Heads Up

Today I interviewed another artist. I was hired to do his bio by his manager. Yeah, I’m back at that again. It’s easy money even though I’m not too confident with that type of writing yet so my prices are very low. So far I’ve done 5 bios and only one of them is stellar to me.

Being attached to the entertainment industry in Miami means being invited to some parties for networking, blah blah… I usually don’t go but due to dire circumstances, I need all the work I can get so I have to dust off the old party dress and find a babysitter so I can mingle.

It was quite an interesting time with this particular artist. He used to have a hit song in 2001 and toured with Ludacris and performed with Trina. He said The Ying Yang Twins opened up for him at some point. Then, after the whirlwind of his celebrity died down and another hit replaced his at the top of the charts, he found himself homeless and living back with his parents as he joined the staff of a lawn care service to make ends meet.

Sitting there listening to him tell his story was so wild to me. He went from making $20,000 a month to taking the bus to work. But he’s back at it again. Five years later he has a new single that is being played on local radio stations and he has a whole new name and image. We listened to his CD and I couldn’t help but be blown away. His approach is very..uh..unique. That’s all I’ll say. I’d really like to see how or if the public will buy what he is offering.

I’m just glad he is taking a chance. Sometimes it seems that all of our hopes and dreams crash and burn right in front of us. We stand there with our mouths open, not knowing what to do next. If it didn’t work this time and we gave it our all, then why should we waste our time again?

Man, I’m right in the middle of a storm. Everything that was stable to me has been taken away all within one week. It seems like everything and everyone has deserted me just when I needed it most.

Last night I started to get a little sad while sitting in my living room by myself. I called my girl Tonya and asked her to stay on the phone with me and keep me company even though I knew it was late. Ofcourse she was there for me. Funny how I’m the woman with the encouraging word and last night I had to encourage myself.

I thought to myself, “If any of your friends called you and told you that they had lost all that you have, what would you say to them?”

Then I got really excited because I know EXACTLY what I’d say.

I’d say, “Oooooooh SHIT! Do you understand what this means? You lost all of that without warning or reason and you can’t understand why. Well that’s all I needed to hear! This desperate situation looks like material for a miracle girl!”

“Can you imagine that God is about to replace all that you have lost with MORE! Remember how you moved down here to Miami and you couldn’t afford your own place or storage and you had to throw years of memories and trinkets in the city dump? Remember how you cried? And look at you now! All that has been replaced and MORE. So don’t sit up there and act like you don’t know how God is going to handle this. You KNOW He’s got this and everything you lost wasn’t yours to begin with so it HAD TO GO! Get ready girl! There’s about to be a multitude of blessings in your life!”

Yeah. That’s what I would have said.

So that’s what I have to believe.

The nice guys do NOT always finish last. Evil is not the ruler of the Earth. No matter what I will not allow a few slimy people to make me feel as though I can never be nice to others again. I won’t allow a misunderstanding to push me to never trust again. I am so open with people. I share so much of myself and my heart and I know this makes me vulnerable but it is what it is.

I am who I am.

I am so grateful for my wonderful friends and my little sister who gets on my nerves sometimes. As much as I hope to inspire and motivate others, they keep me moving. They keep me focused. I love them so much. No one could ever replace what they’ve contributed to my life and I will spend the rest of my life thanking them for loving me so much. I promise.