>>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