Sex and the Second City

The Return (pt 1)

Anna Espinosa (played by Gina Torres)

Everybody loves a good comeback story.  We see life and popular culture littered with them.  America's first president to be treated like a black man (in some respects) was named the Comeback Kid when he placed second in the Democratic New Hampshire primaries in 1992.  Movies like the Karate Kid and Cinderella Man are filled with comeback stories. And everyone is still in awe that Mariah Scarey Carey staged the comeback of the millenium with her mega-hit album The Emancipation of Mimi.  The music industry had all but stuck a fork in her and called her done.

So therefore, it is with great happiness that I announce that I, Bernard Bradshaw, have made a comeback to the world of blogging.

Blocking Blessings

Although I know she didn't create the phrase, Patti LaBelle introduced me to the quote, Don't Block the Blessings.  It's the title of a book that she wrote and I really think that it is appropriate as we navigate through life.

When it comes to sex and relationships, people block the blessings all the time.  I have scores of female friends who are exposed to tons of successful, intelligent men--but until Jesus Christ himself steps up to them--they don't seem interested.  It's as if a guy isn't perfect, they don't want to be bothered with him.

I've always said, It's the overparticular one's that end up all alone. 

In an effort to get what we think we want, we create high (and sometimes foolish) standards that oftentimes block us from getting the very thing we need or desire.