jj thames...naked.

"Busted cocoons... you already know how to fly, butterfly... open your wings wide... Busted cocoons... fly high on the wind... don't let a dirt man  convince you to ever crawl again... Busted cocoons." - Jj Thames I REALLY WISH people would stop defending and protecting mediocrity. IT'S NOT SOMETHING GOOD TO DEFEND! It amazes me that many times I post positive things on social media or say things from the stage, or just in day to day life...and people are up in arms because I encourage people to become their best selves...to follow their dreams, and refuse to settle for less. I find it really interesting that people would much rather protect their right to be mediocre and not live up to their potential; rather than figure out how to live big...and truly enjoy life! What are you afraid of? And why are you getting mad at me for daring to believe that you and everyone else can be ANYTHING that you are willing to set your mind to...this includes be...

"Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. "  -Brene' Brown As you know (If you've been on this blogging journey with me for a while) November is when MY new year starts for some reason...I think it may have something to do with my biorhythms or something...but, major life changes ALWAYS happen for me starting in November. (I just moved back to NYC November 1st...this was not planned...I just happened to have a show here, and thought it would be a good time to do so...) So, although I know that we are 10 days into my New Year...this is day one of a new chapter in my blog (don't judge me, you don't know my life!) ... if you are new...welcome...fasten your seat belt, and enjoy the ride...I'll bring ya back! If you have been ridin' with me...lol...I hope you're not car sick...cuz, we are about to turn up t...

"The worst part of success  is trying to find someone who is happy for you." -Bette Midler An open letter to my "Number One" Fan: *clears throat* *sips tea...literally* Sooo...It's 5am...and I'm still up working...but, I took a break to just look at my schedule...and I found myself a little choked up...I mean...I've had lights cut off (water too)...been evicted...had cars (CARS...plural) repoed, been hungry...slept on trains, been homeless, washed up in sinks, slept in houses with rats and roaches,and busted windows, couch surfed, busked for money, I've been robbed (at gunpoint) after doing a show that was going to get me and my family out of an extended stay hotel and into our own house...and slept on a stranger's couch for a month until I could make it all back. I've been taken advantage of, lied to, worked over, hustled, cheated, stolen from...worked 5 jobs at once, been fired a few times...and hired more times than a little bit, a...

livid, adj . [Screw] you for cheating on me. [Screw] you for reducing it to the word cheating. As if this were a card game, and you sneaked a look at my hand. Who came up with the term cheating , anyway? A cheater, I imagine. Someone who thought liar was too harsh. Someone who thought devastator was too emotional. The same person who thought, oops, he's gotten caught with his hand in the cookie jar . [Screw] you. This isn't about slipping yourself an extra twenty dollars of Monopoly money. These are our lives. You went and broke our lives. You are so much worse than a cheater. You killed something. And you killed it when its back was turned" -David Levithan, The Lover's Dictionary I'm gonna get back to my Asperger's list tomorrow...but, I had something really interesting happen today...and I want to talk to ya'll about it... I've got a question for you... "Would you stay with your man if he cheated on you, and a baby was conce...