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>>this is all i said basically and that these external influences >>on your thoughts will ALWAYS influence you no matter what. >>you can choose to do whatever, but how think will >>always be determined a great deal by external sources, for >>better or for worse. > >yes they will always influence you, >but putting any more weight >on them than is necessary >will lead to nothing but >stagnation. > >my dad always told me when >i was growin up "there's >always an excuse." it's true. >there's an excuse for anything. >sometimes more apparent sometimes less >apparent. knowing how your own >views are influenced by yr >surroundings is a part of >knowing yourself. but assuming all >of the views of your >surroundings without questioning anything is >pure stupidity.
who said not to question anything?
> >>lots of things, sports athletes, national leaders, etc for example are >>often times driven by insecurities in themselves to do great > >what do they achieve when their >motivation is insecurity? i sure >as hell wouldn;t want a >national leader who was insecure >about his or herself.
colonization, imperialism, building massive monuments and empires, defeating/subduing enemies, all "great" things leaders acheive by being motivated by insecurities.
>athletes who are primarily motivated by >insecurities reap a helluva lotta >damage on people with a >lotta ease, due to their >celebrity status.
yes, but since they are athletes, none of that matters. what matters is their level of athletic acheivement.
> >lil kim is very obviously motivated >by her insecurities. she is >highly regarded and has high >sales. is she doing great >things?
maybe not "great" things. but what is she doing that is soo bad?
she is earning a living, doing what she enjoys presumably. i dont know if she's happy or not, but she's better off than she used to be by most accounts including her own.
> >==**peace**== > >"baby, >I'd draw yuh bath >like Picasso.. > >pick you, >like fruit >off yuh family tree. & >eatcha' honeydew ass, >wet" > >-Giovanni > >i believe in education and empowerment >through art. i believe that >movements happen when ideas are >set to music. bodies and >people come together through dance >and movement, eyes awaken in >the face of a good >movie, and whatever ya gotta >say is useless unless you >can use these tools to >reach right into people > >"the skilled binder uses no strings >or knots, while to unloose >what he has bound would >be impossible." > Lao Tzu > >"The logic of divide and rule >is still valid today." > Capleton > >DomePoem Poets; Vibe Nation; One ppl >under the spoken word
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