
My good friend informed me that I needed to leave behind a legacy that was not just solely within the stack of "W-2's," to show forth the fact that I once existed. But I needed to leave behind a legacy that will live on long after my death, through my work and the passing of the torch on to my children.
Of course later on that day when I reflected upon his statement, I pondered on the manner in which to leave such behind. What do I leave to my children? What could I possibly leave them to carry on? Needless to say, the messenger accomplished something of great human importance: "he got and KEPT my full, undivided attention."
I went back to school to complete my undergrad and through school, I embarked upon a writing campaign that has not subsided, yielded to anything oncoming, or even stopped for a brief moment in time. I have essentially parlayed my writing into my good friends form of a "W-2," a legacy.
A thought that created a spark, that ignited the flame, into a full blown inferno! Yes indeed, GOD is Good!
My Legacy List continues on its upward mobility and has grown longer than I could have ever imagined it to! The contents of each of our Legacy List's is strictly and solely contingent upon US! I encourage you to do what I was once encouraged to do and remember the messenger's message that day in the gym: "Corey, you cannot leave a legacy behind by collecting W-2's." Just replace my name with yours and embrace the power of that statement in its entirety.
As a friendly reminder, GOD is Good!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
No coincidence that we were both present because I am of the firm belief that EVERYTHING happens for reason. Although the reasoning might seem to elude us, it shall be REVEALED in due time, exactly when it is supposed to be revealed.
So, as he proceeded , I heard him say, "Corey, you cannot leave a legacy behind by collecting W-2's."
The beauty in his statement has nothing to do WITH the POWER of his statement (although that is vitally important), but has everything to do with HOW GOD works. I was in the gym to lift weights and do some cardio. But GOD had a message for me and on THAT day, in the gym, it was hand delivered directly to me, using my friend as the sturdy conduit, in which to deliver HIS message. If you don't know HIM, I am proof that GOD is Good!
My good friend informed me that I needed to leave behind a legacy that was not just solely within the stack of "W-2's," to show forth the fact that I once existed. But I needed to leave behind a legacy that will live on long after my death, through my work and the passing of the torch on to my children.
Of course later on that day when I reflected upon his statement, I pondered on the manner in which to leave such behind. What do I leave to my children? What could I possibly leave them to carry on? Needless to say, the messenger accomplished something of great human importance: "he got and KEPT my full, undivided attention."
I went back to school to complete my undergrad and through school, I embarked upon a writing campaign that has not subsided, yielded to anything oncoming, or even stopped for a brief moment in time. I have essentially parlayed my writing into my good friends form of a "W-2," a legacy.
A thought that created a spark, that ignited the flame, into a full blown inferno! Yes indeed, GOD is Good!
My Legacy List continues on its upward mobility and has grown longer than I could have ever imagined it to! The contents of each of our Legacy List's is strictly and solely contingent upon US! I encourage you to do what I was once encouraged to do and remember the messenger's message that day in the gym: "Corey, you cannot leave a legacy behind by collecting W-2's." Just replace my name with yours and embrace the power of that statement in its entirety.
As a friendly reminder, GOD is Good!
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Thursday, July 10, 2008
"My Sweetest Love"
Motivated by the fullness of the Love that I receive from you, I need not worry about the use of my reserves to compensate for anything, for I am lacking nothing, functioning solely on the power and strength of the Love that you have for me.
I see the unseen and I feel the untouched as I navigate to my desires ultimate destination, "My Sweetest Love," which is You!
You grant me the opportunity, to explore the possibilities, absorbing all of the energy, realizing our coupled synergy, to Love you Completely, Endlessly.
I will not soon forget what it means to be "One WITH the One."
"My Sweetest Love" means that the rest of my life has begun, at the very moment that I became "One WITH the One," that I will spend the rest of my life with.
"My Sweetest Love," The Sweetest Love.
My purpose was defined when you took your first breath and until the day that we first met I have been practicing the very steps that we will take in unison, down a path that has been customized for only our occupancy.
"My Sweetest Love" is a one of one. None came before and none in which to come.
"My Sweetest Love" is synonymous with whom I give AND receive all of my Love.
