Not I Said Lauren

Anyone who is around me on a consistant basis knows that often times I say the phrase..."Not I, said Lauren." It sounds silly but all it means is not me, or "I am not the one" (another phrase I say often ) I have decided that I will no longer be the one. I will no longer be the person who will be a sponge and soak up yours or anyone elses drama. I am now starting to reject my own drama and no longer have the time, energy or patience to listen to or be party to your drama. It is exhausting. I know that I have done a prettty good job at stoking the fires to perpetuate the never ending drama that is your story. But sadly they're slowly becoming indirectly my own. This notice is to let it be known, that I AM NO LONGER THE ONE. I take full accountability for my prior actions and my role in making these vicious and unecesssary circles continue but I apologize and gracefully bow out because like I said earlier I AM NO LONGER THE ONE!

Don't be upset. It's not you. It's me. I fucked up before. I'm trying to grow now.

Thank You, That is All.

I am not one of those cool kids who consistenly blogs and my first post in quite some time unfortunately isn't all that great but I had to get it off my chest.

Breaking News!

MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE! BREAKING NEWS!

Mr. Aaron Lewis and Mr. Raymond Banks have both received their GED results and have passed!!

(The last time I was this proud, my nephew was potty trained)

I am proud of my part in helping them reach their infinite potential but more so proud of the fact that slowly but surely my fellow brothers have shattered the sterotypes that once shackled them. Both of these men have been involved in things that they now know were wrong paths. (I'm not going to give their past lives shine right now)They decided that the roads that they were heading down were not conducive to their success or future happiness, so instead of talking about it they decided to BE about it.

The most unfortunate thing is that there will be no excitement in the street about their most recent accomplishment. There will be no breaking story; or probably not even another word uttered about their achievement other than this forum. That truly upsets me. I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of people hightlighting and focusing on the negative aspects of our community and not our triumphs. Not things like that fact that over 20% of Temple University's students are hard working black young people. Not focusing on young black people trying to make social and cultural contributions to our society such as those artist in Philalive! I will sound the alarm and let it be heard that these men achieved something positive and I am honored to have the opportunity to have been a part of it.

FYI: [I work at a GED training center on TU Campus called the WELL Program]

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program:

Check what Swirls had to say about the matter:

Thou Art Destructive

Everything is Finally Feelin Jus' Fine!

Iight. Things have been a little topsy turvy to say the least in my social circles. Man problems. Women Problems, the whole 9. Finally I feel as though the dust has settled, and there is
NO MORE DRAMA
Finally I feel as though all of those whom I care about have finally reached a plateau of peace; which is truly what I desire not only for my friends but for myself. A feeling of wellness that often times is robbed by petty differences and bad weather.

Shout Outs to Spring for real. Because the sun, a lil' warmer weather and midterms being over I think was exactly what the doctor ordered. This is a song that I love which I saw performed LIVE by Mary and I think it encompasses my current mood perfectly.