Cheri Marie

I like Dancing, Music, Cooking and Fashion.Member of Chocolate Soda Tap Company Former Student of Philadanco (Phila. School of Dance Arts) Member of Ruff Ryders-Philadelphia Chapter Co-Chair of Paragon Inc.Those that know me, know I love quotes, here are some of my favorites...The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. MLK, 1963 "Unhappiness and stagnation result from a feeling that you are at the mercy of the world and the people in it. But with a major shift to strength and power, you no longer need to wait for others. You Reward and flatter yourself, favor and love yourself". I do my thing & u do ur thing. I am not in this world 2 live up 2 ur expectations. & you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I. & if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful. Perception-reality = deception. love & live life... “In the search for me, I discovered truth. In search for the truth, I discovered love. In the search for love, I discovered God. And in God, I have found everything.” "Become the change you want to see" “LOVE is my food, TRUTH is my oxygen.”- Lauryn Hill “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson"Life is full of choices, make the right ones and you won't be deemed a coward. In every facet of your life, remember, there's no right way to do the wrong thing..." (My words) "We can't teach what we do not know; we can't share what we can't remember." "Watch your Thoughts, they become your Words. Watch your Words, they become your Actions. Watch your Actions, they become your Habits. Watch your Habits, they become your Character. Watch your Character, for it will become your Destiny" "The man who backbites an absent friend, nay, who does not stand up for him when another blames him, the man who angles for bursts of laughter and for the repute of a wit, who can invent what he never saw, who cannot keep a secret - that man is black at heart: mark and avoid him." -Cicero "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the Day of Judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." Matthew 12:36-37 "YOU THINK HE WOULDN'T WHEN HE WOULD, YOU THINK HE DIDN'T WHEN HE DID, YOU THINK HE DOESN'T WHEN HE ALWAYS WILL .....LEARN YOUR MAN, BECAUSE WE KNOW EACH OTHER QUITE WELL, SOUL TO SOUL, 100%, YOUR MATERIAL IS IMMATERIAL, PRESENT IN A PLACE AND TIME WHERE THE IMMATERIAL IS IMMATERIAL....YOUR TITLE, YOUR PRESENCE, IS JUST A FRIENDLY EUPHEMISIM FOR THE MEDIOCRE SPACE FILLER" Cheri....late one night (going out to non-ex-girlfriends that filled drama portion of my relationships...lol) "There's a fine line between classy and trashy" “There’s a point in your life when you get tired of chasing everyone and trying to fix everything….But it’s not giving up…It’s realizing that you don’t need certain people, the bullshit and the drama they bring.” "But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie. For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil" James 3:14-16 "Perfect love is rare indeed - for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain." -Leo Buscaglia "Small minds discuss people...Average minds discuss events...GREAT minds discuss ideas..." "Great spirits always receive violent opposition from mediocre minds" -Albert Einstein "The most important things in life aren't things at all" "NEVER PRAISE YOURSELF FOR BEING A BABY MOM, THERE'S PRIDE IN BEING THE WIFE OF YOUR CHILD'S FATHER" - A wise woman "Never settle for less, when you do, you get less than what you settle for." "I could look around and find fear, or I could look to my Father and find faith." "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." Booker T. Washington "Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think." La Bruyere "Arguing with a fool proves there are two." Doris M. Smith "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." -Martin Luther King Jr. "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance" - Oscar Wilde "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." - Jimi Hendrix "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford "Whatever happens, happens." "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi "After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box" "Negative people see problems, positive people see possibilities." "The deeper the hurt the greater the destiny." "Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it" - Henry David Thoreau "Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together." - Georg Lichtenberg "When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong." -Buckminster Fuller "Do not envy a sinner; you don’t know what disaster awaits him." -Bible, Old Testament "Never expect anyone or anything to complete you" -Cheri "A relaxed attitude lengthens life, jealousy rots it away." Proverbs 14:30 "I am a victor not a victim." "Excuses are for the weak and the obsolete" "Never define yourself with things created by man" -Cheri "A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her..." "Happiness keeps you sweet, trials keep you human, failure keeps you humble, success keeps you glowing, but God keeps you going.""I am no one special, just a common man with common thoughts. I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me, and my name will soon be forgotten. But in one respect, I've succeeded as gloriously as anyone who ever lived. I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and for me, that has always been enough." ~The Notebook "When you pray. Pray not that the Lord strengthens me. Instead, pray that if he doesn't strengthen me, that my faith fails me not." "A king may move a man; a father may claim a son. But remember that, even when those who move you be kings or men of power, your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God you cannot say "but I was told by others to do thus" or that "virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice." ~Kingdom of Heaven "Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth, always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless, and do no wrong." ~Kingdom of Heaven "I am led by love. The world moves for it. It kneels before it in awe." "Hold to your beliefs and stay true to your values. They form the structure to your life, and to lose them would be to unravel the fabric of your experience. Still, examine them one by one. Review them piece by piece. Do not dismantle the house, but look at each brick, and replace those which appear broken, which no longer support the structure." "People come into my life to help me or to hurt me". What are you here for?" "I would simply like to state that relationships are blessings, gifts from God; gifts that should be appreciated. Whether they are with friends, family, or a partner. For those who cannot appreciate them or take them for granted, please, do not poison this ability for those who can. To the wonderful spirits I call "family"...though all not blood family, I love you all. I don't have friends. Just families...and remember. that in families. you may laugh, cry, or FIGHT...but your family...all things happen for a reason, ...life lessons make you stronger, learn from them. and share... don't repeat the same mistakes over again. Remember through the grace of God..all things can be done...I love y'all... Stay focused, learn, live, love, repent, and Pray..." -Solome