Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Bear v. Shark

a.k.a. Another Head or Gut post

Hey Africans, what's the deal? I'm back in the saddle, puttin' brands on cattle. I'm still a little under the weather, but for the most part I'm cool.

Have you ever been in purgatory? When you're not exactly where you think you belong, but you're floating in a no man's land? Have you ever played baseball/softball and got caught in a "run-down"? You're on the base paths, running back and forth between second and third, hoping somebody will drop the ball so you can end up safe on one base or another. Let me explain a little.

Would you rather be eaten by a bear or shark? Shot in the head or the gut? Kicked in the nuts or the teeth? Dropped off a cliff or a skyscraper? Give up? Me too.

I got a choice to make fairly soon, and it's not getting easier but the gist is simple: Stay here, in Michigan, and stand on the deck of the Titanic for the potential to have true happiness or leave here, go anyplace else, make more loot but be in the wilderness, out there slummin' with unappreciative dickryders.

Question: When is the love of your life NOT the love of your life? When you love again. Period.

Question: When is the best time of your life NOT the best time of your life? When it keeps getting trumped by better times.

Where do you want that hole, head or heart?

Be Cool,
KZ

22 comments:

A.u.n.t. Jackie said...

i suggest reading the book Who Moved My Cheese. The working principle is that it's better to travel the path in search of that what feeds you than it is to sit around in bafflement and complaining about what's not there!

Little Brown Girl said...

SECOND (LOL)!!! I can't stand you so much that it hurts LOL!!! I love the first question though

When is the love of your life NOT the love of your life? When you love again. Period.

Wow...how true! I say make a move...change is critical for growth. When a door opens, no matter how certain I generally tend to think the risk is worth it! Make moves baby...make moves!

Anonymous said...

Who moved my cheese was probably one of the better books I've read in the past 10 years.

What is true happiness?

Miz JJ said...

You already know what to do.

Knockout Zed said...

@Miss Ahmad
A muthafucka move my cheese, I'm fuckin' his sister.

@RD
Yeah, as soon as a brother makes moves towards DC, you'll be like "When you movin' back?"

@Chele
True happiness? An office with a door.

@Miz JJ
You think? I don't think so.

KZ

Anonymous said...

I pick
shark--someone survived that lately. gut--might not hit vital organs.
nuts (don't got none).
cliff--might find a weed to hold on to on the way down.

my point--there's pros, and theres cons. Good luck. Maybe there's a third option you haven't mentioned?
Order some chinese food and see what the cookie says.

GC

onefromphilly said...

If you haven't found happiness where you are then it's not to be found there! Time to press

Remember you said that it's going to be about Quality from now on???

"There is pain in change and there is pain in staying the same. Pick the one that moves you forward"
???
I got that quote from another blogger, so I don't know the origin. But those are true words.

ps: You would like the DC area. The women out number the men 7:1 at least that's what the men are telling. LOL

Knockout Zed said...

@GC
Ahhh, the cookie! Exactly!

@OneFrom
At least the DC women to men ratio (7:1) is more in my favor than digits on my right hand to penis ratio (5:1), so it's all good!

KZ

mrs.tj said...

pray on it...

Little Brown Girl said...

Nooooooooooooooo I'd be like what time is the party!!! Cause if you were in DC I know this joint would be rockin LOL!!

Gemini Girl aka GG said...

I would say in the heart..my heart will mend but death will surely come from the head and I will not find love again...I want a 2nd chance...I agree with RD..move is essential for GROWTH!!

BZ said...

You need to make yourself happy with your own life, first, before considering being happy with someone else. You need to enjoy and appreciate your life and everything in it. Only then will you be prepared/equipped to engage in a successful, meaningful relationship. The other person has to be in that place for him/herself also, for it to all work.

A.u.n.t. Jackie said...

okay i know how you feel about my movie selects but just try this one...please just this last one.

it's tera patrick...Ooops!

It's called The Secret. Just watch and then call me 'kay!?!

A.u.n.t. Jackie said...

oh yea and by the way the love of your life is no longer the love of your life when he is sporting an untrustworthy moustache and living with an ex-hoe, looking like a fat mexican gardner...and he's black!

i'm just saying!

SynSational said...

Time for a change, sweetie. Step out on faith, make the move. That's my opinion.

Angel said...

deepak chopra's "the book of secrets: unlocking the hidden dimensions of your life" is proably worth a read too... :-)

The Brown Blogger said...

Brother
Brother
Brother
Brother

Shit, you already know what I'm going to say bout this here. Fuck everything else. It can't get right if you ain't right. I betcha food don't even tast right in this moment.

You already know where to go.
Fuck who is or isn't there.
Just get there. You already know eveything you need'll be right there.

Anonymous said...

@Knockout-Leave now, while you still can.

Once you have a wife, children in school, mortgage payments, seniority on the job and/or a benefits package to worry about, it is d*mn near impossible to make a move.

Right now you are free and could live in a tent in the woods till you figure it all out if you wanted to.

Whatever you do... go someplace WARM with Black people, DC or further South ((turning up heat as the temp drops under 25 degrees again))

@MissAhmad-Oh Dayum!

Disco said...

"When is the love of your life NOT the love of your life? When you love again. Period. "

We know this not always the case.

But I digress...... I want my hole in the heart...I am experienced at fixing those wounds...... :-)

Disco said...

@Chele
True happiness? An office with a door.


And by the way.... I second through TENTH this sentiment! **big assed sigh**

The Stiltwalker said...

damn I can't even read the post because I'm mesmerized by those lips...

Ming Houser, Realtor said...

Those were some great questions with very true answers.

There is nothing constant in the world, but change...so, I say go for what you know. Pray about it and let it go... you'll know soon enough what your next step should. Don't be scared.