JimHova? | Jim Jones caught singing Jay-Z lyrics…

JimHova?……Jim Jones and jigga have been beefing lately, well more Jim to Hov, but Jim’s a smart dude, and a funny nigga who lives for comedy..Mr. Jones was spotted, doing some Jay-Z karaoke in the club lol…..im sure he knew the cam’s were on him peep….

JIM JONES LOVES JAY-Z (NO HOMO) from Urban News Network on Vimeo

The Time to act | Dr. H. L. McNeely DCH

Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don’t need to be hasty if it isn’t required, but you don’t want to lose much time either. Here’s the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong.

Let’s say you would like to build your library. If that is a strong desire for you, what you’ve got to do is get the first book. Then get the second book. Take action as soon as possible, before the feeling passes and before the idea dims. If you don’t, here’s what happens -

- You Fall Prey To The Law Of Diminishing Intent -

We intend to take action when the idea strikes us. We intend to do something when the emotion is high. But if we don’t translate that intention into action fairly soon, the urgency starts to diminish. A month from now the passion is cold. A year from now it can’t be found.

So take action. Set up a discipline when the emotions are high and the idea is strong, clear, and powerful. If somebody talks about good health and you’re motivated by it, you need to get a book on nutrition. Get the book before the idea passes, before the emotion gets cold. Begin the process. Fall on the floor and do some push-ups. You’ve got to take action; otherwise the wisdom is wasted. The emotion soon passes unless you apply it to a disciplined activity. Discipline enables you to capture the emotion and the wisdom and translate them into action. The key is to increase your motivation by quickly setting up the disciplines. By doing so, you’ve started a whole new life process.

Here is the greatest value of discipline: self-worth, also known as self-esteem. Many people who are teaching self-esteem these days don’t connect it to discipline. But once we sense the least lack of discipline within ourselves, it starts to erode our psyche. One of the greatest temptations is to just ease up a little bit. Instead of doing your best, you allow yourself to do just a little less than your best.

There is a problem with even a little bit of neglect. Neglect starts as an infection. If you don’t take care of it, it becomes a disease. And one neglect leads to another.
Once this has happened, how can you regain your self-respect? All you have to do is act now! Start with the smallest discipline that corresponds to your own philosophy. Make the commitment:
“I will discipline myself to achieve my goals”.

To Your Success,

Reposted with consent from: Dr. H. L. McNeely DCH

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Generation Sex

My son is 16 months old, not yet out of diapers and still innocent. But I am worried and concerned because children of today have lost their innocence. Images in the media, friends, and to a certain extent I would have to say parents, are encouraging a new generation of children to grow up too fast, exploring sex and sexuality at far too young an age.

I had a conversation with one of my best friends the other day about her nephew who is 15 and she shook her head saying – “fast, he is fast and the girls around him are faster.” I was taken aback for a moment and asked “is he sexually active?” her reply, “yes, and given the girls around him there is no question why.” At that moment my feminist sensibilities sprang up and I tried to take a stand for young women. But before I could protest my friend (the mother of boys under 10) said- “you’ll see – young girls today are hyper-sexualized and pursue the boys, early.”

That was food for thought. Today I visited myspace and saw an image that upset me. A young woman that I have been fairly close to over the years had a profile picture of herself posing seductively in a bathing suit. Technically speaking, as a college freshman now I suppose she is “grown” and can make her own decisions. But everything in me wants to cry out to her “Stop, you are more than your body don’t you know this?”

And then I think about the profile images of woman in their mid-thirties, church-going women, with similar profile photos and wonder, is there really any hope? Will my few words make a difference?

Probably not, given the young woman in the bathing suit is sexually active and has dealt with other issues that could certainly contribute to an already low self-esteem. And, the thing is I can relate to her – I made some poor decisions when I was young, but how do you utilize your personal life experiences to help a teenager find their way? Some may even argue that her self -esteem is high – if she has the body why not flaunt it? So many images in the media are doing it and it is reasonably acceptable.

My question is – so, what do I do? As the mother of a baby boy who will one day become a young man? How do I keep him from exploiting young women? How do I keep him from regarding woman as play things in this society full of misogynistic images of women gyrating in every music video? I guess I can only be the best example possible of womanhood for him, I can continue to raise him in a loving home, teach him to respect woman, hope he follows in the footsteps of his father and of course pray.

Written By Guest Blogger: Renée aka Mekhi’s Mom

TCJ Thanks Mekhi’s Mom.

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JENDOR – PAVE THE WAY (Video)

This week my dude got his video placed on MTVu’s Freshman show and

I’m happy for him that he’s getting his music heard.

Check it out, vote if you like it.

The new FRESHMEN 5 contenders for the week of 6/23 are:

Sonny Rich “Stunners (When Y’all Start)”
Curtis Santiago “T.K.O.”
Paramount “Good Girl”
Monte Negro “Give Me Love”
Jendor “Pave The Way”

votiing begins monday June 23rd 11am EST
Votes for fans favorite video can be made online via our website:

http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/

Now for the summer of 2008, Jendor is giving back with a music video. Directed by ‘Donlee Brussel’ “Pave the Way”. This tribute to the pioneers was filmed in San Francisco & Oakland California. Beat production was handled by Architect & scratches by: DJ Fresh. The video includes raw bboys/bgirls in action, Props to (Paulskee)CEO of M4/RFC/CypherAddix www.mighty4.com

Now for the video…

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