My Faith

I've always been a faithful person. Not necessarily faithful to a certain religion, but just faithful in a higher power. I've pretty much experimented with all religions, which i think everyone should do to decide for themselves what their spirit resonates with. I grew up Christian, and eventually that's what I fell back into. Some people question why? Especially with me being a gay guy. They see that as being contradictory. I don't see it that way. Being gay has not ever been a choice. The only thing I chose to do was to be open about it. The same way that having curly hair was not something I chose, but I did chose to be open about it and let it be curly. Hmmm...I think I'm stumbling upon some type of metaphor or something. Ok stay with me.

I have curly hair. When I first discovered (yes, discovered) I had curly hair after letting it grow out, I was freaked out and didn't like it and didn't want it. I tried many many times to make it "straight." Relaxers barely phased it, flat irons never worked until I got the HOLY GRAIL of Flat Irons...The CHI..which really only worked until I got it wet again...it also took 3 hours to straighten because my hair is so thick..ok moving on. So then once I figured out there was no way to make my hair straight, I cut it all off and went back to the buzz cut I had when I was a child. After a while though, I just wanted to be myself. So I let it grew out again and it's been growing and curly ever since (3-4 years). In relation to my sexuality it's the same way. I realized I was gay and I tried very hard to change and nothing I did changed who I was. So I just ignored the feelings for a long time until I finally got tired of hiding who I was..I wanted to be free and develop friendships with people who liked me for ME..not the straight person with straight hair I was PRETENDING to be. So I came out and it's been great ever since. :)

Back to my faith. I believe God made me gay for a reason. People can argue and throw scriptures around the debate of this topic but my rock solid belief is that God created us all to serve his purpose and while we are in this transition on from Earth to heaven, we are suppose to learn and grow with him and above all, show compassion, teach others about his grace and practice LOVE.

Jesus said: "Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and I will be with you always, even until the end of the world. Amen" - Matthew 28:19-20

What did Jesus command?
"As my father has loved me, so have I loved you, continue in my love. This is my commandment. That you love one another as I have loved you." - John 15:9-12

I Cannot Live With Roommates

It's official, I seriously cannot live with other people. When I moved out to California last year I had a friend who already lived here and she suggested that we get an apartment together to save money. Me never having had a roommate before I thought it would be cool so I said yes. MISTAKE #1. We moved in together in August, it was rocky after a few months and by December we split. She blamed me for her being broke all the time saying that we were suppose to move in together to save money and that she hasn't been able to save money since. I told her that was her problem that she can't budget her money. She never paid for anything for me, I always had my share of the rent and bills on time, so if she's broke then that's not my problem. Got into a big fight one morning. I go to work and then the police show up with a restraining order telling me that I can't go back to my apartment and can no longer live there etc. I was SHOCKED...completely SHOCKED to the point where I almost passed out. Being told you don't have a home anymore...worse feeling in the world! I stayed with a coworker for a month and then got my own place in January.

In March 2010, another coworker of mine needed somewhere to stay while she found a place for her and her daughter. She was staying with her brother and he got evicted or something like that. So when she asked me if she could stay with me for a month, my southern side kicked in immediately and I said "Of Course!" MISTAKE #2. Home girl didn't make it past Day 18! First, she told me that she had a storage room and that she was going to move all her stuff into the storage room and then just bring small stuff to my apartment. She was moving on a Sunday and I was gonna be at church so I left my door open so she could move in while I was gone. I got back from church, walked into my apartment and exclaimed "Jesus take the freakin' WHEEL!" There was so much stuff in my apartment that I could BARELY walk around..not to mention there was a dog too. But I was like "Ok it's only gonna be for a month." To make a long story short, she was ok in the beginning and then started trying to boss me around in my own apartment just because she was older than me..and then one day she BEAT her child right in front of me..I mean BEAT her. I called the cops. I did not want that mess going on in my home..hell no!!! She stayed with someone else that night and then the next day I put her stuff outside.

I have two more bad roommate stories..one of them, I'm currently going through now..and it's seriously driving me CRAZY...me and this guy might seriously throw down and get into a physical fight! I will save those stories for another post...Thanks for reading! :)

-LHL

About Me...and Why Should You Follow Me

About Me

Ok so let's just straight into this. I'm a 20 year old guy, I live in Los Angeles, CA, and my life is one crazy adventure after another..I wouldn't give it up for the world. I was originally born in Puerto Rico, lived there until I was 6 and then moved to Alabama where I was raised. I didn't move out to Los Angeles until a year ago. It's been interesting to say the least. I have a twin sister, older sister, and an older brother. Twin sister still lives in Alabama. Older sister is in the Army and moves around a lot. Older brother lives in Tennessee and is married. My mom died a year ago, which is prompted my move out here. My "father" has never really been apart of my life, so I consider him non-existent. I'm a very positive person, I believe in God and attend church regularly. I am a southern boy at heart but I have some city in me as well. I'm also Gay, which I will touch base on from time to time in later posts. I love to cook, dance, and LAUGH. The thing that makes me laugh the hardest is when people trip, fall, or bust their ass! LMAO! Hey, I'm only human lol. I love the arts. I'm inspired by passion and I crave artistic expression, usually by way of poetry writing or theater. I love LIFE...the good and the bad. Bad experiences just gives me another opportunity to grow and learn. I am a completely different person than I was last year, and the year before that. I believe that is how it is suppose to be.

Why Should You Follow Me?

Why shouldn't you? lol...I'm young, cute, funny, and freakin' amazing. Hahaha no I'm just kidding. Why should you follow me? I think that ties into my purpose for this blog, which is to inspire, entertain, and connect with people. I live a very purposeful life. I believe everything happens for a reason and I know I have a big purpose to fulfill on this earth. What exactly is that purpose? I have NO FRIGGIN' idea lol. But I invite you all along the journey with me in figuring it out. It's gonna be a ride, maybe sad at times, but definitely entertaining for sure. Until next time...