One for the road…
Not every cat is a good pussy!
And on that note I logging off.

I have an opinion. I have a belief. I have a life. Thank you God for making me see another day. If you are reading this then you have been given another day of life to add to your history. I hope that you are living your life and enjoying it too. Stop worrying about this and that if you cannot fix it. Thank God for it then give it to him. Let go and let God.

Since I hit 50 years I started having a bad reaction to lots of foods. Flour and sugar are the two main culprits. Every time I ate a flour product, my legs felt stiff and I had trouble walking. When I used sugar, I used to feel shaky as though I would fall and sometimes I did stumble and fall. I also felt lots of aches and pains in my body. I spoke to my little sister Suzy and she told me to cut out flour and sugar also dairy products and I did. Thank God I did because now I can go get back on my treadmill.

If you are feeling ill check out what you eat and drink daily and start eliminating things from your diet. You would feel a lot better.

Romans 14:1-2 But him who is weak in faith, receive without disputes about opinions. For one believes that he may eat all things, but he who is weak, let him eat vegetables.

A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

A man (I heard one report said that he was white, but now the description is about how tall he is and the kind of hair he has.) anyway he is about 5’ 11” attacked a woman at Windsor Terrace and 16^th Street, Brooklyn NY. He lifted up her dress and pulled down her underwear attempting to rape her about 4AM Sunday morning. She fought him off and he ran away. Brooklyn ladies be on your p’s and q’s, this animal is still loose.

Enjoy your day and be safe.

A man just called my phone and when I said hello he said, “Mrs. Smith?”

I said, “No you have the wrong number.” He hung up. I find people who hang up without apologizing for their mistake are rude and like my father would say hug-stylish.  Maybe it’s me but am I the only one who thinks this way?” 

Happy Sunday to you and yours. Enjoy your day and be safe.

A friend and I were speaking. She was very upset by some things that were said about her and she was planning to get back at the person. I told her that so many things were said and is being said that I did. I heard many of them, was floored because I knew that was not the way in which the situation took place and some of the things that were being said never took place. It hurts a lot to hear these things, but I stand in my peaceful place, say a prayer then say, “God I leave it in your hands.” After I say that I let it go, and I move on to the next chapter, ignoring the liar and the naysayer. I believe our lives are destined. Just like Judas, we were all put on the earth to fulfill a life situation. Some of us are good and some of us are bad.”

Romans 12:19-21 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the LORD. But if the enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing, thou wilt heap up coals of fire upon his head.” Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

I am not sure I am spelling the lingo correctly but as my father used to say, “He is not the God father, well I am not the God mother.”

One day I was in line to pay for some items. While waiting my friend and I was talking and laughing. A man suddenly came and stood in front of us, totally ignoring us so I said politely, “Sir I am next in line.”

“Me see ha space, so ha ake it!” he said.

“There is a space because there is a line that we are supposed to stand behind and you are over the line,” I said.

He started to talk very fast in his accent and all I understood was ‘clot’ so I said, “I don’t understand what you are saying, “Can you please repeat that?”

He continued saying something about my clot and I started to laugh.

“No Allison, don’t laugh. He is angry,” My friend said.

“Really! He don’t know how bad he is sounding,” I said, and I continued laughing.

“Hwat hass his tis! Ha talkin to e homan han e halaugh!”

"You cannot be speaking to me because I don’t understand that shit you are talking. If you are talking to me and you want me to understand what you are saying, speak properly.”

“You ha ha rave homan!”

“And you are a disrespectful man. Do you have a mother?”

“Yes. E ah nice homan.”

“Well she is woman like me and the things you are saying, ‘clot etc.” I know when you say clot you are talking about a woman menstruation, and that is disrespectful to all women. You are disrespecting me and your mother as well.”

He got quiet for a moment and my friend whispered, “Allison I am scared, he is really angry.”

“I am not afraid of him. He will have to come real good to take me down.”

After his quiet moment of thinking he said, “Miss, I am sorry.”

“That’s okay.”

The same time the casher said, “Next in line.”

“Miss you can go,” He said.

“No you go ahead.”

“Thanks,” he said and paid for his item and when he was leaving he said, “Sorry.”

“Don’t worry about it. Enjoy your day and be safe.”

“The same to you.”

“Thanks,” I said and then my friend said, Allison, your craziness will not end. You are not afraid of anyone.”

I love the God in me.

I hope you are enjoying your day and you are being safe.

What gets me livid and makes me wish that I had a magic wand so that I could make some people shut up is when they are cussing their significant other in public. Although I am enraged I feel hurt for the person who is being trashed.

If your mate did something wrong in public you need to hold your tongue until you get indoors or somewhere private. Don’t be so angry that you cannot shut your freaking mouth.
All loudmouth people look stupid, but you could sometimes hear them calling the person they are berating, ‘stupid’. What a jackass!

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. ― William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

I hope you are having a wonderful day.

