Peace!

I'm off on my journey to the motherland (Ghana). I am excited to reconnect with my roots and have a good time. Besides, It's cold in New York. I shall return with many pictures, stories and maybe some gifts. But for now I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Lessons Learned (Fall '09)

The fall 2009 semester is finally over, midway through I thought I wouldn’t survive it. This was definitely a memorable semester with many lessons learned. The semester started off great on the social end, but as it continued I noticed my social life beginning to overshadow my academic life. It also didn’t make it any better that I was taking all major courses. Midway through the semester I became mildly depressed because the grades I was receiving weren’t up to my standards. A part of me began to give up on the semester and look forward to doing better in the spring semester. I began taking the L (loss) giving up on some assignments, even quizzes and exams. Then, I got very valuable advice. The advice was to focus all my energy on finishing the semester strong and do not think about the upcoming spring semester. My mind began to clear up and I recalled ADJAPONGS don’t give up. Got back on the grind and knocked out the last couple of weeks of classes and all my finals. I ended the semester strong and made organic chemistry my bitch, but I still wasn’t expecting my final grades to be as great as they were in the past. To my surprise I made the dean’s list ..again.. only thanks to the curve in my physics class, at least I was at the top of the curve. Hey I made it.

This semester I was focused on unimportant people, events and some drama which fueled my downfall. But I’m happy I experienced everything I did because it only makes me a stronger person. I can say I learned a lot about myself and the people around me this semester. Some may say my mouth gets me into trouble, but I beg to differ. If I said I meant it (sober of course). I know there are things I need to work on personally and through constant thought and reflection I am.

Next semester is going to be a challenging one and I have many goals to accomplish, but I’m ready and focused. Who’s stopping us?

Through it all I learned from many mistakes and have become a more rounded person.

“Ladies and Gentlemen/I ain't trynna be politically correct/But I won't rest till I'm givin my respect” – Wale (Triumph)

"All I got is dreams nobody else can see/Nobody else believes/Nobody else but me" - Jay - Z (History)

Self-Realization

Haven’t blogged in a minute. Thanksgiving break was great!! It was just what I needed, a break away from Plattsburgh. I saw family that has been missing for years and friends that I love dearly. Although my break was very relaxing and satisfying in many ways I also had a lot of time to think (this tends to happen whenever I’m not in Plattsburgh). After some incidents that have happened in the recent past I’ve looked back at them and thought about the different ways they could have been resolved. I may have acted immature and maybe out of character, but I noticed that I let my pride get the best of me, when in my mind I know that man must put his pride to the side at times. Sometimes I know what is best for me, but I ignore it. I realized that I need to humble myself and be more loving toward all people.

For me this whole semester has just been a bust and isn’t going anywhere near the way I planned (but things never go as planned). I’ve lost some friends, but in that process I learned which friends I can truly trust. Nothing feels better than having a group of friends that you can be yourself around and tell anything. When I feel like the whole world is against I think “All I need is the love of my crew.”

At least after everything I can say I’ve learned and have become a better person from it.
Life is a learning experience..

At times I still feel like a young child who needs to always be pointed in the right direction, that’s why I look up to the people that I do because they’ve never steered me wrong. I could use some of their positive energy right about now.

I’ve realized some of my problems, but have no idea how to resolve them.
Why is it that we always know what the right thing to do it, but ignore it?

At times like these I use music for therapy: All I Need – Jay - Z