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Come Be My Music

I want you to take me away!  I want to go on a permanent vacation with you wrapped up in my arms!  Wrapped up in my love and protection.  I want to build a life worthy of story books passed down from generations to generations for eternity.  I want to give you all the riches that I have to offer.  My riches do not consist of millions of dollars, but my richness is full of love, living according to My Divine Creator, laughter and lessons that I have taken care to learn, where as others would ignore.  I want to give you my attention, and be happy to see you daily.  I want to wake up daily to your smiles, your voice, you aging gracefully, you walking into your royalty, spoiling you, cherishing you, and being the man of your dreams.  However, at the end of the day.......right now.....you are not here and I am not there.........Still just a dream.

I want you to be My Music and I would dedicate this song to you - EVERY DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi8MafZpWGk

The Awakening

An angel woke me up in your bed today. I lay awake beside you, holding you, as the 6am Sun peeks through the windows. I can't help but take this moment and thank God above for this vision as I trace your silhouette's each curve with my finger tips. You sleep ever so sweetly and rest gently against my chest as I realize....i could get used to this and be grateful for this moment everyday......then I sit up -somehow- in my bed, realizing ......it was all a dream.

KG The Dreamer

Peace,

Recently, I have been evaluating and RE-evaluating many aspects of my life, Spirituality, and Relationships.  In this process I have been observing many things, loved ones, friends, and relatives.  I have taken walks and meditation time to try and find what it is that has been causing a huge difference in my life.  As I began to study and observe more and more, I decided, for the moment, that I would focus on relationships and technology.

As technology progresses, it seems that the human race falls further behind.  The ability to think critically has almost been given - completely - to technology.  If you compare the older generations to the younger one, you will see that the ability to think and reason is different.  As the youth needs to state "I can't find it" the elders tend to offer suggestions of places to look that seem logical to them.  That may be a stretch but the gist of it all is this:  GPS decreases the ability to find things on your own and follow directions and recall things, mobile phones have reduced the amount of items you need to remember when going to the grocery store for someone because you can just call and ask "what was it that you needed?"

I took a look at a few of my relationships and realized that as time grew on, my relationships grew more and more intrusive and bothersome.  A normal day was talking at home, texting all day at work, hanging out afterwork, and then more texting.  Never - really - alllowing a separation from each other.  I remember when texting and mobile phones didn't exist so strongly.  There were only a few that had them, and they were considered the upper echelon.  Long story made short, we had to communicate effectively with anyone we talked to and had to either wait until we saw them again or made it home to make the phone call to talk.

Now, we talk to everyone at any given time of any given moment.  Thus, leaving no time to miss anyone, because you are always connected. Facebook, facebook application, twitter, e-mail to smart phones, texting, BBM, Google talk, Push-to-talk, Voxer, Instagram, Tango, facetime, and a host of others makes it almost impossible to lose contact with anyone.  If absence, indeed, makes the heart grow fonder.....there is no such thing as absence anymore. 

Well, I want that old thing back!  That kind of love that is okay to be apart from for a few minutes and be happy to see each other.  The trust factor that has been lost!

Divine Blessings,

KG

Focused On the Wrong Things!

Grown (by age)?  Have children?  Still focused on yourself while your children fail school but excel in sports?  What good is a sports attempt if No Pass No Play is in affect? COME ON SUN!  E-V-O-L-V-E!  It's NOT about you right now...I'm sorry....but it's the sad truth!

Yes Sir.....Yes Ma'am....I'm talking to and about you!  STOP hanging out in the clubs and try hanging out in a library!  Get out of the mall and pay for a tutor!  Be a father/mother/parent/guardian to your child!  We all can STILL reach our dreams, but your child/children should come first!  I would rather live like a pauper (I'm not, but I would)  and my seeds become successful, than to live super rich (or trying to be) and my children fail at life!

