Traffic Jam, episode 9: just me...doing me

I used to be a people pleaser. I would worry about fitting in, I would wonder if people liked me, I would attempt to conform to what was expected of me, and I would try oh so hard to please the special people in my life. I would wait on others for validation and would be so upset when the people I bent over backwards for didn't reciprocate.

Slowly I began to realize that wasn't who I wanted to be.... where was the fun or comfort in being caught up in the non-ending cyclical game of expecting, wanting, and suffering?

Happiness isn't external... pleasure, love, purpose, and peace come from the energy within...

So in honor of me just doing me, this mix contains the most seemingly unrelated assortment of songs that I randomly encountered today... life is too short for conformity ; )

Confidential...Tearria Marie
Gettin' Up... Q-Tip
Ghetto... Kelly Rowland
Hurry Up... NeYo
I Try... Talib Kweli
I Wish... SkeeLo
Stereo... John Legend
I Know You Got Soul.... Eric B and Rakim
Don't Mess With My Man... Lucy Pearl
Doowutchyalike... Digital Underground
The Seed (2.0).... Cody Chestnutt & The Roots
Makes Me Wonder... Maroon 5
The Pleasure Principle... Janet Jackson
Ghetto Life... Rick James
My Life... Robin Thicke