embrace positivity

Standing up for what you believe in is very important because if you want positive change to happen, you have to Stand Up and Speak Out. For those that don't know, I made a film with an arts program called Center for Arts Inspired Learning. The film is entitled Outcast and it's about me overcoming obstacles with the help from God, family and friends. The three messages I want people to understand are 1) being cool is different, 2) make a difference in your own life, somebody else's life, in your community and/or on the global spectrum and 3) Never Give Up!! I have Joubert Syndrome which is a genetic disorder that affects my coordination, balance and speech. The doctors thought I had Ocular Motor Apraxia which deals with the fine motor skills when I was born. I was misdiagnosed by the doctors but when I was thirteen, the diagnosis changed to Joubert Syndrome. I have a bit of Ocular Motor Apraxia still but more of  the symptoms of Joubert Syndrome. Anyways I was bullied an...

I have some exciting news to share with you guys!! The big news is that I have a job. This is truly a blessing. I started a couple weeks ago and I love it. Ir's busy but I like the busy that the job requires me to do.  This is a true testament on what God can do when you have Faith and do the Work simultaneously. This is just me stating that God came through for me Like He always does. This doesn't mean that you have to believe in the same God as me. I tilted this post Keep Shooting because no matter how hard something gets, you have to keep plugging away, Never Give Up!! I got this phrase from the first episode of Me, Myself & I   ( a really great inspirational show).  You guys should watch this TV show, the show is excellent!! This is a good job for now but I don't want this to be my permanent career choice but on the other hand I don't know if this job is going to lead me into a higher position in this company ( Susie's Soup & Deli) or in this field (res...

Whether or not you agree to this logic, you have to respect people who don't have ordinary jobs. An ordinary job in my opinion would be an administrative assistant for a business. I would imagine some  people would think being a stripper or a prostitute isn't an ordinary job. Whatever you believe,strippers and prostitutes are employed by stripping and prostituting and We need to respect them because they are human beings. People might not agree with people's professions but at the end of they day, people are going to do what they want to do. I don't know if stripping and prostituting were the strippers and prostitutes first choice and if it was, who cares, as long as they are enjoying it. People have to enjoy what they do or they will be miserable for the rest of their lives. . I would think these professions can be risky at times or all of the time. You don't know if guys or girls are going to be too aggressive or too controlling. Lately, I've been watching La...

Last night, I watched The Accountant ( good movie by the way)  starring Anna Kendrick and Ben Affleck and the character played by Ben Affleck had Asperger Syndrome. The saying that struck a cord with me from the movie was when the father told both of his sons"different makes people scared". This is so true but what I've learned over the years is to educate the masses on what makes me different, Everybody is different in regardless of wearing different clothes and having different personalities but I'm talking about people who have disabilities. I was lacking self confidence when I was a kid so I was embarrassed to tell people why I shake my head. But as I began getting older, I became  more confident in myself because my parents allowed me to be in extracurricular activities so I could be myself and that opened up my social skills. Also, God helped and is still helping me til this day. Now since I learned about myself and my disability and made a movie, I'm comfor...

Yesterday I went to a funeral like I told you guys and what I realized when I was in the pews was that I was so glad that I had the opportunity to share the same church space with the former deacon of my church for a handful of years. I also realized that  You have to cherish every opportunity with people on this earth because We don't know when the next time we are going to see that person. I was cherishing the former deacon's memory in that aspect but I'm going to also talk about c herishing every opportunity in different ways too. Right now, I don't have a job and it is difficult but I know things will turn around for me. But anyways, since I don't have a job right now, I had to move back home. My stepfather gave me some tasks to do and one task I had to do was to clean out the garage. Of course I didn't want to do it but I did it anyways. Even though I didn't want to do that certain task, I cherished it because God gave me the strength to clean the garag...

Earlier this year, a dear priest's  mom passed away and my former roommates and I knew him. I was the only one who went to the funeral and I was really shocked about hearing my former roommates not coming. I felt that was disrespectful. I don't like going to funerals but that is Respecting the man or woman who died. I know stuff comes up but if you are physically able to go, You should go.  A deacon of my church passed away last week and the funeral is tomorrow. I don't have to go but it's the Respect factor in the matter, this is why I'm going. As I'm typing this post, I'm remembering that certain religions don't go to funerals because of their religious beliefs and that is their religious beliefs and I'm not arguing with that. If you are able to go, attend the funerals. You might've disliked the individual who past away but go anyways because of Respect, general Respect. Respect the dead and Respect the people who are still living.

Later last week I had a little altercation with somebody on Twitter and I thought it wasn't fair on their part by bashing this celebrity because she didn't think she deserved what she was recognized for. I committed a fault because I should've responded not in the way I did. What I should've said on Twitter which I'm going to say on this post is to be happy for people's success, don't be jealous. You can have the same success as other celebrities, you just have to apply yourself and you will reach your goal(s). Embrace positive vibes and spread that around to your family and surrounding neighbors.

In college, I have smoked a weed for a few times. It was a good time with some friends but after a while I realized the cool kids all smoked weed. I could be cool without smoking weed. I don't have anything against with people who smoke weed, I'm just saying that's not me anymore. If I continued to smoke weed I would become a follower instead of a leader. J ust continue to be You and cool is whatever you make it. Don't follow what other people are doing, be a leader and start your definition of cool. 

