Have you ever performed on stage or given a speech? Starting my journey as Literaturebyjessc was difficult in the beginning as anything probably would. Nothing comes handed to you easily, “If you want it, you gotta see it with a clear-eyed view,” courtesy of Meek Mill. That’s exactly the motto I live by. I always... Continue Reading →
Children have always held a special place in my heart, no matter what. They can do things wrong, but everything is for a reason. I can remember feeling not understood as a child, and that's one of the main things I care about so much within today's generation. Yes, I would like these children to... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like?View all responses Everybody knows the day can never start correctly without coffee. It’s like a If I don’t have my coffee, don’t come to me with so much in the morning, kind of feeling. My mornings varies between... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat's your favorite word?View all responses A lot of people stand on negativity when they believe they are incapable of doing something. They tend to use the words “I can’t,” manifesting that whatever it is they are trying to do will not get done. If you constantly say you can’t do something, you... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat brings you peace?View all responses It may seem strange to say, but for some reason my peace cannot be disturbed. It may be bothered for a second, and then I remember why I am in certain situations, and the impact I have on lives. Praying on a lot of situations and people... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWho would you like to talk to soon?View all responses If heaven had a phone, there would be multiple calls I’d need to make. But heaven couldn’t wait for my grandfather any longer. Our time to pass is never promised, it could be tonight, it could be tomorrow, and then we sit and... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow do you feel about cold weather?View all responses Cold weather is known to be the cause of pneumonia and other respiratory sicknesses. That’s the main thing we all focus on, until it’s time to lie down from a long day of work all over, a nice shower, and your room is room... Continue Reading →
Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. A few years ago, I was working two jobs. Blaze pizza during the day, and UPS overnight. The COVID pandemic had hit hard, only essential workers were really working, and that was me. One of my jobs was short-staffed, and I was... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.View all responses Every decision we make each day is a blessing or lesson. Either way, we still learn to progress in some way shape, or form. If you were walking with untied shoes, and you tripped and fell. What... Continue Reading →
How would you improve your community? It takes one person to lead the way. Once people notice that you can do something, they start to shun you for it, and sometimes it’s because they’re not a part of or in the position to do the things that you are doing. Changing a community doesn’t always... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHow do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life?View all responses Tomorrow is never promised, so I live for today. I live for the things that I moved past, because it was an obstacle for me to stop. There have been great events and people who had... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat could you do differently?View all responses What could I do differently? Nothing. If I reversed my whole life, I wouldn't have learned the the things I did to become the person I am today. Life has taught me so much, that some things I wouldn't have learned on my own if I didn't... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat is the greatest gift someone could give you?View all responses Everyone thinks that a gift has to cost money and that it has to be valuable in some way shape, or form. What about meaningful? Ever heard of “It’s the thought that counts,”? The most meaningful gift given to me was the... Continue Reading →
Graduating is a different type of thing. It's not just an accomplishment, it's a mission. It's a mission accomplished for me. You see there are people who depend on my story to keep pushing, and i’m not saying it’s a heavy weight on my shoulders, I love the fact that people believe in me, that... Continue Reading →
What's the best piece of advice you've ever received? The best advice anyone can receive is to simply mind their business. When you focus on your own needs and wants, life treats you differently. It’s not called being “stingy”, it’s called giving yourself time to make sure you are prepared in all aspects. What can... Continue Reading →
Describe one habit that brings you joy. You never know the true meaning of joy, because everyone has a different feeling. Joy doesn’t just come with a smile, joy doesn’t just come with pain, but joy also comes with family. "Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can’t have a rainbow, without a little... Continue Reading →
How do you practice self-care? Self-care doesn’t just come from soap and water to your body, or stepping into church thinking that your past is forgiven. These are things that should be regularly done. Self-care is very important to me, and it starts within myself. Self-care makes me feel important. When I say that, I... Continue Reading →
