Hello, Hello, Hello
Dang I haven't been up here in 6 months! Feels like an eternity! I do apologize especially for my 6,000+ page viewers, been gone too long. I need to get back on my blogging life. This has always been a safe [and judgement] filled escape lol but I love ya'll anyway!
Sooooo there's only a couple things that could bring me back here... GUESS WHO?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Jermaine Lamarr Cole of course!!!!!!!!!!
I had to wait until June 18th (as every good fan should have) to hear this hot FIYAH he had for us!
Let me address a couple things:
1) I don't like bloggers/music listeners/alike who give an opinion without letting any body album marinate. You listen to an album/song ONE TIME and write PAGES of review about how current rappers aren't living up to legends?!?!? Go have a seat, listen to the music, take it in THEN write yo raggedy review, thanx!
2) I'm not sure what Kanye is doing. He has screaming, yelling, off beats, etc and ya'll calling it "art" ok. Listen, I'm a nice Christian Southern Belle anddddddd folks releasing albums featuring "God/Jesus/Holy Spirit/tongues" ... I'm not here for that. There are certain songs on Jesus Piece (Game) that I just can't play, my soul won't let me. So Ye calling himself "yeezus" and making a track called "I am God" ---____--- NOT COOL in my book.
I'm in it, Blood on Leaves, and Bound 2 are my FAVORITES! Ye' is serving us Cruel Summer & College Dropout and I <3 it!
3) Cole: The title alone was enough for me! --- I'm going to keep this short and just give my favorites :) Nothing pisses me off more than faux musical philosophers that say Cole is boring & raps the same message ?!?!? ugh DUH! What else is he going to rap about? If you prefer 2 Chainz, Flocka, Gucci, Ace Hood .... you can have ya Bugatti! I'll take the dude from Fayettnam, college educated, with stories of the struggle with Sally Mae ANY DAY!
a) Villuminati - FIYAH!
b) Power Trip - for those that don't get the video.... Listen to Dreams!
c) Trouble - That Choir, YES!
d) She knows - MLK and Coretta!
e) Rich N****s - Um he's preaching about about single moms, step dads, lack of money = my life
f) Where's Jermaine - He's giving us Miseducation of Lauryn Hill & I love him for that!
g) Forbidden Fruit - I wish Kendrick got a verse but it's all good
h) Chaining Day- that 3 part harmony Cole does at the end is my FAVORITE
i) Let Nas Down - He gave us his heart in 4 minutes and 37 seconds. His story telling abilities are on point
j) Born Sinner - Easily my favorite track s/o to Ken Lewis Choir!
Top 3: Born Sinner, Let Nas Down, and a tie btwn Rich Ni**s/Villuminati
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Consecration Mid-Way point
*taps mic*
Hello All,
1) Happy MLK Jr. Day! I could type a 10 page blog but it wouldn't be enough to fully express the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr! So, instead of not doing his legacy justice, I only have this to say: THANK YOU Martin Luther King Jr for every opportunity your name & legacy has afforded me!
2) Happy Inauguration Day! I watched the festivities from 10am-8pm tonight and I found myself smiling, laughing, etc as if I weren't in a hotel room ALONE lol. It was sooooo great to see the first family celebrating Obama's official introduction into his second term!
3) Consecration will be 1/2 way over on the 23rd :) (I started 4 days after everyone else because I was away on a business conference when it began). Nonetheless, I must admit I was doing a GREAT job until earlier today :( *whomp whomp* but hey, this was the farthest I've made it through consecration without an hiccups. Anyway, I failed in 1 area BUT I picked myself up and I'm back on the horse :)
4) Soooo essentially I'm writing this blog to let ya'll know I'm getting off facebook TONIGHT! So if you need me: call, text, e-mail, etc :) I have a LONG to-do list (vision, if you will) for the Lord! I NEED Him to move, QUICKLY lol so that means I need to apply some MORE self-control, self-disciple, and sacrifice to my consecration and this will be my 1st step!
Again, If you have any prayer request or just need to get in touch with me ... call me :)
Love,Live, Laugh :) <3
Hello All,
1) Happy MLK Jr. Day! I could type a 10 page blog but it wouldn't be enough to fully express the achievements of Martin Luther King Jr! So, instead of not doing his legacy justice, I only have this to say: THANK YOU Martin Luther King Jr for every opportunity your name & legacy has afforded me!
2) Happy Inauguration Day! I watched the festivities from 10am-8pm tonight and I found myself smiling, laughing, etc as if I weren't in a hotel room ALONE lol. It was sooooo great to see the first family celebrating Obama's official introduction into his second term!
