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Sunday, December 31, 2017

Dear Hannah: LEarning (Hang In There (See It Through, See Through It))



 
Dear Hannah,

we can both reach
the finish line

by helping each other
train and pace
to run our own race

but to run it right
we need to both pack light

to push some major freight
and pull our own weight

so hang in there when it
doesn't go your way

hang in there when you have
to say "bye bye" sometimes

to people, places, habits,
and ideas that hinder
more than they help

sometimes you have to
see it through

... and sometimes you have
to see through it ...

Love,



Daddy


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"LEarning (Hang In There (See It Through, See Through It))"
By Derrick Brown
12-8-2017

my man ...

we can both reach
the finish line

by helping each other
train and pace
to run our own race

but to run it right
we need to both pack light

to push some major freight
and pull our own weight

so hang in there when it
doesn't go your way

hang in there when you have
to say "bye bye" sometimes

to people, places, habits,
and ideas that hinder
more than they help

sometimes you have to
see it through

... and sometimes you have
to see through it ...

hear me now ...

---

(VERSE 1 - Leadership WETLL)

my will is strong
I kinda don't belong

won't sing no sad song
'bout how they do me wrong

the road is long
ambition misleads

and pride - it precedes
this often proceeds

to some misreads
and some misdeeds

and some false creeds
and some false feeds

and some tall weeds
that choke some good seeds

8

start some nosebleeds
and some stampedes

which only succeeds
in culture that breeds

'excessive speeds
"okey doke" impedes

while the real needs
never get the heeds

wise man concedes
ain't no "guaranteeds"_

tough choices - yes, indeeds
duty that exceeds

sometimes he rereads
(reconsiders)
sometimes he proofreads
(scrutinizes)

sometimes he intercedes
(intervenes on one's behalf)
sometimes he supersedes
(takes over)

sometimes he recedes
(falls back)
sometimes he secedes
(leaves)

... and says "goodbye"

(CHORUS)

... but hang in there

(VERSE 2 - Building Partnership Synergy WETLL)

maybe we keep our eyes
on the wrong prize

it's hard to realize
masterful disguise

ancestor cries
still we rise

even tho the m.o.
oversimplifies

"woe is me" sighs
delays and denies

chit-chat that I despise
schemes, compromise_

group_think, soul ties
delusion - big lies

confusion - supersize
pies in the skies

8

here come the good guys
secret agent spies

your true allies
"surprise! surprise!"

build what you devise
investigate the "whys"

know_what_they_com-prise
'test and then revise

improve then reprise_
LEarn then apprise

advise and strategize
incorporate replies

shop the best buys
stock up the supplies

knowledge that applies
is healthy, wealthy, wise

(CHORUS)

... hang in there, bo - they comin'

(VERSE 3 - Marketing & Outreach WETLL)

trying to connect
ideas and intellect

with folks who can respect
can deflate and deject

your work will self-select_
those_who_will come correct

divide and then dissect
your cause and its effect

yea_it's_far_from perfect
but you're an architect

adjust and redirect
align and intersect

with groups who recollect_
dialogue and retrospect

consider and inspect
each_angle_n_aspect

8

take it to the stage
use the crowd to gauge

approaches that engage
cats of a different age

on the same page
but with a different flow

OK - if that's the case
give 'em a different show

they'll tell you when to "go"
they'll tell you when to "whoa"

friends - not your foe
their insight helps you grow

go and get your dough
reap all you sow

'prosper_even_though
own and never owe

(CHORUS)

... hang on in there

(VERSE 4 - Opportunity, Preparation, and Creativity WETLL)

ever ready
ever steady

don't know who or when
but I'm prepared to win

let me tell you though
the price of my thorough

sometimes a status quo
losses help me grow

but they hurt me yo
hard to let it go_

sorrow can lay you low
sap all of yo gusto

I make it work for me
'cause losing twice can be

victory recipe
once I take time to see

8

all ideas are great
ideas regenerate_

destined for greater fate
some others have to wait

my ace up in the hole
is my creative soul

and my creative space
and creative control

'cause when I'm in the lab
production is the goal

nothing is discarded
just assigned a role

one track might help me rock
another helps me roll

another breaks me down
another makes me whole

(CHORUS)

... but they all help me
hang in there


(EPILOGUE)

I have travelled a long road,
and have miles to go before I sleep.

My creative process is fueled by
wisdom, positive vibes and encouragement ...
but also by responding to adversity.

I shared my process today ...

It's no secret that my greatest
struggles and triumphs
emanate from the same focuses ...

Leadership
Building Partnership Synergies
Marketing and Outreach
Identifying and Responding to Opportunities

I believe that I win more
than I lose, and I believe
that I will reap well if I
faint not.

So I hang in there.

I see it through.

... and, I am learning how
to see through it - because
sometimes it is necessary.

I hope that makes sense.

Selah.


About Derrick Brown (Standup Storyteller)


I am Keisha's husband, and Hannah's father.

I am a “standup storyteller.”

I fuse rap, spoken word (poetry), oration (traditional public speaking), singing, and teaching into messages of hope, healing, and change that I write, direct, and produce to help people who help people.

Everything must change - and stay changED.

Tradition begins and ends with change.

Change begins with me and the renewing of my mind ... then continues through efforts to effect small-group discipleship (equipping others to equip others) with audiences that respect and embrace mentoring, mediation, and problem solving as tools of change.

I am the product of my mentoring relationships, peacemaking (and peacekeeping), and problem-solving ability.

My education began when I finished school.

After school, I enrolled in a lifelong curriculum that includes classes in ministry, entrepreneurship, stewardship, literacy, numeracy, language, self-identity, self-expression, and analysis / synthesis.

My projects execute a ministry that has evolved from wisdom earned through lessons learned.

I want to share this wisdom to build teams of "triple threat" fellows - mentors, mediators, and problem solvers.

We will collaborate in simple, powerful ways that allow us to help people who help people.

I now know that power is work done efficiently (with wise and skillful use of resources, interests, communication, and expertise).

Copyright © 2018 Derrick  Brown. All Rights Reserved.


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