By Jevon Wilkes

“    Without the guidance of the creative conscience it’s easy to get overworked, addicted, exhausted, or sick (or all of the above). When that happens you know your heart and soul are starving to death. Your creative conscience must resort to pain and discomfort to get your attention. The pain is there for a reason. you need to do something about it. Veer too far off the path of the heart and you get a pebble in your soul. Life hits you over the head with one of those big lessons: illness, an auot accident, bankruptcy, the relationship that ends painfully.

Some of life’s catastophes are preventable, some are not. Indulging in self destructive behavior, like addiction or abusive relationships, can be reversed. But what about circumstances beyond your control? How can you predict that your company is going to downsize you out of a job? Or that an earthquake or flood will leave you homeless? Or that your spouse will die? Whether you are facing a crisis of your own making or one that was thrust upon you, Visioning wokrs. Acquiring the habit of listening to you heart and giving voice to your creative conscience is a great survival strategy, enabling you to design and build the life you want with the pieces that life has given you.” Visionig by Lucia Capacchione

Even though things happen and there will have to be some time set aside for reflection and induring pain. That is understandable but it is not a place where you want to remain. Everyone will go through something tragic in there life. Some will have little to no clue how to cop. There is something called hope and faith. Everyone has a mission on this earth and all that is around you are instrument to guide you along the path. You are the master of your fate. You are the conqueror of your soul. You control your happiness. It is really hard to think in terms of visioning when tragedy is of the essence, but you can! There is a message always given when things happen. You must trust yourself, that it is going to be ok. Because you are a living instrument put on this earth for a purpose, so take that and run. Take time to take care of yourself with healthy ways in mind. Think, the world wouldn’t be complete with out you, for you are a key element to the rotation of the world while you are on your journey.

“Fleyet”

By Jevon Wilkes

Sometime we born into the struggle
From that moment there we create a bubble
Not trying to free Now we in trouble
For the person held against their will
Gasping for air through fish like gills
Breath slowly and carefully
Watch your back and always step carefully
Don’t want to step on no toes
For that might be the day, prepare for you hole
Because you just don’t know
What you don’t know
And the world just wont show
What you should know
To survive on the street
Of lies and deceit
Tear that fall from the eyes of a me
Broken wings from birth
From a family that hurt
No realizing the potential of a better way
Because they trap in the know of the only way
Join a gain pull a trigger
Stuck in the before the dream still call a nigga
Leering away from what was suppose to be
Trying to figure out a brand new me
With out a gun, and a crew
Behind the red and the blue
Beyond the me and the you
The why and the who
What when and where
Will I be able to take hold and share?
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By Jevon Wilkes

It has been a while since I have blogged. I have been busy trying to do work with the youth of our state of California from the Los Angeles area. I am currently working with middle school kids at a youth center just getting them to have fun. I will have some poems that will be coming up soon also and possibly writing a reflection on my quotes of the day that I am currently doing for the summer. Cant wait to get back to my Blog let this be my first one back in anticipation for what is next.

Peace,

CCY Always Jevon

By Talia Ronzana

For the past month I have had the amazing opportunity to continue to volunteer with at-risk youth and many do not have somebody to turn to. Volunteering with these kids has impacted my life tremendously as I have met so many youth who have left an impact on my life. Talking with them has taught me many things, one of them being: BE SOMEBODY.

BE SOMEBODY who cares.

BE SOMEBODY who listens.

BE SOMEBODY who does not judge.

BE SOMEBODY who is real with others.

BE SOMEBODY

By Esdras R

Well first I would like to introduce myself since it is my first time blogging. My name is Esdras, I am 17, and am a Youth Board member/intern for the Los Angeles Youth Network. What i wanted to share with you all was L.A.Y.N.’s car wash to make funds for School On Wheels: an organization that provides educational assistance and support to the thousands of homeless children living in Southern California. We, the Youth Board, organized this event and are so excited to say we have raised 231 dollars for School On Wheels with this car wash and we have more coming in! Check out both L.A.Y.N. and  School On Wheels to find out more about what they do and how to help homeless youth through out So Cal.