God I am so grateful for 3 brilliant, beautiful, and successful daughters!  Thank you for my children and all the lessons I've learn that I may help them avoid!  My children KNOW that they do not have to have a basketball, volleyball, soccer ball, or anything else to do with sports to have a wonderful future!  They are not angels all the time, but they are my children and have great moral values. They may stray for a brief moment, but true grounding brings them back to square one and they regroup while moving forward.

I'm grateful that I set my selfish ways aside in order that they might succeed, and my life is now a living example of how to be and even how not to be!

Please people......STEP YOUR GAME UP!  It isn't all about you if you have children!
Men stop flashing your cash, and women stop showing your @#$! be a parent!  that's how you leave a life long impression on your children!


Peace Love and Light

KG

this stems from a conversation and something I witnessed as well.....SMH!

Timing

Our timetables quite often do not match with God's timetables, it’s common for people to feel that life is progressing too slowly or not how they feel it should. However, being wise enough to know that you are exactly where you're supposed to be is regal.Stop stressing over it.....and live in the moment!

My Turn: Come With Me or Not!

As I sit back and reflect on my life, I began to see how much I have neglected my self.  I have never really been a stingy person, and as a matter of fact, i have put myself on hold a LOT more than I should have.  From relationships to parenting.  I have been letting things go for the sake of other's happiness. 

The more I looked at it, the more I realized that I have been working super hard since I graduated high school almost 20 years ago.  I had a child right afterwards and the only thing I knew at the time was to work to make sure that little girl was taken care of.  Two more children came after her, and since I was not with the mothers, then child support was increased to a level that made it hard to do much of anything financially.  The only thing I knew to do was to increase my income "Just to get by."  I began working two jobs and have many side things going on as well, to make a living.  Thus, making it increasingly more difficult to "have things" and it got to the point that going to college was looking impossible too.  However, I began to nickel and dime my way through to the 62 hours I currently have.  I may have a long way to go to my degree, but, I press forward.  With all of this going on, I still neglected things from my clothing to my health.  My rationalization was simply; As long as they are taken care of, then I am secondary. 
Well, I am at a point (past the mid-life crisis....i KNOW who I am so there is NO crisis) where I have a chance to get some of the things I have been wanting.  I have friends with motorcycles that I have been talking about traveling with to different places as get-a-ways.  I have wanted a bike since I was in high school, but never was able to get one for one reason or another (I always made excuses as to why i shouldn't get one). 

Traveling is something else I have ALWAYS done, until recent....So, this is part two of the new me.  I have places I want to see and experience, and it is for no other reason than to make ME happy with my accomplishments.  So now I turn my focus inward a bit.  Is that wrong?  I think not.  Many people live their lives well into their late 20's to early 30's doing childish things and neglecting their own children's needs.  I made a pact with myself and god that i was gong to take care of mine!  I did it, and continue to do so.  However, this time around, I am adding myself into the mix!  I have never been a boring or predictable person, but I see a point where my life was predictable....sleep, work, volunteer, work some more, sleep, then repeat -  was the way I lived up until this point!

Transformation is a good thing.  It has a way of making one's spirit soar!  So from a few material things to traveling to spiritual places and places of interest.....I am all in!  Why????  Because i deserve it!  Still doing it with wise decision making and not causing any injury to my family!  Keeping up with the Jonses is and will never be a desire of mine!  However, making myself happy by doing what I dreamed of and desired.......That is a healthy and important state of mind to be in!  I could care less about being flashy and impressing others with my style of dress, etc...i went through that weak moment in my life where I was felt inferior by others......not now!  I am loving me and who i am!  Added that, when the situation calls for it....I can clean up as well as anyone...lol! 

Hi...My name is M. Kevin Green and I am finally doing me!  There will be many that have negative words to say about it because they never took the time to understand me or hear my life story....but Blessings is the only thing I can ask over their souls....I say to them...Find your own happiness within yourself and stop trying to please others as a front and cover up of the real truth!  