"My Sweetest Love!"
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
I see the unseen and I feel the untouched as I navigate to my desires ultimate destination, "My Sweetest Love," which is You!
You grant me the opportunity, to explore the possibilities, absorbing all of the energy, realizing our coupled synergy, to Love you Completely, Endlessly.
I will not soon forget what it means to be "One WITH the One."
"My Sweetest Love" means that the rest of my life has begun, at the very moment that I became "One WITH the One," that I will spend the rest of my life with.
"My Sweetest Love," The Sweetest Love.
My purpose was defined when you took your first breath and until the day that we first met I have been practicing the very steps that we will take in unison, down a path that has been customized for only our occupancy.
"My Sweetest Love" is a one of one. None came before and none in which to come.
"My Sweetest Love" is synonymous with whom I give AND receive all of my Love.
"My Sweetest Love!"
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
"Then What Are You Doing?"
If you are not making a difference in your life or in the lives of others, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you are not positively enforcing CHANGE and constructively reinforcing the REASON and NEED for change, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If the LOVE that you profess is shallow and weak in verbal and physical demonstration, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you call yourself a father, yet you do not see NOR spend QUALITY time with your children, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you were hired to perform at an exceptional rate, yet you refuse to live up to your interviews expectations, "Then What Are You Doing?"
Since you complain at every opportunity that presents itself, yet you offer up ZERO solutions for anything, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you are not MAKING a difference, BEING the difference or SUPPORTING the difference-makers, "THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
It is time to be that SOMETHING that we ALL cannot DO or BE without! It is time to be EVERYTHING that you are SUPPOSED to be! If not, "Then What Are You Doing?"
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
If you are not positively enforcing CHANGE and constructively reinforcing the REASON and NEED for change, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If the LOVE that you profess is shallow and weak in verbal and physical demonstration, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you call yourself a father, yet you do not see NOR spend QUALITY time with your children, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you were hired to perform at an exceptional rate, yet you refuse to live up to your interviews expectations, "Then What Are You Doing?"
Since you complain at every opportunity that presents itself, yet you offer up ZERO solutions for anything, "Then What Are You Doing?"
If you are not MAKING a difference, BEING the difference or SUPPORTING the difference-makers, "THEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
It is time to be that SOMETHING that we ALL cannot DO or BE without! It is time to be EVERYTHING that you are SUPPOSED to be! If not, "Then What Are You Doing?"
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Monday, July 07, 2008
"Chit Chatter"
The "Chit Chatter" of doubt gets on my last nerves! That is exactly why I give Praise and advanced thanks for I know that it has ALREADY been worked out. The details are upon me. The solution is at hand and my heart was the only demand!
Silence speaks much louder than the raucousness of that irritating "Chit Chatter!" Doubt has one single purpose, to "cast." Doubt "casts" itself in that supporting role, but in all actuality, it is not supporting ANYTHING that you are working on or towards.
That "Chit Chatter" is doubts accomplice in its feeble attempt to undermine what you believe, who you are and what you are getting ready to become. Doubt's "Chit Chatter" may even appear surround sound good, but they are ALL habitual lies that have been formed to hinder your motivation and execute your Spirit.
Killing your Spirit is too easy for doubt. That continuous "Chit Chatter" is methodical in its execution process. It wants to make sure that you are broken down to the least common denominator and permanently demoralized in your attempts at success and most importantly your attempts at getting up and trying again should you not be as successful as you would like the first time out of the gate.
If doubt is hovering over you, get from underneath it!
Talk is notoriously cheap and "Chit Chatter's" worth is even less than that! Put some REAL value into your actions and re-"cast" "Chit Chatter's" doubt to a non-existing role in your life.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Silence speaks much louder than the raucousness of that irritating "Chit Chatter!" Doubt has one single purpose, to "cast." Doubt "casts" itself in that supporting role, but in all actuality, it is not supporting ANYTHING that you are working on or towards.
That "Chit Chatter" is doubts accomplice in its feeble attempt to undermine what you believe, who you are and what you are getting ready to become. Doubt's "Chit Chatter" may even appear surround sound good, but they are ALL habitual lies that have been formed to hinder your motivation and execute your Spirit.
