9.09.2003
My Life...
Life can be only what you make it | When you're feelin' down | You should never fake it | Say what's on your mind | And you'll find in time | That all the negative energy |It would all cease... ~ Mary J. Blige
I've been racking my brain trying to figure out just how to present myself on this website. Should I be Chris, the human (be afraid...be very, very afraid) or Christopher David, the writer? Should I keep it real and share with you guys all the shit that happens in my life on a daily basis, or should I only share with you my ups and leave all the juicy down shit out...
What a choice huh?
Until I decide I've decided instead to share with you guys some of my old thoughts. Back in 1999 my boy Karl (miss you man!) and I started an e-mail forum where we'd ask a question about life, love or anywhere in-between and solicit thoughts from our friends and family. It worked for quite some time...until well the e-mail list and the number of reponses grew and grew and grew to the point some people (I should name names) started complaining. In the end those question and answer segments taught me so much about myself, my life, and my responsiblity as a black man. I saved some of them, and believe it or not i do go back from time to time and re-read some of my thoughts. Sometimes, I'm even impressed...
Fri, 02 Jun 2000 14:18:28 EDT
My life, where the beauty is.
I'm sure everyone on this e-mail list knows Mary J. Blige's song, My Life. When the cd first dropped back in '94, it became the backdrop to my somewhat chaotic life. When Mary sang: If you looked in my life, and seen what I've seen, I knew exactly how she felt and where she was coming from. Often to the world, nice clothing, a warm home, and an abundance of friends equals success, happiness and contentment. But once those same lives are exposed to a magnifying glass you see first hand things not readily visible to the human eye are killing hearts and souls, dreams and aspirations. I know, because its happened to me.
But when mary sings, I know it is hard, but we will get by...and if you don't believe in me, just believe in HE, cause he'll give you peace of mind, and you will see the sunshine... You know everything is going to be ah-ight.
As a result, of believing in HE, i have learned to simplify my life. By doing so, I realize that everything people say or make me think is important, really isn't! I've learned that life and all of its complexities, is the most gratifying experience ever! I am living, I am appreciating, and for the first time, I am happy. And, as one of my friends likes to say: I am dancing to tune of my life, the remix...
Respect.
I've been racking my brain trying to figure out just how to present myself on this website. Should I be Chris, the human (be afraid...be very, very afraid) or Christopher David, the writer? Should I keep it real and share with you guys all the shit that happens in my life on a daily basis, or should I only share with you my ups and leave all the juicy down shit out...
What a choice huh?
Until I decide I've decided instead to share with you guys some of my old thoughts. Back in 1999 my boy Karl (miss you man!) and I started an e-mail forum where we'd ask a question about life, love or anywhere in-between and solicit thoughts from our friends and family. It worked for quite some time...until well the e-mail list and the number of reponses grew and grew and grew to the point some people (I should name names) started complaining. In the end those question and answer segments taught me so much about myself, my life, and my responsiblity as a black man. I saved some of them, and believe it or not i do go back from time to time and re-read some of my thoughts. Sometimes, I'm even impressed...
Fri, 02 Jun 2000 14:18:28 EDT
My life, where the beauty is.
I'm sure everyone on this e-mail list knows Mary J. Blige's song, My Life. When the cd first dropped back in '94, it became the backdrop to my somewhat chaotic life. When Mary sang: If you looked in my life, and seen what I've seen, I knew exactly how she felt and where she was coming from. Often to the world, nice clothing, a warm home, and an abundance of friends equals success, happiness and contentment. But once those same lives are exposed to a magnifying glass you see first hand things not readily visible to the human eye are killing hearts and souls, dreams and aspirations. I know, because its happened to me.
But when mary sings, I know it is hard, but we will get by...and if you don't believe in me, just believe in HE, cause he'll give you peace of mind, and you will see the sunshine... You know everything is going to be ah-ight.
As a result, of believing in HE, i have learned to simplify my life. By doing so, I realize that everything people say or make me think is important, really isn't! I've learned that life and all of its complexities, is the most gratifying experience ever! I am living, I am appreciating, and for the first time, I am happy. And, as one of my friends likes to say: I am dancing to tune of my life, the remix...
Respect.