Peace Love and Light
KG - The Lion

Revelations

And Suddenly things become clearer!  It pays to have good people in your life and not the kind that will allow you to do damage to your SELF!  I stopped talking so much about the negative things I was dealing with and started focusing on the good things that were happening, and are going to happen!  With that in mind...I can not lose!  the concept is old and it is really nothing new, but it is about when you finally decide to pay attention to the light bulb that has been flashing off and on in your head! 

I had to drop another line of gratitude for what's going down!  Thank you Divine Father for all that You continue to do in my life!  Thank you for your many blessings and for covering me and my family through everything!  I am eternally grateful and will spend my life focused on giving back and sharing the gifts you have bestowed upon me.  They may never be as much as you have doe for me, but hopefully they will bless someone and help turn on the light bulbs in their heads!  There are some things that are still a little foggy right now, but I will say that things are getting clearer the more I search for understanding!  Thank you for all you have done for me and my family  and we will forever be mindful and grateful.....


Peace, Love and Light (For real)
KGrrrrrr

Helping You, Helps Them

It is my belief that there is no greater joy in this Universe than the joy of helping others! When done from your heart, you receive a better return than any tax refund or mutual fund investment will ever bring.

However, when you are messed up or you are not living up to your true self worth, then you are doing yourself and others an injustice. There is an old gospel song that says "Sweep around your own front door, before you try to sweep around mine." This song is simply stating that you can not tell me how to live my life if you are not in the process of "clean living."

In orther words...work on you and make yourself whole. Then branch out to others. 

peace

Constantly Learning

Yesterday was a major learning experience for me. All that I teach/preach to others, I was faced with! From people talking about you, to people doing minute things that we let send us off the deep end!

I know that there will be times when I get angry, and last night was one of them, but it is how you deal with that anger that really afects those close to you. I was angry yesterday because of a huge stress load. When confronted by several issues, I became overwhelemed with anger, stress, and a cornicopia of emotions!

I have a beautiful young lady in my corner and that loves me very much and I recognized how she was helpful in calming my nerves, and at that point I redirected the negative energy. In redirecting that energy, I turned it inward instead of pushing it out! I became angry with myself because I allowed myself to reach a boiling point and I knew I should have known better than to let that happen.besides...I have been teaching people NOT to do this very same thing.

After a deep meditation, I was able to get 90% of that out of my mind and was ready to move forward....only to realize that I had allowed some of that negative energy to manifest in my immediate surroundings! The perception of my anger and shutting down was taken in a way that I was not even close to feeling and it breathed life into frustration from the one I adore. This, of course, just sent the emotions running back through me and I became frustrated again.

My lesson learned: No matter how in control we may think we are....there are moments where we are not so super human! More importantly if we are not careful, our anger may bounce off of us and affect those close to us.

Namaste,

KG

Music & My Life

Isn't it funny how music can bring certain remembrances to your life? I was riding around town the other day making sales calls, and I realized that I had my personal music in my work vehicle!

Imagine my joy riding around town listening to what I wanted to instead of what had to! As soon as I popped in the tribute CD to Frankie Beverly, I went to the track "We Are One," sung y Raheem DeVaughn. I had an instant thought of the day I shared this song with my homegirl, and how she - instantly - lit up and began to dance almost uncontrollably started to dance in the passenger seat of the car. The affect that the music had on her made me forget exactly where I first heard the song, but, it made a new memory for me.

As I proceeded down the highway, I flipped on Jill Scott's "lonely Whenever You're Around" and it reminded me of the day I received this CD and headed out of town to Dallas, TX. It was a great trip to celebrate with friends and family, but the purchase of this CD made the long journey there much more pleasant!

There are so many times and songs that I can tell you exactly when I bought it, heard it, or played it! It is amazing how that happens! Music is a gift! I often use it as a motivator, mood enhancer, or just to help me get away! When your day isn't going according to plan...keep a few songs in your repertoire for moments you need a pick me up, a calmer, or just need to forget about your present moment!