Killing your Spirit is too easy for doubt. That continuous "Chit Chatter" is methodical in its execution process. It wants to make sure that you are broken down to the least common denominator and permanently demoralized in your attempts at success and most importantly your attempts at getting up and trying again should you not be as successful as you would like the first time out of the gate.
If doubt is hovering over you, get from underneath it!
Talk is notoriously cheap and "Chit Chatter's" worth is even less than that! Put some REAL value into your actions and re-"cast" "Chit Chatter's" doubt to a non-existing role in your life.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
"No Difference"
Whenever negative energy is involved, it makes ZERO, "No Difference" whether you're at Church or in the club. Should you allow yourself to fall into the trap of negativity, your whereabouts are trivial due to the fact that you have ALREADY given yourself permission to feed into the ridiculous hype.
At the end of the day, negativity all amounts to nothing more than exaggerated hype perpetuated by the very people who not only carry and transfer the energy, but wear it on their sleeves as a sort of badge of honor as if they have just returned from combat on the battlefield.
Strangely enough, should we be so tempted to engage in the mediocrity, we too might fall victim in the form of a casualty of war. Negativity has snipers in many locations, anxiously awaiting to demonstrate their marksmanship skills upon unknowing individuals who are just going about their daily routine, living their lives, minding their own business, whether they are in Church exalting the highest Praise or they are in the club sweating out a long week on the dancefloor.
Yes indeed, it makes ZERO, "No Difference" whatsoever, where you are. One of the greatest weapons against negativity lies within the knowledge that you are abundantly aware of its existence. Stay in the know!
Be Blessed.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
At the end of the day, negativity all amounts to nothing more than exaggerated hype perpetuated by the very people who not only carry and transfer the energy, but wear it on their sleeves as a sort of badge of honor as if they have just returned from combat on the battlefield.
Strangely enough, should we be so tempted to engage in the mediocrity, we too might fall victim in the form of a casualty of war. Negativity has snipers in many locations, anxiously awaiting to demonstrate their marksmanship skills upon unknowing individuals who are just going about their daily routine, living their lives, minding their own business, whether they are in Church exalting the highest Praise or they are in the club sweating out a long week on the dancefloor.
Yes indeed, it makes ZERO, "No Difference" whatsoever, where you are. One of the greatest weapons against negativity lies within the knowledge that you are abundantly aware of its existence. Stay in the know!
Be Blessed.
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
"Track Record"
So all throughout life we are known for doing some things, saying some things or being some things that constantly remind people of who and what we are. We become known for these things, good, bad or otherwise and they become ATTACHED to us in the form of a "Track Record."
This very "Track Record" precedes us in physical form because chances are our "popularity" via our "Track Record" has given those that not ALREADY know us, but those that do not know us, a glimpse
into how we do some things, say some things and how we handle other things.
That being said, if our "Track Record" is our "first impression representative," then it should represent us well! Should it not? We should not roll the dice on our "Track Record" hoping that people have ONLY been privy to the good stuff.
We should represent ourselves in the form of a formidable "Track Record," one that cannot be denied due to its importance, relevance and INFLUENCE.
When I reflect back on my YOUTH "Track Record" and compare it to todays GROWN "Track Record," I am overjoyed that I have long since terminated my old representative in favor of one that I can be proud of. When it comes to my FAMILY I have made the conscience decision to never do anything that could "POTENTIALLY" embarrass them.
The word "POTENTIALLY" ensures a crystal clear, squeaky clean "Track Record," not in the form of perfection but in the form of cleanliness. Since cleanliness is next to GODliness, I believe that I will be able to keep my "Track Record" in tact with excellent representation!
What does your "Track Record" say about you?
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
This very "Track Record" precedes us in physical form because chances are our "popularity" via our "Track Record" has given those that not ALREADY know us, but those that do not know us, a glimpse
into how we do some things, say some things and how we handle other things.
That being said, if our "Track Record" is our "first impression representative," then it should represent us well! Should it not? We should not roll the dice on our "Track Record" hoping that people have ONLY been privy to the good stuff.