When I was at the Joubert Syndrome conference this past year, one of the talks I attended, the speaker said it's sixty eight percent of people who have disabilities who are unemployed. Sixty eight percent is a high percentage but that percentage shouldn't scare me or other people who have disabilities. I don't have a job/career right now but I'm not throwing in the towel because I know something is going to come up and plus God always has a master plan. One of the scriptures from the Bible I like is " Faith Without Works Is Dead." This means that you have to have faith and put in the work in order for opportunities to arise for you. If you have one and not the other, opportunities aren't going to happen for you. So you have to have faith and put in the work at the same time. Don't be discouraged whether you are  looking for a job/career or you want to accomplish a goal(s), just have faith and put in the work at the same time and every opportunity will ...

This past weekend my family went to Toronto for a wedding but not a traditional wedding. It was a Punjabi wedding. The ceremony and reception was beautiful. There was so much food!! At the ceremony all guests had to sit on the floor cross legged no matter which position of power you are in which is great because the statement they are making is equality. Even people eat the same food. To conclude the ceremony, we ate this soft, wheat pastry. It was good!! At the reception, there were more food which was still good!! There was dancing and more eating and dancing again. The reception was great. I was part of the groom's party which the groom is African American. The bride is Indian and that side knows how to party. This is my first time experiencing a Punjabi wedding and it was amazing and beautiful. Respect and experience different cultures because that's one aspect of growing and prospering. If we don't respect and embrace one's culture, we are going to fal...

A few weeks ago, my family and I went to our second Joubert Syndrome Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. I met a lot of families and it was such a blessing to meet them. For the first timers and the people who've been to the conferences before looked at me and looked at their children who have Joubert Syndrome and some of the children are non verbal and in wheelchairs. The parents say that I'm their inspiration because of all the accomplishments that I made. One lady told my mother she was inspired and I gave her hope for her son after I spoke at the Joubert Syndrome conference in Chicago. The parents don't know this but their kids inspire me on a constant basis because they try, try, and try. They Never Give Up!! With the foreseen and unforeseen circumstances that they might have to go through, they are Brave on a continuous basis. At my conference in Chicago, I spoke about my accomplishments and obstacles while I grew up with Joubert Syndrome and up to now....

On Friday afternoon, I was walking down the street and this lady stopped and the lady was part of Planned Parenthood and she wanted money from me to support the organization. I wanted to express my views on this subject. I told her I'm anti-abortion but if abortion is your last resort and you can't think of anything else, you don't have any choice. I hate to say that but I would imagine some women out in the world don't have the financial stability to keep the baby or babies. Also, they could be in other certain situations that they can't get out of and they don't want to burden the baby or babies with their situation(s). I truly believe that babies are gifts from God and if any woman aborts a baby, they are actually slapping God in the face.  God knows your situation(s) and He is a forgiving God. Also, since God knows your situation(s), He's going to flip your life upside down, from negative to positive. I'm a young man and I don't know at all what ...

Last night I saw The Big Sick starring Kumail Nanjiani and Zoe Kazan and the movie is so hilarious with some heart warming moments in it. I like to find profound messages in movies and this movie has a good one in my opinion. The message I got from this movie was that people go through bullshit. People go through bullshit on a daily basis but that doesn't mean we can't reach the pot of gold, in other words, the pursuit of happiness. For example, I just went through some bullshit this past week and the bullshit that I went through is that I didn't get this job in D.C that I wanted. Even though I didn't get the job that I wanted, I'm going to keep pushing, putting in applications and hopefully sooner than later I will have a job. Whatever bullshit you are currently in, you can get out of it and reach the pot of gold. Just keep pushing and keep fighting and you will reach the pot of gold . And last one thing, go to your nearby movie theatre and see The Big Sick, you w...

I would say this is a sensitive subject for some people but I'm going to say what I have to say anyways. Some men and women have inferiority complexes. Some men work out so much so women will be attracted to them. Some women do the same thing but it's an add on they apply and that application is make up. Some women put on too much make up and in my opinion it's no need for that surplus make up because I'm pretty sure some women that put on surplus make up just need a confidence boost. Some men who work out too much to impress women don't need to do that, they need a confidence boost as well. Working out is good because it releases stress and it's so healthy for you. A little make up is good ladies but not too much because some  men, at least me want to see your whole natural face, not your make up face!! Just be yourself guys, just do you guys because at the end of the day, people want you for You!!  Well, at least that's what ...

My hometown has beautiful young ladies of course but when I got to D.C. I'm so amazed of how beautiful the young ladies out here are. They're all around, on my left, on my right, side to side and across the street. I'm going crazy!! I'm not saying only D.C. is the only state that has the most beautiful young ladies but it's definitely a place to visit, other than the monuments and museums (lol). I don't know every young lady in D.C. so I don' know if their exterior matches the interior. In other words, I know they look beautiful on the outside but that doesn't mean their soul and personality is beautiful. I'm in a pickle now, its so damn frustrating!! To relieve that frustration and to meet a potential girlfriend I'm going speed dating. I got the idea from the movie, Hitch, it's such a good movie by the way. The reason I picked speed dating is because I thought it would be fun and plus you can feel out each young ladies vibes ...

