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Ladies and Gentle6 if you don't know now you know!!! I'll be out at the Nacho Festival this Saturday 8/25 So come out and get you some Breakfast Vachos! *MOUTH DROP* Ask for them by name "Vachos Locos". You can also catch me on Fox 40 tomorrow morning somewhere between 1030am-12noon.#VEGANNACHOS #BREAKFASTVACHOS #VACHOSLOCOS @violifeamerica #SALUTEAGAIN #EARTHLYNACHOS #AFROVEGAN #EARTHLYEATING #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #VEGANVAN916

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Dear UK, From Vegan America with Love! ~Vegan Van 916

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Don't Be The Circus Elephant!!!

What else can I do to help my people simply START to change cultural deficiencies that have been embedded in us.” As I was pondering this important conundrum, I received a moment of clarity. I am starting to realize that no matter how loudly I scream, it is going to take the collective effort of the culture itself to create this change I speak of. I genuinely wish to help as many people as I can along this journey of Earthly Eating and Health Hunting, however, I realize that my people are at an extreme disadvantage in pretty much all aspects of life that matter. Health, Cultural Understanding, Mental Health, and Wealth are all areas of deficiency for my people. We were literally ripped from our home, taken to an unknown land, and given our future by a people who saw us as less than human. This saddens me and yet it also drives my inner most self. I am driven to change how we proceed as a people, and at worst I need to be a part of the spark of change for us. I am deeply PROUD of who and what I am and I want everyone who looks like me to be proud of themselves as well.

Looking at social media, is disheartening, to say the least. I see the constant degradation of our own, the exploitation of our beautiful Kings and Queens, and more alarming I see a culture-less people carrying out the agenda of hatred that was given to us so long ago. Far too many of us are comfortable being at the bottom of the barrel of life because of the tangible “luxuries” we are “given” by a government that was never here for us in the first place. I see people thinking that because they are given attached assistance (I use attached in place of free or government) they are good. I see a people that want to spend every dime they earn on acquiescing rather than advancing. I speak of these things because I was once a part of this problem. I was a person with erudite talk of how I wanted to change, but it was all merely claptrap. Claptrap that changed to action once I changed my ways. I started to operate on a different level and frequency once the ills of our past were essentially cleansed from my body and I could think clearly.

Here is what I see now. I see pain and suffering. I see a people who are lost and searching for an identity which was stripped millennia ago. I have come to understand that I will not change the world for my people, but I do not accept the fact that I can do nothing, and neither should you. One of my biggest revelations is in the comparison and contrasting of football and an enslaved lost tribe of people. Speaking to people like my father as well as playing football when I was young, I know that we were always taught to bull your neck and hit a person with the facemask and slide to the shoulder when tackling. Essentially leading with the head. This technique was ingrained in us from a young age up to and even in the nfl, for those who made it. For up to 15 years kids were taught 1 way to tackle and then they make it to the league and now they are told that this way is not correct and their money will be taken from them unless they tackle a different way.  Tackles continue in the same fashion as before because it is hard to take 15 years of training and change it overnight. The same way that 400 plus years of incorrect thought, negativity and self-hatred has been ingrained in us. It is unrealistic to think that this will change overnight, but we can at least form the snowball so that a few decades from now our children or their children will have the necessary tools to create the avalanche.

My hope is that my words are taken for what they are, a cry and a plea for the conscientious betterment of my people’s state of mind. My hope is that just one person reads this and decides to wake up and do better. Just one person reads this and decides that today is the day that he or she breaks the invisible shackles of a racist society. That he or she decides that enough is enough and starts to change for themselves. Thus, creating a ripple effect with the power to change the trajectory of their inner circle, affecting a ripple effect of slow, steady change. I just heard a brilliant young King named Humble Lukanga speak about how he is fascinated with how elephants are trained by the zoo and it stirred something up in me because he spoke such elegant truth. For those who don’t know, elephants at birth have a rope put around their neck and are tied up to a pole so that they can’t break free. They struggle and fight with everything they have and after a while, be it days, weeks or months, they give up all hope and stop trying to break free. This deep-rooted loss of hope runs so deep that even when the elephant has grown to a point where they can break free, all any trainer must do is slip a rope or chain around its neck and then BOOM! The elephant sits down and gives up all fight to free itself.

