The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virgnia

Heard of them?

Neither have I.  My neighbor urged me to watch this documentary about a family from the mountains in good Ol West Virgina.

I have pretty strong opinions on the government "over looking" extreme poverty on US soil, while insisting on "helping" less fortunate peoples around the world. It is all a big spin. In the end, the important people do not give a *blank* about poor people, no matter their location.  Sure, they might get a check signed by the president himself, but that is not getting them anywhere but into more trouble, and possible expanding their hopeless DNA pool.

I am not being pessimistic, rather, open minded.

The people in the ghetto, the mountains, and the third world all have one thing in common... No incentive.

Why do you do what you do every single day? To get paid that cash money? To pay for that adrenaline rush? To eat food that is beyond your imagination good? To go on a fabulous vacation? Overall, these are all reachable goals because YOU have the tools to provide them for yourself. You have jobs, schools, a functioning police station... overall more tools for good than bad. When the only way to feed yourself is to get a government paycheck, get a dangerous, tiring, really hard job (ie. mining from this particular example) or flip drugs and weapons (barf don't get me started on small arms trade).

These people are literally cut off from our reality.  We walk different streets and have different thoughts fly out to the universe to mingle with the stars.

But, it doesn't have to stay that way.  Happiness is viral, and as the world awakens to globalization, more people  awaken to the blindness that the world has been offering. I know I wont stop trying to spread this smile that I carry, I need those smiles to carry me too.

That is all.



if you're interested
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And readers, this iss a topic I would really like to talk about.. so comment.. so I can some more lol.

Current Reality

My Reality Is Bigger ThanYour Dreams Are


But why, Wayne?

The secret to life is to write your own story. Do it big. DO what makes you happy.  We live in a current reality, your current circumstance does not have to affect where you'll be in a year or any time frame.  I know this from experience.  Each year, each day, I create my reality.  I slip sometimes, I get weighed down by life's conditions, I am human.  But by visualizing what I want, and basing my decisions on how happy I am, I have been able to conquer feats like travel to the middle east and roller blade down a steep hill that runs into high street during rush hour.  


Today I took the day off from "reality" and toned into what makes me smile.  I succeeded.  I learned how to juggle.  I hit the fast pitch baseballs. I painted something colorful. I ate really good food. I created my reality, and damn was it enjoyable.  You see, I will never go hungry or be homeless because I will not let that happen.  My mind and my will are stronger than outside forces of my environment.  


That said, I will leave you with a quote by Albert Einstein,

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

Want, Believe, Achieve

POP!

My bubble has burst. While I entertained Indonesia quite well, others did not.  I have one on one consulted my people and pretty much all of them told me to bow out. BooGoo has my back, but only after she begged me not to go. lol, no worries mamac, I am unfortunately stuck here for now. 

Indonesia, you done missed out!

Some Cool Stuff

people have sent me this stuff lately... so now I shall pass it on toooooooooo




I just purchased my own T to make a public stand against senate bill 5, ya mean? Here is a little something to educate you on what senate bill 5 is. Alsooooo........... an app... for my phone so that I can download free music. Oh, and the reason I even wrote this: 


I am about to about to eat a free burrito

Sha Bang A Bang!

A Reason To Be Back

Oh I have so many. But today, today I experienced that notorious edge that we like to talk about, the tipping point. I own this here Thursday, and its not even the end of "the work day."

So what is so awesome?

Well first off, I started my day with an hour of ass kicking. Is there a better confidence booster? Nah.

Afterwards I had a meeting to tell me that I am wanted in Indonesia. LOL @ me in Indonesia. I mean, I know I am always blabbing about politics in Indonesia and who doesnt think Bali is gorgeous? hahaha But to actually be writing in Indonesia for a month, staying on the Island of Java (the worlds most populous island, fyi) my heart keeps skipping beats.

Yogyakarta City

Java Island, Indonesia

Yogyakarta City is old. It was built around several temples that date back thousands of years and the city was part of the Mataram Dynasty,1575 and 1640.... You all know I love old stuff that people used to use. Jerusalem was the ultimate treasure to see, but Indonesia has lots of history to offer too, as well as lots of modern developments that will be satisfying to look into. 

Ill be staying at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the countries oldest college. While there I will be directly observing multiple development projects and from there gather my own information during field work on the Indonesian version of development. So basically, I will be writing a lot. 

Hence, the title of this post. 

Now that the hard part is over, I got start stacking some cash.  I cant wait until I start to get paid for doing work. 

When does that start??

So now, I am sitting here, thinking about ways to make money... downloading new mixtapes ( which, btw,  if you are a hip hop fan and haven't downloaded J. Cole "Friday Night Lights" and/or all of Wale's mixtapes.... get on that, please.) 

My readers, if you have any ideas to help me raise 5400 dollars in a month, holla. 

And no, I wont strip for it. 

Egypt in Da House

So, quite a few of my friends and family have asked me what I think about Egypt in the last 2 days. A couple of people even called me just to ask. I said a brief word or two, but nothing significant. I suggested a few things, but I don’t think I gave anyone a good reply. I can sum it up in 3 words, bound to happen. It is actually quite calming to me, and reassuring. This revolution is satisfying to me because it shows the potential of the people. When enough is enough, ya know. It can get depressing to know what goes on somewhere, and the people suffering are too weak to demand better. I actually read a book last month, a collection of memoirs from Egyptian women… and let me tell you, it was depressing. Knowing statistics, visiting as a tourist… these encounters did not help me to feel the pain, but reading the words of another, feeling her soul hurt, that got me. So, when someone asks me how I feel about the situation in Egypt , I say I don’t know but I hope it is a domino effect.




But I am no expert, haha.





My good pal Damon sent me this video: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150091038936234

Painting For BooGoo