I really like this song entitled Shine by Meek Mill. Meek Mill is a rapper for anyone who doesn't know. I like this song because Meek Mill is not being cocky about anything, he just wants everybody to Shine like he always does. Shining doesn't only mean everything is glorious on the exterior, it can be om the interior too. I really believe that if you Shine inside, you can Shine outside and receive blessings. This all includes about how you view yourself and others. Nobody is perfect so it may take days, weeks or months to let the light come within. I couldn't find my light until within a few months and I'm so grateful I found it because if I didn't I wouldn't be able to inspire and encourage others to become the best versions of themselves. I didn't find my light by myself, I had help and that help came from God. Find your light within and you might need help to find it but once you do, let it shine, let it shine, Let It Shine!! Let your light ...

I never knew the meaning of war. The perpetual violence is unsettling to me, it's like you kill my people, I kill your people. The violence will never stop until a system is in place that will absolutely abolish all violence. I know foreign countries have treaties to end violence but those treaties can always be broken or not followed. I'm not only talking about foreign countries but we have wars on domestic lands also. We have wars on drugs, terrorism and healthcare to just name a few. We have a lot of wars. There is so much violence in the world today, domestically and internationally so the part I'm going to play is to spread positivity and love wherever I am and wherever I'm going. This is an idea, why don't you guys join  me by spreading love and positivity everywhere you go. Replace the guns with handshakes and hugs, replace drugs with anything but that and replace terrorism with love and positivity.

I saw The Mummy two weeks ago and it's a real good movie!! At the end of the movie, it seemed like it was going to be a sequel so if that is the case I'm so excited to see it. The message that I got out of the movie is evil people will become good and good people will become evil. This necessarily doesn't happen to all people but to some people. Some people go through certain bad situations and after that situation(s) they become bitter and distasteful  towards their friends, boyfriends/girlfriends and/or people who try to help them better their situation(s). On the other hand, some people who were violent and had hatred in their veins for no reason will automatically change to positive beings. For example, Ashoka who was an Indian emperor who brutalized his enemies in war and had a chamber for his enemies but during war, I guess he an epiphany and suddenly he viewed life as beautiful and the creatures in it. His faith was now Buddhism. This can be anybody , it can be e...

Since I'm from Cleveland it wouldn't be right for me to not talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers this past Finals appearance.  Even though they didn't win the champion, I'm ok with it because we won a ring last year. Anyways, since we didn't win it, that's ok!! I have a message for the Cavaliers and the message is that you guys didn't win a ring this year but the most important thing is to become Champions  off the courts,  within your family, within your community and/or within yourself . This could be for any team who wants a championship. What I mean by these three phrases above is that be there for your children, be the greatest father/mother/guardian that you can be to your child. The second phrase is about starting a charity or multiple charities to give back to your community. The last phrase is about being developing yourself on a daily basis so you can achieve your very best. It's not the end of the world if yo...

This volunteer program for me is going to end soon and I'm living in a house with two roommates and we had our ups and downs, mostly downs if you ask me but the downs are helping us to grow more. We can learn from our mistakes and we will know when we push each others buttons. Whoever has been doing a year of service and has lived in a community with roommates knows there are arguments and disagreements but by saying that, it also means that we can get pass the problems and enjoy each other's company. Community life can definitely have its stresses but stresses are necessary in order to reach the goodness of life within each other and in the community. When my roommates and I have arguments and disagreements I get so angry about the current situations but how I cope is I pray to God and continue to have a positive mindset. If anyone is considering joining a year of service and living in a community just be prepared to address issues. All of these issues include ...

A few weeks ago, I went to an ITunes store to fix my IPod Nano because it wasn't turning on. One of the clerks who worked at the store said it won't turn on at all and my best bet is to replace it and replacing would cost one hundred dollars. Some people would probably think one hundred bucks is chump change but to me one hundred dollars is a whole amount of money in my book. The program that I'm in pays me every month and no pay in between. I was so bummed out but I have to make a lot of sacrifices in life and this just happens to be one of them. God spoke to me and told me there are a lot of other important things other than an IPod and He is always true and honest. I like listening to music on the way to and from work and I've been without an IPod for a few weeks now so I will live. I don't have a choice, I don't have the money right now. I will have to replace it in the future. We all have to make sacrifices in life, we might not like the kind of sacrifices ...

Last week I was talking to my friend who has Joubert Syndrome, the same disorder as me. He was so upset earlier that day because the committee of his school said he couldn't do a profession that he practices everyday at school because of his fine motor skills. When he told me that I immediately responded by saying you shouldn't care what they say, they don't have control over you and your future. I know people who have disabilities have limitations but since they are called limitations that doesn't mean those limitations can't lead into strengths. I pray for everybody's strengths become more evolving and their weaknesses become strengths. Continued practice are the key words in this situation because if we ( people who have disabilities and people who don't) want to accomplish anything in life whether it's short or long term goals, we have to do that particular thing constantly until we can get it right. My drum teacher used to tell me practice makes per...

I know professional athletes and athletes in general are going to be competitive forever but something isn't sitting with me right about the amount of physicality some players have across the major sports such as nba, soccer, hockey and football to name a few. I know there is some tension between some teams but some athletes take it too far, especially if those athletes have kids. Their kids look up to their fathers or mother and other kids look up to those athletes. Those athletes who get in fights with other athletes are setting bad examples for their kids in my opinion.  They are basically telling their kids to start fights when people get in their faces. There is a lot of athletes who don't get into fights and that is so good. On the other hand, I don't think athletes will let anybody talk to them any kind of way. Tensions get high on the completive levels but please refrain from any hostile arguments or even worse, get into fights b...

