Lemons & Lemonade

The best way to survive, is to plan for war in a time of peace. You get it, life's good, drink Pepsi, or have a Coke and a smile. But what happens when it falls down. You losing it, life's a bitch, and you've just been down-graded to $.50 juices? Most people fall victim to what I call "the front line syndrome". Sure when you got it, you ready to post-up front and center, ready for whatever. Try that when your market starts to crash. In my opinion, people should have an "escape" plan. You want to be the best, on top, and be ready for the world? Then you have to work for it, and you have to know and believe that what can go wrong, probably will. I've always refused to be that person who brings a knife to a gun fight. You have to know what you're up against. You ain't always going to be on top. But hell, if I ain't on top, I sure don't want to be on the bottom. Been there, done that. But if you forgetten where you've been, you're going to get lost finding where you're going. It's the small things that keep your boat sailing accordingly. As you make progress in life, you can't just stop. You have to keep trying to do better and better. One knows how it feels to be up the creek without a paddle.. But does one know how it feels to always have some sort of paddle, atleast a piece to build another one? Of course not. Who budgets? Who does without the glitzy and glam that others claim to be hot? Who puts their best foot forward even when they've "came up" or got a little something? Not many of us. We  over spend. Under estimate. Build walls. Burn bridges. Fall back, and stay in suspended animation, and blame others. I always try to look at the brighter side of the fire. If all ain't well, at ain't as bad as it could be. Many of us will go beyond the grave still having not given opportunity a chance to shine through. Unfortunatley that's not my M.O. I remember the things I've been through. The ugly places I've been, and the ugly people I've seen. I know how it feels to not have, or not enough. I see a better me. A prosperous woman, mother, and child of God. A strong, fierce, but eligant being. Being smart is so much different from being intelligent. I'd choose intellect over smarts any day. Would you? With a strong mental, you can over come and fade-out an obstacle that pops up. With the ability to take the little you have, the intellect you're designed with, and just do it.