Doing!

I have figured out I am not the best blogger. I am not consistent. Even though this is true, I do. What I mean is I am so caught up doing my dreams and aspirations that I can't seem to consistently find the time to share the love. So I have decided to share what I am doing ;) I have been working on a Mommy and baby youtube channel for almost a year... Turns out its a lot more work than expected and takes a village. I launched my organic sugar scrub business earlier this year yay! www.LovejuScrubs.com selling on-line and in store at Nitespa in Venice, Ca. Currently working on physically launching in Miami, FL. I am in the works of another business that I am really excited about in the fashion industry with a twist. More info on that soon ;) I am still acting and dancing. Adelyn and I did a commercial but we were taken out in the final edit... No worries, there will be many more. I have two big dance shows coming up in the next few weeks so currently in rehearsal. Here and Now theatre company had me back for their yearly summer show last month and I was thrilled to be a part of it. I recently started putting my poems together in book form to get published; something I have dreamed of since I was a teenager. Gearing up for the Emmys with mi amor! Lastly, cooking up some mean healthy ass goodies in the kitchen! Will be sharing recipes soon if anyone is interested. I think thats everything. Always love, You know, Janiece

SOOO It's been a while...

Wow! My last post was back in 2010! I took the liberty to read all of my old posts just to see where I had left off because I couldn't remember. Well, needless to say, lots and lots has changed. Just to keep it short and simple (My new motto) and for your sake of not having to read my life story, I fell in love with acting and dancing, worked a lot, fell in love again with a guy and another, fell in love with my life, got my heart broken, broke a heart, made friends, lost friends, had some great memories through and through. Found a soul mate, got engaged, got pregnant, had my baby girl Adelyn, got married and now we are all caught up. WHEW! This was completely impromptu and I have no great words of wisdom for now. Just wondering if I still have some interested beings out there. 4 years is a super long time and I don't blame anyone for not continuing to follow up with me. I did't even leave notice lol Any who, its late hope its all good out there. Sending all my blessings and love. Always love, You know, Janiece

Dear Blog how I have neglected you...

Hola! I had a blog in mind to speak of about power. That was weeks ago so I will cover it briefly and then move on since I have much to cover and so much to catch up on. Well, I was feeling down and out because my whole life I thought you needed power to make a difference. By power I meant money, recognition, people backing you, respecting and following you. Well, believe it or not even the guy on the corner selling apples and oranges has power if he really wanted to use it. The power I learned is within you and only when you realize that can you use it. You don't need fame, fortune or anything to use the power we all have within us to make a change and a difference for the better. Thanks to GOD and a friend I realized that just when I needed to. Even the simple gestures we do can dramatically change one persons life, which then can change the lives of those people that know that person. So let's bring out the power within us with the strengths we already have and put it to some good use.
Today, I met a beautiful person which sat down with me at a Starbucks and was not afraid to talk about GOD and the world with its issues. I realized that yes we can isolate ourselves and try to do it alone but why? We are here for each other and surrounded by each other for a reason. You can isolate yourself but try falling by yourself. When you fall and you have others around you they can be there to help pick you up or continue what you were doing for the greater good. We are imperfect beings and make mistakes which is how we learn. I actually have learned to love making mistakes because through all of my mistakes I have grown so much and learned how to navigate through life better. Don't let your imperfectness get you down. There is no one in this world that is perfect, they may think they are but nope they are not. Sorry to those that thought that. Only GOD has the best of me and my love which is how I survived peacefully for so long. That my friends is what made me so happy to hear with the person I met today. That it is ok to talk freely about something you love so much. NOT pushy, just share your love. Anyway, there are many problems within ourselves and throughout the world. We can choose the easy way out and do nothing or work to fight for peace freedom and love. Let's stop judging each other on what we did or did not do and what was wrong or not or hurtful or not. Live, learn, love and work together. Above all Forgive because if GOD can forgive why can't we? Humans are so caught up in being wronged and revenge and holding grudges and so on. That can not be a happy life. We have alllll been wronged in one way or another. Let the truth be revealed to you and live life. Why be a prisoner of hurt and pain? All of that only damages you and stunts your well being. I love you all and if I can help in anyway I would love to. Reach out if you need it. Keep in touch with those you love and don't just talk the talk walk it. You actions mean so much more. Honestly, I would rather receive the keys to ones heart than just hear about it all the time. Let's not settle for less and improve ourselves so that we can be an inspiration to others. I still have much to learn but I love to share when I receive some great knowledge and wisdom. I will leave you with this since I have been battling issues within myself of whether to trust your mind, heart or gut instincts. "The human heart feels the things the eyes cannot see and knows what the mind cannot understand." (THANKS ANDREA) "A precious human life is to live to benefit others." THANKS DALAI LAMA

