Look In The Mirror…

December 13, 2009 by dashondondiva

DEEVS,

Look in the mirror, and what do you see?What do you see? ARE YOU IN THE PRESENT AND NOW? OR… Do you still see that argument you had at work last week? Do you still see the first time he hit you? Do you still see the first time you had to ask yourself, how am I going to be able to provide for my family?

What if NOW you’re at home in the bathroom mirror alone with no one to argue with? What if you spend every day with the love of your dreams? What if a DETERMINED YOU and YOU ALONE tapped into your innate survival skills and created a tremendous life for you and your family?

DEEVS, if you truly made it over… why are you still haunted by yesterday?

A motivational leader introduced the concept of a LIFE RIVER to me a few years ago. Essentially you draw a river and you map out all the monumental occurrences in your life. You start with childhood and work your way up to the present. You map out 3 POSITIVE, LIFE changing occurrences and 3 NEGATIVE, LIFE changing occurrences. After completing this exercise, I quickly realized 2 things. First, I took a lot more risk in my teens and early 20s. Secondly, I discovered that I had let negative, life changing events from my childhood influence how I live my life today. That means on a conscious or subconscious level, when I look in my mirror, I still see and hear these hurtful things from the past.

 Going back to my earlier point, “If you truly made it over, why are you still haunted by yesterday?” The answer is quite simple. In order to overcome it, you have to break through both internal and external pain. For instance, you may not see any more tears, you may wake up with a truly amazing partner every morning, and you may have the fruits of your labor to show yourself how you provided for your family; these things are all external. But internally, you are still upset over that fight, you still feel like an abuse victim, or you still feel like you have to struggle to prove yourself.

Polishing the surfaceDEEVS, don’t underestimate the power of living in the now. If you’ve internalized the negative events from the past, you can’t appreciate the reality of today. You’ve got to find the strength from within to BREAK FREE. It’s the last, important, and often ignored part of MAKING IT OVER.  Don’t let yesterday control today. Live your life in the present moment.

Take a moment to be present. When you look in the mirror you should see WHERE YOU ARE AT (ie. NOW)… LET GO OF WHERE YOU’VE BEEN!

Relax, Relate, Release…

Aint No Other, Certainly None Better
Dashon.Don.Diva

A.S.K. DashonDonDiva

December 10, 2009 by dashondondiva

Dear DashonDonDiva,
“I’m having a hard time getting over this guy. It’s difficult for me to move on with my life without feeling hurt. I think about him constantly. I can’t even comprehend facing the fact that one day I might see him with someone else. What should I do?” –
Mo Betta Blues

DEEV, DEEV, DEEV…

Baby you are really going through it huh. And giving yourself all types of BLUES around the holidays no less, which just adds fuel to the never-ending heartache that you are experiencing. Now how are we gonna make you just MO BETTA?

Lets start with clean up and then develop a proactive plan for the future.

CLEAN UP. Honey from those few sentences you wrote DonDiva, I can tell you were lovin’ this man HARD. He probably hit the bottom, the top, the sides, and other crevices your sugar walls didn’t even know existed before he entered into your life. Now you’re hurt, so he must not be doing something else right, yet he’s on your mind and you just might go postal if you see him with ANY chick, let alone THAT CHICK. OK, I think we’ve talked about HIM ENOUGH.

The REALITY. You are spending so much time thinking about HIM and why HE isn’t in your life and even worse, what HE might be doing with someone else. Stop and ask yourself: WHERE DO MY NEEDS FIT INTO THIS EQUATION? You know that ME, MYSELF, and I anthem. If you aren’t going to prioritize you, then who will? You have to REFOCUS and SHIFT YOUR ENERGY TO CONCENTRATING ON WHAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR LIFE.

Clearly something wasn’t right with the Blues Man. So let him do whom or whatever– he will anyway, no matter if he is or isn’t with you.

The real issue at hand is: Now that you are single, what are you doing to prepare yourself for THE UPGRADE? That’s the man who is going to put more smiles then frowns on your face.

Instead of worrying about the women you might see your ex with, your focus should be on making sure the next man you fall in love with is a KEEPER! You don’t want to be sending me a similar note 5 or 10 years from now, so focus on finding a man who is willing to Put In WERK to maintain a healthy and lasting relationship, or dare I say it — partnership WITH YOU.

The Future. Don’t trade in your 2009 model for an identical 2010 model . Take this time alone to figure out the key component that this ex and all your other ex’s didn’t have and make that characteristic one of your top priorities when evaluating future love interest.

