WHEN A BIRD SINGS....

Life is so complicated. There are many laws, rules, and orders that one feels compelled to adhere to.  What is the real difference between right and wrong? It varies, I suppose.  What is right now…in this moment, may be wrong …in this same moment, but in another location. It’s all very confusing!! Makes things really difficult.    I am not a religious person, but sometimes I wish I was.  That way, it would be prescribed to me: whats right versus wrong? Then I could just move forward with the law of my religion. In reality, there are a lot of things that shape my perspective on life.  I have my family, education, society, friends, etc.  Somewhere in the midst of those aspects, I have self! When do we recover our true self? The self that formulates our thoughts and opinions, which later turns to decisions!  I read, well should I say scanned a piece my mother sent to me.  She understands that I am going through a difficult time....

LOL...so i met a photographer...who thought it would be a nice idea to take my picture...LOL, yea, well I don't think I'm too bad looking...but model, no way!! Well the pics came out pretty cool...but it was a very exhausting experience! check out her site: www.anastaciakuba.com...It was an all natural shoot!! So here it goes on display...beauty with imperfections!

I've realized that I've been so "selfish" with keep this sweet face from my blog...so these she goes...This is Reese aka Stink Stink aka Poo Poo Bears aka Reese Peanut Butter Cup aka Reese pieces Ohh yes, she is loved!! Well how can you not love that little face

Yep, we all need them! Sometimes its not clear to us, what are priorities are...so its very important to take a step back and reflect on how we are prioritizing!! Let's all make sure that we are putting what's MOST IMPORTANT in our lives first!!

So I ran my first 5k race this year!! Although my body is killing me 2 days later...it was well worth it! Luckily, I have a very competitive personality which helped to push me to finish...and I didn't place so bad also.  Here are my stats: #4 woman in my age group (24-29) #33 woman overall #113 person overall (out of like 1300)

When two becomes one....well when does that happen? If we take a moment to be really literal...never! But if we consider this metaphorically....cohabitation! How do you successfully bring two people together under one roof? How do you bring two upbringings together and make them both understanding of each other? How do we learn to bend? When do we know not to bend? How do you keep the spark lit? How do you build a family? This is something that has been on my mind a lot! I live in a generation where "blended families" are suitably becoming the norm.  And actually, I am approaching the age where many more people around have children.  I've been doing a lot of thinking about this lately.  How does one know that they are ready to have "children"? How does one comfortably take part in a "blended family" when only one partner brings children into the relationship? From experience, I know that this is not an easy task.  Its very hard to understand the lo...

So...June 2012, I finally have crossed the stage to get my Master's Degree in community development. Although I am still working on my thesis (and what a trying process it has been), I am still trying to soak up my accomplishment. Graduate School is unlike any other schooling.  For those who have not gone, it may be a bit hard to comprehend.  I have to say...it was one of the most difficult experiences that I have had in life (thus far).  The past two years was filled with a lot of tears, and no..not from joy! I spent a lot of class time feeling very lonely.  Like no one understand me, like why they just don't get it!! As a first generation college grad, it was also very difficult for me to express my frustration to my family.  For them, all they know is...Raven does school, she's good at it, so this is a "piece of cake." However, it wasn't! I have to say...it really challenged me.  Although I despise most of my time in graduate school, I know that I ha...