WHEN A BIRD SINGS....

ohh how I love mines!

Need I say more...

Oct. 28, 2013 at about 7:52am between 16th and 17th San Pablo Ave, I was hit by a car while biking. Wait! And then the car ran over my left hand! Yes, my dominant hand....I had hand surgery, 3 metal pins, and a lot of Norco lol... Yep, a pretty horrible experience.  But I was able to reflect a lot on myself.  I realized just how "rich" I was in support and love.  I had plenty of people extending their support. Plenty of hands, plenty of cooked food, plenty of prerolled j's...lol.  I thought a lot about myself and how I treat people.  I realized, I'm not the most uhh "warm" or "sympathetic " person.  So it had me check myself, and aspire to be a better person to all the loving and caring people around me. But on another note, WATCH OUT FOR BIKERS!! SHARE THE ROAD!! BIKES BELONG ON THE ROAD TOO!! [SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO MY MOM & ANWAAR, WHO REALLY HELD IT DOWN FOR ME]

A wise man once told me that "hurt people, hurt people"! I swear, it made sense to me in that moment.  Then I had to sit back and evaluate how I was handling the hurt that someone was causing me. I think this is something that we all think about in that moment.  Well some of us think longer than others.  I think that "hurt people, hurt" because they react! They react rather quickly, and typically their reaction is driven by the hurt.  In the most immediate moment, all you want to do is to make the other person feel that same pain. Wow, how disgusting when you really think about it.  How does it help for us to inflict pain? I'm saying, it doesnt remove the pain or hurt you feel. I know I struggle with this a lot because like the next human being I hate to wallow in my sorrow alone.  But what helps is to really take a moment to pause before reacting.  I discuss it with myself.  Ask myself do I wanna take myself out of character.  Becaus...