Time does heal wounds, but truly understanding the short comings of past relationships and the missed judgment calls you made in entering and staying with past partners is the key to healing your broken heart.

MO BETTA DAYS are coming your way sweetie. You just gotta make it through the night.

xoxo,
DashonDonDiva

DEEVS, do you need my words of wisdom? Send your submissions for my weekly A.S.K. DashonDonDiva column to dashondondiva@gmail.com

I’M CALLING IT: 18 HOS OF GOLF…

December 8, 2009 by dashondondiva


DEEVS…

Well at least 10 have been identified. At this point it’s definitely conceivable that 8 other mistresses are in the wings waiting to claim their 15 minutes of fame. Is this what Jolly Old St. Nick meant when he repeatedly exclaimed: HO, HO, HO?

Somehow I don’t think the latest tabloid revelations are Elin or Tiger Woods’ idea of a delightful stocking stuffer, but we’re all glued to this train-wrecking celebtastrophe. On the bright side, this scandal has provided a much needed spike in holiday newsstand sales and online ad revenue for entertainment focused websites.

Likewise, the PGA must be excited about all the newfound interest in their sport.?. (mentally insert sound of crickets – on second thought, maybe not so much). What about the avid golfers who rely on this covert, male dominated sport to discuss and arrange extramarital playtime? Certainly they must be happy that Tiger has cast a questionable light on their true interest in their favorite past time. I think they are probably more upset than the PGA.

No need to stand by the water coolers, all the women are talking (it only takes one to create the domino effect. They all thought they were the only other woman. Mistresses have standards too!)… But what if Tiger started talking? What unknown facts would be exposed about the Average Middle American and Corporate Exec Golfers?

A clueless DEEV became so fascinated with this sport that I googled it to find out how the game is played. The about.com overview was full of double entendres.

In honor of the 10 Identified Mistresses, here are the Top 10 Rules you DEEVS need to know about Golf:

Rule 1: The Game. Yes sweetie, corny men will develop game and cheat on you too. It’s not just the attractive and arrogant men. Fat, out of shape, out of breath, unattractive men have a higher likelihood of cheating because you just wouldn’t expect it.

Rule 2: Stroke Play. Men have a high sex drive. You should ideally make some attempt to stroke it twice a day to lessen the chances of him committing an indiscretion. If you don’t make him feel like a king, someone else will STROKE his EGO.

Rule 3: The Player. Honey there is always one guy in the group coaching your husband on how to step up his PLAYA game and M.A.C. other women on the side, the infamous Wing Man.

Rule 4:  Ball Played as It Lies. Self explanatory! Don’t be afraid to pull a drive by at the golf course or show up at one of his out of town golfing excursions. The element of surprise will keep him on his toes. You shouldn’t be surprised if you show up and he’s not there. After all, “playing golf” gives him an alibi for at least 10 hours.

Rule 5: Wrong ball, Substituted Ball. On some of these long, out of town trips, your man may have a few drinks and Sallie Jones with 3 missing teeth and big boobs will offer to do some very naughty things that gets your husband very excited. It’s not all about the beauty sweetie; sometimes it’s about the freak. If you won’t fulfill his fantasies, the substitute will!

Rule 6: Cleaning Ball. If your man comes home after being out longer than expected or he had a period of unexplained absence, don’t let him rush to the bathroom to clean up. Initiate some sexual advances. Another wo(man) will leave a scent on his body that you can pick up on, especially his genitals. This is a definite way to determine if he’s teeing off in someone else’s green!

Rule 7: Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green. DEEVS, if he’s cheating that frequently, it is highly probably that he or you may experience some abnormal symptoms that require a doctor’s visit and medication. Watch out for lumps, rashes, and anything else that may indicate he embedded his balls in some wretched green. I’m holding the FLAGSTICK on this one.

Rule 8: Ball Unplayable. Men don’t turn down sex unless he already climaxed before coming home to you. If he claims to have a medical condition, ask for a doctor’s note. A limp club is a warning sign.

Rule 9: Threesomes and Foursomes. Yes, avid golfers are swingers too.

