Free Flow Poetry Theatre Co.: The song lyrics "Pieces of me" by Ledisi has becom...

Free Flow Poetry Theatre Co.: The song lyrics "Pieces of me" by Ledisi has becom...: The song lyrics "Pieces of me" by Ledisi has become somewhat of an anthem or motto for me, and I'm sure for many other women as well. The ly...

The song lyrics "Pieces of me" by Ledisi has become somewhat of an anthem or motto for me, and I'm sure for many other women as well. The lyrics touch on the fact that although women are seen as strong and sometimes unbreakable, we are also human. That fact seems to be forgotten by men, and sometimes by us as well. It seems that black women's feelings are disregarded more, but I will not and do not want to separate. Due to feeling that is part of the problem, but that is another discussion meant for another time.

How does any of the above relate to dating?

Many men say they want a strong woman who know who she is, but when they are lucky enough to find this type of woman they mistreat her. Trying to make her lower herself from who she truly is. Her goals aren't strictly to get married, but include being successful in her career, maybe even continuing education or running a business. For many men that seems strange and hard to understand that a woman would put a career first instead of a man and raising kids.

To me it doesn't seem strange at all, and why shouldn't that woman be just as loved and cherished as the one who decides to do the opposite. If I must quote the lyrics "can run the business, and play the fantasy too."

Funny I was listening to a radio show where a female listener sent a email explaining about how her mother hates the man she is dating due to her education and income exceeding his. She then goes on to say how it is hard to meet a man that is on the same level she is. The man has served time, she feels he has paid his dues to society, the most important thing to her is that he appreciates and respects her.

I'm thinking "wow this woman shouldn't have this problem" for many reasons. Her mother should be happy that her daughter is happy and why were other men turned off? The old excuses of too smart, I want someone who is independent but not that independent, or my favorite...intimidating. Wow! A beautiful, smart, independent woman is attracted to you, but you are intimidated or she is intimidating. What? In this day and age that type of thinking should be put to death. What do you think?

Crystal Reign Brock
"Considerations of Life poems and expressions"

Food for the soul 3

Food for the soul 3 is in progress.  It hasn't hit me yet, well I haven't noticed it lets say that.  My thoughts have wandered into the zone of attitude.  Yes, attitude can be food for the soul, think about it.  Imagine people who are just nasty for no reason.  People who are so miserable they purposely go out of their way to be rude to others on a minute, hourly, and daily basis.  What is that doing to their spirit, to their soul?  To be continued...

Food for the soul 2

Lately I have been thinking about the soul.  Not if we have one, and not if it continues on after we are dead.  I have been thinking of do us as a people nourish our souls enough or even at all?  I mean we read meaningful books, meditate, do yoga, and some chanting or praying until they are too hoarse to speak.  I have to ask again is that enough.  Mind you they are great stress relievers for the mind and body.  I know, I haven't made time for any of the above and my body is letting me know.

How does any of it help the soul?  All of it seems to help us physically or mentally prepare for something, but how does it help the soul prepare for it's next journey? 

If the soul is forever living and each time it's striving to correct past mistakes in order to achieve it's life purpose to fulfill it's destiny how come it's forever?  The fulfilling of it's purpose would mean a peaceful rest lets say, but if it's continuously striving not reaching it's purpose what is the point of all the prayer, yoga, mediating?  Is it simply to appease the person?  Making them feel good about themselves, and happy with their actions.

Again how do we truly prepare the soul?

Food for the soul

What mood are you in?

Is this possible?

At the last event I hosted I asked a question about change. It was inspired by a song the DJ played the line was something about coming together to change the world. It prompted me to ask the questions, is coming together to change the world possible? Lately I have had my doubts. It takes me back to when I would listen to poets on the mic talking all this jazz about positivity and loving one another, when in actuality they believed just the opposite. They would be the first one to not speak to someone for whatever reason or bad mouth another poets/artists work. So again is this possible, coming together to make a change?

Singers sing about it, painters paint about it, and many march and have marched to for change and to create change. However people complain even more today that not much has changed. So, what is the solution? It seems that people would have to change first and well people are stubborn. People are set in their ways and many don't like change. Those who do want change want to treat it like instant oatmeal and expect immediate results. So, this would mean we are unrealistic. Again I have to ask what is the solution.  How can people come together to change the world?

I agree that people need to work on themselves first in order to bring about any form of change, but the constant focus of self could cause a disconnection from humanity. Become so far removed only the tip of the nose would get attention. I believe by helping others we actually help ourselves. We start seeing more and feeling more our own issues could even become trite. Causing solutions to personal problems that may make you reach out to others.

In my opinion the problem is people focus on themselves so much that they disconnect without even knowing it. People put themselves in little groups and label themselves into categories creating a small world for themselves. The smaller our world the smaller our thoughts.