Kenneth G. Ortiz
I was born and raised in the Bronx, NYC and it is where I still reside. Since from an early age I have always been interested in the arts. In middle school as well as H.S I was a member of the theater club, which manifested in a passion for acting. I was also a member of the dance club. In H.S. I was an athlete as a member of the J.V. swim, cross country running, and bowling teams. At the age of 16 I began to DJ. Along with my cousin, I was DJing on a regular basis doing private and public events. My dancing only went as far as the dance club when I attended Five Towns College in LI, NY, which only lasted one semester. After I left Five towns I attended Mercy College in the Bronx. There were no performing art programs. Soon after I got tired of school and I dropped out.
At the age of 24 I was going through a very hard time in my life. Jumping from job to job and the lack of companionship I fell into my proverbial "blue period". During that time I began to write poetry about my personal thoughts of how I viewed my life at the moment. After a few years of DJing with my cousin he gave it up and I found it boring to gig on my own. After a while my solo DJ career met its end. I began to do extra work for some time and worked in such films as American Gangster and I am Legend. It was a short lived career that dwindled away. I also modeled here and there nothing major. Mostly for personal portfolios and such.
Using my passion of writing as my own personal method of therapy. I was writing so much that I decided to take it to the next level and started to put all my work together and form a book to have published. It took me a very long time to construct the book to what it is today because I just didn't want any poem to be in it. I chose the poems that meant the most to me, but at the same time I chose the ones that many people can relate to as well. I recently published my debut book of poetry "Walking Through the Parallel of an Individual Cell: Hatred through lulu.com. And is now for sale at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/kenortiz. Since then I have been hard at work advertising my book.
I am currently working on two new books of poetry at the moment. Each with a different topic than the previous. Choosing the poems for my next book while still writing the third one, I have no release date for either one of them. "Walking Through The Parallel Of An Individual Cell: Hatred" is the first book in a three book series which depicts different eras in my life. "Hatred" is about my proverbial blue period. Which touches upon topic of love, hatred, self worth, and sadness. The second book in the series "Transitions". is about my emergence from my blue period leading to a new higher level of thought that is found in "The Consciousness Within""Transition" touches subjects about social awareness, my political views, and abstract thoughts. This book is currently being constructed. The third book in the book series "The Consciousness Within" is about after I have made my transition from my blue period to a higher level of thought and happiness "The Consciousness Within" is about a new process of higher thought, aligning my chakras, opening my third eye, and a newly found happiness. This book is also currently being written.
If you like to read sample poems from my debut book, you can visit my facebook book page,
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You can also visit my quote page on facebook,
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Peace, Love, and Happiness to all!!!
“The truth like the sun will always rise, and like the moon set for all to see...”
“Physical strength is 50% physical and 50% mental. You can have all the muscles in the world but if you believe you can not lift a feather you will not be able to do so.”
“Surround yourself with people who know what they are talking about, not people who are just talking...”
“Think of yourself with abundance and you will have it. Do not wish for it, do not hope for it. The law of attraction is within all of us. Tap into the divine source and become divine as well. Know that you already have it and it shall be so!!!”
“Today is a new day. A new day of new thought, a new day of new consciousness, a new day of new love, a new day of new life. I am no longer tied to my past, I am no longer tied to my former self. Today I am brand new...”
“Smart people have the privilege of acting stupid when they please to do so. Unfortunately stupid people do not have the capability of acting smart when they please to do so.”
“The only salvation for us is to turn into light. It will not happen right away, or even quickly. Your soul must be prepared to accept it. Are you ready for the shift?”
“Living with what ifs pains the mind and soul for not knowing. For you never took the opportunity to find out for sure...”
“Be wary of the company you keep for they are a reflection of who you are, or who you want to be...”
“Smart people doing stupid things are not smart at all...”
“Ignorance is a killer of the soul and consciousness.”
“Meditation is not required to be one with self. All that is required is that you be about oneself, maintain oneself, and be true to oneself and your chakras will be aligned and your 3rd eye will no longer be blind.”
“If you value your friendship with someone, you will always try to maintain that friendship at any cost. No matter what it is that has set you apart. Friends are hard to keep, and true friends are hard to find.”
“Love is a structure built from the ground up. With a foundation of mutual respect and understanding of one another. The other floors will come about within time.”
“Sometimes the best relationships are formed by the most unlikely pair.”
“The way you will change depends on how you think today.Your thoughts will carry you out to the end. Will you change for the positive or will you change for the negative. It is up to you. You are in charge of your destiny, your path, your life.”
“Without the mind the body is nothing, without the body the mind is nothing.”
“If it is meant to be it will be. What is for you will be yours even if it takes a lifetime you will have what the universe wants you to have.”
“Now is the time to become what you desire to be. Raise your vibrational polarity and draw your desires closer to you. View yourself within the content of the big final picture of your dreams and the universe will work in your favor to achieve it. Be emotionaly attached to your desires and manifest your dreams into reality. Want it with pure desire from your emotions and not your mind. The thought of mind is the killer of desire of the heart. Become what you want to be within your heart now before the shift, for after the shift you will be able to embrace what you most desire to have, and to be.”
“Open your eyes, ears, mind, and consciousness for the truth is right in your face. You can see it but only if you would pay attention!!!”
“We are already living in the zombie apocalypse, and no one notices.”
“Never pass an opportunity when it is in your face. You may never get that opportunity again. Speaking from experience!!! Carpe Diem!!!”
“With one candle you can bring light to a dark room, but you can never bring darkness in a well lit room.”
“Just keep a positive mind and all things positive will greet you within your atmosphere...”
“I will rest when I am dead. For now I have a life to live...”
“In America they say "In God We Trust", but making marijuana illegal is like saying God made a mistake.”
