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“Money is the root of all evil, but only to those who lack it and the ability to govern their emotions. Jealousy and envy are the true root of evil. For those with money, it’s simply a tool. A tool to create opportunity for others, or to put down those who threaten them.” Yacouba “Owo” Miller
Her free spirit would have these men falling in love and stalking her. But them Consortium niggas kidnapped bitches, so I told her she needed to chill.
swear this hoe was worse than a fucking urinary tract infection. As soon as you thought she was gone, here she go begging for attention again. Wasn’t enough Azo, cranberry juice or meds in the world to shake her, apparently.
That was the issue with white folks. They stayed minding everybody’s business but their own. I knew how to keep my eyes and ears open without looking like a nosy bitch or a suck up. Nuance was not an art they were well-versed in.
You can’t move on with your future if you’re still displaying the past.
“So a sphinx. What does a sphinx represent?” “Wealthy and being omniscient. All-knowing.
Power ain’t something that you garner or hoard. You can’t even earn it. You either have it, or you don’t. Those who don’t understand that simple fact are the ones never meant to be powerful.
Money means nothing to those who understand their true power and wealth comes from within.”
The members of the Consortium were a group of people enslaved in the South. They were sold to a man in Louisiana by the name of Benoit, who promptly freed all the families on his land.
But no matter what terms we’re on, I’mma always take care of you.
She sighed, like she was annoyed to even be near this nigga again, before she leaned over and spit in his face. The people who were close by gasped and even the preacher looked at her in shock. I was internally cracking up because this girl was a wild card.
And I already got the woman I want, so you can keep that tilapia right where it’s at.”
“Her shit is tilapia cause it’s fishy, cheap and suspect as hell.”
“She can be mad, but I don’t care. I need her to see that she’s not alone. I’m not the one who wants to walk over her, but I will lift her up when she needs it. She’s drowning. I’m on the boat reaching out my hand, but she insists she can swim. So, I gotta dive in the water and save her ass. She can be mad, but she’ll be mad and whole. That’s all I care about.”
Just know your man’s got you. Your peace, your heart, your mind, and your body. Don’t micromanage how I give you my affection or how I show you I care. Trust me to be what you need.
“When you not right, I’m not right. So I need to get you right so I can get in my head how to handle this shit for you.”
but since they kept the air on arctic for the mayo sapiens,
A man that gave you money could control you. To manipulate you or attempt to keep you under his thumb. But a man that handed you the ability to provide for yourself, in addition to making sure you were straight, was one that wanted you to win whether or not he was by your side.