I guess on the most basic level the point of this ranting blog is to inspire and motivate, but more so to ask every King or Queen who descends from the royalty of melanin to focus deep within and do more for yourselves, be better than yesterdays you, and please please please whatever you do….                 Do not! be the circus elephant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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So I had to take a day to just absorb everything that happened to me. I am just on top of the moon and I am so thankful to have had this opportunity. Yesterday was banquet day for the Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge for the Vegan Burgers. For those that don't know, I was in 2 categories, the Portobello Burger and the Oil Free Burger. It is with ALL the JOY and excitement that I can muster, to announce I WON!!!!!!!! Vegan Van 916 received 1st place Best Tasting Portobello Burger & Favorite Oil Free & Low Fat Vegan Burger. To say that I am happy is not doing this feeling any justice. I am elated and overjoyed. Special THANK YOU to my wife Cinnamon Carty, my mom Zakia Carty, dad Rick Carty, and sisters Monet Carty and Tiana Carty who helped prep, deliver and cook. Super special shout out to my 2 little Sous Chefs Jamel and Taj for all their help also! I also would not have been able to do a few events if it weren't for the help of a true friend and someone I consider a brother to me Ian Brown #THANKYOU I truly want to thank all of you special "Vanamaniacs" who had a Vurger of mine and I hope that I will see you all again very VERY soon! Lets take this thing to a whole new level. Chef Ian

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It took me 34 years to try a dragon fruit whereas my 2 year old son are this with me. I'm so happy that my children's palets will be so much more advanced than mine was. They will desire fresh fruit and veggies instead of garbage. #LIVEANDLEARN #ALWAYSDOBETTER #ADVANCEDBABYPALATE #EATFRESHFRUITS ##LOOKATTHECOLOR #TASTESLIKEKIWI #AFROVEGAN #EARTHLYEATING #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #VEGANVAN916

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When it's 1250am you have to be up at 450am and happen to be walking back to bed in the dark and notice a spice bottle on Grammies table so you have to see what spice it is.... #YOUJUSTMIGHTBEACHEF #IHADTO #LIKEMCCORMICKSIMSEASONED #SPICEOFLIFE #SPICESAREEVERYTHING #PASSION #AFROVEGAN #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #VEGANVAN916

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Another bowl of buddah!!! Lol. #BUDDAHBOWL #PURPLEPOTATOESAREAMAZING #FARRO #ARUGULA #REDONION #PIDGEONBEANS #AMAZING #ILOVETHESEBOWLS #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #AFROVEGAN #VEGANVAN916

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So happy I got to meet this Queen in person. I love her energy and her spirit. As soon as I get to LA I'll be stopping in "Stuff I Eat" to enjoy a great meal. @chefbabette If you're ever in Sacramento I have a free meal for you. Thank you for that cobbler today and keep doing great things.

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Got in the car opened these bad boys up and decided to check the ingredients and #BOOM Would someone please be kind enough to ask David @davidseeds WHYYYYYYYYY the is a need to put milk in BAR BEE QUEUE seeds please. #IMDONE #THISISCRAZY #WHYDOCOMPANIESADDMILKTOEVERYTGING #NOTNEEDED #PLEASESTOP #MALARKEY

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Deep Fried Portobello Mushroom Vurger with Red Onion, Grilled Pineapple and Teriyaki Vegan Mayo. Oil Free versions available as well, Just specify on the order form. Click the link below!!! #SACRAMENTOVEGANCHEFCHALLENGE #SACRAMENTOVEGANBURGERCHALLENGE #VURGERSBEINGMADE #VEGANVAN916VURGER #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #AFROVEGAN #VEGANVAN916 https://veganvan916.wixsite.com/vv916/order-form

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For the June Vegan Burger challenge. Please place your order here. Orders are accepted up to Wednesday with deliveries on Fridays for the month of June! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE specify oil free if you would like that option! #SACRAMENTOVEGANCHEFCHALLENGE #SACRAMENTOVEGANBURGERCHALLENGE #VURGERSBEINGMADE #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #AFROVEGAN #VEGANVAN916 As always, I am extremely appreciative of every single order. https://veganvan916.wixsite.com/vv916/order-form