I'm back in D.C. and I'm so excited to go back to work and see all of the beautiful people of D.C. Last Wednesday the doctor said everything looks good and I was so happy when he said those words. I've been praying that I will get back to D.C. and God always delivers. I was going crazy at home. I feel rejuvenated, like a new person internally. I'm an extrovert and for the most part of my recovery I was forced to become an introvert in my room. I'm excited to start getting back to the stuff that I did before I was injured. I still need to do my exercises because my ankle isn't quite one hundred percent. It's almost there but it will be up to one hundred percent soon God willing. I have to continue to do my part and God will continue to do His part.  Sometimes we all need a recharge in life and going back to D.C. is my recharge.

I would say everybody has been disappointed in their life but being disappointed doesn't mean we shouldn't look forward for the things to come. For example, I've been disappointed about not having a girlfriend for along time but that doesn't mean I won't have a girlfriend for eternity. Another example is when you expect to land this great job but at the end you don't, don't lose hope, keep pushing and you will land that job that will best fit you. Don't lose hope just because things aren't adding up in your favor. My dad and I were talking one day about suicide and he said he truly believes when people act upon that action, they don't think that there is no hope for them at all. But there is, there is always a little bit of hope at the end of the day. Being depressed won't help your situation(s) at all but at the same time I know what being depressed feels like and its completely natural. Rise up from that depression. Rise up from those disa...

A man has a lot of responsibilities but one responsibility I'm talking about admitting when you are wrong. I've made mistakes in the past and I'm not exactly proud of those moments. Everybody is human and it's natural to make mistakes but after you made that mistake, it is proper to apologize. A mistake is a mistake whether it's small or big. Apologize even if the other person doesn't want to hear it. What matters is that you have apologized and be sincere about it, don't just apologize because you were caught. When you apologize sincerely, it means that you care about that person even though you have hurt them.

A month ago or so I went to Station Hope on the West side of Cleveland. My description of the event would be various performances highlighting the struggles and successes of African Americans in present day and during the Civil Rights Movement. I went with my mother and the first performance we went to was a play performed by my mother's students ( my mother is a principal at an arts school). My uncle wrote a poem and the kids recited it during the play. My uncle couldn't be happier!! The second performance I went to was entitled  Walking The Dream and it was two young ladies talking about how people force stereotypes upon African American women. There were two stereotypes that caught my attention. The first stereotype was that the East side is more hood than the West side. The importance of that misled stereotype is that the economic/social statuses don't determine where certain people live and the kind of mannerisms people have. The second ster...

It's that time again, Mother's Day of course!! Today, we honor mothers for their unselfish love that is given to their sons and daughters. We shouldn't only honor mothers today but everyday because they sacrifice so much for us every single day. I was praying yesterday about all of the mothers around the world and what kept sticking to me was those mothers who aren't there for their loved ones like they should be. I strongly believe that everyone should receive a second chance and it's never too late to reconnect with your son(s) or daughter(s). I know everybody is not perfect on this earth but whatever the reason is that the mother has disconnected herself from her loved one(s), it's ok now. You are here in the present now and that's what matters. The relationship might be bumpy at first but it will get better. This doesn't only concern mothers, it concerns fathers too. Make it happen today, not tomorrow because tomorrow isn't promised. You can'...

Some of my family members know this but most people don't know Philippians 4 :13 is my favorite scripture in the Bible. When I was struggling when I was growing up, my mother recited the scripture to me which states " I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" I held the scripture in my heart then and it still is in my heart now and it won't ever be released from my heart. The words give me strength and a sense of calmness when I'm going through tough situations. God is an integral part of my life since my mother recited the scripture. I was raised in the church but I haven't felt a connection to God until that moment when my mother recited that scripture to me. I prayed to God then and I'm praying to God in the present. I'm in a position to inspire people and God is giving me that direction to me now so that is what I'm going to do to my best of my abilities. When you have opportunities to inspire somebody or a group of people, do it b...

I saw a TV series called Speechless on ABC and this episode was very good, especially for people who have disabilities and even the people who don't have disabilities don't like a certain word. The word is retarded. I don't like this word because somebody in high school called me that. When people say that word I always cringe up or I say don't say that. My family had a discussion about this and I just say don't say it at all. Another event that happened during this episode was when all the kids went to prom. There was one girl who was taller than the other kids at their school and JJ who's in the wheelchair started dancing with her. JJ realized she wanted to feel included so he included her. In high school, I felt excluded ( maybe partly that was my fault) but the point is that he included her because she felt excluded. Make somebody feel included, not just today but everyday. Don't exclude somebody or a group of people just because they are different from ...

I didn't deem myself popular in high school and I don't view myself  popular even  right now. When I showed my film The Outcast  at Mercyhurst North East people said I was a celebrity. Even though I knew they were joking about it, I want to be humble about all things. My logic behind that is when you are cocky, I believe everything that you have will disappear. When you remain humble about things, blessings and more blessings will unfold into your lap. The stuff that you have doesn't make you popular, yourself makes You popular. Don't get caught up with the materialistic objects of the world and if you think those material objects will gain you friends, maybe those objects will but most of those friends will probably fade away because they are interested in the objects that you possess, not your actual friendship. Do you and be you, that's all you should do. The attraction by being yourself should bring you friends. I always wanted fri...

