Washington Heights >
LES >
LES.
Oh SHIT! so THIS is how NYC Works.
Ive heard of all these places, but it was all a jumbled cluster fuck in my mind.
I need to gone head and visit NYC
and this is only manhattan
no thanks
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Lived in Inwood for a year.
Bolded because that’s been me my whole life.
Welcome to the Jungle.
The Scripture says that we shouldn’t be surprised by fiery trials. That’s because the forces of darkness would not be fighting against you if they didn’t know that God has something amazing in your future! Sometimes, those unexpected difficulties are just a sign that you’re on the right track. It’s always darkest just before the dawn appears. The enemy always fights the hardest when you are closest to your breakthrough. The key is to stay the course and keep fighting the good fight of faith. Keep your joy and keep declaring God’s Word over your future. God has promised that you will overcome every obstacle. You will defeat every enemy, and right now, I declare that you will fulfill your destiny in Jesus’ name!
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Show Gratitude, always. #art #photography #kmendezphotos #newyorkcity
Literary Birthday - 4 April
Happy Birthday, Maya Angelou, born 4 April 1928
12 Remarkable Maya Angelou Quotes
- The honorary duty of a human being is to love.
- I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
- Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
- Talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a heart pump going, light a cathedral, or you can electrocute a person with it.
- When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
- There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure truth.
- My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.
- Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
- Life loves the liver of it.
- The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.
- When you learn, teach, when you get, give.
- Some critics will write ‘Maya Angelou is a natural writer’ - which is right after being a natural heart surgeon.
Angelou is an American author and poet. She has published six autobiographies, five books of essays, and several books of poetry. Her career has spanned more than 50 years. She has received many awards and more than 30 honorary doctoral degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, brought her international recognition and acclaim.
Source for Image
by Amanda Patterson for Writers Write
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Happy 85th Birthday to legendary poet, author, activist and musician, Dr. Maya Angelou (b. April 4, 1928)
Standing amongst Three Kings last weekend. My star is still rising. Great things are on the horizon, stay tuned. cc: @widflix @cheffmarsh @mrjeffdess #setlife #cheflife #desshaiku #kmendezphotos #kmendezmedia #thecomeup
Shades of Blue. Full size prints coming soon, as well as additions to the portfolio.
Zeta Phi Beta’s Finer Womanhood Scholarship Luncheon - March 23rd, 2013 | Photo Recap at facebook.com/kmendezphotos #kmendezphotos
PRECISELY …all the while the sun IS traveling thru space!!
…and the speed with which the Sun moves is an astounding 483,000 miles per hour as Earth, anchored to the Sun by gravity, follows along at the same fantastic speed.
It also takes our Sun approximately 225 million years to make the trip around our Galaxy. This is sometimes called our “galactic year”. Since the Sun and the Earth first formed, about 20 galactic years have passed; we have been around the Galaxy 20 times. On the other hand, in all of recorded human history, we have barely moved in our long path around the Milky Way.
(Source: astrosociety.org, via indujanetri)
Simple. #classicbeknowin
Just had this very conversation with a staff member on campus today.
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Artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards a brand new project: “Rap Quotes.” For this ongoing project, Shells created official-looking street signs quoting famous rap lyrics that shout out specific street corners and locations.
Superb.
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Engineering and providing musical services at Zeta Phi Beta’s Finer Womanhood Scholarship Luncheon 2013. Congratulations to the organization on their 6th Annual Luncheon.
