Author: Ricardo Pryor

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Diet: The fundamental words for this Friday. The word diet means is the kinds of food that a person habitually eats. Although many reference a diet as a special course of food to which one restricts oneself, either to lose weight or for medical reasons. For this discussion, we are going to view our diet as what we habitually eat. There is a saying, “You are what…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Forgive: The fundamental words for this Friday. It has been stated often that to forgive someone is not for them but for you. It is extremely difficult to move on when the memory of a mistake lingers in our mind. When we don’t forgive, we hold ourselves captive or enslaved to a past event which prevents us from continuing on our life’s journey. What exactly is it…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Adversity: The fundamental words for this Friday. Life is a journey lived not a mystery to solve. As we navigate through our personal journey called life, we will face adversity. Sometime this adversity will derive from places or people that expect them to come from and other times adversities may be completely unexpected. One thing is definite in as we persevere through life is that adversity of…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamentally sound?” Success: The fundamental word for this Friday. Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. The key word in this statement is accomplishment. When we discuss what success is, we must include our aim or purpose. Without aim or purpose, we cannot be or determine if we have obtained any manner of success. The aim, goal and/or purpose each person has should be a defined by…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” HOPE: The fundamental words for this Friday. HOPE is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. It is the “why” or reason that helps us persevere through situations that may seem impossible to many. I was introduced to an acronym by a student that really speaks to what hope is. Hold. On. Pain. Ends. As we endure the pain and struggle which…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Integrity: The fundamental word for this Friday. Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles and uprightness. It is the state of being whole and undivided. One way of viewing integrity is doing what we know is right even when no one is looking. It is the essence of being honest in a situation in which it can be easy or unknown if…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Positive Habits: The fundamental words for this Friday. We are creating habits every day. Not all habits have a positive effect on our attempts to be successful in obtaining our goals. The word positive is inserted to stress a measure of “good” habits that will aide us in moving towards the prize. The focus of this discussion is on the development of good positive habits. Habit: an…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Reliability: The fundamental word for this Friday. Reliability is the quality of being trustworthy or of performing consistently well. Trustworthy is able to be relied on as honest or truthful. The essence of reliability is captured in trustworthy and performing consistently. The combination of being reliable, honest and consistent requires an individual to be humble and committed in every situation. The sport of track includes field events…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Audacity: The fundamental word for this Friday. Audacity is the willingness to take a bold risk. This willingness is often demonstrated by youth ages twelve (12) to twenty-one (21). Their attitude is I can do anything and there is no concern or regard for failure, the very thing that prevents many of us from taking a risk. As individuals mature, risk becomes something that is calculated. If…

SANTA MONICA, CA-There are many forms of artistic expression. The combination of dance and music allows us to engage emotionally with the artist through sound and sight which brings an artist idea to life and takes today’s audience on a wonderful journey through the artist mind. The Dance Theatre of Harlem’s performance at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica on Saturday, April 21 was an excellent example of this emotional engagement. This particular performance included three segments with two ten minute intermissions. The performances were “Brahms Variations,” “Dancing on the Front Porch of Heaven” and “Vessels.” The first performance, “Brahms…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the question to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Trust: The fundamental word for this Friday. Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. Note that this applies to someone or something. The concept of being trustworthy that can be applied to every aspect of our lives. This includes those in our lives and how we perceive them as well as how they perceive us. Trust in ourselves…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the question to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Time: The fundamental word for this Friday. Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future regarded as a whole. The focus on time is continued progress which can be observed events.“Yesterday is gone, Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let’s us begin” – Mother Teresa Success in everything we do requires a respect and understanding of…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the questions to us all, “Are we fundamentally sound?” Preparation: The fundamental word for this Friday. Preparation is the action or process of making ready or being made ready to use or consider. And/or something done to get ready for an event or undertaking. Success in any realm is preceded by preparation. Benjamin Franklin quotes speaks to this statement: “By Failing to Prepare, You are Preparing to Fail” – Benjamin Franklin In every sport, preparation is…

Thank God it’s Fundamental Friday. This weekly article will venture into the fundamental elements of a variety of aspects of our lives and present the question to us all, “Are we fundamental sound?” Communication is the fundamental word for this Friday. Communication is an art practice by everyone, every day and all day long. The key to communication is being effective in relying your thoughts and intentions which requires us to listen, speak and listen to make sure we are being understood. Communication is defined as the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings. Successful is an important word…