Supporting black businesses has become a huge movement, as long as you put in the dedication and effort needed, it'll eventually get to where you would like for it to be. See the problem with us as people in general, we're lazy. We expect things to happen right then and there when real success takes... Continue Reading →
It’s a great vibe when Jersey Club comes together. A lot of Jersey’s beef is deeply within the producers themselves, and I say that because when everyone is together, nothing that was said, agreed with, or argued over via social media is engaged in. If people took the time to focus on the production and... Continue Reading →
Usually when we see “Mind” and “Matter”, we tend to think “I don’t mind, and you don’t matter.” Let me put you guys up to something. If it’s on your mind in someway shape or form, it matters. I sat, and put this into perspective after seeing an old classmate in a fast food restaurant.... Continue Reading →
Incase you didn’t know, you are somebody. You matter to the world in some way. The things you do people look up to you, they also envy the way you go about things. Strong minds can’t crack, unless you allow it. When you notice that you’re not gaining anything from situations that don’t take you... Continue Reading →
As a woman, sometimes we always want this and that, to be spoiled. Do you spoil your man, or fault him for your previous relationships, and faults? Insecurity in a relationship is very common. Ya’ll say ya’ll love one another, but go through phones, call each other “Wya?”. If you gotta do all that, there... Continue Reading →
It sounds very strange that I, the peer advocate for almost everything did not post about epilepsy on November 1st, but I showed it off to the world. I was proud to wear my purple, I was proud to remind epileptic people that it was national epilepsy awareness month. You know why? Because those 27... Continue Reading →
I’ve found a home to walk in the path of God in, finally! A place that makes me feel comfortable. The lord said “Come as you are.” I came in so confused back in July. I came in confusion on many things. It wasn’t that I wasn’t sure of what I was doing, it was... Continue Reading →
Hi Class, For my lesson today, I will be teaching you something maybe no one has thought of doing. Everyone may have came up with posting things to websites, recipes, and crafts. As an epileptic patient who went from nothing, to a lot, I will be teaching you the steps to believing in yourself. Step... Continue Reading →
Let me tell ya’ll something, some real spill. People look at me like I have 24 heads as I take the medication I do and still continue to work, and get up, and move around not sleeping all day. Having a neurological issue like Epilepsy is a disability, yet it doesn’t mean I’m disabled, and... Continue Reading →
I’ve been battling Epilepsy since age 19. At first I caught myself waking up in the middle of the night with a shirt drenched in sweat, next I caught myself hearing thousands of “Jessica” that I just couldn’t answer too. At that moment it was like anything triggered it, I cried, I seized, I stressed,... Continue Reading →
In the cut for a while, yet still working, DJ’ing your events, and finally bringing back our Jersey Club Battles, DJ Dru has been juggling a lot in his hands personally, an work wise. Seeing his progress from then to now, I am absolutely amazed in all aspects. He has learned that if it doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Isn’t it crazy, crazy how life works. It literally does a 360, and if you’ve done right by life; and forgiven yourself with true intentions to be pure, all is well. I sit and I think, certain times I used to cry, hysterically, about things that I had no control over. I wanted life to... Continue Reading →
Crazy how racism isn’t the only issues between cops and the people. Neurological patients have come to have many issues with many misunderstanding situations or people. Recently I was involved in a car accident, and knew the symptoms of a convulsion/seizure and watched someone be hospitalized and untreated for their condition as the nurses told... Continue Reading →
When I first stepped foot into the Jersey club game heavily, I was just getting my feet wet. People was hitting it to the beat at parties, and someone I always was around was in that circle. Befriending and having Jersey Club Dj's and Producers in my family became a eye opener. I began to... Continue Reading →
There is a reason why I hang around the crowd I do, why I attract such positivity and production. My mindset isn’t the same as you because you are you and I am me. Get it? I can take constructive criticism, I can take new ideas, I can take new artist and turn it into... Continue Reading →
All my years of being in the blogging and entertainment industry, I've had the chance to come across some amazing people. From music, to poetry, to dance, to just personal life inspirations. I've studied people and things I was into before coming into contact with that person or talent. Finally seeing it all constantly float... Continue Reading →
If you balance your life off of others and their actions, you may never see the positivity or growth, hell even ambition within yourself. Depression is a life-taking state; it can literally take your life or allow you to take over it. Now there is no easy way to tell someone coming out of a... Continue Reading →