I watched The Gambler last week and I was thinking we gamble a lot as Americans. I'm not talking about gambling in the casino even though the movie is about gambling in underground casinos. We gamble on love, we gamble on making decisions in adulthood. What I mean by that is when your wife is expecting a child and the wife wants a girl and you both get a boy, that is a Gamble .  When you want to buy a car and you know your credit score is low or you don't have any credit at all but you try to buy a car anyways, that is a Gamble. When you guys (mother & father) leaves your child with a babysitter and they know that babysitter had priors on their permanent record, that is a Gamble . You never know what's going to happen until you try. Gambles are almost like risks.  Both of them take an equal amount of gain and loss. You never know what's going to happen until you try. When you try, you'll never know what new heights you will discover . Take gambles and risk...

You guys know what my first weakness is but I'm going to tell you guys what my second weakness is. My second weakness is looking at young ladies for a long period of time, more than a glance I would say. I have a valid reason though and that reason is that I see potential in these young ladies. For example, in college I was looking at this young lady and I was telling myself she could become a doctor if she wanted to if she put her mind into it. I honestly don't know what professions the young ladies are interested in but they can do anything they want to do if they put their minds to work. A lot of young ladies that I looked at in college and in the present have the potential to accomplish great things but these young ladies that I'm talking about don't value themselves like they should in my opinion. I'm talking about them valuing themselves in the most respected sense, not having sex with assholes but use their heads as vessels to create beautiful projec...

I was talking to a young man about various things on Friday night at Nano Brew located on the west side of Cleveland. I liked the atmosphere at this bar, it felt a like a fun but safe environment. Anyways, one topic that we talked about was growing up and getting out of your parents care. Detachments are necessary and vital in order for us to grow and prosper into the real world. When I went to England with People to People Student Ambassadors I was home sick for one day. I had a chance to call home and that was nice but my point is that I was detached from my parents for almost two weeks. Since I travelled to England by myself, I think I became stronger in the sense that I was independent then and I can be even more independent when I move out to strike out on my own. I went to Israel and India also but when I went to England it seemed I was more detached than the two other countries I visited. It's a point in a young man's/young woman's life that they have to strike out o...

Even though the Pepsi commercial starring Kendall Jenner was taken down I still loved the message. In my opinion, Pepsi shouldn't of even took it down because I viewed the commercial as uplifting and united as one nation. We needed that commercial to remind people that change is possible in- spite of the current situations in the United States and around the world.  There is a definite possibility of change but if we don't change how we view people and view ourselves, there is No change going to happen between the nations and its people anytime soon. The United States and nations around the world are beautiful but there is so much corruption behind the scenes, beautiful but corrupted, that's what I always say. The commercial is a controversial topic and this is a good thing because people are talking about it. Controversial topics are good if the topics that are getting covered shines light on dark situations.

Ever since I could remember I felt like I had a gift. I know I have gifts from God but I always felt like I had an ultimate gift given to me from Him. Lately, this gift seems stronger and stronger. The gift is super hearing. I'm not talking about a super hero that has super hearing either. I can hear voices around the world, the good and the bad opinions about people. I can't be like God, nobody can but I feel like I'm God's right hand man, after Jesus of course!! It seems like He put me on this earth for an ultimate, ultimate purpose. I feel like this is such a special gift that it needs to be talked about. Does anyone else feel like this or have a similar gift that God or any spiritual being gave you? Regardless if you guys have these experiences, you guys should find that ultimate, ultimate purpose for your life and don't let it go!!

I saw this movie called Greater ( a true story)   a couple weeks ago starring Neil McDonough and Christopher Severio. This movie is about a kid who wants to play for the Arkansas Razorbacks and didn't accept no for an answer when people told him he wasn't going to make the team. He eventually played for them and made it into the NFL playing for the Indianapolis Colts. He died in a non related football accident though. I could relate to the main character because I was picked on and I really stayed to myself . I didn't interact much. But he overcame those fears of being scared and took a leap of faith. He wanted to make it on the Razorbacks team that much he Never Gave Up on pursuing his dream and that dream led him into the NFL. His mother in the movie played by Leslie Easterbrook instilled in him the faith element  and then he Believed anything is possible. He just wanted to play football and he just did that, short lived but he did what he enjoyed. Do what you enjo...

A crutch is something that we are dependent on all of the time. At least, I had a crutch. My crutch was my disability, Joubert Syndrome. At first I thought I had ocular motor apraxia but I found out later, the doctors misdiagnosed my disability. I had more symptoms than ocular motor apraxia. Anyways, I've always made my disability an excuse for not being able to do stuff. For example, I tried to open the window but it wasn't opening. I told my mom it wasn't working and this is true but at the same time I was barely trying. I was making my disability an excuse and that wasn't cool at all!! This was one example. It wasn't until the end of my junior year of my high school career I stopped using my disability as an excuse and I started living!! If you are having a crutch in your life, stop it because on the long run it will be hard to eliminate that dependability. Regardless if you have a disability or not don't make excuses for the things that you think you can...

Ever since I've broken my fibula some people have been saying may you have a speedy covery and I know those certain people don't mean any harm, they care about me!!  But at the same time, God will work it out on His own time. God is healing my broken ankle as I write this post. It's not on my timing, it's definitely on His timing. When it comes to me I want to handle everything by myself and I know I can't so I just need to cast my worries and troubles upon God and let Him handle it all. This is not only about my broken ankle, it can be concerned with anything.  God is a part of my life and I will always go to him for advice. It's been always hard for me to ask for help and advice. But people need help always, we can't do it all by ourselves!! Have faith in God, Confucius, Dao, Buddha or anyone you believe in. Ask for spiritual guidance.  

