{"id":10144,"date":"2026-04-03T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=10144"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:26:10","slug":"you-about-that-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/you-about-that-life\/","title":{"rendered":"You About That Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>THE OBSERVATION BOOTH<\/em><\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"275\" src=\"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Andrea-Dialect-snapping-e1644254344745.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3810\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>OP \/ ED &amp; PHOTO CREDITS ANDREA DIALECT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Somewhere between what we say and what we do\u2026 the truth shows up. This piece sits in that space where purpose is spoken loud, but tested in the quiet, everyday moments no one applauds. This is one of my experimental projects. What do you think? I\u2019d love to hear from you. Send me a message!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ME &amp; MINES&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shhhhhhh don\u2019t say nothin\u2019 \u201cQUIET IS KEPT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Love Is Love All The Time There Ain\u2019t No Such Thang As Pickin\u2019 &amp; Choosin. If You Ain\u2019t Bout It Bout It Like Those Street Cats Say&#8230; Don\u2019t Say nothing About It!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You Love Me or Not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d gone to a venue not too long ago. Supposedly, this<br>was one of those \u201cHelping People\u201d venues. Let\u2019s call it a \u2018Help Meet.\u2019 Yeah, that will do! I walked around, conversing with several of the participants, most being the organizers. Everyone spoke very candidly about their cause, their life purpose, how very much they loved serving humanity. Ironically, some felt as if they had been beckoned by God himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet when I stood at that bus stop not even fifteen minutes after, I then observed many of those very same people wave their final goodbyes at the speed of twenty or above, and others who\u2019d shoot the breeze with me at the stop light, one being so close to me in their car that, if I chose, I could reach inside and shift the gears. But not one of those many helping folk asked me if I was in need of a ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s disheartening to see service become a trend, a mere platform to toot your own horn in that same ol\u2019 tired tune! It\u2019s all around us, this being blatantly selfish, that is. When duty calls, we must do the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsibility can be a bit overwhelming because there may be times that we must overextend ourselves or even be prepared to forsake all others, be it husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, kids, or whomever, whenever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is purpose! It ain\u2019t never been about you, and it will never be about just you or yours, so we best learn to tread easy! The people who had the most influence in my life walked by example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironically, at the time I never knew. Thus, when it\u2019s time to cash in, know that it is all up to you. You, and only you, decide whether you get the benefit package of a lifetime or that instant one-dolla\u2019 rebate for all that so called help. Don\u2019t get it twisted!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Visit Localtalkweekly.com<\/strong> to read drafts in its entirety and check out the archives getting even more amazing content from the Entertainment section. While you\u2019re at it, check out my Fine Artistry photography archives in support of my subjects that, while supporting change, become my muse and clay as supporting my experimental projects as I mold them into Fine Artistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also join me and the collective for my Facebook live as I develop daily \u201cPORTAL\u201d sessions. Follow my <strong>msdialect<\/strong> Instagram, and let\u2019s grow out loud together! Like, follow, and share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Service is the act of showing up for others through action, not just intention &#8211; meeting a need, offering help, or giving of yourself without making it about you.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE OBSERVATION BOOTH OP \/ ED &amp; PHOTO CREDITS ANDREA DIALECT Somewhere between what we say and what we do\u2026 the truth shows up. This piece sits in that space where purpose is spoken loud, but tested in the quiet, everyday moments no one applauds. This is one of my experimental projects. 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