I do it all the time! Here's a few that I keep close to me:

1. Count Your Blessings by Damien Marley and Nas
2. Today by Ledisi
3. Mismaloya Beach by Ray Parker Jr. (Yes the Ghostbusters Guy)
4. Far Away by Kindred The Family Soul
5. Get Up Stand Up by Bob Marley
6. F* You by Cee Lo Green
7. Share My Life by Kem


Enjoy,

Peace,
KG

The Beautiful Struggle

As we walk through life with the intentions of living a righteous life, we are tested on many levels. The walk is according to how you look at it. So many people will tell you that the walk is difficult, but that does not have to be so. Perspective is everything!

Look at your life and your purpose. Once you know what your purpose is, then know that everything that happens to or for you is for your betterment! So no matter what comes your way there is some good in it to help shape your future. A flat tire could have been there to prevent a wreck further up the road. There are a million instances where this concept could be applied. So then it all becomes a beautiful struggle!

In the end, your reward is much greater than taking the lower road! Continue to step your game up and make big things happen through your mainfestations! Thoughts become things, so if your thoughts are pure and your intentions are to do right....be on the look out because greatness is coming!

A Note to baby Mommas

I have learned that sometimes, people need a visual chart to help them see! I am going to be as elementary as I possibly can right now because it helps me to blow off some steam!



KG Pays child support on 2 daughters and is a single dad of one child.

KG Normally works 2 jobs and other side jobs to help cover the cost of child support.

KG Made a lot of money at one point, until he lost his good paying job.

Instead of running to the attorney general, to have child support decreased....KG took on a second job!

KG THOUGHT he was doing the noble thing!

For over 3 years now, KG's life looks like this chart



KG Works Full-Time Day Job 8:00 am to 5 or 5:30 PM Monday through Friday and some weekends.

KG then rushes home to only change clothes and go to second job.

KG's second job starts at 6:00 and he is normally late but he changes and gets there ASAP

KG then works until 12:30 AM or later

KG loves his community and tries to attend college to better himself, so he requested nights off that work with his schooling - Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

On M,T, & Th, he attends class, Board meetings, volunteers, conference calls, bakes Cheesecakes for hisbusiness that he wants so bad to get up and running, and somehow eats with his live in daughter on Monday nights.

KG has grown very tired, but he does not want to take any money away from his other 2 children, so he continues to work tirelessly.

KG is laid off at full time job....There is a very short gap of child support, but it was only 3 weeks and monies were back on the way thanks to part-time job.

KG now has limited amount of income from part-time job.

KG's saved resources are being depleted

KG continues to apply and interview all over.



Needless to say....I get the short end of the stick when it comes to my daughters! I can not visit them like i want to because i work 7 days a week....70+ hours a week, but it is all done to better myself to better take care of them. And so that they do NOT go lacking, I refuse to reduce my child support, but every time I look up, I am in court, being threatened by a judge to be thrown in jail! The last time I went...I was a little over $1000 in the hole...that has grown due to massive amounts of interest etc... to a whopping $8000.00 bux! How I do not know because I have now been paying an extra $200 a month plus court costs! Sad thing is I KNOW men that dodge child support but I get taken through this not only by the courts, but by my exes. Then my children get this speech about how "Your dad won't take the time to come visit you"!



Just had to let this out before I imploded!



Thank you for listening if you did!





The solution to this all is understanding and working together for the good of the children, but when you are greedy, jealouos, hateful, envious, or anything else that is negative....the children get hurt! Ladies....it is and is not about the money! As a single dad I know what it is like to NOT receive in monetary support for your child from the other parent...I mad a choice to work my butt off, to make ends meet! They may not always meet, but u dang sure hustle! I have gone without for years so that they have! My newest pair of shorts is almost 4 years old...my newest pair of shoes came from my daughter who is working as a father's day gift against my wishes!