3) Consecration will be 1/2 way over on the 23rd :) (I started 4 days after everyone else because I was away on a business conference when it began). Nonetheless, I must admit I was doing a GREAT job until earlier today :( *whomp whomp* but hey, this was the farthest I've made it through consecration without an hiccups. Anyway, I failed in 1 area BUT I picked myself up and I'm back on the horse :)
4) Soooo essentially I'm writing this blog to let ya'll know I'm getting off facebook TONIGHT! So if you need me: call, text, e-mail, etc :) I have a LONG to-do list (vision, if you will) for the Lord! I NEED Him to move, QUICKLY lol so that means I need to apply some MORE self-control, self-disciple, and sacrifice to my consecration and this will be my 1st step!
Again, If you have any prayer request or just need to get in touch with me ... call me :)
Love,Live, Laugh :) <3
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Consecration 2013
Wassup ya'll?
As the title suggest, it is time for Consecration 2013!!!! For those that want to know what WOCC is doing this here the link is here >>> http://www.wocconline.org/consecration2013/ . That website will tell you some different options for fasting and praying throughout consecration if you would like to join.
This is like my 8th Consecration and it NEVER gets easier so don't expect it to. Consecration is essentially just a SACRIFICE and nothing about sacrifice sits well in our human nature. I've had my struggles and here are my 3 blogs about 2011's consecration >>>>:
Half-way mark: http://uniquecadence.blogspot.com/2011/01/consecration-12-way-mark.html
The End: http://uniquecadence.blogspot.com/2011/02/consecration-2011-wrap-up.html
For those that want to know what I'm doing:
1) No Soda (primarily WATER, a little juice but also tea and coffee (mainly for once I'm in Illinois))
2) No Secular Music - ONLY Gospel
3) No Twitter for 18 days & No Facebook for the remaining 18 days
4) No Cursing, Smoking, Drinking, Dating, Sexing
5) No Fast Food
These are things I do daily that I need to give up to give God a sacrifice. Some other ideas are: no porn, lying, cheating, illegal substances/activities, any bad habits you've picked up through the years. This is a good time to give those things up for 37 days just to reset and rebalance your life.
There are SEVERAL things I need God to do this year. He has really changed my life in the last 2-3 years so I can only imagine what He has in store for me for this year!!!!! Sooooo I'll be in prayer daily, doing daily Bible studies etc so feel free to message, text, e-mail me your prayer request and I'll add them to my list for you :)
God Bless!
-Uniqua
As the title suggest, it is time for Consecration 2013!!!! For those that want to know what WOCC is doing this here the link is here >>> http://www.wocconline.org/consecration2013/ . That website will tell you some different options for fasting and praying throughout consecration if you would like to join.
This is like my 8th Consecration and it NEVER gets easier so don't expect it to. Consecration is essentially just a SACRIFICE and nothing about sacrifice sits well in our human nature. I've had my struggles and here are my 3 blogs about 2011's consecration >>>>:
Half-way mark: http://uniquecadence.blogspot.com/2011/01/consecration-12-way-mark.html
The End: http://uniquecadence.blogspot.com/2011/02/consecration-2011-wrap-up.html
For those that want to know what I'm doing:
1) No Soda (primarily WATER, a little juice but also tea and coffee (mainly for once I'm in Illinois))
2) No Secular Music - ONLY Gospel
3) No Twitter for 18 days & No Facebook for the remaining 18 days
4) No Cursing, Smoking, Drinking, Dating, Sexing
5) No Fast Food
These are things I do daily that I need to give up to give God a sacrifice. Some other ideas are: no porn, lying, cheating, illegal substances/activities, any bad habits you've picked up through the years. This is a good time to give those things up for 37 days just to reset and rebalance your life.
There are SEVERAL things I need God to do this year. He has really changed my life in the last 2-3 years so I can only imagine what He has in store for me for this year!!!!! Sooooo I'll be in prayer daily, doing daily Bible studies etc so feel free to message, text, e-mail me your prayer request and I'll add them to my list for you :)
God Bless!
-Uniqua
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Asking the Right Questions
“If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don't understand we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.” ― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
I stole the quote above from my friend on facebook and I needed it!
