Can men & women be JUST friends?

I have thought of this question more often then not. I just watched the movie, "Life As We Know It". I find it interesting how two people who tried to date years ago, who did not like each at all could end up together. (If you have not seen the movie you should watch it... not gonna explain the whole movie.) It is simple YES, as long they do not put themselves in a situation that will allow them to engage in sexual activities. I have to say even the strongest, most committed person can fall short and make a HUGE mistake. Men and women were designed to be attracted to one another. You do not have to believe me but put my theory to the test. Ex: Put a man and a women in a room together alone a week or even over night and what will happen is by the time they leave they will have discovered qualities that they like about each other. It can vary from that persons physical attributes to their personality or mannerisms. Give the thoughts time to manifest and what will happen is they might find themselves thinking of this person especially if they were in any way attracted to them. The mind is quite powerful and thoughts can quickly turn into actions. It may go from hanging out, to watching movies to, touching and feeling and well you know where Im headed with this. So in essence yes, they can as long as they do not cross delicate boundaries and don't put them in any situations where something physical can happen. Please share you thoughts in the comments section.

P.S. If you have a great relationship don't put yourself in the position to mess up a good thing. You never miss a good things until its gone.

XOXO
Nori

"I'LL WAIT FOR YOU"

I ran across this on facebook and absolutely loved this spoken word poem!

You know what really grinds my gears?

-Grown men with braids.. cut your damn hair!

-Stank breath.

-When I see a mom or father out with their kids and they look better kept than their children.

-Bad attitude.

-When I burn food, especially when its the last of something.

-Ungrateful folks.

-My last name being Moss ughhhh.... Im a Heard until I get married.

-Liars.

Ladies: If you had a son, would you want him to marry a woman JUST LIKE YOU ARE today? Why or why not?

I was looking at one of the many blogs I visit daily and I came across this question. I thought about it and thought about it and came to one conclusion. YES! In a New York minute I would. I thought over my past relationships and I even evaluated the God sent relationship that I am in now and I knew I would want my future son to marry a woman like me. I have not been the most successful at relationshipss in the past (because I fell for guys that were not meant for me) but I am stonger and wiser because of the life experiences I learned. I have been blessed to be a virtuous woman. I am NOT PERFECT but I am the woman that God want me to be. That is patient, loyal, high integrity, a lover, faither, and giver amoung other things :-) When I am with a man I am with him ONLY. (As they say in the streets, ride or die chick.) I beleive that we are unstoppable together. We are inlove kindred spirits and compliment and add to each others lives. So yes, in a heart beat I would want my future son to marry a woman like me just as I am today. He would have a woman that is his help mate and will hold him up and always repect him as the man his is. I dont know when my future son will arrive on this earth (NO.Im not preggers), I dont even know what his name will be yet and I am already proud of him!

Actions speak louder than words...

Every since I heard Jill Scott "He Loves Me" I knew that I wanted to feel this way about someone. Its a great song but the answer is does she/he love you back? Actions will always over rule what a person is saying. When you care of about someone you show it. You do for them unselfishly and you may go lacking to make sure that person have. Actions will motivate others to give you that same love and kindness back to them and to others. LOVE... I Love it! Love with ACTIONS is priceless!

Everybody needs a getway!!!!

Im thinking of going to a land far far away... you know like in the fairy tales! Seriously, I have a bucket list of places I would like to visit and these three destinations are first up! Lets begin shall we...



Paris, France



Greece



Bali

Put Your Dream First - handle your [entertainment] business

So Eric Foster from the Chattanooga Morning Show gave me this wonderful book to read and when I read it I knew that I had to share this good book with you. This book gets accolades from some of the industries most profound players. This book goes into details about: movies, music, radio, television, new mobile media media, advertising, publicity, style, design, management and representation. If you want to be apart of this entertainment industry as I know you do then you need to have this book in your collection.



*This book is especially for my ladies... and to everyone get your reading game up! Enjoy this read.

Top 10 List of things an artist NEED to do!!!!

10. Read and Study.... become educated on the business that you want to be apart of so bad. If you are a hip-hop artist or an R&B artist become a learner of your craft and those that paved the way for you to be the artist that you are.

9. Learn to adapt, never get stuck in your ways... music is ever changing and if you really want to be apart of this industry stay one step ahead.

8.Protect your music and your originality. You need to get your music copy righted so that no one can ever steal your material. If someone does try to take your music you can have the proper paper work to show you were the originator of the music you can get your just do.

7. Your music need to be registered. Your music need to have bar codes so that you can show up on BDS. This is how record reps, A&R executives and people in the industry can keep up with what radio stations around the country are playing your songs and how many times.

6. Do not be a hater... support other artist trying to make it because you will need and want the same support. If Marvin Gaye hated on Stevie Wonder where would be music be today? Support others and you will in return get support.

5. Performing is key. Learn how to be a performer instead of a person on stage yelling into the mic. Book as many performances your schedule will allow. This builds a strong fan base and it is great practice.

4. Presentation is everything... make sure that your music is packaged professionally. If you are giving your music to people make sure that it is well prepared and the information is in the right order. (Never write on a CD and think people are going to take your seriously)Invest in printed labels for your music. You need the name of the artist or group, name of the song... If you have to go to a music store FYE or music section in Wal-Mart look at how a real package look and do your best to duplicate it.

3. Give your music to DJ's... not people who claim to be DJ's but the one's that spin regularly in clubs. A DJ is your best tool when trying to get your record played and recognized.

2. Get total strangers to listen to your music. Don't tell them it is you until you get their honest feed back. Your mama, family and friends may not tell you that the song sucks because they don't want to hurt your feelings but a total stranger will tell you if your music is good or not. Let more than a few people listen to your music, get the opinions of a lot of people so that you have a variety of feedback to work with. It only makes you better.

1. Never Stop Grinding.... get your name out there in the streets and where ever you go leave a CD. Word of mouth is powerful, the more people talk the better. PROMOTE, PROMOTE, PROMOTE... rep your music when no one else do. Use the free networking sites to your advantage. Building relationships with people and use those connections to promote your music. You are your biggest fan.