I know you feel it. I know you sense it. It is that feeling that tingles down your back on a Friday morning when you awake to the fact that after the next 8 hours of work you are left to your own devices for two whole days.
It is the simple joys of having after work drinks with friends, taking scary pictures at your outings, washing your crazy dog or messy car and chilling with your beloved family.
There is nothing like that feeling. Makes me want to sing and jam to "Thank God it's Friday!".... I wish everyday was called Friday, even if it wasn't. I think it would create a mind change, alter our perceptions and immediately improve our moods knowing that everyday is Friday and realizing that whether tomorrow is Saturday or not, tomorrow my friend is still yours.
So enjoy this blissful joy. Relish the freedom. Dance in the dream. But always remember that the feeling is there for as long as you want it. The memories are yours to be made. The fun and laughter is ours for the sharing.
I don't know about you, but I am feeling the winds of change sweeping through the air. It is time for us to embrace each moment and stop living for the future when there is so much more that "NOW" can be. Especially in your hands. Especially with friends like these. Especially with a family so great. Especially with the possibilities unbound.
If we are all living in our own movie - like I truly believe we are... Then we all need a sountrack to accompany those troodoosh moments in life. It certainly makes me wonder or wish I could experience life in the good old school days when music really had meaning and wasn't simply the sound of the beat rattling our car windows.
Just for laughs - here are some of my life's soundtracks - feel free to utilize these because I know you going to want to, especially if you are a Soul Music fan like me!!!
For that heartbreaking moment, when you are not feeling that emotional there is nothing like jamming "Let's just Kiss and Say Goodbye", because this song truly encapsulates a mutual ending :(....
Run out of work, bob your head, and grab your sung's as you prep for the evening screaming : I gotta feeling, wooohhoooooooooooo.... Thank you Black Eyed Peas for creating a sound that embraces those nights we leave our pride and names at home in place for some serious misbehavior!
If ever I wanted to meet someone, it would be Tamia, to understand the pain she went through and share my gratitude for getting me through many a break-up. She tops the charts on my "break-up", I need to cry CD, with the ultimate ladies song, I am officially missing you. It is at that moment, when she hits that note ( you know what I'm talking about ), that we often realize we need to either go back, or officially move on sista.
Jamie Jamie... you allow our friends to rag us at odd moments with the new party theme song: Blame it on the Alcohol... lol, after many a wise word has taught us otherwise, you my friend have allowed certain people to embrace the fact that ugly girls need lovin too. ;)
Changes in my life ( had to chuck in a house number )... not just any song, but the song that saw me through some of the hardest withdrawals in my life. From bad lovers to bad habits - we all need changes in our life. This song has taught me to embrace change and remember that I will never leave certain people behind. I feel blessed every time I sing it and realize all over again the many beauties who stuck through all my mud.
Who could leave out the ultimate poet - 2 Pac, because of us who live in the movies we all grew up in a Thug Life and dream of a Thugz Mansion. I take such a deeper meaning out of this, that everyone who works hard to improve themselves deserves a little piece of heaven...
Because there is always a me and you, a partner involved... Marvin Gaye should definitely feature in your life's album. Whether it is Let's Get It on.... Oh baby!!! lol Or Too busy thinking about my baby, many woman dream that the likes of Marvin, Luther, Teddy and Baby Face still existed to woo us off our feet.
Right now, if it is any indication of my life's current status I am constantly jamming those lips like sugar... lol, clearly meaning all emotion has been thrown out the window for now. Second song choice would have to be I know you want me... Hum Deeeeeee
Consider yourself lucky. I realized the other day that too many people are influx when it comes to their friendships and lack the knowledge of who their real friends are. Stuck in a rut - pretending to get on with people with whom they don't really share any likes or dislikes for that matter.
I consider myself truly lucky and have been blessed in my life with the greatest kind of friends.
After having recently had a mild outburst - from crying in club to singing on tables - it is in your darkest and brightest hours that you will realize who will actually skin a skinless cat for you... I dedicate this to my true friends, which I don't have many of, thus I consider you guys some real gems! In my opinion everyone needs friends like these:
1. The Guys Girl, the lady in the street who grew up with brothers and can roll the town with the best. She is your best friend, who will drink Ocifer under the table, wipe your tears straight after she wipes the ass who caused them. Blatant; loyal; crazy and always there - she ( or he ) is your twin, the VISA you simply can't leave home without! 2. The "Been there, done that, wearing the T-shirt" - this is the person you can tell anything to!!! And always count on for some crazy advice, as it doesn't matter what you think you did. They have certainly done worse and will continue to encourage the world to embrace the abnormal and break the rules. Everyone needs this person - to educate us to break free from the glass boxes Society forces us to live in. This is the person you call from the bathroom you no longer want to be in, while she giggles on the other end... and advises you what to do. I love this friend.
3. The Manly Man. Ooooh now this guy could write a series on his scandalous endeavors. The womanizer, the ultimate schmoozer - he will educate your ass woman or man. Lol - and embraces this role wholeheartedly. As a woman - you need this friend to advise you when you clearly have met Mr. Wrong, Mr. Cheap and Mr. Right Now - he will definitely keep you and your female emotions in check. As a Man, you all need this friend - to fear ( lol - cos you know your girl is checking him out ), to teach you how to treat a woman right ( but not use and abuse as is his way ), and help you pull yourself towards yourself when you acting a fool!!!! I like this guy - he knows exactly who he is and sets no superior expectations and better yet, he is a brilliant friend and will probably be willing to help you out in more ways than one ;)
4. The Soppy Puppy. So many of us fall into this category when we hit rock bottom, but some of us live here. Choosing to be a puppy on all accounts! This is the friend who has taught you to be sensitive as they have way too many feelings. The friend who makes your ears warm in Winter with hour long phone calls regarding their love problems and definitely the friend who does scandalous things when you guys go out like attract chubby bunnies... ;) But hey everyone needs a little lovin', and we all needed a little laughin'.
5. The Cartoon Character. You know him. So does she. The guy round the corner. The bouncer at the Door. The club owner - oh wait - he is the club owner (lol) . This is another VISA that you simply cannot leave home without - especially if you are planning a great night out! The friend who seems to be constantly high on life, always up for a party and a smile that's contagious even though you have that "I'm scared" look on your face. Their hands are permanently rounded with a shooter glass intact, arms constantly full of people as they are addicted to hugs and their lives often filled with other crazy people! This is the ultimate cheer up friend...
6. The other brother... You know, the one you don't always have to call or see but the friendship remains in tact. The one you phone when you crying in club - because truth be known this is one of your ultimate best friends. The person who truly knows you but doesn't always have to see - because they understand that while life happens - we will both always be there for one another. Always. ( Now I sound like a soppy puppy! ) lol.
I wish these 6 friends upon all of you ;) , that I have, because life simply isn't the same without an extended family you were actually able to choose. Through the up's and down's; Sin City trips and Flights on Jet, friends will certainly come and go and there will be a random few... that leave a permanent footprint in your heart and mind and certainly in all your Facebook photos. ;) Whopa.
