Critique vs Criticism

Believe it or not we all need to have a critic in our lives to give us a critique. They are the people that you trust the most and will be straight with you about your attitude, clothing, and so much more. You need them as much as they need you to do the same. However we must be careful not to cross the line over to criticism? So what is the difference, you ask?

A good critique will include good and bad attribute and can possible offer you a suggestion to change your behavior. For example, you are really good at focusing on details but sometimes you focus to much on the details which has resulted in decrease in your productivity. But when someone is criticizing you, it tends to focus will only on the bad.

I strive to be a great critic because it helps people to be the best version of themselves rather than give criticism to mold you to be horrible version of what society wants them to be.

Have a awesome Holiday.

Kameeshia

Where is the justice?

I am not a political person but I feel that it is time people take a stand and ask where is justice in American society? 

We live in a time where a kid can be stalked through the streets of his own neighborhood and gun down yet the murder walks free; yet a woman  fires a warning shot (which hit no one) at her abusive ex and is sentenced to 20 years in prison. 

If you have not guessed it, I am talking about the case of Marissa Alexander. If you do not know the story or need a refresher, this is how the story goes: Marissa Alexander fired a warning shot to her abusive ex in Jacksonville, FL and used the "stand your ground defense" but lost the case. Under the Florida mandatory sentencing law for firearm crimes, Alexander received 20 years in prison because she discharged a weapon in the commission of a crime. George Zimmerman, against police advice stalked and gun down Travyon Martin yet a jury found him not guilty. So, if I am to understand this correctly, a woman who was actually in danger fires a warning shot,  hits no one and is in prison til this day but a man who stalked a kid and gun him down just for walking the street went free.Where is the justice? 

I know many of you are thinking, "Wow Kay you are late to the party," but here is my point: Zimmerman was freed almost immediately after his verdict and received a very speedy bail hearing, yet Alexanders sits in jail until her bail hearing in early 2014. The fact of the matter is Marissa Alexander is not a violent offender, no one was hurt, so why should she sit in jail? Why are non-violent offenders not on house arrest? 

The fact of the matter is the justice system, just like many other institutions are unfavorable and biased  based on race AND classicism. We need to really think is money more important than our salvation. Does money give you the right to rape, pillage, and kill? 

In Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." The fact is money comes and goes and power does the same. The one thing that remains is wreckage it leaves behind. I for one do not want sorrow in my life but when I stand before God, I want him to see I had more faith in him than worldly gain over others. 

Be blessed not stressed.

Kay

Who controls your happiness?

Have you ever heard someone say "I just want to be happy" or "If I just had ...., I would be happy?" I have said it myself and heard it as well. But I often wonder, what is in the way of me or you being happy now? The answer is easy: you are what you feel, hang out with, and allow in your life. 

If you feel bad about yourself, hang out with people who drag you down, or allow things in your life that diminish your joy then you will never have happiness. We have to learn to identify those in our lives who up lift us and encourage us from those who constantly tear us down. Joel Osteen had a great sermon on #574R on 11/10/2013 "Take Control of Your Happiness." He identifies how to categorize those in your life into 4 categories: Lift, Thrust, Weight, and Drag." http://www.joelosteen.com/Pages/VideoStreaming.aspx. Learn to control your own happiness and not let others control it.

Have an Awesome Day 

Kay