However, knowing that I work so much and why.....you would think that I could be met half way through this for some visitation! I can't go on the weekends because that's when i make the majority of my money at the part time job....let go of the ego, pride, and greed.....and work with each other! Learn from My situation! Let him see his kids even if he doesn't have the money to pay you...dont talk bad about the other parent to your kids...let them grow to make their own decisions....they will hate you later if you hold them back and they learn the truth in a situation...what if he/she died tomorrow and never got to tell their kids they love them? If they are deadbeats...that's one thing....but if he tries one way or the other.....let them see the kids.....that is the BEST child support ever!



I am saddened tonight because it is my youngest daughter's birthday and she has taken on her mother's anger and UN-friended me on facebook, did not invite me to her party this weekend, or had much to say to me on the phone. If somehow we could have only met in the middle....this would not be the case!



Holding back tears

I'm Done!



Live, Learn, Love, then Laugh!



KG

Today's Revelation

Some days I get so excited about the little lessons I have the opportunity to learn! I always say if I fail to learn anything or at least ask a question everyday, then I have died a little bit that day.

I was riding down one of the busiest streets in my town today, and I was stopped at a stop light behind several cars. I decided to look up at a tree, and I noticed how it conformed to the shape of a diesel and its trailer. Most of these trucks are about the same height so it was very interesting to see how this tree - over time - has decided to change its normal (comfortable) path and work on a new avenue of growth.

After the truck moved out of the way, there was a clear 90 degree angle in this tree's growth pattern. Where most trees grow freely, this tree stopped on this one side from growing horizontally and redirected, and at the same time; still growing.

Applying this to our daily lives: many of us get comfortable in growing (going) the same way that we have done for years. Doing the same thing and becoming redundant and mundane. We almost never deviate from what we are comfortable with and when things hinder us, we just STOP and let it be, or let it have its way. When in all actuality, we should be growing every day, in every way, not allowing others (Trucks) to stop us from growing. It may seem like a setback, but if we are wise, we see this obstacles as a need for change of plans. All the while, we are constantly growing...STILL!

One can be deeply rooted and still change direction - like the tree. I am grateful that my Divine father showed me this vision on this day. As some of you may never see what I saw or see it my way....I saw what I needed to see and received a life changing revelation. The next time you are stuck in traffic, do not complain....look around you because God may be trying to tell you something!

Peace and Divine Blessings,

KG

Black and White Pt.2

To further my point, one of the people I know that happens to be white with an adopted Black child came into my part-time job this past weekend! She came in with her sisters and of course one was white, the other was bi-racial and then she was the darkest of them all. Her hair was nowhere near acceptable, and looked as if some attempted to comb it but gave up. The other two siblings seemed flawless, while she had a perm that had been out grown by far. When she noticed me, she began to make comments on how her hair needs to be done, and how she was not happy with how it looked and would be glad if they could go to someone and get her hair done.

It is obvious that she felt a little uncomfortable with how she looked in the presence of other Black people, but this is the life that she lives, at home with some one that has no clue what it means to be Black, or give a Black person the proper care. But they could not wait to jump at the chance to call her hair "nappy!"

Please not that this was a photo that I had to sneak to take or else I would have a better photo of her, but you should be able to see the great possibility of psychological damage. Because her peers are not always playing fair when it comes to making fun of others.

I honestly believe that races should adopt their own races. It cuts down on a lot of issues to come!

Peace KG

Black and White

Yesterday a white customer came into my part-time job and asked one of the Black females where she got her hair done, because his family is adopting a Black child. Many people have mixed emotions about this, whereas I have ONE emotion about this: STOP! It is almost like adopting Black children is in season right now! I do know the urgency and need for Black children to be adopted, but they should be adopted by people of their own race!





