WWE # IDK "Do you want to be the best person you know?"

Here is an exercise I developed when I realized one day that I want to be the best person I know. Doesn't mean I want to be the richest or the most beautiful, but I want to be most proud of myself, not anyone else.

So, I got to thinking about all the people in my life that I admire and their specific qualities that I wish to have and realized that I too, am capable of embodying those qualities.

I AM capable of being extremely thoughtful and considerate.

I AM capable of being unselfish and helpful to strangers.

I CAN make my friends laugh when they are at their lowest point and make them feel better.

I CAN be the hardest worker I know (or at least a VERY hard worker) and I CAN strive to live out my dreams.

I CAN stand up for myself when necessary, but allow the small things to slide when necessary.

I CAN voice my opinion, yet know when to quiet it.

I CAN know my worth and never allow myself to settle for something less than I deserve.

I CAN eat healthy and exercise regularly.

I AM capable of picking up litter on the beach once a month.

I CAN be a positive force in my community.

I CAN do good deeds, just because they need to be done.

I AM capable of reducing my judgements.

I CAN do things I don't want to do, if they're the right thing to do.

I CAN be the change I want to see in the world. That one living out for my friend Ghandi.

So, can you be the best person you know, as well? I believe you can. But you have to recognize the qualities that will make you the best person you know, and you have to work on embodying those. It won't be easy, but it'll be worth it. I dare you to try.

With peace, love and positive energy...mollymoll signs out.
DEUCES!!

Officer Involved Shootings in Los Angeles...What do you think?

I've heard my share of stories of prejudice, racial injustice and unjustified, disturbing behavior from police officers all over this country. History blatantly proves such actions, but recently (especially in the Los Angeles area) there has been numerous wretched and disgusting stories of officer involved shootings that just DO NOT ADD UP.

This December in Long Beach, Douglas Zerby was shot and killed while sitting on a friend's apartment staircase because he was holding a water hose spigot that was mistaken for a gun. Police claim that when he saw them approaching him, he raised the spigot as if to shoot the officers, so they got him first and shot numerous rounds of shotgun fire and killed him immediately. This article from the Press-Telegram has some more information http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_16885718 but overall, the officers stories just do not make sense to me. And most of us should be able to recognize that you cannot always believe people just because they have authority. Do you always believe officers accounts of what took place during a crime? I mean, they are people just like us and everyone tends to mislead others and protect themselves by fabricating stories from time to time, why are police officers assumed all truthful by so many?

Here is another incident involving a 13-year-old boy with a pellet gun being shot and wounded by police in Los Angeles this past December. http://www.examiner.com/violent-crime-in-national/pellet-gun-wielding-boy-shot-and-wounded-by-police-officer This story makes a little more sense why gunfire was used, but also seems unnecessary. It seems like nowadays people are being shot so quickly and before a full analyzation of the scene is really committed. I understand police have to make quick decisions, but why are stories like this so common recently?

And just a couple days ago, a college friend called to tell me about another case of murder that took place in Los Angeles and the story she learned of from the victim's father is much different than the story you will read in the news. Here is one example http://www.laindependent.com/news/local/Reggie-Doucet-shooting-Playa-Vista-LAPD-114179594.html

This article claims that the 25-year-old model, former college football player and recent new business owner Reggie Coucet tried to take an officer's gun away from him, and being that the officers were fighting for their lives, they shot him to death in very close range.

Here is another article, with a bit of difference in details http://www.montereyherald.com/local/ci_17118062?source=pkg

So although all three of these stories have odd circumstances, like Zerby allegedly being intoxicated and holding a spigot that could easily appear as a gun, the young teenager walking a dark street with a pellet gun and Doucet allegedly being naked, intoxicated and having a dispute with a taxi driver, 2 of these 3 men are now dead and overall, the stories just seem ridiculous and confusing.

Must this aggressive force be so quickly used? I completely understand that police in this region deal with scary individuals and situations, but I wish gunfire was not such an immediate response, as it seems to be.

I hate guns. I hate the use of them in every manner. What can we do to stop these situations from happening? We as people have to recognize that police force is becoming more and more aggressive, but what do police have to recognize?

Please spread the news, spark conversation and let people know that life is not always in your hands...Be smart guys, its a scary world.

WWE #14..."You Are What You Speak"

You've all heard the saying "You are what you eat."

Yeah, that's stupid and doesn't make any sense.

I personally prefer my saying, "You are what you speak."


So, ask yourself this: Are you are speaking words of gratitude, kindness and words of love?

Because the words you use are direct examples of your thoughts and your thoughts manifest your reality.

So stop the cursing, the negativity, the complaints, the "poooooooor meeeeee," because if you don't, you'll simply turn into a four letter word....S**T.

I'll end this short WWE with a cool quote...

"You are only an attitude away from success" ~ John Maxwell

P.S. I'll start this day being grateful for the resources I have (books like The Secret) to keep me motivated and the people in my life that remind me of my blessings. I love you!

Find a Way to Make Your Day Great, Even When You Don't Feel Good.

Things don't always go as planned, nor do ideas always work out. But, one thing you should have in common throughout every unfortunate outcome is a positive outlook...it's practically essential to mentally surviving a wretched intent.

Do you need an example? I got you.

Monday, January 3rd was my 28th birthday.

As usual, it was raining all day long in Long Beach, but this raining Monday was supposed to be different. Often, many of my friends are out of town for the holidays, sick with the common winter cold, or too exhausted or broke from the holidays to hang out with me.

But, I always plan anyways so this year I organized a very chill get-together at a local hangout hosting popular DJ Greyboy and dope local band Warchurch. To my surprise, nearly 35 of my friends promised to be there and were responding immediately once I sent a mass text Saturday and really got me juiced about my birthday. It was going to be an excellent night full of new and old friends and my-kinda music.

Then I woke up.

Early Monday morning I rolled outta bad and felt like crap. I immediately realized I sick with a virus that was not going to allow me to party with all my friends, as I had so ecstatically planned.

BumFreakinBummed.

I had to email, text and FaceBook so many people to tell them I was too sick to celebrate and couldn't answer even one phone call with my usual perky tone. I was too upset that this happened on the one day that is supposed to be special for me.

But then my mother said something to me and although at the moment it didn't help much, after we hung up, my eyes really opened. When complaining that I had to cancel to so many friends, she said "Well, at least you have that many friends that wanted to spend your birthday with you."

And from then on, as my attitude perked, so did my day. A wonderful, longtime bestfriend (Blair Masri) insisted on helping me in some way, so she took me out to lunch at my traditional birthday restaurant La Capilla, where another great friend (Kelleigh Garcia) met us and I laughed the entire lunch and received a Lakers gift from Kelleigh. Blair also sent me flowers that I received after she dropped me off and labeled the card to "Moldy Cheese Haupt" and wrote that if she was gay she would marry me, which clearly made me crack up.

I also had a package waiting for me with a pair of shoes from my cousins, a card with money from my other Aunt and Uncle Richardson and had a bestfriend (Katie Streicher) show up at my door with a bouquet of purple and yellow flowers and a bottle of Jack, in case I wanted to drink.

On top of that, I continued to get call after call, text after text, and literally TONS of FaceBook notifications from people complimenting me, bringing me tons of wishes and just doing what friends are supposed to do...making me smile.

So, although I didn't get to celebrate in the traditional "birthday" way, I realized that my positivity is a gift in itself and sharing it is my virtue.

So, signing out of Molly's "Wednesday's Words of Encouragement" I leave you with this: Find a way to make your day great, even when you don't feel good.

Love you Mom!! Thanks for your encouragement!!