This is actually the first blog post I’ve published since the launch of the site. I know…that’s pretty lame and some would call it irresponsible. How do I expect to keep up consistent website traffic if I am ignoring a big part of the site for months? My answer to that question is…I don’t really care. I want to publish blog posts that come from my heart. I want to share with everyone the things I’ve learned or even just the thoughts I’ve been thinking. Realistically, I am not at a point in my life where I am in tune with my emotions at all times or can even conceptualize all the things that have happened in my life the past week. I am human. I live, I learn, and I want to share, however, fact of the matter is, this learning thing takes time. I’ll be damned if I just publish just to publish and just share a lesson that I know nothing about.

The reason I say all of this is to be completely genuine with everyone. This is something that I am currently practicing in my life. I want to get to a point in my life where I can be comfortably genuine at all times. I am not a fan of putting up a facade. I feel that it suppresses my character, and I believe my character is what God blessed me with to bless the world with. Cocky? No, it’s not. The same goes for all of us. I like to keep it real. On that note. “Keep it real” is played out – I hate that phrase.

While we’re at it, I also hate when people fart in my presence, make smart comments about my driving, scratch their heads too hard because I think the dandruff is going to fly into my nose.

Just to be clear, I don’t think being genuine is just listing off things you hate, it’s much more than that.

The point I’m trying to get at is that we shouldn’t bust our asses off everyday to try and fit into some mold/category/genre/clique/anything. Be yourself. Be respectfully-truthful about how you feel. Be genuine. Putting up a fake facade is just too much work. You are you for a reason, bless the world with your diversity and identity.

-E