Gratitude

This is a great topic for me to write about right now - gratitude.  I have so much to be grateful for, and more specifically, the post will talk about gratitude concerning past job experience.  I had a job at a treatment center in Tucson, Arizona, working with adolescent boys through their journeys in drug addiction and abuse.

While it was a hard job that drained me emotionally, it opened me up to having future opportunities.  For example, the other day, someone who was aware of my work in treatment just asked me for my resume because she wants to recommend me to several rehabs in the New England area.  This was huge for me, and something that I couldn't have the opportunity to have had I not done what I did in the past.  Therefore, I definitely am grateful for it.

I definitely found it hard to be grateful in the moment at my job.  This is because, like I said, it was very emotionally draining, and I definitely butted heads with my superiors.  However, the experience was obviously helpful and useful for my future.

Writing raps for me is a breeze,

All I need to do is kick back,

Relax, and tell you how I do.

After it's over, you'll ask me how I do it,

I'm free for interviews, but try and copy or ya through.

No ones got the passion I got about this rappin stuff,

Everybody's frontin', tryna act all tough.

No one's got the knowledge or the skill when it comes to ballin like me,

Catch me at Peter's Park in South End swishin threes.

Then ask me about any baller,

What team, how many rings, how many points a game,

I say "psh, I can name everyone in the Hall of Fame".

I've got the intellect,

I've got the drive,

Everything I've got,

Is everything ya strive for,

Sorry for leavin this killer raps at your front door.

Who's got more style than "Rick the Ruler" Slick Rick?

An all-time favorite rap duo of mine, called Smif-N-Wessun.  Their album "Dah Shinin'" is known as one of the best hip-hop albums of all time.