Wassup Ya'll! It has been awhile so I'm sure you're wondering what I've been doing with my life:
Trying to Get my life and emotions under control - Reading Iyanla Vanzant books hoping it will be as effective as her knocking on my front door telling me that my family will be on "Iyanla Fix My Life". Since that is highly unlikely, I'm hoping I can learn something to change my outlook on life and love permanently. I say permanently because how many times have we heard a sermon, read a book, read a status, etc that HAD to have been catered just to us... We digest the message and thennnnnnnn MOVE ON! Or, if you're like me, you hear it, know it's for you, change for about a week, then it's back to your old ways. I want something else, I'm seeking something else, I have no idea what it is BUT I know it's deeper than something I'll do for 1 or 2 weeks. I thought my quest to Iowa/Illinois was it (I am still learning a lot) but I still don't feel complete :-/
Needless to say, I've been spending time putting my 5 year plan together and just trying to figure out what it is that I'm missing. Because this missing piece is sending my emotions through all kinds of roller coasters smh... I guess, my solution is to quit assuming and ask God the right questions...
Hope this helped someone :)
Uniqua
I stole the quote above from my friend on facebook and I needed it!
Wassup Ya'll! It has been awhile so I'm sure you're wondering what I've been doing with my life:
Trying to Get my life and emotions under control - Reading Iyanla Vanzant books hoping it will be as effective as her knocking on my front door telling me that my family will be on "Iyanla Fix My Life". Since that is highly unlikely, I'm hoping I can learn something to change my outlook on life and love permanently. I say permanently because how many times have we heard a sermon, read a book, read a status, etc that HAD to have been catered just to us... We digest the message and thennnnnnnn MOVE ON! Or, if you're like me, you hear it, know it's for you, change for about a week, then it's back to your old ways. I want something else, I'm seeking something else, I have no idea what it is BUT I know it's deeper than something I'll do for 1 or 2 weeks. I thought my quest to Iowa/Illinois was it (I am still learning a lot) but I still don't feel complete :-/
Needless to say, I've been spending time putting my 5 year plan together and just trying to figure out what it is that I'm missing. Because this missing piece is sending my emotions through all kinds of roller coasters smh... I guess, my solution is to quit assuming and ask God the right questions...
Hope this helped someone :)
Uniqua
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Lovers & [then] Friends?
Don't let the title disturb you lol ain't nothing going on over here but the rent! However, I do have a few questions:
HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE FRIENDS WITH EXES?
How does it work successfully?
The basics:
1 person decides you two not compatible anymore or 1 isn't ready for a relationship....
Or Both of you decide the relationship isn't working either way....
The bomb is dropped "Can we be friends"
All I really want to know is what to do when:
1) You (or they) want to hang-out BUT you're (they're) hanging out with someone else?
2) When you (or they) start dating someone else?
3) Deep down you still love them BUT essentially they've rejected your love.... how do you get over that?
4) How do you go from Lovers to Friends?
5) Is there a natural time-frame for this? After 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years? When is it ok to be able to look at them as a "friend"?
I just foresee awkward on top of awkward on top of awkward moments that I feel would be best if avoided .... but maybe that's just me- What ya'll think? (for real, someone give me answers)
HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE FRIENDS WITH EXES?
How does it work successfully?
The basics:
1 person decides you two not compatible anymore or 1 isn't ready for a relationship....
Or Both of you decide the relationship isn't working either way....
The bomb is dropped "Can we be friends"
All I really want to know is what to do when:
1) You (or they) want to hang-out BUT you're (they're) hanging out with someone else?
2) When you (or they) start dating someone else?
3) Deep down you still love them BUT essentially they've rejected your love.... how do you get over that?
4) How do you go from Lovers to Friends?
5) Is there a natural time-frame for this? After 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years? When is it ok to be able to look at them as a "friend"?
I just foresee awkward on top of awkward on top of awkward moments that I feel would be best if avoided .... but maybe that's just me- What ya'll think? (for real, someone give me answers)
Monday, September 3, 2012
Home-Sick - Updates
Hello All,
I know it has been awhile so I just wanted to stop & give ya'll some updates:
1) I'm still 15 lbs down lol I'm sad/proud of this at the same time lol proud because I ate EVERYWHERE Bahama Breeze, Dames, McDonalds, Briggs, etc that last weeks I was in NC and now I'm back here I've been eating out A LOT too smh but I've still been able to maintain the 15 loss :) I'm sad thou b/c I need at least 30 more lbs gone by the time Homecoming rolls around soooo I have A LOT of work to do...
2) Speaking of work- YES I'm back in the midwest ;) I'm excited b/c I have trips to Mall of America, Nebraska, Indiana, St. Louis, and downtown Chicago planned! Again, I am so thankful for this opportunity to get to see the U.S. for longer than a week vacation but 14 weeks of travel! I do still get homesick tho
3) Speaking of Homesick- I miss ya'll! I was home for 3 months sooooo i def miss my friends/family but most of all- I miss people cooking for me :)
Lemme get out what I feel tho:
Common Cold
I think I'm getting over you
the common cold
you showed up
I have a fever
my vision got blurry
my throat got tingly
nose was stopped up
I had to FIGHT to breathe
I found out I wasn't immune
Everything in my life was uncommon
til I met you
felt like the flu
you blew
I sneezed
ah-chu
Bless you or me?
