tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post3563737197119116478..comments2023-11-03T07:47:05.286-05:00Comments on Blogging While Black version 4.0: Feeling Myself, And Not In That Manner...The Brown Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05892123380005014339noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-26016989713961736672007-06-18T17:47:00.000-05:002007-06-18T17:47:00.000-05:00dayum, not the silver toed shoes? Why I had me a ...dayum, not the silver toed shoes? Why I had me a pair of them mugs too? *chuckle to self* <BR/><BR/>I don't think my zone came, if that's what you can call it, until I got into my 30's and started to see the world with a fresh pair of eyes. And I realized all the sh*t that I thought was important and that I should carry with me for life, really wasn't important at all and it was okay to let sh*t go and be new and whole and who you are truly meant to be from the inside out.Aly Cat 121https://www.blogger.com/profile/16546872299549844249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-80977958068432541012007-06-15T17:06:00.000-05:002007-06-15T17:06:00.000-05:00I remember my 'perfect time' 7 years ago before my...I remember my 'perfect time' 7 years ago before my dad died. Life has had a void ever since. Here I am 7 years later & am feeling back on top again :-)<BR/>Great post!Paula D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11107241514768232814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-47886075872526341802007-06-15T06:52:00.000-05:002007-06-15T06:52:00.000-05:00I missed your blog :) and I think I felt more opti...I missed your blog :) and I think I felt more optimal last summer than this, but then again I just relocated so I'm still getting the feel of things and summer really just started.princessdominiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07487209892843939470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-64677049483100567312007-06-14T16:20:00.000-05:002007-06-14T16:20:00.000-05:00Wow UA, we have a lot in common, cousin was at Lin...Wow UA, we have a lot in common, cousin was at Lindblom with ya' (c/o 89') and there's probably about one degree of seperation between us.<BR/><BR/>Email me, open up a door...The Brown Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892123380005014339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-26764448806550178132007-06-14T15:45:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:45:00.000-05:00Subhanallah, this post wiped me out. My Grandmothe...Subhanallah, this post wiped me out. My Grandmother died of a broken heart too shortly after the death of my grandfather. I am from Chicago and I now live in Saudi. I love Chicago, but it can be toxic. I'm glad you are doing what you have to do.<BR/><BR/>We are the same age, what school did you go to? I went to Lindblom (C'O 89) but hung out more at Kenwood (my brother went there).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-6892125884184117862007-06-14T13:32:00.000-05:002007-06-14T13:32:00.000-05:00Well, perhaps it is true then. You really can't go...Well, perhaps it is true then. You really can't go home agian.<BR/><BR/>Great peace My Man, and peace be with you.Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176853633460981781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-43935594568501967002007-06-13T02:31:00.000-05:002007-06-13T02:31:00.000-05:00I remember my Zone.I am not in one now....not the ...I remember my Zone.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am not in one now....not the same time of hitting my strive Zone. Somewhere I sit quiet and even love the struggle in a strange way. Next time I am in the "Zone", I will appreciate it more and soak it up because I know its for a time.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I just feel right now...that is all I have....right now. I try not to live to far in the past or dream too much about the future...when all I have it now.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Right now, I am here with you. Got it?DivineLavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11633605215208279867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-78106176149976954822007-06-12T17:03:00.000-05:002007-06-12T17:03:00.000-05:00And I wanna thank all of y'all as well. It lets al...And I wanna thank all of y'all as well. It lets all of us know that we are not alone in our situations, although sometimes it feels like we are.<BR/><BR/>Thank You.<BR/>Thank You.<BR/>Thank You.The Brown Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892123380005014339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-15389100076129089572007-06-12T14:07:00.000-05:002007-06-12T14:07:00.000-05:00this past year has been the turnaround for me. la...this past year has been the turnaround for me. last year was basically a shitty year. i fell into a depression and for about a year, i was a wreck. i ruined a good relationship. however my bf, who has suffered with depression himself was understanding of my plight. i sent him away twice and he held on.<BR/><BR/>i cut folk out of my life that didn't deserve it. this year i'm coming out on the other side.