At first I was going to write a post about it. Then I thought I would go in my element and create a small podcast. I finally decided to go out of my comfort zone and record a video to capture my thoughts on why the Black Weblog Awards are needed.

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 23 July 10 at 6:52 pm, filed under Life, Thoughts and tagged black weblog awards, fave, youtube. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

My hesitation to make decisions — personal or professional — has often come from my belief that I must wait until I have the ideal situation. Despite the blessings and accomplishments in my life, I’m sure this type of thinking has caused me to miss out on some amazing opportunities or prolonged my development in certain areas.

I recently finished reading REWORK by Jason Fried and David Heinmeier Hansson. The majority of their tenets reaffirmed the wisdom I’ve picked up over the years concerning business, life and even social media. The concept that struck me the hardest was “decisions are progress” (p76-78). The only way I can truly move forward in life is found in my willingness to make choices with my existing resources, commitment-fueled discipline and radical faith.

I’ve seen how this mentality has been beneficial in my life — I didn’t wait until I had the idea situation to start the Friday Favecast. In the beginning, I had a $7 Memorex microphone, a Sony laptop, an old copy of Cool Edit Pro (before it was Adobe Audition) and a kitchen table. I used what I had and poured my passion for good music and encouragement into those tools. During that time, I wanted the Macbook and sexy microphone, but it wasn’t in the budget. I believe those humble beginnings are what created the foundation on which my podcast rests today.

I can’t wait until I’m “right with the Lord” in order increase my prayer life. I can’t wait until I feel like working out (’cause it may NEVER happen *LOL*). I can’t wait until the economy picks up to further my career or search for new clients. I can’t wait until I have the ideal situation because the ideal situation is what I’m looking to create.

Can you dig it?

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 18 July 10 at 8:50 pm, filed under Thoughts. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

I don’t let much get to me. Especially on the internet. There’s enough going on IRL and, in the midst of leading a family and living my dream (which are intertwined), who has time for the drama?

But when I read this post on Why I Stalk a Sexy Black Woman on Twitter, I couldn’t click away in silence.

I encourage you to read it and then come back to the rest of this post.
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This entry was written by Fave, posted on 15 July 10 at 7:45 pm, filed under Life, Thoughts and tagged black women, bullshit, gizmodo, stereotypes. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

I was mowing the backyard when I slipped on a patch of mud and fell backwards — slightly pulling the mower towards me. My foot went under the fast-turning blade and the tip of my sneaker was sliced off. Surprisingly, I didn’t panic as I reached into the bloody mess of what was left of my shoe. My toes were still intact, but the blade had cut through the underside of the first three of them. I thanked God right then and there.

I hopped into the house, removed the shoe and began rinsing my foot off in the bathtub. The pain was a combination of the lacerations and the force of the shoe being ripped at the tip. I figured it was just a nasty nick that could be treated with some soap, peroxide, gauze and tape. My wife was able to get a better view of the damage. “You got meat hanging out,” she cringed. I needed to go to the emergency room.

I went to the hospital where the doctors cleaned me up and closed my wounds with 16 stitches (10 in my big toe, 6 in my second). The only real discomfort I had was when my stomach and ankle muscles decided to cramp as they were threading the needle into my flesh. Being the social media enthusiast that I am, my iPhone was in full effect throughout the process (it was a good distraction from the pain and procedure).

I spent approximately four hours at the hospital from admission to release. I looked at my surroundings in between chapter readings of REWORK (which is a good book, btw). People were literally wailing in pain with the fear of death in their eyes. What impacted me the most is that this is the scene in thousands of emergency rooms worldwide. I thanked God again that it could have been much worse.

The experience got me to thinking about faith and I captured those thoughts here:

So what does all this have to do with a guy named Mike Gudeman? He was my college roommate my freshman year. He lost 1/2 his foot in a farming accident as a kid — but it didn’t stop him from playing football, running track and riding motorcycles. I imagine the pain of having my toes grazed by a mower blade (as an adult) is nothing compared to losing skin, muscle and bone (as a child). But life goes on and GOD is truly in control.

Until next time…

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 8 July 10 at 11:14 am, filed under Life, Thoughts and tagged accident, emergency room, hospital, laceration, mike gudeman, motorcycle, toe. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

This entry was written by Fave, posted on 6 July 10 at 4:12 pm, filed under Thoughts and tagged audioboo, webcomic. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.