Missing You...

So how do you get someone out of your system that unconciously ebedded themselves in your emotions and psyche? Well when you find out the answer please let me know so that I can bottle it and sell it to unsuspecting people embarking on new relationships.

So as you all know I've had to deal with a little bit of drama over the course of last week. Well the weekend approaches and I am stubborn as hell, so I let the dust settle and the chips fell where they may.

But I had this nagging feeling attached to my spirit...I figured it out at 12:00am (August 3rd) I Missed Them...

Im Missing You - Diana Ross & the Supremes

WOW! didn't see that coming...So I reached out and I expressed myself (something I don't do, but learning how to) and told them exactly what the problem was and how I was feeling. I took responsibility for my part and they did the same. WE COMMUNICATED! Gold star for that...

So we're gonna try it again...Besides whats a relationship without a few obstacles.

Wish us luck and blessings!

~feenix

A Dedication to Friends...

As you all know, I really don't do the chain letter thing, so I post the message here...

Woman and a Fork

There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things 'in order,' she contacted her Pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.

She told him which songs she wanted sung at the service, what scriptures she would like read, and what outfit she wanted to be buried in.

Everything was in order and the Pastor was preparing to leave when the young woman suddenly remembered something very important to her.

'There's one m ore thing,' she said excitedly.

'What's that?' came the Pastor's reply.

'This is very important,' the young woman continued. 'I want to be buried with a fork in my right hand.'

The Pastor stood looking at the young woman, not knowing quite what to say.

That surprises you, doesn't it?' the young woman asked.

'Well, to be honest, I'm puzzled by the request,' said the Pastor.

The young woman explained. 'My grandmother once told me this story, and from that time on I have always tried to pass along its message to those I love and those who are in need of encouragement.. In all my years of attending socials and dinners, I always remember that when the dishes of the main course were being cleared, someone would inevitably lean over and say, 'Keep your fork.' It was my favorite part because I knew that something better was coming...like velvety chocolate cake or deep-dish apple pie.. Something wonderful and with substance!'

So, I just want people to see me there in that casket with a fork in my hand and I want them to wonder 'What's with the fork?' Then I want you to tell them: 'Keep your fork, the best is yet to come.'

The Pastor's eyes welled up with tears of joy as he hugged the young woman good-bye. He knew this would be one of the last times he would see her before her death.. But he also knew that the young woman had a better grasp of heaven than he did. She had a better grasp of what heaven would be like than many people twice her age, with twice as much experience and knowledge. She KNEW that something better was coming.

At the funeral people were walking by the young woman's casket and they saw the cloak she was wearing and the fork placed in her right hand. Over and over, the Pastor heard the question, 'What's with the fork?' And over and over he smiled.

During his message, the Pastor told the people of the conversation he had with the young woman shortly before she died. He also told them about the fork and about what it symbolized to her.. He told the people how he could not stop thinking about the fork and told them that they probably would not be able to stop thinking about it either..

He was right. So the next time you reach down for your fork let it remind you, ever so gently, that the best is yet to come. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed they make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.

Show your friends how much you care. Remember to always be there for them, even when you need them more. For you never know when it may be their time to 'Keep your fork.'

Cherish the time you have, and the memories you share ...

Being friends with someone is not an opportunity but a sweet responsibility.

Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND even if it means sending back to the person who sent it to you.

And keep your fork.

Game Recognizes Game...

Welcome Back to Tasty Tuesdays here at 'feenix magazine'....

We are going to go a different route today and talk about shenanigans. Riley Freeman has to be one of the best cartoon characters to have been created here in the 2000's...and one of my favorite quotes by him is "...GAME RECOGNIZES GAME GRANDPA, and you lookin' unfamiliar..." This was said in response to Grandpa taking a "young" girl out to Red Lobster after he met her in the grocery store. The reason why this is relevant because I would like to know from my readers what would your reaction be or how would you feel if someone you were particularly close to, close being defined as sharing intimate moments, sent you a message saying "...i am going out of town on business for a week so we can't talk cuz i will be busy..."

Now color me crazy but thats sounds like BullSHITE...and because game recognizes game they lookin' unfamiliar...LOL So you are so busy that you never go to the bathroom...so busy that you never take a break, so busy that you just fall in the bed and never take your "work" clothes off? WTF??? Get the ***k outta here wit that malarkey... Betta be like my girl Jesse from Poetic Justice "...cuz all I do is DRESS and REST, cuz love don't live here anymore, come on yall..."
I could go on and on like Erykah with movie and song quotes that fit this situation so perfectly, but why give it anymore thought, time, and attention than I already have.

Until we speak again.... Remember, the spirit of the feexix is within you!

`feenix

Back Down Memory Lane...

Sometimes it is so good to travel back down memory lane. When you speak to old friends and you recant(sp?) all the things you did together. Well during my freshmen year(I think) in undergrad I met G.W.G. who is now one of my very very good friends. From the inception of our friendship, it has been a nonstop rollercoaster of laughs among other things.

Never will forget the day we first met. I was working in the advisement office of the business school(my major) and I came in late and noticed there was a change in staff. ( I miss you Shonda)and we gave eachother this look that translated into "WTF is that?" LOL its so funny when you look back on it because at that moment we had to decide mentally are we going to be friends or enemies...So glad that friendship won the battle. Since that day we were inseperable. Hitting all the hot spots in Philly: FiveSpot (Remember the snowstorm?), Midtown Diner, Shampoo, 13th street, Mad4Mex($5 margaritas and hot wings Friday starting at 11pm), Martini Cafe, South Street and all the spots in between. This was my buddy until the end. So much so that it is so hard to be embarassed when you have friends like that. I will never forget the day that I was on my way to their house, it was a Friday so it was hit the streets night, and I was looking good. --sidebar: HA HA as always the case even when I am looking bad--and I was getting off of the 'L' and the ground was wet. I had on a pair of black flightposits and where the arch of the foot is the shoe had rubber. The rubber hit the tip of the steps(back then the steps had metal on them) and next thing I know I am on the ground, IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR! Aside from embarassment I was upset that I messed up my white 'T'....Luckily for me my best bud had a washer and dryer LOL. These are the kinds of stories that make life and friendships so valuable.

I will always love you G.W.G and I thank you for giving me some of the greatest memories of my life!!!!