Book Club

So a few weeks ago when I was having a conversation with my grandma and she let me know she had begun going to a book club in town. She sounded really excited about, and even I was excited because I love reading books! Not many people my age read for leisure so I like to consider that something different about me! So, anyhow she began telling me about the first book they read titled, The Other Wes Moore. This book is a true story about two African American men who grew up in the same neighborhood, and share the same name, though took two very different paths in life. One was a man is now serving a life sentence in jail for involvement in a robbery that ended in the murder of a police officer, and the other became a Rhodes Scholar, and served in war, along with many other successes as a public figure. I havent updated my blog in a while, and its late right now otherwise I would go into detail about the book lol . But I am encouraging you to read it. It shows how just the simplest mistakes, and ignoring advice from those who have been in similar situations as us (which us young people love to do, lets admit it lol) can either lead a to a positive or negative path. I am all about living my own life and wanting to learn from the mistakes I made but there are some times when I get advice from a person and I know I should listen to it. And, it doesnt have to be a person in my life, I take a lot of "tips for life" from books that I read or an article I see come across online. There are so many people who make excuses and say that they made mistakes because they didnt have any positive figures in their lives. Honestly, I think thats crap, if I were one of those people I would look for someone positive to be in my life instead of in a way, feeling sorry for myself. But thats just my opinion. Anyway, I encourage you to read the book! It really is an easy read and once you do post your opinion on it! I dont want to give too much away!

stay gorgeous,
lexii