Quit Being A F_ _king Coward

by rbenns on March 8, 2010

Quit being a F_ _ king coward about your life.  Your reasons for not being what you want to be are nothing more than glorified excuses.  You can do this.  Put one foot in front of the other and walk.  Don’t worry about what’s ahead because I promise you it won’t bite but if it does you’ll like it.  If you don’t like it you’ll endure it.

It’s been my experience that most people are simply cowards.  I know this because it takes one to know one.  I’ve put so many of my dreams on lay-a-way and never showed up again to pay the balance.  Oh yeah, I’ve had the convenient excuses of why I’ve been such a coward like you have.

You’ve no doubt have heard that a coward dies a thousand deaths but a brave man dies but once.  Oh how true this is.  I know your ultimate cowardice and fear is the fear of death.  You won’t admit that because it seems too and dark and eerie for your psyche to handle.  You need a heart.  You need to get your marbles out the pawn shop. I’ve been to the pawn shop and I see too many marbles sitting in glass cases next to mine.

Facing your fears is not easy but its damn worth it.  The biggest thing that keeps you from facing your fears is that you have no idea who you are.  You define yourself by your past.  You think you are what you see when you look in the mirror.  You think you are only this flesh and bones you see walking around everyday.

Cowards think that they have many places to hide but there are none.  The so called hiding places are nothing more than deferred caverns of pain and suffering.  You can’t turn down the darkness but you can be your own bringer of light.

This is your life and to date I’ve never seen a coward win.

That’s my spin on it.

Rickey Benns

    { 0 comments }

    It Happens For Us

    by rbenns on March 7, 2010

    A man get kicks off of a plane because he’s too heavy.  One onlooker views the situation and says how terrible and another looks on and shouts “that’s great stuff.”

    Same life situation but radically different viewpoints.  I believe that all of life is propelling you forward even at times when you refuse to go.  In fact, you’re propelled farther the more resistance you exert.  There’s no perfect time to be propelled.

    I wouldn’t expect you to notice this since your televisions and your radios are busy 24 hours programming you to look for the worst in yourself and others.

    So the question remains does life happen to you or for you?  There’s only one way of answering this question that will serve you.

    That’s my spin on it.


    { 0 comments }

    This Is Not What I’m Hearing

    March 5, 2010

    The question was “Is it easier to see or hear my husband cheating?” I don’t feel there is an “easy” with regards to cheating.  I personally think that cheating is a deplorable act and this is coming from a guy who has cheated quite a bit.
    Now don’t think that its so odd that I have [...]

    Read the full article →

    Ghetto Millionaire

    March 3, 2010

    I wondered what would happen if I suddenly was bequeathed with one million dollars in cash?  Would I become a ghetto millionaire?  A ghetto millionaire as I define it is is one with at least one million dollars in cash but still has the mindset, behaviors, attitudes and beliefs of someone who lives in the [...]

    Read the full article →

    Phantom Rolls-Royce Gets Repo’d

    February 28, 2010

    Money without consciousness is like a plane without navigation, you may get in flight but you’ll ultimately crash and burn.  There’s a few things about money that most people simply don’t understand including those with lots of it.  There are some things about money that will never change such as the fact that expenses will [...]

    Read the full article →

    I Have The Cure To All Your Money Problems

    February 25, 2010

    Are you having money problems right now?  Good.  Has this been going on for quite awhile? Good.  I hear people say all the time “Man…I got to go out there and get that money.”  There’s always room on my team for a hustler but this cure goes much further than that.  It’s a cure that [...]

    Read the full article →

    The 10 Myths About Success

    February 17, 2010

    We enter this world and most often just accept the reality that others have painted for us.  Rarely do we question the status quo.  If we go to the doctor and he tells us we have a thyroid condition and prescribes a drug for us we march straight to the pharmacist to get our prescription [...]

    Read the full article →

    Four Questions

    February 5, 2010

    In one way or another each of us are asking ourselves four questions.  Many of us ask these questions consciously but most of us ask them unconsciously.  Regardless of the way you ask these questions – you will ask these questions.
    Who are you?
    Where did you come from?
    Why are you here (what’s your purpose?)
    Where are you [...]

    Read the full article →

    A Reason To Love You

    February 1, 2010

    When you combine good singing with seductive lyrics and awesome string instruments it just makes you want to do naughty things.  I shouldn’t say naughty because that’s such a relative term.  What I would call naughty someone else would merely call child’s play.
    I don’t need a reason to love you because I love me and [...]

    Read the full article →

    You Need More Money

    January 29, 2010

    What you’ve got is what you need.  If you needed more money then you would have more.  You don’t have the money that you think that you need yet you’re doing just fine.  Need is an illusion of the mind.  Question it.  Have you ever needed more money than you’ve had?  Of course not.  Isn’t [...]