The reason I write on my blog is to inspire people through my experiences and hopefully they will gain some perspective from my experiences and live the best life they possibly can. I wouldn't  of thought of this blog if it wasn't for my one of my former communications Professor, Mr. Sheridan. I was in a New Media class and for an assignment we had to create a blog with whatever content we wanted. When the year was over, he said we could continue with our blogs or just delete them.  Obviously, I chose to keep my blog and continue writing. Maybe, I wouldn't of thought of writing a blog back then but maybe eventually. I'm glad that I stayed with it because I can create content that inspires me and at the same I inspire other people. In every post that I write about, I give you the honest and raw truth about myself and other experiences that I go through. If I'm not exploiting my true self to you guys, I don't want to exploit myself at all. I guess i...

Since I have a broken my fibula I'm laying up nowadays. I went to some family functions while this happened. Every family is different but my family is great. I don't mind hanging out with them before my injury, during my injury and after my injury. I like their conversations. Other people might be bored with their families but my family is a bunch of fun. Even though I can't walk like I want to right now, its a bright of fresh air to see family in a positive light. I would classify myself as a extrovert and I miss going out with my newly found friends in D.C. I miss house parties but those parties aren't equally insane as my college days (lol). I miss the intelligent conversations at the house parties. Most of the time I have to be confined to a bedroom because I have to rest my ankle. I feel like an introvert and its tearing me apart. When you like to be surrounded with people and then suddenly forced to stay isolated from everybody most of the time, it just s...

Love is a real emotion, not a fake emotion. Like I said in an earlier post, Love is painful and joyful. In order to experience Love we have to go through ups and downs. I haven't been in a relationship before and the girls that I wanted to pursue in the past, I always Loved them, the kind of Love I'm talking about is unconditional. I've always had bad luck with girls but the girls that I wanted to pursue, I always had unconditional Love for them, No matter what!! I guess you have to develop unconditional Love . I guess I developed unconditional Love because my parents showed other people that kind of Love and I watched and I adapted it. There are many other ways that people can develop unconditional Love . For example, a zookeeper can nurture a baby tiger by giving him/her milk. Anyways, I will always Love , I will Love hard. I would rather Love hard than hate hard. I know what my problem with girls is, my problem is that when I meet girls, I automatically want the...

I had a problem with kids dressing inappropriately for along time. For example, I was at my cousin's sweet sixteen party tonight. Everybody had to dress formal. Most of the people dressed formally. Some girls who dressed formally looked nice but there skirts were too short, too tight or the slit of the skirt was too short. Some girls actually dressed too grown in my opinion. I'm just wondering why the parents don't intervene. A second thought would be that the parents are at work and can't monitor their daughter's clothing decisions or they flat out just don't care. Wearing all of that revealing and so called sexy clothing can be confusing to an older gentlemen. I know this is just a sweet sixteen party but  I'm talking about overall too. Some girls can be sixteen or seventeen years old  and dress like they are twenty four or twenty five years old. Why can't some girls dress their age? I don't understand why some girls want to be grown so fas...

If you guys haven't seen The Bucket List starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, I recommend that you guys see it because it's about experiencing life to it's full advantages. I don't know what all is on my bucket list but I know what my first wish and second wish is going to be. My first choice is to meet Kendall Jenner. I like her because she donated her presents to the children's hospital for one of  her birthday's. This was an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians .  This is why I want to meet her, she made a selfless act, not a selfish act.  This is going to happen, maybe not in the near future but eventually!! I have Faith . My second choice is to go to the Galapagos Islands because I want to see all of the animals which live there. The first time I heard of the Islands I was in science in tenth grade. Charles Darwin was studying there because the animals were interesting. From that moment on I wante...

I don't like when people say kids are our future. Even though this is true, kids are our present too!! Kids are going to be on this earth forever, until they become adults of course. Then people will continue to birth out babies, it's never going to stop and it's a beautiful thing. Kids are beautiful, they are blessings. If we want to make sure kids are present and future, we have to teach them the ways of the world. Parents have to teach their kids how to respect their peers and elders. I think the main source of that knowledge has to be taught by their parents, nobody else, until they get older and they can get knowledge from other people if they wish. For example, if the parents are disrespectful and rough around the edges, the kids are typically going to be the same way. I don't think this is always the case though. If we do want our kids to be the present and the future, we need to raise them right and teach them the ways of the world and help them become positi...

Last week I saw The Salesman:Forushande and it is so good that you'll be on the edge of your seat every minute of the movie. I want you guys to see the movie so I'm not going to spoil the synopsis. In the movie, there is something a stranger does to the main character's wife but at the end of the movie, the wife forgives the stranger for the act he commits. Even though this is a movie, we can take a lot away from this movie because the events during the movie can happen in real life. The overall message/word I got out of the movie is forgiveness. The wife forgave the stranger who committed an act against her. That act of forgiveness tells me that we can forgive others whether it's a small or big crime against another. If we forgive one another that cloud of judgement that we have against other people will evaporate. Your soul will be set free. We all make mistakes here and there, the best solution in my opinion is to relax and step back from the situation and then re-c...