 If you do not trust anyone then you have a problem. I know a woman, who would phone me few-and-far-and-in-between. Every time we talk I wonder why I answer the phone, but then she always calls from a different number. She changes her phone number often because there is always someone she doesn’t want to have her number. I wondered if she would ever not want me to have her number… Anyway she trusts no one and I feel she doesn’t even trust me, yet she calls. There are so many people dealing with so many crazy situations. Sad! 

Some people sell their soul and the souls of their children to the dollar devils. It is very sad and it is a terrible tragedy to have parents who love money more than you.

A man told me that I could make big money for Sarah if I take her to Pakistan. I told him off. No body in this world could pay me for my children. They are priceless.

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Freely give. Freely receive

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. Proverbs 23:7

A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. Matthew 6:34

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. — Confucius (551 BC-479 BCE)

A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and to all the mothers who are doing double duty —Father/Mother. Enjoy the day and be safe…

I believe you should never forget where you come from.

A relative was having a birthday party and I was hoping we were not going to be invited, because the last time I was in his presence I was floored by his actions. I labeled him an ‘Asshole’ so I did not want to be around him.

When Harold saw the invitation he said, “You know we are not going to this party, right?”

“Yeah I know,” I said and I smiled.

Weeks later we had a small lime (Hang out) at my home and the relative’s party came up in conversation. I said, “We are not going.” From the moment I said that one person said, “I know why you are not going. Sometimes you have to let things go.”

“Not when some people do real shit.”

“We are going to the party and you all should go. We will pick you up.”

“Nope.”

I asked if anybody else was going to the party and everybody else said that they had other things to do. I got blamed for all the people who said that they weren’t going. Harold was going to clear it up, I told him no let’s wait and see how it all plays out. He said you have too much patience, you know I like to straighten out things, ASAP.”

 “Yep. I know.”

The morning after the party, my phone rang 6:00am. From the moment I said hello one of the party goers said, “I wanted to call you since we got home one o’clock this morning.’

I said, “Really! Why?”

“Girl, I see why you do not want to socialize with that Asshole.”

“What happened?”

“The moment we walked in he started his grand introduction.”

“I just could imagine… these are my very good friends… Mister so and so, he is a doctor, so and so is a lawyer, so and so an investment banker and the list goes on and on,” I said.

“True but after the introduction he offered us a drink, gave us the drinks and then we were completely ignored.” We tried talking to him, but he brushed us off saying that he had to take care of something, but he would talk to us. A few moments later he was in a corner of the room chatting with the doctor, lawyer etc. An hour went by and we stood there feeling as though we were trespassing. Girl we were snubbed. We tried to get his attention, but he ignored us.”

I was smiling, as I said, “Really. Okay.”

“That is all you could say?”

“Yeah. You know I already put a label on that character!”

There is never a dull moment. Something will happen to disturb your peace. I say ignore it all oui. Don’t spoil your Friday! Don’t spoil your weekend! Enjoy your day and be safe.

Arrogance makes a cheating man believe that he is in control of the relationship, but the moment he drops his pants, he is no longer in control, the women is in control. He is so caught up with his sexual desire and his conceit that he believes that his performance was great so his lay (yes I know that lay is an offensive term for a sexual encounter, but he is cheating so he is committing an offence!) loves the moment, and she won’t tell anyone about it, because she wants another secret moment with him.

Conceit shifts to her so she believes that she is too important to just be his sex partner. She either wants him for herself or she wants to discredit him so she might tell his wife or girlfriend about the moment or she would just tell the whole wide world… The internet!

Men if your life is good and you don’t want to hurt your significant other, make sure that when you drop your pants your wife or girlfriend are the ones who see your member!

A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

My website is my latest project. My books will be for sale on it.

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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. — Confucius (551 BC-479 BCE) Have a nice day. Enjoy and be safe.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. — Confucius (551 BC-479 BCE)


Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.— Confucius (551 BC-479 BCE)


What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.— Confucius (551 BC-479 BCE)

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue… [They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness. — Confucius (551 BC-479 BCE)

I had to say something about this.

Do not belittle anyone. It is sinful and I believe your road to hell is straight. Situations like these piss me off. A Trinidad and Tobago senator resigned because of a video of him performing a sexual act was released on youtube. He was on Skype with a woman and she taped it then put it on youtube. Vulgar.

I believe if two people are having an intimate moment it should stay between them. What reason is there to belittle anyone? I really don’t care if the person did something that you believe warrants degrading them. Disgusting! Who is this woman? All men need to be aware of her. Make him the last man she sees naked… 

A blessed day to you and yours. Enjoy and be safe.

I could tell you how much injustice is in this world, but you already know.

I could tell you how many stressful situations I am faced with, but you have your own cross to bear. BUT;

I could tell you what I do morning, noon and night. I talk to Doctor Jesus and I say, “Touch me LORD Jesus, with Thy hand of mercy and I pray morning, noon and night, Ps. 119:133. Steady my footsteps according to your promise and let not iniquity rule over me. Amen

I hope you are having a wonderful day. Enjoy and be safe.