Many ask me how I became Literaturebyjessc, it was random. I was going through things within myself, holding it back to myself, and eventually lost myself. I went from "_storiesbyjess_" to "Literaturebyjessc" ; after acknowledging my writing, and ability to become the poet and journalist I am today. Eventually people started to see post with... Continue Reading →
What makes me better than you? The truth is, nothing. We’re all the same, cut from the same cloth, with the same intention; to get to it. We were each blessed in our own ways. What makes yourself better than the next person mentally is the instilled ambition to be a better person then the... Continue Reading →
It should never take for something to happen in order for one to realize they have responsibilities. We as humans tend to get sidetracked with the thoughts and impressions of others forgetting we have our own responsibilities. One of my favorite responsibilities is taking care of my house. It truly showed me who’s there for... Continue Reading →
So I was on my way to work after leaving the frame and seen nothing but masks all over. Roads were empty, businesses were closed, and along comes the funeral procession. Typically the cop leads, and the rest follow with hazard lights on as done. Now as “Dangerous” as this virus is, and we are... Continue Reading →
Each morning I wake up thinking " I don't wanna go to work," or "Damn, I gotta do this and that," which is nobody's fault but mine. It's about being an adult and owning up to responsibilities. Some of these things I signed up for on my own, other things like life, I didn't ask... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving is about being thankful for all that you have received, you're blessings, you're curses. Why? Because they've helped you prevail. My past has helped each month prevail into someone of whom I've never thought I'd become. Nobody understands the true meaning of that holiday and everything becomes a competition; who can cook better, who... Continue Reading →
There is a time and place for everything. A time to work hard, to grind, to do whatever it takes for you to do inorder to reach your goal. In doing so, you will notice and experience growth. Everyone thinks they know you, until you become "different," because you are making all necessary moves. Nothing,... Continue Reading →
It's about that time again! Time to stay as warm and positive minded as possible. That time where we often overlook other situations and perspectives. It's time for The 2nd Annual Revolution Of Love Coats and Clothes Drive. Having experienced the life of a shelter, little to none clothing and stretched means of living, I... Continue Reading →
I like to stay in tuned with all my favorite talents and friends. Real life shit being spoken about through lyrics. They ain’t just written and rehearsed, it’s what’s felt off the mind, off the hurt, what we’ve seen and been through. Coming up in my age was violence left and right, you had to... Continue Reading →
Racism is a commonly overlooked issue. Sometimes you don't notice these things until you are a part of these situation itself. As a victim of stereotypes, let me tell you how okay it is to be who you are. Friends and Family come from all different ethnicities, and situations. I love when people see me... Continue Reading →
Each moment I come to Plainfield, I HAVE to stop and visit my favorite cupcake lady. She's been doing so many positive things for the city alone. It's like she puts herself after others, sometimes people need to experience that type of love and care. The reason I respect Ms.Stacey so much is because she's... Continue Reading →
Talent is everywhere and this one almost slipped my eye. Straight outta Newark, NJ, and available via all major platforms such as Youtube, Spotify, Soundcloud, and Apple Music, Lamont Glxry brings "Moods and Vibes" anywhere he goes. He's done various forms of art from photography to music, working with others, and then excelling on his own... Continue Reading →
A winner is somebody who has put the time in to get to the position that they are in now, with or without help. A winner is someone who instills positive thoughts in their head even if it feels incorrect. A winner is someone who takes pride in what they do, and walk away with... Continue Reading →
Believing in something and standing for it is absolutely amazing. It's an amazing feeling, amazing experience due to the fact that you come in touch with others trying to do the same, and then from there, the bond is incredible. Bringing Back JHBD, Altariq Nelson don't care what it takes to do so,... Continue Reading →
We rely too much to show off and explain who we are in negative ways via social media. It's sad because with all the platforms given, social media could be used to spread positivity, but ofcourse each day we wake, no news is perfect. Pay attention to the fact that "followers" and "statuses" do not... Continue Reading →
So there is this guy that I see each day with the same sad look on his face and the same sad walk. We've all experienced someone or something like that before. Now today, I just so happened to grab a slice of pizza before running errands, and here he goes walking in. As I'm... Continue Reading →
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