To give or not to give...

"Having been given, I must give." - Paul Robeson

Yesterday I went to my mom's house and work in the yard. I hadn't cut grass in years because I live in apartments without those responsibilities. However, I went by my mom's house and I made a promise with my brother to cut the grass on Sundays. I used to do the yard by myself every week because that's what my grandfather used to do it every Saturday. He had less than I did. I had a lawnmower with a bad so I didn't have to rake up and pick the grass. I had a weed eater. He had a a machete to line the edges.

I always respected and loved my grandfather. As I get older my admiration grows. I'm not idolizing him. He had his faults, but he was a man. He raised seven children in a house he bought. It was not a mansion, but it was his. My grandfather was not big as far as height, but he was a big to me. He was a man of consistency and routine. Every Saturday (unless it was raining) he woke up and did the lawn and worked in his garden. Then he would take a shower and get his hair cut. I didn't have much hair, for he was balding. He went every Saturday to get his hair cut and lined. Then on Sunday he would wake up, get ready and walk to church for 8:00am. If it was football season, he went to every home game for the New Orleans Saints. Then he went to work at 6:00am and get back around 4:00pm.

I remembered my grandfather, for he was my father figure. He was my Paw Paw. I wanted to be like him. I'm not without faults, but I aimed to work as he did. I aim to live as he did, but giving with being myself. Giving shouldn't be something I do to get attention. Giving should be a part of who I am. My grandfather gave me consistency and love. For that I am giving the world my best. My best hasn't been tapped into yet. I give you J. R. Williams Consulting, LLC. This was named after the man who gave me so many examples of what a man should be, James Royal Williams, Sr, my Paw Paw.