What's Happenin' my Soul/R&B Lover's.  Let's Start the debate.  Tell us your top 5 Male Soul/R&B Singers of All-Time!  We'll Take the Top 5 Consensus and do a special show on The ISB Radio Show (Airs every Saturday & Sunday at 1pm -(www.rhythmandsoulradio.com)  Please join the fun. We'd Love your support!!!  

  Top Five for Sean B. - MIHE C.E.O.

     1) Marvin Gaye  

     2) Ray Charles

     3) David Ruffin 

     4) Luther Vandross

     5) Teddy Pendergrass

Show me a Top 5 Better than that!!!   - Sean B. - MIHE

I STILL HAVE HOPE.....

I was saying yes I can before hope became popular
Before hope became popular I stood up for what was right
Right now we're in a worldwide crisis
Crys~is (Crisis) that the good vs the bad
Bad money vs poor education
Poor education vs poor leadership
Leader~ship is drowning because of tainted media
Media please pardon me for still hoping and standing for our children Rights
Rights of saying yes we can if we don't focus towards the money
Money can make a change but I rather my hands grab a needle and thread
Sow our community back into a village of Hope...Remember I STILL HAVE HOPE...

Written by Tonya E. aka Miss Right Now ~ Inspired by Holy Spirit Copyrighted 2009
To learn more about Tonya E. aka Miss Right Now visit her websites at www.stopcussin.com , www.missrightnowinc.com, or www.youtube.com/tonyae411

INHALE MUSIC, EXHALE LIFE by Heshima Moja

Like many people, I grew up in an urban environment. I woke up every morning and left my house, inhaling deeply as I stepped out onto the street to begin my day. It was my ritual. I never stopped once to think about the quality of the air I was inhaling, what I was absorbing into my body, or how the simple act of breathing affected my life. Like so many people, I suffered from respiratory problems, including juvenile asthma, and allergies. For the first ten years of my life, I was convinced that I would suffer from these problems my whole life. I knew nothing different, so I accepted my condition. Then, one day, something incredible happened to me: my first family vacation to upstate New York, deep in the Adirondack Mountains.

I can remember waking every morning and taking in large amounts of fresh mountain air. It did not sting my nostrils like the air in the city. I was filled with energy that I had not experienced before. I would sit in silence and just breathe. Even more amazing was the effects that I saw on my breathing as the days passed by. I could breathe more freely each day, and my mental clarity improved as I spent time in a clean and healthy environment.

At this point you may be asking yourself what air and music have to do with each other. The connection is quite simple actually: Just as the quality of the air we breathe affects the quality of our physical being, the quality of our music has the power to affect our emotional/mental state. Young people "inhale" thousands of hours of music with little or no cultural or emotional value. The laws of nature tell us that what one takes into their being is what will come out eventually. It is only a matter of time. James Allen, in his book, "As A Man Thinketh," details the power of thought, discussing how the seeds of our thoughts take root and produce the lives that we live. As we "inhale" music that disseminates negative ideas about people of color, women, and our communities, we are plating the seeds that will produce the opposite of what we desire in our lives. One cannot "inhale' negativity and "exhale" positivity.

In order to heal ourselves emotionally and rebalance ourselves mentally, we must first identify the missing link between what we are experiencing, and what we wish to experience. This missing link is Knowledge. Much of the music that serves as an alternative to the current offerings is not made available to the general public. As a young boy, I accepted the polluted air I was breathing until I was exposed to something of greater quality. Much of the general public accepts what is offered because they are not aware that anything else exists. In Part II of this series, we will examine solutions to issues identified in Part I. Stay tuned... "Inhale Music, Exhale Life."

For more information on Heshima's "Inhale Music, Exhale Life Program", contact: Myspace.com/heshimaiam or call (413)218-6789.

Have You Checked Your Expiration Date?

Hey everyone, I first want to say I am grateful and thankful to be among MIHE family and friends. I am Tonya E. aka Miss Right Now and I am all about the TRUTH and MAKING A DIFFERENCE. What you will read from my blogs are writings stemming from my inner spirit, journeys of what I see daily and purely life events. So I welcome you along with the entire MIHE family to it's NEW VENTURE. To learn more about me please visit my websites at www.stopcussin.com or www.missrightnowinc.com. So now that we have that out of the way let's go into our title for today " Have you checked your expiration date? "

What would you do if you were told you had one month to live? What would you do if you checked your expiration date and it was soon to expire? What would you do if God started planting corruptable seeds in your life because you refuse to hear and obey his words? Why do you continue to recieve and believe in another man's words instead of your Creator's words ? So I ask you again, " Have you checked your expiration date? "

This question came into my thoughts because of a close friend of our extended family was given a month to live. The doctors prediction was given in the beginning of January 2009. Today, it's Febuary 1, 2009 and she's still among us growing weak daily, however awaiting for her expiration date. It saddens me because she is 45 years old, a single mother of her 12 year old son and many goals to accomplish. This speaks volume and truth that we do not have control of our expiration date. Time is not to be taken for granted, however appreciate every second granted.

It lead me to think as a single mother myself what would I do if I was told I had only a month to live because of a deadly disease that has encamped within my body? I laid several nights praying for our friend and asking God to cover her with the peace of mind and cover her young son with understanding that he will see his mother again. We ask our children to understand and be strong, however are we able to understand if they can't handle the pain they are feeling? Are we euipped with the right tools to help them understand and to stand strong?

Have you ever taken notice that everything that we purchase has been stamped with an expiration date? We trust the distributor and the merchant that their products are in good condition to purchase. We trust the name brand stamped on the product of being worthy enough for our purchase. We put our trust knowing that if we make a simple purchase of milk today that we will have another week to finish it's carton before it becomes spoiled. We put some much TRUST in a man~made stamp than in our Creator's stamp.

I ask again if you knew your expiration date what would you do or what changes would you make? Why must one try to do all they can if knowing they had a certain amount of time to do it? Why wouldn't one just utilize their time granted with the unknown expiration date and do as much as they can daily? So I ask you again, " Have you checked your expiration date? "

Today, let's be grateful for our time granted and know that making ourselves too busy is not the answer to getting to our destination any faster. It's time for us to get ourselves in order, because we do not know our expiration date. Only one knows and he is not seen by our eyes. Put your TRUST and BELIEVE that your CREATOR has designed your BLUEPRINT with your NAME ON IT !

I encourage you to leave your comments and share your accounts of your journey. I hope this seed has been planted within one soul to STOP, LOOK and LISTEN!! Until next time stay BLESS~FILLED!

Respect Given Always,
Your Ndpendent Woman
Tonya E. aka Miss Right Now
* I don't live nor walk for FAME, however I live and walk for CHANGE! *