Shay's Christmas List

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I forgot to add THIS! I need this...please! I'm OG like that! haha


I don't have lashes, so I would really really need this in my life! hahaha I don't like wearing anything fake, so I need this to help make my lashes grow thick and long. Just the way I like it *evil grin* LOLOL

Footie Hoodie...cause I'm GANGSTA! haha I love my footie, but I need one w/ a hoodie! LOL


I was looking for an umbrella and came across this. Since I've been wanting an authentic Samurai sword for quite some time, I decided why not get one that I truly need! LOL I love it!


Love the earrings. It has my first initial "S" ha!


And I have to have this "BAD" ring to go w/ it! haha


I saw these and fell in love w/ them! Coasters shaped like 45s!



And my coasters mos def go w/ this record bowl! Tooo dope! It's made from recycled vinyl!



And of course, this is by far one of the pieces I've been drooling over for a while now. Dior Sapphire watch! LOOOOOVE it!


As you can tell, I'm a goofy, practical, and creative person and love FUNCTIONAL art! My top of the christmas list is still and always will be J-Dilla's Soulful Genius: Diary of a Legend box set! I doubt those are around anymore. But I'd marry any man who had the collection! LOL jk

The Art Of Contentment

For most of us, being single will be more of a phase than a final destination. this is the best place to practice the art of contentment.Someday, I'm sure most of us will fall in love and get married. But the thing is, love will always be tested. Smeone more handsome, more charming, richer, funner, sweeter would come along. If you have not practiced the art of contentment as a single person, chances are you would be tempted to want that and not cherish your chosen one. Practicing the Art of Contentment as a single person means that you take what life gives you, good or bad, you're willing to see it through. It means, you don't walk away every time things get tough because it builds in you patience, perseverance, understanding and a hundred different virtue that people in a hurry will never have. being single means you would find how it feels to be alone thus, allowing you to cherish every moment you spend with your chosen one. The Art of Contentment means you wouldn't mind if life had to make you wait for so long to find the love of your life, because you know that the waiting would only make the finding much sweeter.

Being single is a time of your life when you get to know yourself better. You can pursue different interests and passions without having to ask another person's approval. It is a phase when you can keep focus on other things, discover your potentials and talents, and see yourself become more that what you expect to be.

Stop wasting your precious energy trying to figure out why you're still romantically unttached. It's all in the mind. Take the time to go see your friends, spend time with your family, do charity work and you will realize that you are not, never for a moment, was alone. Try to get to know yourself first before you try to get to know other people. To be truly loved means to be known and accepted for who you are. How do you expect other people to know you and to love you, when you don't know who and what you really are?

Sometimes the dilemmas we face are not between what is absolutely bad and absolutely good. Sometimes, it's between good and best. Treat this stage of your life as a phase to evaluate who is good for you and who is best for you. Sometimes you won't hear music, or feel magic to know who's best for you. The heart just knows and it doesn't need any romantically charged scenario to decide on the matter. Trust in your heart, and trust that time will eventually lead you to, not to the perfect partner, but to the most suitable partner for you. Being single means our hearts have yet to choose the best one for us.

Take your time, the world will wait. Being with someone doesn't guarantee that it will make your life happy. It doesn't guarantee anything at all. Sometimes, it only brings two miserable people together only to make their life even more miserable. Without the right intention, the emotional maturity, financial security and of course, unwavering love, you're better off unattached.

Don't put your life on hold for Mr./Ms. Right but don't let it waste away with Mr./Ms. Wrong. Life is about things that you do and happen everyday. It's not about the things that could have happened but never did, or things that you think would happen in the future. Live life now. Live it to the fullest and stop beating yourself up, trying to be perfect. Allow life to surprise you with its most wonderful blessings.