On Saturday night, I called a couple of my friends that I haven't talked to in a while and it was so refreshing to catch up on their lives and as well, they can catch up on my life. I haven't been intentionally avoiding them, it's just our lives are in constant motion and we are busy. But that shouldn't be any excuse, I'm going to make a conscious effort to call all of my friends, not just some of them but all of them on a regular basis. Plus, our lives can be busy but not too busy for our friends. Stay connected with your friends, whether there friends you've known for a long time or just a short amount of time. We all have busy lives but don't let that busy lifestyle of yours control who you are and don't forget the people that make you happy.

A couple days ago, I was looking for jobs on indeed.com, a website that you can look up jobs or careers. Anyways I was searching and I found some jobs that looked interesting. But the problems were that they were asking people to have a business degree in economics or five years experience in production. What if that guy or girl doesn't have that degree or qualification. These are examples by the way.  When I was searching I was just thinking to myself what if people are competent enough to do the tasks that are required of them but lack the qualifications and degrees? I'm not saying that people shouldn't have degrees or qualifications, I'm saying that a lot of jobs require degrees or qualifications that people simply don't have. I think we as people looking for jobs and employers both need to take risks. The risks that employers need to take is to take a shot on people, people might surprise you!! So what if these people don't have cert...

When I was over my cousin's house for a cookout, my cousin's friend's daughter was watching Paw Patrol  on Nick Jr. and to tell you the truth it's a really good show. I don't know how it came about but all of characters ( puppies) in the show were working together to save their friend. I was watching in amazement because the characters were displaying teamwork . This is what I thought at least. I saw Toy Story tonight and when all of the characters ( toys) helped Buzz and Woody get to their rightful owner, that is ultimate teamwork there. Why can't we the people of the United States work together to face the hard issues that burden America today? I really like One Man Can Change The World by Big Sean, Kanye West and John Legend but if we have teamwork in regards of changing the world for the better, this world will be a better place. If we put our minds together for good, not evil,  we can create a surplus of world change.

I saw I Am Not Your Negro with some of my family members at Cedar Lee movie theatre located in Cleveland Heights, OH. They show independent films. If you are in Cleveland one day, you should catch a film there, it's a cool theatre!! Anyways, I saw this film and it's very good and interesting because it was from one man's perspective, James Baldwin. The film is about the Civil Rights movement. James Baldwin did so much traveling and research for this documentary and it's so impressive that he wrapped so much information into one documentary. After the film was over, my father asked me do you think things have changed now from back then regarding African Americans? I thought about that for a moment and then I responded. I said not a lot of things changed but it's slowly progressing. I would want the world to change a little bit at a time rather than not at all regarding African Americans. What is profoundly important to discuss is that we the people of the United...

A couple nights ago I watched this movie called Trade. The movie is about a young man that befriends a cop from Texas to find the young man's sister. Overall, the movie is about human trafficking. I don't know a whole about human trafficking but there are two things I know about this subject. 1) is it's an inhumane act and disgrace on human beings and 2) I know it's not only through domestic channels, people are having this type of business in countries, international lands. America and the whole international world is so beautiful but it's corrupt at the same time. Human trafficking is not the only issue in this world that is so wrong, there are so many issues wrong in the world. I'm not saying there aren't people out in the world trying to eliminate or slow the business of human trafficking down because there are people who are trying to get this situation and many other issues resolved so everyone can get justice. We need to shake up the world for the be...

A few weeks ago, before the Superbowl I fainted and I fell on my ankle. I broke my ankle, technically, I broke my fibula. When I fainted, I blacked out for a few seconds and when I came to, my ankle was in pain so much. My ankle is healing slowly but surely now but back to the main point of the story. I was in so much pain that I had to have people lift me up to my bed. I was just thinking last night that I was selfish in my thinking because Jesus Christ endured so much pain, He was tortured and was severely beaten. Lastly, He was hung on a cross. Again, I was selfish in my thinking because I was only thinking of my pain and what I'm going through. I wasn't thinking about all of the people around the world, plus Jesus Christ. A lot of people around the world are very sick and injured and I was just thinking of my ankle that can be healed. Don't make the same mistake like I did, put your own personal dilemmas or injuries to the side and start thinking about other people and ...

Love is Pain . Love is Joyful. Love is tricky but we have to love, love, love and give out and retrieve some more love. I get heart broken a lot and it's so painful but again I'm taking a risk and it's a 50/50 chance on that certain individual liking me back. Does that mean I'm going to give up on love? The answer is no because I also said love is Joyful . I will find someone, don't you worry!! For the people who recently broke up with their significant other or the women and men who are single, you guys will find somebody like I will!! I watched these two films, San Andreas and The Huntsman: Winter's War. The basic component in these two films in my opinion is Love.  A lot of activity happened in these two films but Love  was the end result/meaning. I also watched this Ted Talk video and these few words that this lady spoke stuck with me and those few words are I Am Enough . We are Enough to be loved and to send out love. We are Enough to find somebody, we a...