To breathe again
Distance was the NyQuil
Cleared the (s)not right on up
Now I can see clearly
Temperature is back down
only chloraseptic residue in my throat
it's still numb
as if you were here....
I think I'm getting over you
ah-chu
maybe not?
I know it has been awhile so I just wanted to stop & give ya'll some updates:
1) I'm still 15 lbs down lol I'm sad/proud of this at the same time lol proud because I ate EVERYWHERE Bahama Breeze, Dames, McDonalds, Briggs, etc that last weeks I was in NC and now I'm back here I've been eating out A LOT too smh but I've still been able to maintain the 15 loss :) I'm sad thou b/c I need at least 30 more lbs gone by the time Homecoming rolls around soooo I have A LOT of work to do...
2) Speaking of work- YES I'm back in the midwest ;) I'm excited b/c I have trips to Mall of America, Nebraska, Indiana, St. Louis, and downtown Chicago planned! Again, I am so thankful for this opportunity to get to see the U.S. for longer than a week vacation but 14 weeks of travel! I do still get homesick tho
3) Speaking of Homesick- I miss ya'll! I was home for 3 months sooooo i def miss my friends/family but most of all- I miss people cooking for me :)
Lemme get out what I feel tho:
Common Cold
I think I'm getting over you
the common cold
you showed up
I have a fever
my vision got blurry
my throat got tingly
nose was stopped up
I had to FIGHT to breathe
I found out I wasn't immune
Everything in my life was uncommon
til I met you
felt like the flu
you blew
I sneezed
ah-chu
Bless you or me?
To breathe again
Distance was the NyQuil
Cleared the (s)not right on up
Now I can see clearly
Temperature is back down
only chloraseptic residue in my throat
it's still numb
as if you were here....
I think I'm getting over you
ah-chu
maybe not?
Saturday, June 30, 2012
15 down 65 to go!
Hello, Hello, Hello World!
I just wanted to stop by and drop off some updates :)
So far:
- I've lost 15 lbs
- 3.5 inches in my waist
- 2 inches in my hips
- 2 inches in my chest
I had a few minor set-backs this week due to LOTS of eating out and just not being consistent with my workouts! No worries, I got over the depression really quickly and got back on my grind. So as of today I'm 5 lbs away from my 1st marker = 20lbs (which means I can go to Dames after 5 little pounds :)). I'm also going to the BAHAMAS as the end of July soooo my goal after hitting 20lbs is 40lbs by the end of July!
Below I'm going to give yall some updated pics. My mom claims my butt is smaller o_0 I can't see it yet. I can feel my clothes getting a little more loose around my hips and thighs. But I'm most sad about losing chest .... the ladies feel me!
I've been being all domestic lately and it has really broadend my [food] horizons. I've tried whole wheat noodles, all fruit (no sweetners) smoothies, and greek yogurt (GROSS)!
Anyway, hit me up if you have any tips to help me get to my 80lbs loss goal - s/o B.Norris she's been helping me A LOT with healthier food options :) s/o everyone who sends me encouraging text/calls/messages/dms/etc ;)
I just wanted to stop by and drop off some updates :)
So far:
- I've lost 15 lbs
- 3.5 inches in my waist
- 2 inches in my hips
- 2 inches in my chest
I had a few minor set-backs this week due to LOTS of eating out and just not being consistent with my workouts! No worries, I got over the depression really quickly and got back on my grind. So as of today I'm 5 lbs away from my 1st marker = 20lbs (which means I can go to Dames after 5 little pounds :)). I'm also going to the BAHAMAS as the end of July soooo my goal after hitting 20lbs is 40lbs by the end of July!
Below I'm going to give yall some updated pics. My mom claims my butt is smaller o_0 I can't see it yet. I can feel my clothes getting a little more loose around my hips and thighs. But I'm most sad about losing chest .... the ladies feel me!
I've been being all domestic lately and it has really broadend my [food] horizons. I've tried whole wheat noodles, all fruit (no sweetners) smoothies, and greek yogurt (GROSS)!
Anyway, hit me up if you have any tips to help me get to my 80lbs loss goal - s/o B.Norris she's been helping me A LOT with healthier food options :) s/o everyone who sends me encouraging text/calls/messages/dms/etc ;)
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