I Stand by Truth ... I Stand by Brandy.

yesterday i posted a status on facebook and i think i'm just gonna keep it up there for a while. it was basically a status about life and success. i got the words from my idol, Brandy. in a combination of both her words and mine, i posted that it is better to appreciate the journey of your life than focus so much on the destination of it. we all want success, but there are so many factors that come with said success; and if you don't acquire those factors throughout your life and learn from the mistakes made, then you'll just keep running down that path of ... nowhere.  that was my interpretation of it at least.  anyhow, Brandy's been saying this for a long time. i remember when her pregnancy special came on MTV back in 2002 and she was talking to her mother, Sonja, and her grandmother, and she said "i believe life is a journey, not a destination."  i was 14 at the time and i totally got it then.  i've definitely made mistakes in my life, but once i learn from them, that statement just comes right back because there's so much truth to it.  but she always seems to get me, along with others that love her like i do, right together when i'm feeling some kind of way about something.  she's just one of those rare artists ... rare people ... that can truly relate to the people that she touches, either through her beautiful songs or her "Brandoms" (via twitter), because she's been through similar issues, if not the same, just on a different kind of level sometimes.  she just makes you wanna do better, you know?  she makes me wanna do better, feel better, just be an all-around positive person.  i mean, i'm a naturally optimistic person already, but she just inspires me to be a greater being ... "Praise His Light" ... lol it's funny because i had a hard time writing after that last sentence ... i kept reading what i wrote above because i wanted to write about the status i wrote on facebook, but then it turned into an ode to Brandy. i have no problems with that at all lol, but it's clearly obvious that because i have pretty much grown up with her, being someone that i've listened to on a constant basis, and looked up to consistently, she's just naturally a part of my life now.  she has truly gotten me through some things (depression, relationship woes, deaths in my family, finding my identity) not just off her emotional and soulful vocal delivery through a song, but the truth that she puts behind it.  she is a gift, and as long she keeps her truth, i will stand behind her 4EVER with every fiber of my being.  i love her that much.

it's ok sometimes....REALLY!!!

so next friday, i'm going to see Timbaland perform at the NorVa in norfolk, va. i have to say, i am very excited about this. i haven't been to a concert since october of 2008....JANET JACKSON....*thinking of the memories*....ok, and i'm back lol. but i am going and as much as i would love to take someone or someone come along with me, i have decided to go by myself. this year, one of my many new years' resolutions is to do more things independently than to always ask or invite people to tag along. i mean....i get it....really. sometimes people just don't have the money at the time to do the things you might want to do, or they're just not interested in that kind of thing, and i totally understand. so, with those reasons being, i'm going by myself and that's totally ok with me. i personally don't understand why some people think it's so bad to go to events by yourself, or when you're asked who's going with you, you reply " i'm going by myself," and they reply back with "why are you going by yourself?!" BECAUSE I WANT TO!!! lol....it's always good to be around people that you know already and enjoy certain activities together; but being by yourself sometimes, you might enjoy it on a whole other level and meet new people in the process. i just know that i will no longer sit around and wait for someone to accept my invitation, and then when the time comes they can't do it and i'm no longer in the position to enjoy that certain event because i don't have the money now. NO SIR, NO MA'AM. (the message: DON'T HOLD BACK!!!)....so on january 15th, i will be at the NorVA, somewhere in the middle of the crowd getting my life from his setlist. i could possibly gain some new friends from this concert. and i might even see some people i already know there, so i'll just have to wait and see. OH!!! i forgot.....one of the other reasons i chose to go to this concert was in the hopes that one of my favorite artists, BRANDY, might grace us with her presence. she has been rapping recently with her new alter-ego, Bran'Nu, on his new LP Shock Value 2 (if you don't have it, you should go pick it up. it's great!!). she has also has been performing with him at certain events so that surprise will be the icing on the cake. but i won't jump the gun lol, i'll still enjoy the party that Timbaland's gonna bring. i'll tell u about it after it happens, but until then.....

ENJOY LIFE, AND NEVER HOLD BACK!!! for anyone.

just keepin' it F0r3sT.....