Rule 10: Teeing Ground. DEEVS, you have to take accountability for keeping your man stimulated and intrigued by you. Kids, weight gain, lack of energy, and low sex drive are no excuse. There is a 20-something, size 2, full C cup, baggage-less waitress, hostess, and partier who would gladly partake in bragging rights and consider it a badge of honor to satisfy your man’s needs. Scores ago, a book was written about this type of woman called The Scarlett Letter A. Today, headlines are written about these women, reputable news interviews are given to these women, and millions of dollars in hush money are provided to these women.

It’s a new day and yes, sometimes a guy will cheat because he just likes the thrill of sex with multiple partners. If this is the case, you really should have conducted more primary and secondary research before entering a serious relationship with him, because intuition should have pointed this type of man out to you.

Now that you’ve been armed with the critical 10 Rules of Golf, not even 1 of 18 HOS should slip by your radar.

xoxo,

Dashon.Don.Diva

PURPOSEFUL LIFE

December 4, 2009 by dashondondiva

DEEVS,

What can I say? Today is a really good day. Actually ever since I bit the bullet and started this intimate dialogue with you, it’s been a FANTASTIC day. I finally realized that once you start to take that courageous step and follow your instincts and passions, all of the sudden you feel at peace and in rhythm with the universe.

For the first time in a really long time, I have a LIFE VISION. It has absolutely nothing to do with formulating a practical vision that will appease the masses. And to be perfectly honest, it’s a similar vision to the one I had when I was as young as 12 years old. The only difference now is that I finally learned to stop getting in my own way.

I’m not going to give you a laundry list of my vision and goals. As I told you in Sometimes you gotta get NOWhere to go SOMEWHERE!

Be a visionary. Stop asking people do they think you can do it. Honey, just do it! Then you testify about how you made it over. Great people don’t ask, they do and tell.

So I will give you testimonials as I achieve each milestone. Milestone 1 is that the Dashon.Don.Diva weekly advice column launches next week. I already have my first Dear Dashon.Don.Diva submission.

You can submit your advice questions/topics for future editions to: dashondondiva@gmail.com

Don.Diva is ready to trail blaze. I developed my first life plan as a teenager which was to excel in academia and be one of the top DEEVS in my class so that I could have the opportunity to move out of a small, rural, homogeneous, and conservative town with 4 traffic lights; and create a FABULOUS LIFE for myself in NYC. IT’S BEEN DONE. Now that same fire, passion, and determination has been reignited from within and I’m embarking on a journey to fulfill my second LIFE VISION: creating a FULFILLING and PURPOSEFUL LIFE for myself in NYC.

I AM SOMEBODY. So are you DEEV!

Work the calling suga!

xoxo,

Dashon.Don.Diva

Some DEEVS are DOIN IT… for others, ITS BEEN DONE!

December 3, 2009 by dashondondiva

DEEVS,

Do you have your hustle game on? Are the lace fronts and yaki trackmasters pinned and sewn in properly (disclaimer: that’s weaves and wigs for my non-ethnic DEEVS)? Is the outfit tight and the house of beauty fresh? Yes darling, some of you DEEVS are SERVING IT. For others, the STANS have BEEN SERVED. That’s because every new DEEV entering the game must realize there’s always an OG (original) DEEV that paved the way.

So many of you have been calling and writing me about your recent accomplishments… new jobs, new relationships, new bodies, new attitudes and perspectives. Honey, you DEEVS are leaving all the recession drama behind and making tidal waves in the LIFE GAME and I just LUVS it! I know your spirits LUV it too!

Too often people want to hate on your success when in reality they need to take it back to Sunday School days and get the LESSONS. Babies LESSONS lead to BLESSINGS. Learn and figure out how to REAPPLY the formula to make it work for you. And just like the college professors taught you about citing references in essays, you footnote the OG DEEV! That’s paying HOMAGE!

You know DA WORSE is when you see a new DEEV been studying your swagga, taking mental cliff notes, and start ATTEMPTING to floss your flow, but they don’t give you the proper recognition for paving the way. That’s when you sit back and smile, because many can imitate, none can duplicate. Honey, you the OG, so all you gotta do is throw some extra PIMPIN in the game and REMIX your formula. That will always throw that minor leaguer off track. OG Pioneers function 3 steps ahead of the curve, so while someone is replicating your flow, you’re embarking on the next generation of DEEVANESS.  GLAM ON PLAYA.

Pat yourself on the back honey. It’s a hard job being GRAND, but I know you DEEVS are up for the challenge.

Keep making it happen and don’t forget to pay HOMAGE to the OGs that made you the fabulous being that I know today.

xoxo,

Dashon.Don.Diva