“Are You a Giver or a Taker?”

Coming from a musical background I was fully exposed to the "take first mentality" it it's fullest sense. When is the last time you heard a song about making it rain on a charity; or a rapper talk about how much he or she was about to donate to a food bank. Probably sometime close...

“Why Your Words Are Hurting You”

"I AM, the two most powerful words. For what you put after them shapes your reality"  Let’s play a game, I'll call this the "Game of Words", I'll be your host Jon Snow. Rules of the game are you have to say as many words as you can think of. These must be words that...

“The Thin Line Between Confidence and Pride”

For anyone who’s every heard of this one book called “the Bible” (It’s super old, and printed on transfer sheets, real helpful stuff), this next piece of insight might connected with you at a deeper level; for those of you who haven’t heard of this book it will still resonate. “Pride Comes before the Fall”...

“Depression As A Symptom of Unmet Needs”

One place has a surplus of food, shelter, comfort, luxuries, entertainment, education, freedom, and mobility; the other place has a lack of clean water, very little food, no time for entertainment, constant war, disease, and oppressive government. Which of the two would you think has the highest levels of depression?  In a day and age...

“What Forgiveness Actually Looks Like”

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” - Buddha   I used to have this so called friend who literally put a threat on me and my families lives while he was "intoxicated"; this being at a point and time when I was living an "unsavory life" to...

“Why Do Bad People Happen to Good People?”

You welcomed them in with opened arms. You let them into your life without guard. They came disguised as a friend, a lover, a trustee and a blessing; they left a betrayer, a foe, an enemy, a curse. And you sit there and think to yourself...How the F*** did I let this happen again. Ignorance...

“How to Stand Out In a World That Wants You to Blend In”

There you are, standing up in front of the 32 people you have been affiliated with for an entire two semesters. These are the same people you have laughed with, argued it, created bonds with, and become estranged to within that short time span; yet there you are, afraid to the core of your being. You...

“Why You Stay When You Know You Should Leave”

I used to be very close to this girl named Stacy. Stacy was in a very committed relationship (at least on her side). She was dating a guy who was at the time a college sophomore, and she was only a junior in high school. She used to brag about how he always told her...

“Are You in a Toxic Relation-SHEEP?”

Why do we get into, stay in, and contribute to toxic relationships? This article dives into all of these reasons, and explains how you can remove yourself from such situations.

“Who’s In Control, You or the Phone?”

Do you remember a time when it wasn't a sin to not be available at every waking moment of your life? Way back when somebody had to visit you if they had something urgent to tell you; yeah those days remember?....well I don't. See I was born into an era where my attention is damn...