Your First Eyes By Rumi

A lover has four streams inside,

of water, wine, honey, and milk.
Find those in yourself, and pay no attention

to what so-and-so says about such-and-such.
The rose does not care

if someone calls it a thorn, or a jasmine.

Ordinary eyes categorize human beings.

That one is a Zoroastrian. This one a Muslim.
Walk instead with the other vision given you,

your first eyes. Bow to the essence

in a human being. Do not be content

with judging people good and bad.
Grow out of that.

The great blessing is that Shams

has poured a strength into the ground

that lets us wait and trust the waiting.

Happy Sunday to you and yours.

On Sunday you see them or you hear them say I am going to church and you say that it is a good thing, although you know for the week they sowed seeds of impiety. Ignoring the way God feel about lying, cheating … dishonesty.

Most of these people are living in oblivion … just in a stupor… just wicked… sinful humans ignoring what God wants from them. They believe going to church will make him forgive their sins. I wish that I could slap them out of oblivion and bring them back to earth so that they will remember that God hates impiety.

There are six things that the LORD hates. Yes seven are an abomination to him.”

Haughty eyes.

A lying tongue.

A heart that plots wicked schemes.

Hands that shed innocent blood.

Feet that run swiftly to evil.

The false witness who utters lies, and

He who sows discord among brothers. Proverb 6:16-19

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) Don’t stop, continue —Practice makes perfect. A wonderful safe day to you and yours.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. Ralph Waldo Emerson ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen. Ralph Waldo Emerson ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist. Ralph Waldo Emerson― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

The first wealth is health.― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Did you ever experience this from any of the old folks?

You walk by one of them just in time to hear them say something mean… Cuss. You are surprised and you want to make sure of what you heard so you ask, “What did you say?”

“I didn’t say anything,”

“I heard you say…”

They interrupt you in a serious tone of voice saying, “If you know what good for you, you better shut up!

Although they are starting to get annoyed, you still wanted them to know that you heard them so you continued… All you are able to say is, “But…”

“You looking for ah cut tail, oui! I told you, you did not hear a damn thing so you better go and find something to do before I cut yuh arse!”

You walk away quickly because you know they are mad as hell.

I hope you are having a wonderful day.

It is summer in America but it is chilly outside. Years ago winter used to stay in winter, now winter is in summer, spring and fall… Ah real mess oui. 

One of my favorite books is The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell. Some of my favorite quotes from him. Enjoy your day and be safe.

Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

Your life is the fruit of your own doing. You have no one to blame but yourself. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. ― Joseph Campbell (1904-1987)

The virtues of the past are the vices of today. And many of what were thought to be the vices of the past are the necessities of today. ― The Power Of Myth ~ Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) 

Hope, trust and contentment are the mindset of a child.

If man let go of his arrogance and behave like a child, he would feel blissful and happy… He would radiate peace and love.

Why did we leave the happy, playful, fearless, nonchalant, cool, and unbothered characteristics behind? Who told us when we became an adult we were supposed to worry about life situations as they pass by? Who told us that it is cool to wake up today and be anxious about things we have no control over? Who told us that it is good to be contentious, dishonest and mean?  

I wonder; who was the mean-spirited character that told us this is the way life should be. 

“Quotes To Start The Week”

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

In the morning a man walks with his whole body; in the evening, only with his legs. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of 

Trinbagonians do you remember the old folks used to say, ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’?

When you need you find a way to get what you want, so do not think that it is the end of the world, ‘God will make a way for you to find your way’.

Enjoy your day and be safe.

 “He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. ― Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

May your journey home be safe and trouble free. RIP

My father and I used to have great conversations. He told me one day while he was working as a surveyor in the forest of Trinidad and Tobago his cutlass hit a piece of metal. He dug out the object and he said that it was black like tar, but he took it home and he soaked it in soapy water, scrubbing it day in and day out. This is the picture of the metal. A lovely brass lamp… This lamp is more than 80 years old.

Harold’s favorite avowal is, ‘It is not everyday the Spirit of God does be in man’.

Do not nag, do not provoke anyone. Trinbagonians, do you know that provocation is against the law in Trinidad and Tobago?) Provocation and nagging can lead to tragedy.  

Be gentle, kind and loving. Enjoy your day and be safe. 

Every day my parents had a saying and it rubbed off on me. These are some of what I say day by day.

Practice what you preach—(One of my father’s favorite)

A still tongue keeps a wise head—(One of my mother’s favorite)

Nope           

Follow suit

More haste, less speed

Peter pay for Paul and Paul pays for all

Let the jackass bray

He is hog-stylish

Who in the kitchen does feel the heat

Every tub have to sit on its own bottom

Two man-rat can’t live in the same hole

Call that George

Best interest at heart

When I talk no damn dog bark

The rain pours down from the clouds and everyone benefits. Job 36:28

Trust in the LORD with all your heart; And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your path straight. Prov. 3:5-6

Have a wonderful day and be safe.