<BR/><BR/>i wanna say thanks to all yall sharing your stories in the comments :)aquababiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314061301430547812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-47196331757880784392007-06-12T12:48:00.000-05:002007-06-12T12:48:00.000-05:00Everytime I come here I am humbled. I can relate ...Everytime I come here I am humbled. I can relate to this post on a number of levels. I remember the last time my life was closest to perfect. It was 1994, April to be exact. My sister and I were planning to go to Freaknic and ended up getting into a major argument the night before. I bounced with my friends and she with hers instead of going together. I figured (as usual) we'd make up whenever we felt like it. She was killed in a car accident on the way down. Life for me has never been quite as good since she left. The following year my boyfriend of 9 years was murder during his Sr. year at Morehouse College...you see the pattern? Today I am trying to figure out how to make love work when the things I've loved most in my life are still so much a part of me and yet not here to take the walk with me. Everyday is a struggle and I miss the life I had when I had love...real love. My sister was my Best Friend and my Man...well he was the only man who ever really knew how to love me without condition. <BR/><BR/>Shyt is flawed no matter how you look at it so we do the best we can with what we have...chasing after that familiar but now distant feeling of how good life USE TO BE!Little Brown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458523761066268408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-14656730436132083542007-06-12T11:39:00.000-05:002007-06-12T11:39:00.000-05:00I wasnt living the good life -life was ok for me- ...I wasnt living the good life -life was ok for me- but Thanksgiving too on a new meaning for me, also in 1992. I was a senior in college, and I was driving back down to DC for the Thanksgiving holiday. I was asleep in the car when it was hit by a tractor trailer. I spent the next 3 months in the hospital and the next year trying to regain my life. <BR/><BR/>Soon after that, I felt like I was on top of my game, only to lose it, then regain it, then lose it again, lol. Right now, Im just trying to get back again.<BR/><BR/>LLola Getshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058543308191117858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-60760638693219256412007-06-12T09:30:00.000-05:002007-06-12T09:30:00.000-05:00WOW WOW...Hmmmm you was living the good life...I m...WOW WOW...Hmmmm you was living the good life...I mean the GOOD LIFE....360 good life....All things come to an end but I haven't actually thought about this in the capacity that you explained which has my wheels turning....Hmmmm when I think back I was feeling myself several months ago last year...ALL was good...life was good...stress wasn null and void.....and most of all I was good!!<BR/><BR/>Incredible PostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-52848717428622663252007-06-12T09:19:00.000-05:002007-06-12T09:19:00.000-05:00Im on the right track now. But whenever I think th...Im on the right track now. But whenever I think things are going great, I want more, and then things dont seem so great any longerBrotha Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027333036897650565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-15912567252508748752007-06-11T20:32:00.000-05:002007-06-11T20:32:00.000-05:00Great Question! It made me think about the last ti...Great Question! It made me think about the last time I felt like I was doing the damn thang just right! I am on my way there again right now! Great postT. S. Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10682978106486116213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-47197722257535695262007-06-11T18:24:00.000-05:002007-06-11T18:24:00.000-05:00Hey luv....I read this post this afternoon while a...Hey luv....I read this post this afternoon while at work and I swear I couldn't focus anymore because I was trying to think of that moment for me. I was trying to remember a time when I was feeling myself like you described and what life changing moment occurred to change it. I can't nail one single moment down. I can think of several short periods of time when I think I can identify with what you're saying but not a time in my life. I'm still meditating on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-70655788451625492222007-06-11T16:29:00.000-05:002007-06-11T16:29:00.000-05:00You know something? You are amazing and brave and ...You know something? You are amazing and brave and I'm so glad I found your blog.Gallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819340204360851294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-24489830861325124152007-06-11T16:17:00.000-05:002007-06-11T16:17:00.000-05:00Wow Hassan! From your writing yeah I can tell you...Wow Hassan! From your writing yeah I can tell you were living high up there, feeling good and stuff but I know that things happen for a reason and that feeling you felt then will return. Sometimes we have to work a little hard to get it back - but I believe in faith, and positive thinking too. Wow again this was a great post!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13037132101026488589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-24012251066227515072007-06-11T13:24:00.000-05:002007-06-11T13:24:00.000-05:00Great Post...first time by...Love the Blog...I'm a...Great Post...first time by...Love the Blog...I'm a regular now. lol<BR/><BR/>JCroftIt is What It Is...https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748458066721731652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12869083.post-50436000867764572862007-06-11T08:24:00.000-05:002007-06-11T08:24:00.000-05:00INCREDIBLE!!!! Not just the prose, but also the ti...INCREDIBLE!!!! Not just the prose, but also the time of year. For me Thanksgiving has taken on an entire new meaning. Imagine, everything going just as good as yours was man. Life was just FANTASTIC. I had a great woman in my life (we were probably going to be married within a year from that date), debt??? What was debt???! No car notes, no outstanding credit card balances, no strife, no b.s. and yes, even Hip Hop was great to listen to. <BR/><BR/>But on that Thanksgiving night in '92, there was the great accident. My lady died, I went into a tailspin for a short moment and then met the woman that is my current wife. <BR/><BR/>One could not have happened without the other, but what an incredible irony. One door closes, and another opens up for a new beginning. Cause and effect? Who knows? I do remember what that felt like.. now I'm living what it feels like, <B>NOW.</B>Luke Cagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129670058219925738noreply@blogger.com