25 years on this earth and counting...

This post is kinda late but life has a way of interrupting me when I'm most determined to get something done. Last friday, I celebrated my 25th birthday. First off, I want to thank God for the opportunity to still be alive. Many people don't have a chance to live this long and I feel very fortunate to be here and doing well.

Now I'm not one to make a big deal on my birthday. I spend the day reflecting on my past year and see what I want to accomplish for the coming year (I guess you can call it birthday resolutions). But the more I think about it, the more I realize that in 5 years, I'll turn 30 and it's a scary thought. See, I've always said to myself that by 30, I would have to accomplish something big that would define me as an individual. In our youth, we are more zealous to accomplish things so I want to maximize my time because as you know, we can never get it back. So I've been working a lot harder towards my goals (and my fair share of procrastination). I have no desire to be that dude stuck in an office job in his 40s and reminiscing. No sir! Not me!

So to anyone who's thinking like me, let's go get it! And always remember to BE what you want to SEE

Shalom :)

Loving this poetry anthology.

Shalom :)

Meat-free life: 1 year later

Don't you do it Lisa!

I was talking with a co-worker of mine about my vegetarian lifestyle and how I've been able to hold on so far. And it hit me.....December 1st marks 1 year of dropping meat :)

(insert loud cheers)

People ask me all the time what made me switch to vegetarianism and the answer is quite simple: There is no reason. It was simply because I had a choice to do something different and I took it. I still remember the day before I made the switch. I was at a Jamaican restaurant and was eating a big plate of jerk chicken and rice (miss you guys) and thought to myself "Maybe I should try being vegetarian and see how long I can keep it up". So after devouring my plate, I told the chef of my new found dietary lifestyle and he kinda laughed a little saying "You sure 'bout that broda?" He was right, I wasn't really sure if I wanted to go in that particular direction, but I wanted to challenge myself. And so, that was my last contact with meat and I haven't looked back since. My diet has changed quite drastically. From veggie meat to soy milk, I've embraced the no-meat diet and even added some vegan elements to it (dropping milk and eggs along the way).

I'm thinking of taking on another challenge but I still don't know what it should be. No matter what my decision is, I know I have a good blueprint to follow.

Shalom

Moving on...

Well it seems like all good things come to an end and my time has come to end this blog........

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and move it to Tumblr!!! (y'all were scared for a sec)

Seems like I'll have a little more flexibility to do things on Tumblr so I'm making the move. It's gonna take me a while since I do have a ton of things coming up in the next few weeks, but by mid-December, everything should be moved to the new site.

One other thing, I'll soon be registering the name "Livin' Letter". I have a lot of projects in mind and putting it all under one name would greatly benefit me in building a "brand". I'll let y'all know how that works out.

Until next time

Shalom :)

Old man Winter is close by...

View outside my living room. I got my boots ready

Shalom o_o

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Say it with me now:

Fugees!!!!!

Shalom :D

Gotta get my fruits in

I should be in bed right now but this album is keeping me awake. Even for the non-Christian heads, this album is a throwback to what Hip-Hop and R&B was; A breath of fresh air and once again, for the low, low price of free (emphasis on F-R-E-E) 99, you can get a copy by clicking here.

Side note: I need to get a B3AR FRUIT shirt, the logo and message behind it is great

Shalom :)