Hey guys
Whoever has been with me since I was Dope P Mosby knows I have always admired and lowkey envied Karen Civil. Back when I was doing music reviews, I always wondered how I could get to where she’s at. She was all on Instagram with all of my favorite artists, and I wanted that too. But what in the hell does she do? Like what is her job title? I didn’t have a clue but I desired to be like her. I think she worked for Beats by Dre at one time but I didn’t know her job description. Anyway, when I saw she was putting out a book this year I was so excited, and I knew I was going to support. So I spent my little coins and ordered her book Be You & Live Civil. Previously, I had only read motivational/self help books by Joel Osteen and Iyanla Vanzant. My book finally came and it was sixty pages of large font, double spaced. I was so disappointed. I expected more. Maybe there were some gems in this small package. So I read it (in one sitting) and I still felt disappointed. Civil briefly and in a very general way explained how she got her internship and how she built a playground in Haiti. The only thing I took from the book was the “jar of blessings”. I don’t know what exactly I expected from the book or even what I wanted to get out of it. But it didn’t leave me feeling satisfied. Don’t get me wrong. I’m still a fan of Civil. This is just my personal opinion. And I’m just a young woman with an Instagram without pictures with celebrities or vacations.


I’m always amazed at how these very successful people publicly want their fans/followers to succeed in life, however, they vaguely provide insight as to how they got where they are (I hope that made sense). It makes me question exactly how “genuine” they really are.
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