Life at Random

Welcome to all of my beautiful readers!!! I know a lot of you love having a cup of Jo as you read material of your interest and so do I. And what I'm most proud of and happy to announce is that I am now one of the representers of a company called Morgan Bailey Coffee & Tea!!! One of Oprah's favorite things by the way! As a poet, writer and literary columnist I'm happy to be associated with a drink that everyone loves!!! Furthermore that has a long standing relationship with readers, writers, and poets that dates back for many years. A press release is coming soon about my position. I am so EXCITED!!! LOL! Meanwhile, I urge you to introduce your taste buds to Morgan Bailey Coffee & Tea at www.morganbaileycoffee.com. Happy Holidays and please enjoy as I and many others do. Fondly Until...

I have to be honest, when I'm down, RAP MUSIC cheers me up. It inspires me, enlightens me and reiterates to me what I already know. It lets me know that the rules that I set for myself that I try and live by everyday, there are others out there trying to do the same. Then I'm reminded that I am not alone when I sometimes feel I've become stuck, when I see that the speed bumps have become a lil' higher than usual, it's cool, I will cross over them regardless. But I have noticed that RAP MUSIC is thee ONLY music that does this for me. Don't get me wrong, I am very varied in my taste of tunes, however RAP is one of my FAVORITES. It is thee ONLY music that can say to me in so many words: "STOP CRYING. GET UP. SHUT UP AND GET BACK ON YOUR GRIND. IT'S NOT IN YOUR DNA TO QUIT. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE YOU AND NO MATTER WHAT, YOU WILL ALWAYS CROSS THE FINISH LINE. YOU ARE A WINNER! SO REGROUP, LOOK AT THE SITUATION AS A WHOLE, SEE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO DIFFERENTLY, ...