Justice.

You knew it was coming right...
With everything happening in the legal news I have a hard time understanding what "justice" means. Punishment, restitution, paying debts to society, rehabilitation, what is it. Is it Casey Anthoby, OJ 10 yrs ago, Zimmerman and his tricks... What is it?
It seem as though no one truly wins when "justice" is served. People are sentenced to death, required to do life, ppl die, the loved ones they leave behind find it hard to live, fatherless children, momma's losing their kids... It just doesn't end for the victim or the perpetrator, ppl suffer. I believe in laws that maintain order but I have trouble fining the balance to clearly define justice.
I've laughed and joked but I've represented for Boosie and will keep doing so. We love his music and hope this ends with a positive righteous verdict for him and his family. No one deserves to lose their life.... No one, not him, his friends, or his enemies. I hope that through all of the findings of this case they focus on the root of the problems in some communities... Not the fact that they have a rap star behind bars.
Bottom line, they give Boosie life-- ppl on the outside will ride for him no matter what, his name will stay alive.
The streets, they ugly. People die, kids aren't safe in their schools or yards, drugs create employment bc it's all some know. I urge ppl not to judge ppl of the streets but to vision ONE DAY in their shoes, I'm sure it's not fun. Get over "right" and "wrong" and labeling folks you feel should "do better" and realize that some ppl do what they know and it takes someone special or a special circumstance to show them different. Ppl fight for our country in Iraq, young men fight for their live in their own neighborhoods. I understand laws, prison, and believe that we need order but laws are MAN made, never forget that. Some ppl need to be there, I'm not opposed to locking murderes, rapist, child predators, ect up... But you are selling yourself short if you make a judgement without knowing someone's story.

With that, I'll scream #FreeBoosie and I don't think DA Moore cld walk one day on some STREETS in HIS city without being targeted... And not everyone can get out. It's not what you know, it what you can prove. Using lyrics, a sad move that violates what the system preaches... What is truly free in this country if speech isn't? Lose Boosie in the system if it makes you feel good but plenty true killers will be bred in his place... Find the root of that. Pray that ppl find their way thru life, thru tough circumstances, and that their hearts don't turn as cold as the streets around them.
Night, Rachelle

#FREEBOOSIE
4/30

Balance.

I think everyone runs in to times in life where "balance" just isn't there. Work, home, life, friendships, marriage, ect. can be hard to juggle.
For me, being an only child, this didn't come easy to me. Sharing life, dividing time, managing everything didn't come natural. As an adult Balance never came easy.
Today I still sometimes wonder... What does life want from me, where's the directions for handling life and satisfying the ppl in it? Is life overwhelming, of course, but it's the life Christ asks me to live... I forget that at times.
Balancing can be a challenge for anyone, no matter who you are.
Friendships are difficult, ppl are difficult. You're surrounded by negativity at times which can impact you, have you ignorant behind ignorance. For me, Learning to flip the negativity into a positive picture is key. Maybe God put this in my life as an example of who NOT TO BE, maybe this
person is a mirror image of myself and I need to see it to change it, maybe it's a test. See I claim to love Him... And I do... But my ability to ignore ignorance rather than react to it speaks way louder than my claim. Its much easier to judge another than it is to judge yourself, typically what we dislike in others isn't far from who we are/who we were/who we are close to being. Scary right. Love, I love hard.... The painful part, when that love isn't reciprocated. Decide who is worth it, make sure you love hard, with no regrets.
Work, well it's work. My career is very important to me but at times I put it wayyy to high on my priority list. Balance... My career should never e above watching my child grow or spending time with my husband when we need it. In the moment I wanna hustle, sometimes too much, losing sight of priorities, losing balance.
Aside from that... you have LIFE pulling you side to side front to back. Feelings and emotions play a part, reality TV shows that want you to believe that's "reality", beliefs, politics (ugh!), love, loss, and more.
I don't think there's a perfect method to balancing life, no formula or handbook... But I do think the common denominator is God. Seems like He is in the midst of everything you see above, never fading, never leaving, and always helping. We burn out, ask "what do you want from me!"? We lose sight, focus on the wrong things... We're in the moment, it happens to everyone, we lose balance. For me happiness lies somewhere in the middle of it all... Life, love, pain, loss, joy, success, failure... Happiness comes when we balance those things out and live with the choice we make. Be open to learning, balance life as much as possible, walk your path and let others walk theirs. Judgement is poison, stay away from it. Empathy, it makes or breaks relationships. If the strong survive we have something to offer the weak- offer it. Pride will kill success, everytime. Trust yourself, confidence is beautiful. Balance------- the center of life, the key to being humble, and the main ingredient in a content heart.
Yours truly,
Rachelle