    Read the full article →

    Your Authentic Swing

    January 28, 2010

    Your authentic swing is not something that you can find out about by looking outside of yourself.  You can’t call up your best friend on the phone and ask them to help you find your authentic swing.  You’ll never discover it being in your mind.  You can only find your authentic swing by feeling it [...]

    Read the full article →

    Joeisms

    January 27, 2010

    Today is the birthday of a good friend of mine name Joe.  Anyone who has ever met Joe instantly becomes enraptured by his youthful look and his infectious smile.  We’ve been friends since high school and boy do I have many fond memories of our unforgettable escapades.  His friendship has meant more to me than [...]

    Read the full article →

    Two Worlds

    January 26, 2010

    We live in two worlds.  In one world we suffer and in the other we don’t.  What are these two worlds you may ask?  The first world is a world in where we wish things were one and they’re not.  The second world is the real world which is the way things are not as [...]

    Read the full article →

    Honey, Is That True?

    January 25, 2010

    I had the pleasure of listening to the wisdom of Byron Katie tonight at the Unity Church in Dallas.  The best way for me to summarize the experience was to say that each one of her statements could be a 1,500 word post on this blog.  The good thing that I left with is that [...]

    Read the full article →

    Good or Great?

    January 23, 2010

    Can I share a few secrets with you today? After I share these secrets feel free to test them out. In fact, I insist that you do. If I’ve erred in anyway please visit this blog, come to comment section and let me know that I was wrong.
    The Secrets
    Secret # 1 – [...]

    Read the full article →

    Don’t Wake Me From This Dream

    January 23, 2010

    Love is not something you chase, love is what you are.  You don’t not have to seek love because you are love.  Love is ever so present even when it seems to be hidden from your view.  There’s a place out there where we all will agree and that’s love.  Look into the next person’s [...]

    Read the full article →

    What Language Do You Speak?

    January 22, 2010

    There’s only two basic ways of learning a language, one is immersion and the other is repetition.  Immersion is when you want to learn French you fly to France and you live among the French speaking people.  You immerse yourself in the culture, language and customs and you only speak that language.  You remain there [...]

    Read the full article →

    EGO – Edging God Out

    January 21, 2010

    Your ego wants you to believe that you are what you do.  Your ego wants you to believe that you are what you possess.  Your ego wants you to believe that you are separate from those around you.  Your ego wants you to believe that there’s something you have to do to be worthy of [...]

    Read the full article →

    Let Go and Let God!

    January 20, 2010

    Today I have some quotes for meditation and a manifesto that I think you should download and read.
    What was true this morning is undoubtedly false this evening.
    You have everything in your possession right now to help you get through what you are going through.
    Everything that is happening to you is propelling you to a higher [...]

    Read the full article →

    The Immutable Laws Of Money

    January 19, 2010

    Money is energy and once you learn how to work with the energy instead of against it your life will be filled with unyielding abundance.
    Law of Time states that money decisions are made with the long-term perspective in mind.  This law frowns upon the microwave mentality around money and prefers delayed gratification in its place.
    Law [...]

    Read the full article →

    Purpose

    January 18, 2010

    If not YOU then WHO?  If not NOW then WHEN?
    “We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny… An inescapable network of mutuality… I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

    That’s my spin on it.

    Read the full article →

    A Year Will Pass By Anyway

    January 17, 2010

    Anthony Robbins once said “If you would do the things that others are unwilling to do for one year that you could live the life that others only dream about.”  This statement has always intrigued me because its only asking for a one year commitment. However, I’ve since learned that a year is quite a [...]

    Read the full article →

    Money Without Consciousness Is Fatal

    January 16, 2010

    Oil and water don’t mix neither does money and lack of consciousness. We want the sugary foods but we don’t want the extra pounds. Everybody wants the money but few seem to want the consciousness that goes along with having more money.
    Don’t believe me then just Google the term Gilbert Arenas.  Read the first search [...]

    Read the full article →

    Life Is Simple – We Complicate It

    January 15, 2010

    I’m sure by now you’ve heard that Teddy Pendergrass died at the age of 59 after a bout with colon cancer.  Aren’t you sick and tired of seeing people that we love died so young?  I mean I know that we all have to go sometime but why don’t we at least strive to be [...]

    Read the full article →

    I Want To Die

    January 14, 2010

    Why?
    I think I would be happier in heaven.
    Maybe I am God god.
    What would you know anyway?
    Maybe you’re an angel.
    I couldn’t be an angel.
    Angels come in many shapes, sizes and colors.
    Life is just so painful and scary.
    What you see depends on where you sit.
    So are you saying I wouldn’t be happier in heaven?
    Heaven is right here [...]

    Read the full article →