Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", Jamaican Jokes.
Tags: age, bird, children, dialect, discipline, dog, elderly, eyes, food, funny, granny, hilarious, humor, Jamaican, jokes, labrish, language, laughter, lessons, manners, mother, mother-in-law, patois, respect, rest, seniors, sleep, smiles, vernacular, words
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Lessons From Granny
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1. Ant follow fat, fat drown ant (Shows the negative effect of greed)
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2. Bad ting nuh hab owner (No one ever owns up to a bad deed)
.3. You nebber see empty bag tan up (If you are hungry you cannot work)
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4. Nuh put youself in a barrel when match-box can hol’ you (Do not pretend to be more important than you are)
.5. De Lard gib beard a them nuh hab chin fe wear eh (Some people have advantages that they cannot make use of)
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6. Wha sweet a mout sometime hot a belly (First impressions are often wrong)
.7. Big blanket mek man sleep late (Luxury encourages idleness)
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Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Inspirationals.
Tags: ability, accident, American, belief, cab, car, career, challenge, comedian, creativity, discipline, effort, flight, idea, inspiration, New York, opportunity, performance, persistence, practice, preparation, quotes, referee, result, secret, skills, stadium, strength, talent, taxi, time, vehicle, Yankee stadium
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A determined little turtle once climbed a tree. He somehow made it to
the first branch. Then he jumped into the air waving his front legs
and crashed to the ground.After a while he slowly climbed the tree again. And again he jumped.
This time he flapped all four of his limbs, but still plummeted to the
hard ground.The persistent turtle tried again and again with the same results. A Read More
Jun 13 2009
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", "LOVE is LOVELY", Inspirationals.
Tags: African-American, America, American, balance, black, blacks, brilliance, cemetery, color, colors, community, companion, computer, confidence, couple, dignity, discipline, duty, encouragement, exam, example, family, fashion, first lady, First Mom, generation, generations, ghost, girl, government, grace, granny, grown ups, happiness, humor, husband, influence, inspiration, intelligence, internet, interview, job, joy, labor, laughter, learning, life, lifestyle, lifetime, love, magazine, media, message, moment, moral, mother, mother-in-law, newspaper, obedience, obituary, online, parents, partner, photos, play, president, pride, privilege, quiz, race, radio, reading, resource, resources, responsibility, role, role model, security, smiles, son, spouse, style, success, support, task, television, test, values, wealth, White House, wife, work
A Mother’s Love: First Lady & Mom
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In their first interview together, First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother, Marian Robinson, sit down in the White House to speak exclusively to ESSENCE Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt-Murray about retaining their family values, what it takes to raise good kids, and being role models for the Black community. Read on for excerpts from the interview.
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Mrs. Michelle Obama on what being First Lady means to her:
“It’s an honor and a privilege when you walk into the White House-at least I automatically felt a level of obligation. This is a big responsibility, a wonderful platform and I just want to make sure I take every advantage to serve as a role model, to provide good messages,
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Apr 10 2009
Posted: under "LOVE is LOVELY".
Tags: action, attitude, behavior, bliss, bridge, cake, care, caring, cheer, coffee, concern, destination, discipline, earth, example, friends, friendship, global, globe, God, happiness, highway, hospitality, journey, joy, land, life, lifestyle, lifetime, love, man, manners, morning, others, path, respect, road, role model, sharing, smiles, sugar, tea, thought, today, travel, treats, universe, vehicle, woman, world
Infect the whole world with your S-M-I-L-E today….
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GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO I…
DEAR FRIENDS…..EVERYONE ENJOY! ! 
and there is
some cake 
ready too!
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Feb 08 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life", Advice & Tips.
Tags: character, discipline, dreams, finances, goals, life, principle, responsibility, success, time
“Introduction”
An excerpt from
The Power of Discipline
By Brian Tracy
Why are some people more successful than others? Why do some people make more money, live happier lives and accomplish much more in the same number of years than the great majority?
I started out in life with few advantages. I did not graduate from high school. I worked at menial jobs. I had limited education, limited skills and a limited future.
And then I began asking, “Why are some people more successful than others?” This question changed my life.
Over the years, I have read thousands of books and articles on the subjects of success and achievement. It seems that the reasons for these accomplishments have been discussed and written about for more than two thousand years, in every conceivable way. One quality that most philosophers, teachers and experts agree on is the importance of self-discipline. As Al Tomsik summarized it years ago, “Success is tons of discipline.”
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Oct 19 2008
Posted: under "A Scripture A Day Keeps The Devil Away".
Tags: blessings, discipline, glory, God, life, lifestyle, lifetime, obedience, scripture, wealth, words
Self-discipline is obedience to God’s Word
and willingness to submit everything in life
to His will, for His ultimate glory..
Read 1 Peter 1: 14,15
Oct 19 2008