Most of the time I do relatively well keeping myself motivated, I make sure I get enough rest and I try to eat right (LOL, I did say for the most part, right?). Sometimes I read little motivational poems and sayings and sometimes I blast the music. One song in particular really gets me pumped and so I thought I would share it with all my beautiful HIV + women who are never ashamed of what life did to you. The artist is MARY J. Blige and the song--if you haven’t already guessed--is Work That. I’m sure some of you already know the song and the artist but have you truly listened to the words? This song has become my theme song, thank you Mary J!
Here is the link to the song and the words
Mary J Blige Ft Busta Rhymes - Work That (NEW OFFICIAL RMX)
From the album Growing Pains
Written By: Neff-U, Mary J. Blige, Sean Garret
Work your thing out (out, out) (4 X)
There’s so many you girls I hear you been running
From the beautiful queen that you can be becommin
You can look in my palm and see the storm coming
Read the book of my life and see I’ve overcome it
Just because the length of your hair ain't long
And they often criticize you for your skin tone
Gone hold your head high cause you a pretty woman
Get your run way stride honed and keep it going
Girl, live your life
I just wanna be myself
Don't sweat girl be yourself
Follow me, follow me, follow me
Girl be yourself
that’s why I be myself
(And I grew to love it)
(Work your thing out...)
Let em get mad
They gon’ hate any way
Don't you get that
Doesn't matter if you go along with their plan
They'll never be happy
Cause they're not happy with themselves
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
I'm talking about things that I know
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
It's okay show yourself some love
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
Don't worry about who's saying what
(It's gonna be fine work what you got)
Work what you got
Feeling great because the light's on me
Celebrating the things that everyone told me Would never happen but
God has put his hands on me
And ain't a man alive could ever take it from me
Workin with what I got I gotta Keep on
taking care of myself
I wanna live long
Ain't never ashamed what life did to me
Wasn't afraid to change
Cause it was good for me
I wanna
(I just wanna be myself)
I just wanna be
(don't sweat girl be yourself)
Don't sweat girl
(Follow me, follow me, follow me I be myself)
Follow me follow me
(That’s why I be myself)
(And I grew to love it)
(Work your thing out)
Let em get mad
They gonna hate any weight
Don't you get that
Doesn't matter if you go along with their plan
They'll never be happy
Cause they're not happy with themselves
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
I'm talking about things that I know
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
It's okay show yourself some love
(Ah ah, Work what you got)
Don't worry about who's saying what
(It's gonna be fine work what you got)
Work what you got
(Work that, work that, work that, don't' hold back just be yourself)
Work that work that
Work that work that don't hold back
Oooh
Work ya head girl
(work you thing out)
Work that job girl
Work what you got
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
I'm talking about things that I know
(Ah ah, work what you got...)
It's okay show yourself some love
(Ah ah Work what you got)
Don't worry about who's saying what
(It's gonna be fine work what you got)
Work what you got
(Busta Rhymes)
You know i got you mary
get your money baby
handle yo biz
dont worry bout the next person you should be proud of who ya is
see life might not always be about diamonds and furs
and you not comfortable because your ass is not as big as hers
its low life baby
im still lovin you after all
i love hearin your voice every single time that i call
i appreciate your natural self down to the bone
and i appreciate what god gave ya
everythings ya own
and be the woman that i cherish and welcome inside my home
a womans chest is smaller but i aint knockin there silicone
some chicks go off in deep end until nothing can save em’ from not appreciating themselves and what god gave ya
gettin lost walkin around frontin like they a star take time to research to try to figure out who you are
and once that gets done it’ll manifest on the surface
the only way you can love your self is to love what you got
(work that work that work that don't hold back just be yourself)
Work it out work it out ladies
Work that work that
Work that work that don't hold back
(Work your thing out)
Oooh
Work what you got
Thnxs dear, just keep up the spirit its the best
THANK YOU!! Gisele