Flashback

A UFC commercial just came on before I started watching a YouTube video and I had a flashback to the nights when my maternal grandma and I used to watch wrestling matches before bed summer nights.  I'm talking about real wrestling matches, not this fake, WWE, stuff out here (no offense to all the WWE fans). She loved wrestling!

I miss my grandma Rosa.  She was the toughest and strongest woman you could ever meet, and I learned so much about being a woman, taking care of your home, life, and being a faithful and servant woman of God from just being in her presence.

Remembrance: RIP Mr. T

One year ago today, a great, loving, and wise man ascended towards heaven. As I mourned with and comforted my family and friends, I could not forget Mr. Toliver's impact on my life.  Mr. T always knew just what to say, even if it wasn't necessarily what you wanted to hear right then and there. A few years ago, I experienced some rough patches academically, socially, and personally, and Mr. T gave me one of the greatest pieces of advice regarding reactions to mistakes in life or any situation for that matter.

Here is a blog post that I wrote last year, nearly 2 weeks before his passing:http://maleshiaj.blogspot.com/2011/02/two-reactions-to-mistakes.html

Wow. Since then I've grown to be a stronger person, excelled, and have made a difference around me. I thank Mr. T and my Meyerhoff family for believing in me and seeing that I maximize my potential. To this day, I am still humbled to know that Mr. T reached out personally to my mom around and after selection weekend just to say that he wanted me in the program. This was before I even set foot on the UMBC campus! That's love. Your legacy lives on and you are never forgotten. Rest in Peace Mr. LaMont Toliver.