To My Children of Newark: From me to you...

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My children of Newark,

At the time of our goodbyes--I'll be too choked up to talk...this i know. So, the few things i have to say--let me say them now...here:

Remember to imagine it---imagine the details of it. Imagine yourself doing it. Imagine it complete. Imagine the feeling in your body as it’s happening. Imagine the look on your face. Make it real on your inside world---and to the outside word it will be born.  Remember it's all prayers---your mind and your words...be mindful of what your create...use care.



take care of your  mind--give your eyes, brain, and ears a break from the TV sometimes, and all the other electrical screens. It makes you dull...and does other not good stuff too. (trust me on that--they were created for a reason.)   Stare at the clouds and the tree branches sometimes. They have a rhythm and life and story to tell and it somehow feeds your creative mind.  look, its true, okay?! :-)

Try something new. You don't have to repeat what someone else thinks is cool. or what's happening all around. Humanness and Kindness---seems as though they're becoming extinct--keep them alive. Say a word that will make another feel better every day. Remember that it doesn't take any special talent or skill to be mean or rude--anyone and everyone can do it...and you are better than that.

 

this whole tattoo craze thing?…hmmm…. put some thought into how many people just become followers so easy. ... like they have no mind of their own!  Yo--  be your own leader, okay?...and be mindful of making your body/temple look like a vandalized building... it’s just not cute.

this summer, i watched you. So much Creativity/God running through you... know that you are special. Treat yourself as though you are precious. Carry yourself like you're precious--try to avoid loudness--especially in public spaces. Carry yourself in a way that makes other see instantly that you are more valuable than jewels. Ya'll see public and train behavior… just don’t mimic or add to the madness! Cause that’s exactly what it is.

 I too can rock tight jeans, t-shirts, and hair up in a pony tail..[haha--and sometimes do!--imagine that!] but there is an immediate difference in the way i am treated and spoken to when i move on the street...command the best for your selves.




Use fear for your own good. I've learned that its like a big guard dog snarling and barking....but it's only there because so is the treasure. Walk Boldly through it--and see your greatest gifts shine.

It's okay to tremble. It's okay when  your belly is in knots. Like "X marks the spot" so do those trembles and shakes. You're close to your power. [Like me joining in on the freestyle circle! :-)]

Its takes a lot of courage to be honest. And to be plainly and honestly YOURSELF takes an extra heap of it..and a long time. but practice it some every day...

 

Mean words hurt deep. i know. but don't believe them. they don't tell you anything true about yourself---they just tell you how much pain the one saying them is in....Hear this:  you are brilliant. your are beautiful. You are immensely talented. you are guided. you are capable.

Do not dismiss your ideas as unimportant. The mere fact that the idea landed upon  you---is confirmation that YES the idea is WORTH DOING!

You are not a victim of circumstances. We all have a life story. We all have dramas and hurt. But still, create your  life how you want it to be.



Find a way to let it out--- write, paint, color, dance, run,  sing… talk..but get it out… (ex)press it out!

It is soooo okay to make mistakes. to make mistakes is to be PERFECT. You’re supposed to! And  then find the courage to acknowledge it---and correct it. Learn from it.  That's how we grow. That is THE goal.

Let people see your eyes when you speak, and speak only if you can see theirs.

Be sure to always claim the right to pause and THINK....I was told: learn to be okay with that  quiet and uncomfortable moment...while you allow another person to SEE you THINK/FEEL  something out for YOURSELF before making any decisions. It's good for another to know that you are a THINKER for yourself.  make DECISIONS based on your own thinking...not simply CHOICES based on someone else's. Do you see the difference?  choices are limited. DECISIONS come from a vast wide open place of your own desires.
 
Be revolutionaries--watch the grown ups. repeat the good. make the decision to NOT to repeat the bad.

Stay away from the Bad. Please. Especially you, my boys, you have no idea how invaluable you are…and  how much is working against you. Just lean toward the good, okay?---have the courage to walk away from the bad. (no matter how small you think it is..) (watch and see.) And if you don't have anyone teaching you how to be a MAN (because you do have to learn that, its not just about getting older and bigger...) try to find examples to follow--of noble, responsible, and upright men. Be strong of mind and spirit.  And strong doesn't mean be to hard and unbendable... I've learned that those things break first.




Don’t let money be your 1st focus. Focus on your passion—what your heart truly loves to do…[no matter how stupid some else makes you feel it is. It isn’t.] do what you enjoy—what makes you happy and you will be provided for—then the money will follow--and much  much more. Trust. It’s true.

Know that you have a role on this planet that NO ONE else can fill. It is uniquely yours.   someone has a talent/skill better than you—simply see if you can learn from them…grow better every day.



be loving.

This was a lot!  Haha---but that’s it ya’ll—I’m done!
I'm grinning at you of course!
i love you!
Ms. Nehprii

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