When I was growing up, I didn't follow through with activities. I was in taekwondo and I just mastered the white belt. I didn't stick with it though. When I was a pre teen I wanted to learn the drums so I learned how to play the drums for a little while but after one year of doing that I stopped playing. I learned from my mistakes so I Will   be following through on things from now on because I have dreams I want to accomplish.  If We don't follow through on things, we won't get our dreams accomplished, we will become stationary. I don't know about You but  I don't want to be stationary, I want to be mobile. I have a dream and I won't stop until my dream is accomplished. I know it will be roadblocks in my way but I am Determined to get my dream out of the dream phase and into the reality phase. I want to create a film. This film is about the current status of the United States,  African Americans and Caucasians aren't getting along, ext...

I don't know what I'm going to do after my volunteer year in D.C but I do want to make a difference in the world.  In one of my earlier posts, I said a little or big difference is still a difference and I also said saying hi to people makes a difference in people's lives too. I was just thinking that the stuff that I just mentioned is great and We all should do it but I want to do a lot more. Maybe after the year is over I will travel around the world and then write a book about my adventures or just work for Habitat for Humanity. I want to be a role model for my nieces and my nephew. I just want to show them the way to be selfless instead of selfish. I was watching a movie a few nights ago. The movie is I, Daniel Blake . The message I got out of the movie is that we as people go through trials and tribulations each and everyday but that doesn't mean we shouldn't help each other out. I also was thinking that Daniel Blake  in the movie was being so selfless towards...

Last night I was watching  Beyond The Lights on B.E.T. This was my second time watching the movie. I haven't discovered this before but I was thinking what Nate Parker said, "I see you", three powerful words. I'm pretty sure when the director was directing the movie, she wanted those three words to have so much impact on the viewers. As I was watching the movie I was thinking to myself that We have to see the beauty in people. Even if people are ugly towards us, All people have a sweet center. we just have to find it. A lot of people may seem truly fine eternally but everything isn't fine with them internally. Some "celebrities" are like this. Everybody goes through stuff. We don't know what people go through on a daily basis so that's why I made a promise to God and to myself that I will spread positivity and love to everyone that I meet along on my journey on earth. I've heard that the best form of medicine is listening. People might be l...

was in  a At &T store and I was watching a program about children having cleft lips. Something caught my attention while I was watching this program. There was a mother saying that her son is going to have surgery on his cleft lip.In similar words she said she wants her son to be beautiful. I was thinking to myself, the boy Is  still beautiful regardless if he has a cleft lip or not. Due to his abnormality his mother thought he wasn't beautiful but the truth is that every person who has a disability is Beautiful. I didn't find that I was beautiful due to my disability until I was a senior in high school. I had to embrace my disability but of course I had ups and downs along the way and I still do sometimes. Some people who have Joubert Syndrome can develop cleft lips. God created all of us for a specific reason, people who have disabilities and people who don't have disabilities, it's our job to find out what that specific reason is and con...

There are a lot of people that don't want  Donald Trump to be in office and there are a lot of people who do want Donald Trump to be in office. No matter what people think Donald Trump is going to be sworn in on Friday in the nations capital. We have to Respect our up and becoming President. A lot of people don't like his views but there are some good things that are coming out of this presidency. I can just think of one thing right now that would benefit the American people. I hope there is more than one task this year that Donald Trump and his administration does for the American people. One of my roommates told me that the first task that the first lady ( Melania Trump)  wants to tackle is Cyberbullying is a huge issue that is targeting teenagers right now. I would like to see how she is going to develop this, props to Mrs. Trump for doing this!! For Donald Trump's inauguration a lot of singers and rappers rejected Donald Trump's invitation to perform on Fr...

Last week I was just thinking on how God and the Devil can be a superhero and a villain in present day life. God can be the superhero that saves us from all of the famine and violence from the world. The Devil can be the villain who tries to destroy the earth with corruption and violence. The Devil will even try to destroy the human beings who inhabit this earth. God will fight for all of humankind and He will do it to the very end. The Devil will fight to end all humanity. Also, God can bestow angel like qualities in people who inhabit the earth. The Devil can bestow evil qualities in people who inhabit this earth. That is why it's so important that we have to walk in positivity and spread love and peace while we walk in positivity. When you approach someone with that evil inside of them, just spread positivity and love towards them. Pray for them but don't let them suck you into their negative lifestyle. Don't cha...

I just saw this movie over Christmas break and it just touched my heart in many more ways than one. I don't want to spoil the movie for you guys but the boy in the movie, Dev Patel wanted to search for somebody very special in his life and he was so determined to find that certain individual he didn't sleep or eat for days. He almost gave up but he didn't.  He kept pushing himself until he found the pot of gold ( his true love). Another message I got from the movie is to search for what makes you live life to the fullest. Dev Patel was searching for his true love which made him whole, just embracing that certain individual with a hug. Search for God, search for that true love, search for your passion, search for your soul. Just search deeply within something/somebody and find that pot of gold.

I'm a Cleveland Browns fan and unfortunately the Browns only won one game and lost sixteen this season. What really makes me so happy is that the players and the organization won't ever Give Up!!. The players fight on a weekly basis to win and I truly applaud them because I'm pretty sure they wanted to give up but the key was they Never Gave Up. I Believe they can come back with more victories than they ever can imagine next season. I can believe all I want to but the true ones who need to Believe  are the whole team and organization. Believing is one part and the second part is having the Faith aspect. We have to Believe in our dreams and have the Faith aspect that our dreams will become a reality. Applying Ourselves is so crucial if we wants our dreams to become reality. Go forth and don't let anybody tell you can't accomplish your dreams. You are the only one who is holding you back from achieving your dreams.