If my life is a puzzle, where do you fit in?
That pretty much sums up Union Specific (US). What piece of my puzzle are you? What piece of your puzzle am I? Have you ever met a random person, be it by accident or through a friend, and that person has been in your life ever since? That person was brought into your life for one of two reasons. Either to bring joy or pain into your life. Anyway you look at it that Union is Specific. They are meant to be there. There is really no way to know why your sisters or brothers or cousins are who they are or what role they play in your life. You can't pick them. They just are and that Union is Specific. Don't get caught up in trying to figure out why these people have crossed your path. There is no explanation to life but it must be lived. The most important part is that you enjoy the good people in your life and learn from the bad people in your life in your short time on this Earth...
Here is an example Union Specific...
Picture this… One Saturday afternoon in December there is a guy in his crib chillin with his homie. Tanqueray and tonic, Bacardi & Coke fill their glasses. Smoke fills the air. Lovely beats to bless the ears. Over the music they begin to discuss plans for the night. So many spots… Which one to choose?
Meanwhile, on the other side of town…
A lovely young lady is out with a group of girlfriends having dinner. They are having a great time talking and drinking wine when the young lady gets a call on her cell. It’s her other group of girlfriends on the other end. They are going out later that night… Where?
It’s all about US… Union Specific. One man, one woman, in two different worlds. Neither of them knows the other exist. Later that night their paths will cross and their lives would never be the same. Their Union is Specific. Do you get now? Those to people were meant to meet. Why? I don't know but two years later we got married and now 10 years later we are still together. That's how Union Specific (US) works. I have hundreds of stories of US, I'm sure you do too. Let's share them. You never know who knows who, and how one Union relates to another. The world is such a small place, lets make it a little bit smaller...
Peace Out...
I think Union Specific is our story. You're absolutely right. People are placed in your life for a reason and you can't originally pick them. However you can further decide if they play a good or bad role in your life and do they contribute to your well being. I have chosen to make a conscious effort to only keep positive people in my circle. I love my small circle of family and friends! I am also fortunate & happy to be a piece of your puzzle.
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This is my own personal story about a man i met in January 2007. We met through mutual friends at a get together. he asked me for my number and then we began to date but what i didnt know about him was that he was an alcoholic. Over the months he started to abuse me physically and verbally. I stayed in that relationship because i thought i love him but the TRUTH was i didnt love myself. I can remember asking God why would you bring an abusive alcoholic into my life what i do to deserve this. Well long story short. Three years later i am in a better place because of that relationship. I believe now that he came into my life to give me the "lesson" . This man that i am no longer with has made me the woman that i am today. Going through that experience taught me to love myself respect my self. I ask myself sometimes, i wonder where would i be had i not gone through this... Its funny but true i'm glad i did...True story,God bless and enjoy your journey!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOver 20 years ago, I left my life in NYC as a child. I left my friends, classmates, and life as I knew it as a child growing up in a concrete jungle, and all that came with it. Free swimming pools, free lunch in the summer at the local neighborhood school, fire hydrant sprinklers, stick ball and stoop ball. My mother sought another opportunity a chance at a different life for her family. At the time I did not understand but at 11 years old I was not in control of my life. Fast forward, Union Specific this online world has afforded me the opportunity to connect with my childhood friends that I left behind, which I have thought about for many years. Many times on their birthdays I would wonder what they are doing now? For example every May 4th I wondered what an old classmate of mine was doing. I can't remember many memories that he and I shared other than being in the same class together. But for many years he came across my mind. Well a few years ago with the magic of facebook we were able to connect. I have been able to follow his posts and he follows mine as a brief look into one another’s lives. Life is funny that way and I look forward to the journey of US with out questioning why. Thanks for the blog son.
ReplyDeleteI too believe that everyone's UNION IS SPECIFIC!! What are the odds that two childhood friends re-connect after almost 30 years. Well that's exactly what happened, thanks to FB. So...they became friends on FB and were very excited to re-connect with each other after so many years. They have always been cool and it has always been just that...COOL! One day he suggested that they go out to eat and catch up on old times, she agreed. She was excited to see her childhood friend and find out what he's been up to and he on the other hand was excited to finally tell her that he has always liked her since they were younger. So one Friday after work they meet and have the best time. Food, laughs drinks......and then he tells her. WOW!!! How did she NOT see this coming, but there they were cause their UNION IS SPECIFIC!! Did this happen by chance? NO. I believe no matter how far you stray from someone, no matter how distant your lives are everything happens for a reason cause it's all about US!!! We all come in and out of each other's lives, not at any moment, but at the right moment. We always connect with the people we are supposed to connect with because it's all about US!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's so funny now that you point all these things out. So my story is I don't know much of my father's family. But I found a lot of people on this social network call Facebook who are a stem on the same tree that my father stemmed from. A couple of US have reached out to each other and plan on meeting. And in us meeting I plan to learn more of my paternal family. That is my story of US... Short but hopefully I can get an understanding of my long awaited family blood line.
ReplyDeleteI was headed to get some dog food for Champ when I was stopped by a guy looking for someone with jumper cables to give his car a jump. I attempted to jump the car but to no avail. Turns out though the guy owns a Quiznos. He said to me stop by one day and he'll hook me up. Little does he know my practice is dedicated to h...elping small business owners like him. I'm about to hook him up!
ReplyDeleteWell my journey has brought me here 12 years ago! WOW....Flashback moment.
ReplyDeleteDinner with Friends in Queens pager goes off, yes pager, I pull out the pre-paid cell phone to call it back, yes pre-paid cell phone (remember I said 12 years ago as in 1998 - lol). I say to my friend make it quick you are killing my minutes, friend says "ok, 2is at 11pm you said you were going", I'm thinking how am I going to do this? I'm in Queens that's a 45minute drive to Staten Island, I need to change that should take about 30 minutes and then drive to NYC, another 45 minutes. I'll pass! Beeper again, and again...ok I'll go! But I'm NOT happy..12 years later I'm married (9years) to the man I met that night in NYC, in that club!
I've learned never to question God, He will put people in our lives for a reason. As we map out our USJ I think of those that He and this Journey has put in my life. I have an extended family, those that don't carry the extension of 'in-law' but are my 'other mother, brother, sister, grandmother and cousins. I have an "FBI CREW" of brothers and a sister bond with the wives from their unions. A church and church family that I adore, and the greatest of all my #1, my lil man. Can't even think "what if I didn't go that night, 12 years ago" when I see or think of my lil man.
All of this came to be from that night 12 years ago, the night that I met a man at a party that I didn't want to attend, a man that literally created "US" ME+HIM+TJ=US...USJ.. keep building but don't question.
LOVE
@ Kwanda O M G. Isnt it crazy how things work out. It kinda gives you the chills. Nice story even better ending. I feel the same way you do i question NOTHING. I believe that everything in life is divine intervention. It's happening for a specific reason. Lifes great. I dated a guy off and on last year no big deal to either one of us. In December we cut off communication for no special reason and havent spoken to each other in months until August 2010. We hooked back up and it's like we never skipped a beat. The relationship is better we are really getting to know each other more now than we did then. So again US i so believe that that is what it's about. God bless you!
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