Warning! Parental Advisory

Let's talk about it . . . sex, self actualization and the need for acceptance. Decades later, TLC's "Waterfalls" still has us asking the question, why are so many people still chasing waterfalls? The issues addressed in the video mirror the same complex realities we're facing in 2016 in regards to gang violence, poverty, youth violence, the drug war, HIV/AIDS, the importance of safe sex and most importantly self actualization. If you make poor choices, you are at risk of these things. If those you're connect to make poor choice, you are at risk of these things. We have to stop making Gang Violence a Black & Brown thing, poverty a people of color thing, youth violence a lost generation thing, the drug war a thug thing and HIV/AIDS a gay thing. These are a real life dynamics happening to us all. 

See the message "Waterfalls" presents here. . . https://youtu.be/8WEtxJ4-sh4 

So let's talk about it... let's talk about sex. If you go into a middle or high school anywhere across the Nation, our youth will let you know, everyone is talking about and everyone is doing it. Sounds like youth of the 2000's, 90's. 80's, 70's, 60's... since this is a reality, why aren't we talking about it more? We don't want it discussed in school's because parents "don't want their children" exposed to it, but they are exposed to it and the risks of teen pregnancy, RAPE, molestation, HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases daily. We as responsible adults are not talking about it but the world is encouraging them to  do and live it daily. Churches don't talk about it. Recreation Centers & Youth Programs don't talk about it. There are very few organizations dedicated to doing the work of educating our youth on making better decisions for their bodies. Here are some facts we all need to know! We can no longer turn the other cheek to this issue: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/overview/ataglance.html 

Believe in yourself . . . it is so important that we reach self actualization. The sense of belonging, acceptance and fulfillment of living your hopes and dreams is critically important to our well being. Yet, our society seems to places pressures in our way to prevent us from being our best selves! In fact, societal pressures, as displayed in "Waterfalls", influence us to make decisions to be accepted, to feel good about who we are. In fact, that feeling should start with us. It should be reinforced at home, at school, throughout our communities...yet we rely on the media, the system, the major companies that make billions in the health & wellness, beauty, and reconstruction to tell us how we should live, how we should look and what we should have in order to be "accepted!" 

Motivate others to . . . 

• be accepting of who they are
• to make better choices in regards to what they expose their mind, body & spirit to 
• get tested! 
• live according to your purpose and not the propaganda society feeds us 

The best way to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases is to educate and empower everyone to make better, healthier life changing decisions.