ALWAYS PEACE N LOVE,

YOU KNOW,

JANIECE

The Mind

Hello!!! It has been a while. I lost my grandmother and haven't really been myself. She is really missed by many. Well, by now you may know that I only write when I have a firm idea in mind. So, when I lost my grandmother I thought I was going to be prepared for it because she was sick for a while. As a human, you are never prepared. Maybe if you are an alien cool lol but not human. Eventually, you will feel the loss. Any who, as an actor, I always over analyze how I react to certain things and how my emotions are affected. I realized for one, that no matter how much I mentally prepared for her death, I could not have been more unprepared. Not only that, I was tested big time. I could not go to the funeral due to finances. That was pretty bad. I told everyone I was cool but reality was I wanted to be there for my mother. I didn't need to be at the funeral but I did need to be there for my mom. The person that I am with at the moment went away to New York while this was all happening and I really felt so down by it. Luckily, GOD Is amazing. My awesome friend just so happened to be staying with me and visiting that week and he could not have been a better support system. Then, my roommate, which we had previously had a fall out, really came through as a supportive friend in many ways. Despite all of the support and love the mind tends to wander when it is overloaded with emotional stress. The thoughts that come through the mind about the people that are loving and supporting you just are overwhelming and overkill. You think the most outrageous things and doubt everything. I believe this is due to the human mind not being able to cope with death, no matter how much you prepare or say it is for the better. Death is one subject the mind can not comprehend and therefore wanders into negative thoughts. The mind tries to deal with it by creating things that it can comprehend but that are not good for you. I had all kinds of crazy thoughts about the dearest friends and family. You try to cope and don't realize you are killing everything around you. Thankfully, I am an actor lol and was able to realize my emotions were taking over my mind. I realized that through not being able to deal with death and loss, I created other things I could deal with. But, since I had nothing else to do deal with dramatically, my mind was searching for things to deal with and since there was nothing, my mind began getting juicy. I never voiced them to the people lol good because I would have been a fool. They say the mind is a powerful thing. It sure is. I was ready to begin a soap opera in my life that was unnecessary because my mind was playing tricks on me. Take control of your mind, the way I did. It is very difficult because even though it is your mind it really has a mind of its own and could end up controlling you. Get to know yourself so you can avoid all of the mind games your mind plays on you. Thankfully, I am doing good and have been able to release and cope. Also, I came to terms with my thoughts and mind and am feeling a lot better. Try to think of your thoughts and how you feel before you make any firm decisions. The mind is a tricky tricky little object... Don't get tricked... Tricks are for kids!!!

Always Peace N Love,

You know,

Janiece

Life

I have been wanting to write this one for over a week now. However, life, lol got me real busy. Busy is great for me though, I prefer it that way. Yet, not too busy where I can't write and create time for my loved ones. So there it is create; this will be the word of the evening and the blog. Most of us are raised being told life is about finding yourself. Well, thankfully I grew up with a mother that was constantly wanting to grow in all ways and that also rubbed off onto me. We found together, that life is actually about creating one self. We are not put here to treasure hunt and seek what is not there. I believe this is why most people are lost and tend to wander. I think we need to create what fits best and through the creation we find who we are. Stop looking and begin getting creative. Try everything, see what works and what doesn't. It is ok to explore and create something that you may have to toss. Painters, dancers, singers and all kinds of artist constantly create work that just doesn't work and they move onto something that will. Creating is a process of elimination and is not fail proof. You are going to have to toss some ideas. When you begin something, anything you learn will be through experience and really through creating something wrong. This wrong creation allows you to create something right because you know what will not work. I hope I haven't lost you. In case that I have, basically this process of creating one self is a long one. Feel free to throw out something you created which you did not like and start fresh. I am sure many acclaimed artist have done so. I am certain that they did not make their masterpiece the first try. Therefore, begin to create yourself to the point that you love what you have created and it is your masterpiece. Then you will know when you have found yourself.

Always Peace N Love,

You Know,

Janiece

Attachment to an idea...

When people say, or think rather, they are attached to something, it is really a facade. It can also be very detrimental if that is not realized. Personally, I have really detached myself of many things and people in the past year. I would think I was attached to my family and friends. I mean there are days I can't breathe, literally, from missing them but I catch my breath and move on. For those of you that don't know, I moved 9 months ago from Miami to Los Angeles. I moved to a city where I know pretty much no one. I felt the attachment to my dog and would cry on certain days because I left her back home. YES! I cried for my dog - Don't judge me! LOL I purchased my dream car and would go nuts if I had crashed or had to sell it. I have a great home to go to every night. I am very attached to my home because if my home were to fall apart or I couldn't afford it anymore, I wouldn't know what to do. I have been attached to material and emotional ideas in my life. Yet, it is all as meaningless as that last millionaire idea you did nothing with. We are not attached, we are comfortable and pleased with ideas. We can not be attached because it all could change in 1 day, let alone 1 hour. You can not prepare for the unexpected but you can definitely be ready. It is the idea that I can not live with out these things or people but I can and so can you! I have learned to live without my mother physically and at times emotionally. It has been the hardest thing I think I have ever had to learn. I know her love is there, always present and our bond is continually growing stronger. However, we are not attached to each other and know how to function just through our love that flows. To be honest, my life seems like it is all falling apart at times and the things I had thought I was attached to are really not important. I am not attached to dancing, I just love the art of dance and am grateful to be able to make a living through it. Although, God forbid, if my path were to change tomorrow and I would have to do something else to survive, I will be ok and dance in my living room on my own time. I am not attached to the idea of being a dancer, I just love to dance. My car is a material item I thought had an emotional attachment to. No again! I originally bought the car because it was my dream car since I was a child. It was also a special edition for the cure for cancer. For those of you who don't know, I lost my grandfather to cancer. He was the reason for my passion in cars. I grew up learning and loving cars. So, not only did I buy my dream car but it had meaning to it. It represented my grandfather and the cure for cancer. I was attached to the idea that the car somehow could keep my grandfather near me. Not at all!!! That car could go tomorrow and my grandfather's energy will be all around me and all of the memories are with me, not in the car! So, house, car, lover, mother, father, friend, job, life - Do not be attached! There is no such thing, you can survive, as sad as the thought may seem without all of that. Attachment is an idea in our head. Realize that its the love of all these ideas that keep them alive and dear to you. My love for my mother will never go away, no matter how far she is; my love for that car will never go away - if it goes, every time I see it in the street, I will orgasm. LOL Let's not be prude, it is a figure of speech. My love for my dear friends, is always there; my love for my lover is there, even if I do or do not receive back. My love for my job is amazing and I'm grateful. My love for the idea of my home and of how my life should be is there, I'm still surviving because I'm not attached and I know it will come. The answer is to love it all but not be attached to it. Let things change and flow, it is the only way you'll learn and grow.