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Had to throw on the Benihana's today! Why Benihana's tho? Cuz they are HIBACHIS hahahaha #IKNOWTHATSNOTTHEREALNAME #LAUGH #SMILE #ENJOYLIFE #SOFRESHANDSOCLEAN #STANDOUTSHOES #HIBACHIS #HUARACHES #BECAUSEICAN #LOVELIFE #AFROVEGAN #IFYOUAINTVEGANYOUAINTEATIN #VEGANVAN916

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The Longest Year of My Damn Life

This has been the longest year of my damn life! Well… Not really but kind of! You see the year has been extremely informative and educational. It has also been tumultuous and rewarding.May 17, 2018 marked my 1 year anniversary in this vegan world and let me tell you, this shit is amazing. Side bar- The word vegan gets so much negativity attached to it, so I have started using the term “Earthly Eater” meaning that I eat what comes from the Earth. From now on I will refer to vegan as Earthly Eating. Okay! Good… 

 I have learned quite a bit of things over the past year and I know that I will only learn a ton more as the years go by.  In this blog I will take you through some of the most important things that I have learned over the past 367 days and give you an insight to what this “Earthly Eating” can do for you. I will break it down into sections and explain so that I can clearly paint a picture of what I learned as well as sprinkle knowledge onto someone who may be at the precipice of jumping into this Earthly life. I hope that these words find everyone who reads this well and sheds some light on to your lives. Let’s start with one of the main things that I have learned…

START SLOW

Not as in slowly ween yourself off the meat and dairy,however, if you need to do that, DO IT. But start slow as in, know that it is okay to eat processed foods at first. Know that you are NOT perfect and there may be a time where you eat something in this stage that upon further review, contains milk. Yes, you will forget to read the label EVERYTIME, but you will learn to. You will forget to eat before you go out or pack a snack for after your outting, but you will learn to.  All of these things will help you find your way in the world of earthly eating.

UNCERTAINTY HAPPENS

If you are uncertain, IT’S NORMAL! Not 1 person has jumped into this earthly lifestyle with all the answers.  Example.You may be asking, can I have marshmallows or gummy bears? No because of gelatin. What is gelatin? Pork fat! It’s not listed on the packages in bold lettering like milk or eggs. I didn’t know at first, but they MUST list milk and eggs on the bottom and in BOLD if they are used in the making of that food item. They also have to list other stuff like soy and nuts because of they are a part of the 7 deadly allergens, EGGS, TREE NUTS, PEANUTS, SHELLFISH, FISH, WHEAT & SOY. So ALWAYS READ THE INGREDIENTS and when in doubt put that shit back

FINE TUNING HAPPENS

On its own, it happens, as long as you stay the course. You will learn things like which foods are processed and which are not. You will learn how to cook foods that you never thought you would even try… What you know about fennel or rhubarb. A funny thing happens when you actually dive into earthly eating without restrictions or limitations. You stop being lazy and start getting back to the basics. You start cooking again. Y’all remember what that is right? Pots, pans, seasonings you know shit like that. Not only that. You start challenging yourself and the cooking becomes FUN. You find new things to cook and develop in the kitchen. Now, that boring recipe for rice and beans becomes a curried garbanzo dish over cilantro rice, or instead of getting canned beans you get dry beans and go through the labor of letting them soak rinsing them and then finding out that, shit, if I add smoked paprika and a bay leaf to this it gives it a way better flavor than the canned beans. You get ideas in your head like, if I take these 2 bean types combine and mash them with some spelt flour, instead of regular flour, and seasonings I can make gluten free burgers! You start to fall in love with what you can do for yourself and your family in the kitchen and it is no longer cooking but it is an adventure.

