Man Hood.

Forgive me for my mistakes, Im still a kid learning the responsibility of being an adult
- author unknown

Happy Monday. Just wanted to make a few comments on this quote I got from a random picture. Made me think of something not to many people seem to want to realize: you are NOT perfect. Yes I said it. You will most undoubtedly FUCK SHIT UP. You turd!

But now knowing this, i would hope some of the pressure you put on yourself to orchestra all of your movements around this idea that "I don't wanna make a mistake". You will drive yourself literally insane. You are expected as a man to be:

1. "strong"
2. silent
3. Immune to emotional attacks on your character
4. Be able to fix stuff
5. unafraid of any bug, mouse, vermin or insect that walks the earth
6. own a car
7. Know what a woman wants at any given moment
8. be sensitive but not a punk
9. never get shown up by another guy ESP. in front of a girl ESP. YOUR own girl
10. etc, etc, etc, etc, etc,......

Of course I could write this list for hours, but you get the gist. You will or have broken one of these cardinal rules. And if you haven't....it isn't even 8am yet. Im sure by lunch you'll do the deed. The thing is not to be crippled by it. You need to embrace your faults and shortcummings as they are part of the stew that makes you who you are. Ignoring them doesn't really do much for them working for you. You have to embrace ALL of you before others do.

When you realize you aren't perfect you will take the pressure off your shoulders to become Jay Z or Vin Diesel or whomever else is personified as what guys should shoot for these days. You will realize that those goals are a bit unrealistic seeing as you aren't an amazing MC or [insert adjective for Vin Diesel's talents]. And that frankly is ok. You will mess up every now and again and that is ok as well. As long as you learn from the mistake. That is the hard part. If you don't learn then you are doomed to repeat whatever fuck up you stepped in today.

Here's a trick i learned: learn from the mistakes other people have made.....helps you save time and energy....like cliff notes...for your life...

Always push yourself. Never doubt yourself. Know the difference.