We should represent ourselves in the form of a formidable "Track Record," one that cannot be denied due to its importance, relevance and INFLUENCE.
When I reflect back on my YOUTH "Track Record" and compare it to todays GROWN "Track Record," I am overjoyed that I have long since terminated my old representative in favor of one that I can be proud of. When it comes to my FAMILY I have made the conscience decision to never do anything that could "POTENTIALLY" embarrass them.
The word "POTENTIALLY" ensures a crystal clear, squeaky clean "Track Record," not in the form of perfection but in the form of cleanliness. Since cleanliness is next to GODliness, I believe that I will be able to keep my "Track Record" in tact with excellent representation!
What does your "Track Record" say about you?
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
"Setting The Right Expectations"
You ever go on a job interview, get offered, accept the position and anxiously await your first day on that job? I mean your level of excitement is so HIGH that you are even looking forward to orientation!
From a couple of weeks to the first few months on the job you begin to realize that what you are doing is contrary, not even CLOSE to what you were initially hired to do. You start getting the feeling that perhaps there was a gap in communication or that perhaps the hiring manager said what he or she needed to say in order to lure you in and persuade you otherwise. Even if that is far-fetched, the bottom line is the wheels to the right expectations were NOT set in motion.
Sometimes in fear of REJECTION, we falsify the reality of the/our situation in order to gain acceptance, albeit inevitably skewed considering the birth of the expectations were not natural and that the right expectations were NOT set in place.
Once we realize that the expectations were not 100% in their transfer from one person to the next, it appears as if the onus is squarely on our shoulders to either get onboard or be the odd man/woman out should we refuse to accept.
Therein lies the conflict! You KNEW what you wanted and thought that you were getting EXACTLY that! Only to find out that what you thought and what you got were each at the opposite ends of the spectrum, nowhere in each others sight.
"Setting The Right Expectations" is absolutely imperative! In doing so, you decrease, diminish and eradicate any ambiguity, perceived or otherwise as to what you expect, what is expected of you and all that exists between the two. A colleague of mine once told me to "inspect what you expect."
Don't fear rejection! Sometimes rejection is a Blessing in disguise because what is later revealed might not be in accordance to what our expectations were to begin with.
Embrace rejection, for it might wind up saving us from a lifetime of heartache and pain.
Momma used to say, "Everything that glitters ain't gold."
Once the revelation comes to pass, you will be glad that you were not shy about "Setting The Right Expectations."
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
From a couple of weeks to the first few months on the job you begin to realize that what you are doing is contrary, not even CLOSE to what you were initially hired to do. You start getting the feeling that perhaps there was a gap in communication or that perhaps the hiring manager said what he or she needed to say in order to lure you in and persuade you otherwise. Even if that is far-fetched, the bottom line is the wheels to the right expectations were NOT set in motion.
Sometimes in fear of REJECTION, we falsify the reality of the/our situation in order to gain acceptance, albeit inevitably skewed considering the birth of the expectations were not natural and that the right expectations were NOT set in place.
Once we realize that the expectations were not 100% in their transfer from one person to the next, it appears as if the onus is squarely on our shoulders to either get onboard or be the odd man/woman out should we refuse to accept.
Therein lies the conflict! You KNEW what you wanted and thought that you were getting EXACTLY that! Only to find out that what you thought and what you got were each at the opposite ends of the spectrum, nowhere in each others sight.
"Setting The Right Expectations" is absolutely imperative! In doing so, you decrease, diminish and eradicate any ambiguity, perceived or otherwise as to what you expect, what is expected of you and all that exists between the two. A colleague of mine once told me to "inspect what you expect."
Don't fear rejection! Sometimes rejection is a Blessing in disguise because what is later revealed might not be in accordance to what our expectations were to begin with.
Embrace rejection, for it might wind up saving us from a lifetime of heartache and pain.
Momma used to say, "Everything that glitters ain't gold."
Once the revelation comes to pass, you will be glad that you were not shy about "Setting The Right Expectations."
Love and My Mother are the Inspiration!
Love and My Mother are the Motivation!
Love and My Mother are the Celebration!
All the Best, All the Time!
Corey
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