MENTAL CLARITY HAPPENS

At some point in your journey, if you are actually doing it and removing processed foods and other “bad vegan” foods from your diet, your brain opens up to a different level of ascension . For myself, this happened 7 months into my lifelong marathon. Once I removed the loads of processed crap from my life, I started to recognize something changing. Okay, I can’t lie… Potato chips have been the hardest to get rid of…. Damn chips! I started to see things that were happening around me in a light that I had never experienced before and it was BEAUTIFUL. I stopped using derogatory words to address myself and my friends, and started using uplifting and inspiring ones. I started to notice how, everyone knows this exists we just never fully pay attention to it and don’t understand that we are being affected, I started to notice how the media was DIRECTLY attacking the minds of our children, using beautiful colors and jingly ass jingles to shape and mold our youth into yearning for whatever product they were selling and or guiding them to whatever specific outcome they were seeking and it made me sick. I have children, and when I hear my son sing a jingle that has nothing to do with childhood, I CRINGE. You know, “When steak is really this good, you show it in slow mo”. Not saying that earthly eating puts up some magical shield against these jingles, just saying that I was clearly seeing the brainwashing and it sickened me. Instead of laughing at my kid for singing whatever jingle, I looked at myself and knew I had to do more to shape and mold his mind. I had to make the promise to myself that I was going to do everything I possibly could to combat the onslaught of brain washy ass uppercuts that they were throwing to make sure my children can formulate their own opinions.

POSITIVITY HAPPENS

Not sure when it happened or why, but I got happy. I mean I got really happy. I started listening to motivational speeches and joyful jams, that’s literally the playlist I have on my music app. I started to smile more and enjoy the moment. I started to STOP complaining. I took a deeper look inside myself and decided that I would no longer let the small things bother me. I became filled with joy and with each passing day the joy that I had intensified. I stopped entertaining complaints, and whenever someone came to me with them, I would do one of two things, I would say “ok well, what are you going to do about this situation” or I just wouldn’t respond. I started to see something amazing happen. Other people around me were starting to catch the joy that was oozing out of me, and people were letting me know it. They would come up to me and say, Ian I don’t know what changed but you have been super happy on social media and in person and it is contagious. Not only that. Positive things started to happen for myself as well. I had been wanting to start my cooking business, as well as  start spreading positivity about this life, and just like that, I did. One day I just started doing things and I haven’t looked back since. Because I have been focusing on the positive and removing negative thoughts, great things like meeting new people with a mutual interest in helping each other has happened I have had complete strangers reach out to me and tell me that they love my energy, I mean I truly changed my ways and I was all the more better for it.

HEALTH HAPPENS

I was pre diabetic, had high blood pressure and ached EVERYWHERE! Well……… Notice I said was! Yeah, that’s right, WAS. Since becoming an Earthly Eater, the aforementioned issues are null and void.  I noticed that I was able to work out now and I felt completely different than before. I also noticed that after the workout, instead of being completely gassed and wiped out, now I was actually good. Don’t get me wrong now, I can tell that I have worked out, but the aches and pain from all the inflammation that I had was gone now and the sheer exhaustion had left with it. My health completely turned around and I was all the more better for it.

LIFE HAPPENS

The biggest and greatest take away from this is that LIFE HAPPENS. When you eat the way we were designed to eat, Life truly happens. I have lost weight, gained some back from drinking but that’s a different story. I have improved my health; I have cleansed my soul and gained a joy that was unknown to me. I have gained a higher level or thought and education. I have seen a light shine in others because of how bright the light shinned in me. All of this is life & all of this is love. In reading this I hope that you all will take away 2 things.

Number 1… Eat Earthly damnit lol

Number 2 and more importantly, because I know that even after me telling you that this has been the best decision of my life a bunch of y’all are going to go eat a damn steak, hell some of y’all are reading this with some form of animal product on your plate or in your hand, put down the drumstick man lol.

No seriously number 2, Be the love that you want to see. What I mean by that is, if you are someone who wants to see a better world, then be that “better”. If you are someone that sees mass shootings, unlawful police killings, crimes against children or any other atrocity and it makes you sick to your stomach. If you see these things and it makes you say NO! This isn’t right and it must change! If this is you, then I need you to BE THAT CHANGE.I want you to approach each day and opportunity with positivity. When the bullshit comes your way, sidestep it and get right back in your positive lane. I want you to remain in your positive space because I can guarantee you this. If the sun shines on you long enough, you can’t help but to warm up! This means, be that sun and shine your light on others so that they can’t help but to warm up. Be the love you want to see. Stay positive, smile, laugh and love life. After all… as far as we all know. You only get one. Till the next time… PEACE!

Ladies & Gentlemen I appreciate your attention and I appreciate your time. The fact that you took time to read this is extremely humbling and I want you to know that you are appreciated.

Please subscribe and follow my journey through this Earthly life on YouTube where you will be able to find weekly recipe videos, tips and updates.

