My environment... back in the day....

 progression....... A movement or development toward a destination or a more advanced state, esp. gradually or in stages

 Forward or onward movement toward a destination

 Advance or development toward a better, more complete, or more modern condition

or to some it up, to keep it moving.

We have been conditioned to believe that we are a product of our environment. Where ever we have so happened to migrate and live for a certain period of time, that is the mindstate that we are to carry
Though our standards and conditions vary
My hood niggas feel as if, if we stay in the hood, or even just hang in the hood for a period of time, because of the dudes you have just spent your time with, have you thinking that it is good to be down in the hood.
and if you are not dealing with the best of the best, you are a snithch or a hoe ass nigga, and you are up to no good.
now it is easy for you to do because your mom is working a job that is not paying much of anything, and you punk ass dad is either cracked up, hoing in the streets, or just left you dry.
either you never met him at birth, or he just up and said good by
so a family you seek, and now a family you got, now someone now has your back
someone will look out for you as you make a little change to help around the house, yyyeeeaaaa, no now you got that
You see i was a part of the hood where we dealt the crack rock out of a little match box and put it in our pocket
we  did that for a minute until the cops got hip to those shenanigans, so we either had get smarter, or we had to stop it.
so instead of one matchbox, we started carrying around two
one box would be smooth on the side, and the otherone full of matches would have to be new
so if we were caught, we had a Velcro pocket and we would open that pocket, and matchbox would drop
oh, we also had on 2 pair of pants sowed to the other pair, and the leg of the pants would be placed in our sock
you see, at that time i use to think that progression was being able to come up with a newer and better idea, to keep from being stuck in one place
not the case
progression is a state of mind that keeps a person from staying in one place, but knowing that our minds are open enough that when we say i can do anything, that spirit of God that already dwells in us will be free enough to make that thought, become an actual verb ( action) this is called faith
it did not become understood until my boy, standing around at a local skating ring was shot literally right beside me
whose to say that bullet was not suppose to be named and dated for me
sometimes that is what it takes for us Niggas to get away from that very thing that holds us back
When will we learn that God is looking out for HIS own. and is waiting to show us that there is always something better us, through HIM that was sent
and it is time for our lives to start being more purposely spent.
through progression......
"xpressurself"