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life in j minor (an introduction)


hello my name is jehrod alain and welcome to my world.




since this is the first post, a clear and concise, yet thorough introduction is needed. first of all, you should know that i'm a Mississippi boy who has rich roots in the city and branches over the country. i am not caught up on my identity because i know who i am and do not need other people's opinions, judgements, or definitions for my life. at the end of the day, i must do what's best for me.


i was born 22 years ago to the late Rosemary and the living Dolphus . I was always a weird child. in school, i was quite loquacious but still the introvert. i was picked on but that never bothered me. i guess the things i went through when i was younger made me internally and spiritually strong. i've always had a strong spirit and though there has been many attempts to break that, I never cracked too badly.




i was a terrible student in school after i flunked the 6th grade. well, i actually passed the 6th grade, I just didn't past that stupid exit test. this is when i began to be mediocre. i did just enough to get by or as i like to think of it, to survive. speaking of survival, my friend, inspiration, and former math teacher, Dave Molina, taught me that intelligence is about survival. no matter what situation you're put in, if you can survive, you're intelligent. i'm currently reading The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier and that same sentiment was echoed there. i have survived; that makes me stronger and ultimately wiser.
so here i am at twenty-two with plenty of courage and gratitude. i have many flaws and i love that about myself. i allow myself to cry and i love that about myself. i listen to all genres of music, but jazz is my favorite and i love that about myself. i love to read and nothing makes me happier than post its and yellow highlighters and i love that about myself. i do yoga 6 days a week and i work out 3 and i love that about myself. i'm practicing being a vegetarian and i love that about myself. i'm an English major and i love that about myself. i'm a good friend, brother, and uncle and i love that about myself.




what i mean to say, by saying all of that is... i love me unconditionally. i don't judge because i don't want others to judge me. i believe in doing the right thing because it just feels damn good to me. i love the shoes God has given me for this journey and I wouldn't have it any other way.




XOXOXO


jehrod

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