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The Longest Year of My Damn Life

This has been the longest year of my damn life! Well... Not really but kind of! You see the year has been extremely informative and educational. It has also been tumultuous and rewarding.May 17, 2018 marked my 1 year anniversary in this vegan world and let me tell you, this shit is amazing. Side bar- The word vegan gets so much negativity attached to it, so I have started using the term “Earthly Eater” meaning that I eat what comes from the Earth. From now on I will refer to vegan as Earthly Eating. Okay! Good... 

 I have learned quite a bit of things over the past year and I know that I will only learn a ton more as the years go by.  In this blog I will take you through some of the most important things that I have learned over the past 367 days and give you an insight to what this “Earthly Eating” can do for you. I will break it down into sections and explain so that I can clearly paint a picture of what I learned as well as sprinkle knowledge onto someone who may be at the precipice of jumping into this Earthly life. I hope that these words find everyone who reads this well and sheds some light on to your lives. Let’s start with one of the main things that I have learned...

START SLOW

Not as in slowly ween yourself off the meat and dairy,however, if you need to do that, DO IT. But start slow as in, know that it is okay to eat processed foods at first. Know that you are NOT perfect and there may be a time where you eat something in this stage that upon further review, contains milk. Yes, you will forget to read the label EVERYTIME, but you will learn to. You will forget to eat before you go out or pack a snack for after your outting, but you will learn to.  All of these things will help you find your way in the world of earthly eating.

UNCERTAINTY HAPPENS

If you are uncertain, IT’S NORMAL! Not 1 person has jumped into this earthly lifestyle with all the answers.  Example.You may be asking, can I have marshmallows or gummy bears? No because of gelatin. What is gelatin? Pork fat! It’s not listed on the packages in bold lettering like milk or eggs. I didn’t know at first, but they MUST list milk and eggs on the bottom and in BOLD if they are used in the making of that food item. They also have to list other stuff like soy and nuts because of they are a part of the 7 deadly allergens, EGGS, TREE NUTS, PEANUTS, SHELLFISH, FISH, WHEAT & SOY. So ALWAYS READ THE INGREDIENTS and when in doubt put that shit back

 FINE TUNING HAPPENS

On its own, it happens, as long as you stay the course. You will learn things like which foods are processed and which are not. You will learn how to cook foods that you never thought you would even try... What you know about fennel or rhubarb. A funny thing happens when you actually dive into earthly eating without restrictions or limitations. You stop being lazy and start getting back to the basics. You start cooking again. Y’all remember what that is right? Pots, pans, seasonings you know shit like that. Not only that. You start challenging yourself and the cooking becomes FUN. You find new things to cook and develop in the kitchen. Now, that boring recipe for rice and beans becomes a curried garbanzo dish over cilantro rice, or instead of getting canned beans you get dry beans and go through the labor of letting them soak rinsing them and then finding out that, shit, if I add smoked paprika and a bay leaf to this it gives it a way better flavor than the canned beans. You get ideas in your head like, if I take these 2 bean types combine and mash them with some spelt flour, instead of regular flour, and seasonings I can make gluten free burgers! You start to fall in love with what you can do for yourself and your family in the kitchen and it is no longer cooking but it is an adventure.

 MENTAL CLARITY HAPPENS

At some point in your journey, if you are actually doing it and removing processed foods and other “bad vegan” foods from your diet, your brain opens up to a different level of ascension . For myself, this happened 7 months into my lifelong marathon. Once I removed the loads of processed crap from my life, I started to recognize something changing. Okay, I can’t lie… Potato chips have been the hardest to get rid of…. Damn chips! I started to see things that were happening around me in a light that I had never experienced before and it was BEAUTIFUL. I stopped using derogatory words to address myself and my friends, and started using uplifting and inspiring ones. I started to notice how, everyone knows this exists we just never fully pay attention to it and don’t understand that we are being affected, I started to notice how the media was DIRECTLY attacking the minds of our children, using beautiful colors and jingly ass jingles to shape and mold our youth into yearning for whatever product they were selling and or guiding them to whatever specific outcome they were seeking and it made me sick. I have children, and when I hear my son sing a jingle that has nothing to do with childhood, I CRINGE. You know, “When steak is really this good, you show it in slow mo”. Not saying that earthly eating puts up some magical shield against these jingles, just saying that I was clearly seeing the brainwashing and it sickened me. Instead of laughing at my kid for singing whatever jingle, I looked at myself and knew I had to do more to shape and mold his mind. I had to make the promise to myself that I was going to do everything I possibly could to combat the onslaught of brain washy ass uppercuts that they were throwing to make sure my children can formulate their own opinions.