I have seen countless Black girls that have been adopted by white people and their hair is out of order, they have no sense of who they are (no matter how much THEY try to teach Black culture to the child), and they grow up with some kind of complex or not being able to fit in among their peers. Sometimes wonderif this is a part of the plot to further brainwash, or discredit the Black familyor race. For years they tried to dilute the blood of the Black race by "cross-breeding," and now since that idea hs not workled effectively, they are working on the mental state of the young even deeper now by up rooting and re-programming a tender young mind.

We are at war on so many levels and now this is yet another battlefield that has been laid before us! What do we do? Start adopting, take care of our family members when their parents fall off, and instill values in our own children so that they become productive parents and do not let this happen to their kids!

I know this may not be grammatically correct, but tonight my heart is in it much deeper than my mind to write correctly! Black people we should stand up and do something NOW! Start programs that envelope parental training for young Black parents, create a mentor program for Black Youth, and just IMPACT where we can! Stop by and volunteer to read to kids at a school....show them that WE care about OUR race and OUR children!

Just a thought from K2DA!

African-American Franchises

You have a successful Black-Owned business in your hometown. It is a service that so many people need. What is stopping you from franchising? What limits you or someone yo know to only doing it in your local area and not branching out? Please sound off and let me know your thoughts.

Where Is She?

Lately I have been thinking a lot about what kind of woman is best for KG! I used to be fascinated with long hair, then short hair like Halle B! Then I moved to the body style. I always wanted that skinny or a little thicker than skinny look on my lady!

Well, Needless to say I married that size 12, I married that hair, I married that perfect look, and it wound up being one of the BEST eye-opening experiences I was ever given by my Creator! Yes it ended in divorce, but the point of it all is that I learned what I was truly looking for! I think it is really plain and simple and to the point. I want a brain: A woman who can think with her head and then her heart. A woman that is an intellectual, but not afraid to say "I Don’t Know the answer to that question, let’s look it up together." A woman that is willing to understand that my name is KG and hers is "______" and that we will never be the same, think the same, or act the same 100% of the time! I want someone that I do not spend all of my time arguing and talking about what I should have did, but someone who wants to discuss real issues or just have an intelligent conversation. My Lady would be sweet, kind, giving, volunteering, but at the same time, knows when to direct and use other energies to get her point across. One, whose main focus is building our empire together, and not letting minute and trivial things tear it down because she KNOWS beyond a shadow of a doubt that we love each other!

She would also understand enough to know that in that love that we have for each other, that I would never intentionally or non-intentionally hurt her feelings. I would never purposely do something in err, and if it happened, then she would rationally think and RESPOND to the situation and not REACT!

Am I asking for too much? Someone to share my dreams and help make them come true as I do for her? Someone to just realize that I do not want to talk right now and I just want to be here with you and existing in that moment! Where is she? Where are you? I have been waiting for 36 years, and you have not reared your head yet. I am not worried about a size! I am not worried about length of hair! I want a natural woman that is comfortable being who she is, and knows that there is no need to defend herself from me, as I am no competition for her I am her help and she is mine. I am her pulse and she is my heart.

If you see her, tell her I am looking for her! My soul has been searching for ages, and I know she is close, but yet so far away! I need to reel her in and hold her, love her, feel her, inhale her!

Divine Intelligence

Today, I was blown away by a friend's text. It wasn't the content of the text, it was the timing of it. The words "You are in my prayers" moved me like they have not done in a long time. The content that followed let me know that it was lead by the Divine Father above. This is just a short note to remind all of us to stay true to what the Divine tells you and listen to that still & quiet inner voice. If you get the sudden urge to contact someone...DO IT! Whether it is a text, call, e-mail, or smoke signal (lol) make it happen. Just a simple 9-word text made my ENTIRE day! I am grateful for the sender, and to my Divine Father who watches over me and sends me angels to brighten my day!

Peace and Divine Blessings,

KG