“Expand your mind to expand your life to expand your consciousness....”
“Meditation is good for relaxation, and calming of the soul. Just pay attention to your life and you will always see the path your guide has for you.”
“When you only care about yourself, you will always find yourself by yourself!!!”
“Haters will always hate, but life goes on...”
“With total knowledge and love for one self you can accomplish anything. With total knowledge and love for all you can change the world. In order to change the world you must first make the change you want within yourself. When you begin to change your out look to a positive one, you will make everything around you positive.”
“We are definitely living in dark times. We must shine the light upon mans heart to alleviate the suffering of our souls!!!”
“It's sad that the murdering of children abroad is a normality within our present day and within our culture as Americans. On a spiritual note the murdering of any individual, child or adult, man or woman is never justifiable and we should be outraged over all atrocities no matter where or when tragedies as such occurs...”
“There is a time and place for everything. Sometimes what is meant to be is held up at times cause of circumstances or because it is not the right moment to be. Sometimes things have to wait in order for the people involved can be ready for the experience. Sometimes the people involved tend to do their own things in order to find out if what is meant to be is really meant to be. And sometimes one must be lost in order to find what it is that is truly meant to be within their hearts. Life may be too short to worry but within madness you can find clarity. And life maybe too long to wait, but if the opportunity you wanted revives itself that means it was truly meant to be and you should not pass the opportunity up. Just because the other person messed up the first time around doesn't mean that you should mess up the 2nd time around. Carpe Diem”
“They say everything happens for a reason. I can see the truth within that now. If it was not for all the mishaps, all the drama, all the heartache, all the stress that I have endured within the last six months I would not have the book that I have just published, nor the works for the next two books that I am currently working on. If I would have had my cake to eat it as well I may still be stuck where was six months ago. Or worst I may have a regular job. YIKES!!! But in retrospect everything that has happened to me in the last six month I now take with wisdom and a thankful heart for all of the turbulence within my life, as crazy as that sounds. Sometimes it is when you hit rock bottom that you can begin to reach for the stars and beyond. Today I shed the last of my painful tears and I released myself of the countless disappointments within my heart. I am now totally focused on my path. I have already reached many plateaus to meet my ultimate goal of being an accomplished author. I have tried it many times and now it is my time to shine. I have full knowledge of what to do and how to execute my master plan. Within time my words will ascend to the four corners of the universe and I will be on my way to travel the world and see all the great sites this beautiful planet has to offer.”
“If you lower your standards to be in a relationship, you are only lowering yourself, your heart, and your consciousness. Be true to yourself. Even if it means a life time of solitude. At least you know you lived a life of truth within yourself...”
“Keeping it real is a full time job. You can never back down on your true thoughts and feelings. Even if you change the way you think or feel at a later time you were and are still keeping it real. Everyone goes through changes within their minds, hearts and lives. I may say I had enough today goodbye, but tomorrow I may realize that you are someone I want to keep in my life so I will hit you up and let you know. It is not being a flip-flopper it is realizing what is truly within your heart. There are few that have the courage to be true to themselves and there are fewer that have the courage to be true to everyone else.”
“There is no such thing as death for we are the imagination of ourselves manifested into physical form. When the vehicle of flesh is no more we simply return to our spirit body and the oneness of the universe. It's just that while we are in mortal state of being we must take heed of our surroundings and make the best of it all for ourselves and for the multitudes around us...”
“The ancients Knew exactly what they were doing. There is no mystery on why the monuments around the word are placed where they are. Do your research and discover the ancient knowledge so you can live a wise future.”
“True love, enjoy and appreciate every moment of it. Love is very hard to find now a days, and true love is virtually a myth. Always keep it strong and never take it for granted!!!”
“Deal with each situation as best as you can. Life is only a series of events. You're here one day and you're there the next. We can't change the past, but we can continue to live positive for the future.”
“To my fellow free thinkers fear not the persecution of the disenlightened for their ignorance is a cancer of the mind. Continue to be yourself & do not conform to the "norms" of society. Stretch your intellect to the broadest boundaries of the universe. Never feel embarrassed to speak your mind even if no one wants to listen. For you are the truth in a world of lies. You are the light in the darkness. You are special in every way imaginable!!”
“We are all individuals as one within the cosmic collective. Each a single droplet in the sea of humanity. We all think for ourselves but your thoughts can change the world. Think positive and bring forth positive vibes for the harmony of the universal collective. So that as one we can all share our individuality without shame as brothers and sisters should.”
“Life is just a series of events that occur to collect wisdom for the universal collective. It is just how you perceive it and handle each situation that makes life difficult or not.”
“Live it up and enjoy your years on this plateau for life is but a journey into the unknown to learn various lessons along the way to shape and mold our minds, hearts and lives. Take nothing for granted. Appriciate all that you have for one day it will not be there anymore. Don't focus on the past for you can't change what has happened in your life thus far. Focus on the future for you are the dictator of your life and only you can decide where you go from here.”
“I'd rather be an ordinary person doing extraordinary things, than being an extraordinary person doing ordinary things.”
“Rejoice for we are all one under the sun. There are no racial barriers or cultural differences for we are all the same within humanity. The only thing that separates humanity is land for consciousness stretches across the universe, connecting all of humanity through the mind and spirit.”
“Everyday may not be good but there's something good in everyday...”
“Take heed all ye for thy time is neigh. Do not feed into the propaganda displayed on television for their lies shall be our downfall. Uplift your intellect and search for the truth for it is out there to be recovered.”
“It's funny that we need laws so people can have the freedom to do what they want when we already have the constitution where the 1st amendment allows us to do what we want already. Gay marriage should not be a political matter they are people just like everyone else and have the right to do what they want like everyone else. If NYS/US would take half the effort into the economy or education we wouldn't be as fucked as we are now.”