Happy World Rotaract Day!!!!

If you know me you know Rotaract is the love my life! Today commemorates 46 years of the greatness that is Rotaract!!! So for a special day like today, I had to dedicate a blog post to Rotaract & my NKRC family.

A Rotaract club is a Rotary club-sponsored organization of young adults ages 18 to 30, whose 

purpose is to provide opportunity for them to enhance the knowledge and skills that will assist 

them in personal development, to address the physical and social needs of their communities, 

and to promote better relations between all people worldwide through a framework of 

friendship and service, and whose goals are:

a) To develop professional and leadership skills;

b) To emphasize respect for the rights of others, and to promote ethical standards and the 

dignity of all useful occupations;

c) To provide opportunities for young people to address the needs and concerns of the 

community and our world;

d) To provide opportunities for working in cooperation with sponsor Rotary clubs;

e) To motivate young people for eventual membership in Rotary.

Last year, my club created a Membership Video to promote Rotaract & my club The Rotaract Club of New Kingston:

The "Love Concept"

A crush is the same irresppective of age!!!!! Whether you are 15 or 25, all crushes do are crush you. I have reached an age in life where I thought crushes don't happen but I was bitten and shut down!!! (I guess I wasn't hot enough for him...lol).

Any hoo, talking to a good friend of mine the other day she pointed out the sad reality that us mid-20's femmes have to contend with.....LOVE is a fairytale concept and not a valid reason to stay in a relationship with someone, It's all about security....sad as hell but it is about  being secure, especially in this Jamaica. Its something I always knew but hearing it from her was a jolt because this is someone who has always held my fairy tale ideal of waiting for that wonderful man deserving of all the love it is possible to give any one human. I guess that idea was destroyed with the relationships which have passed.

I am a victim of the "Love Concept".

My "Love Concept" usually entails the participants supporting each other emotionally, being a real friend to each other, having fun, sharing a mutual respect, caring for each other, and sharing the responsibilities of the relationship (not blaming everyone else). Every relationship I've had I was under the impression that I was being a good girlfriend but I guess the young men saw it otherwise.  Like I found out that my last boyfriend (we were together for 2 years or so i think) moved in with his new girlfriend of less that one year. Of course, I was so hurt by that because I was there with him for so long and all I got were promises and let downs. When I told my good friend, her answer was simple.....new girl is probably a girl that demands certain things or maybe she is the elusive "one." Who knows what it is really. All I am sure of is that its time for me to stop being an understanding girlfriend and be a fake barbie (and not the Nicki Minaj type) bitch type inside and out....they seem to get way more "respect". Its sad that throughout life, men constantly think with their penis...sigh

I refuse though to let the stupidity of a few men rob every inch of hope...but dare I say it, I am considering this whole security thing more seriously. No gold digging!!! I'm just going to dig deep into my soul and bring out the inner strength and the inner vavavavoom.......until then, I will continue to observe. XOXO