Love is Gamble

Art by Nayy-Nayy

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That Girl, Part One

That Girl Part One

By Shyla Brielle Bland

The girl in the hood, yea the pretty one that tell the gossip, she know what’s going on chewing bubble gum, running with tha thick waist blushing all the time ‘cause she gotta pretty face.  Fell in love with the boy so she gave it up, wasn’t using no protection.  She was in love six weeks later find out she pregnant.  That girl in the hood, another story ‘bout that girl in the hood, that girl in the hood, running ‘round hopeless she misunderstood she young so she scared to tell mama; babyfather say he don’t want the drama, shawty young so she don’t know what to do, trynna ask her friends what they do, she call the clinic.   Next step is to terminate, told the doctor to get her an early date.

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Attitude

Attitude

Submitted by Tyrell Taylor

Self-Management Tips

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.  Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.

It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.  It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.  It will male or break a company . . . a church . . . a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.  We cannot change or past . . . we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable.  The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have and that our attitude . . .

I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to and 90% how I react to it.  And so it is with you . . . we are in charge of our attitudes.”

Yoruba Isaih

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