P.S. Wrote this on paper yesterday afternoon. While driving home late last night I saw a gentlemen crash his car on the highway into the wall right before my eyes. If I were going just a bit faster, I would have been in that crash! Lets all pray for that man and know that life can change in an instant so loving your ideals is healthy but being attached could really ruin your life.

Love you all!

Always Peace N Love,
You Know,

Janiece

Tell Florida Lawmakers: No More Wrongful Convictions

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SOOO!!! This hits home hard for me!! I usually do not like talking politics or issues that deal with the government. But, and that is a big but lol. This issue happens to be occurring back home and I have major issues with the policies that deal with convictions of any kind. At an early age, I realized that the governments policy of innocence until proven guilty, is a crock and load of dirty laundry which will not be cleaned. Someone very close to me was taken to jail wrongfully and the "Police" had no proof of her guilt. Yet, she was still detained, most likely because she was a poor hispanic woman with no power or voice, according to the majority of society. To make matters worse, now get this, she was taken to jail for a busted tail light, no seat belt and a warrant for her arrest due to bad checks. Ok, fine, go straight to jail, do not pass go but no bail!!!! How can murderers, like the young man that admitted to shooting my cousin, I mean admitted to his crime; how can a murderer get bail and a poor desperate young hispanic woman not get bail for bad checks, a busted tail light and no seat belt? REALLYYY???? I can not begin to emphasize how ass backwards that is and how much our system is a lie!!! Needless to say my cousins murderer was bailed out within 24 hours. While my beloved hispanic woman which committed a misdemeanor was stuck in jail for the weekend with no bail! Lets rewind, my cousin was a hispanic young man, which the police viewed as just another hispanic gangster. What the police did not know, is that my cousin was not a gangster and was a very smart and caring hispanic male with plenty of potential. Yet, the police saw it as another non-important spanish male, that would have caused havoc. They allowed his murderer to walk for doing the police a favor of getting rid of the garbage. The murderer fleed the country and the police had him in custody with a full blown voluntary confession of the murder!!!! How did this kid get bail and get away?? Back to the innocent woman in jail waiting for courts to open Tuesday, it was a long weekend, just our luck. YES, innocent!! Turns out the warrant was not for her, it just so happened they had the same names and ethnicity. So, in jail for four days, no bail for a busted tail light, no seat belt and a wrongful accusation of writing bad checks. The police did not bother to check, they saw a hispanic woman and assumed. What happens when the system makes a mistake? What happens when your rights are violated and you are put in jail and held guilty until proven innocent, not the other way around? What happens when you realize you are not protected if you are a minor? People who murder minors flee and get bail and your innocent self goes to jail for a misdemeanor you did not commit, with no bail. I have written that several times to make you all realize how wrong that is on so many different levels!!! I can not begin to express my anger but that will get me no where. What will get me somewhere is reaching to the masses, especially minors, to take stand and voice your rights of innocence until proven guilty!!! Because, lets face it we are the ones that get picked on. Additionally, lets take stand and stop being afraid because that is what gives them power. They feed off fear. When they are wrong we have to prosecute them, the way they do to us on a daily basis. We can not continue to allow the government to make immense detrimental mistakes and just give them a slap on the wrists. We are talking about people's lives here! Who is responsible for that? I say the people that put us in jail wrongfully and detain us and then the people who judge and make the decisions to kill us! Who are they? Who are they, that they can make mistakes and ruin peoples lives and families because they think they have the power!!! STAND UP!!!! Speak up and use the system's policy to your advantage! YOU ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY! NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! NOTE TO ALL POLICE, DO YOUR WORK!!! THAT IS WHAT WE PAY FOR YOU!!!!

Always Peace N Love,

You Know,

Janiece