REAL NEEDS TO BUILD MORE WITH REAL
Many of us are familiar with the expression “Real recognizes Real.” The familiar need no explanation, those unfamiliar may have the colloquialism explained as people of upstanding quality and character having the ability to see those straits in others even when unexplained. Real does recognize Real, but what is not said is that the converse […]
PEOPLE ARE PREDICTABLE
Why do we always act so shocked and dismayed when people do exactly like they always have? When people say who they are believe them. When they show you who they are believe them. I am not referring to the manipulative words and actions that comes with courting and habitual liars. I am referring to […]
DON’T FORCE IT
I hope it is human nature. It cannot be just me…I cannot be the only one that consistently tries to put the square pegs into the round holes. Of course I am not being literal, but I am definitely guilty of attempting to make various situations work when it is or should be abundantly […]
HUSTLE HARD BUT HUSTLE SMART
Everybody’s a “Hustler”. Everyday they are hustlin. Hustling is glorified in every other rap/trap song and if you have these guys tell it they all pushed more pies than Dominos and flipped more birds than Trump supporters saluting Mexican immigrants. “Hustling” is probably most associated with illegal, outlaw or black market activities. America, if not […]
LISTENING
Communication is the foundation of every relationship in your life. It does not matter if it is business, family or other personal relationships, if communication is poor the relationship stands little chance of truly flourishing. I am sure most people would agree with me in theory, but if that is the case, why is communication […]
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
We are all familiar with our Miranda Rights, otherwise known as the Miranda Warnings. These are the warning that we have the right to remain silent, given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to preserve the admissibility of their […]
BLACK FRIDAY
Admittedly I am not the biggest shopper, but Black Friday and other similar sales are some of the biggest scams around. As much as I try to reign in my cynicism, it is increasingly difficult to defend how gullible the American public is. There is a famous line from a movie (I believe it is […]
CELEBRITY
By: Richard Ray To say that we live in interesting times would be an understatement. One of the most interesting issues is the idea of celebrity and its pervasive and increasing influence on our society. As Film, Television, the Internet and now Social Media have grown so has the concept of celebrity and fame. The […]
DOES WAYNE BRADY NEED TO CHECK A B****
By: Richard Ray I woke up this morning…actually I could barely sleep…cause the issue of needing to check someone weighed on my mind so heavily. These smartphones and technology have really made some people real dumb…or should I say have enabled people to lose their minds…feeling emboldened to text and email you things that they […]
BEAUTY-IS NOT JUST IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
I have been spreading a lie for quite some time now. While I have always maintained that standards of beauty are extremely subjective, I have also been asserting that within all the subjectivity, there is some universal or objective form of what makes someone beautiful or attractive. It has taken me a while, but […]