 POSITIVITY HAPPENS

Not sure when it happened or why, but I got happy. I mean I got really happy. I started listening to motivational speeches and joyful jams, that’s literally the playlist I have on my music app. I started to smile more and enjoy the moment. I started to STOP complaining. I took a deeper look inside myself and decided that I would no longer let the small things bother me. I became filled with joy and with each passing day the joy that I had intensified. I stopped entertaining complaints, and whenever someone came to me with them, I would do one of two things, I would say “ok well, what are you going to do about this situation” or I just wouldn’t respond. I started to see something amazing happen. Other people around me were starting to catch the joy that was oozing out of me, and people were letting me know it. They would come up to me and say, Ian I don’t know what changed but you have been super happy on social media and in person and it is contagious. Not only that. Positive things started to happen for myself as well. I had been wanting to start my cooking business, as well as  start spreading positivity about this life, and just like that, I did. One day I just started doing things and I haven’t looked back since. Because I have been focusing on the positive and removing negative thoughts, great things like meeting new people with a mutual interest in helping each other has happened I have had complete strangers reach out to me and tell me that they love my energy, I mean I truly changed my ways and I was all the more better for it.

 HEALTH HAPPENS

I was pre diabetic, had high blood pressure and ached EVERYWHERE! Well……… Notice I said was! Yeah, that’s right, WAS. Since becoming an Earthly Eater, the aforementioned issues are null and void.  I noticed that I was able to work out now and I felt completely different than before. I also noticed that after the workout, instead of being completely gassed and wiped out, now I was actually good. Don’t get me wrong now, I can tell that I have worked out, but the aches and pain from all the inflammation that I had was gone now and the sheer exhaustion had left with it. My health completely turned around and I was all the more better for it.

 LIFE HAPPENS

The biggest and greatest take away from this is that LIFE HAPPENS. When you eat the way we were designed to eat, Life truly happens. I have lost weight, gained some back from drinking but that’s a different story. I have improved my health; I have cleansed my soul and gained a joy that was unknown to me. I have gained a higher level or thought and education. I have seen a light shine in others because of how bright the light shinned in me. All of this is life & all of this is love. In reading this I hope that you all will take away 2 things.

Number 1… Eat Earthly damnit lol

Number 2 and more importantly, because I know that even after me telling you that this has been the best decision of my life a bunch of y’all are going to go eat a damn steak, hell some of y’all are reading this with some form of animal product on your plate or in your hand, put down the drumstick man lol.

No seriously number 2, Be the love that you want to see. What I mean by that is, if you are someone who wants to see a better world, then be that “better”. If you are someone that sees mass shootings, unlawful police killings, crimes against children or any other atrocity and it makes you sick to your stomach. If you see these things and it makes you say NO! This isn’t right and it must change! If this is you, then I need you to BE THAT CHANGE.I want you to approach each day and opportunity with positivity. When the bullshit comes your way, sidestep it and get right back in your positive lane. I want you to remain in your positive space because I can guarantee you this. If the sun shines on you long enough, you can’t help but to warm up! This means, be that sun and shine your light on others so that they can’t help but to warm up. Be the love you want to see. Stay positive, smile, laugh and love life. After all… as far as we all know. You only get one. Till the next time… PEACE!

Ladies & Gentlemen I appreciate your attention and I appreciate your time. The fact that you took time to read this is extremely humbling and I want you to know that you are appreciated.

Please subscribe and follow my journey through this Earthly life on YouTube where you will be able to find weekly recipe videos, tips and updates.

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I want to give a special congratulations to my beautiful wife CINNAMON LA RUE CARTY for graduating WITH HONORS! Great job my Queen and the best is yet to come. Your next journey has begun so stay focused and attack your dreams! You are a TRUE inspiration and I LOVE YOU #INSPIRATION #GRADUATION #MYQUEEN #WITHHONORS #YUPSHEDIDTHAT #YOUVANDOANYTHINGYOUPUTYOURMINDTO #MYWIFEISTHESHIT

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