No Junk Food or Dog Poo

I am officially on a no "junk" food diet.  No BS.  No crap.  No looking back.  Why?  Allow me to use a metaphor for a moment.  Imagine going for a walk and stepping in dog poo.  It stinks.  It is stuck on your shoe for a little while, but eventually if you keep walking the dog poo will wear off and the smell will go away.  But if you stay stuck at the place where you stepped in doggie poo, then you are just going to stay in the stench.  So I am walking away from the "dog pile's" of life.  Just moving forward.  Loving forward.  Praising forward.  Living forward.

Catch the Fire by Sonia Sanchez

 

 

Catch the Fire

(Sometimes I wonder:
What to say to you now
in the soft afternoon air as you
hold us all in a single death?)
I say—
Where is your fire?
I say—
Where is your fire?

You got to find it and pass it on.
You got to find it and pass it on
from you to me from me to her from her
to him from the son to the father from the
brother to the sister from the daughter to
the mother from the mother to the child.

Where is your fire?  I say where is your fire?
Can’t you smell it coming out of our past?
The fire of living…not dying
The fire of loving…not killing
The fire of Blackness…not gangster shadows.
Where is our beautiful fire that gave light
to the world?
The fire of pyramids;
The fire that burned through the holes of
slaveships and made us breathe;

The fire that made guts into chitterlings;
The fire that took rhythms and made jazz;

The fire of sit-ins and marches that made
us jump boundaries and barriers;
The fire that took street talk sounds
and made righteous imhotep raps.
Where is your fire, the torch of life
full of Nzingha and Nat Turner and Garvey
and DuBois and Fannie Lou Hamer and Martin
and Malcolm and Mandela.
Sister/Sistah  Brother/Brotha  Come/Come

CATCH YOUR FIRE…DON’T KILL
HOLD YOUR FIRE…DON’T KILL
LEARN YOUR FIRE…DON’T KILL
BE THE FIRE…DON’T KILL
Catch the fire and burn with eyes
that see our souls:
WALKING.
SINGING.
BUILDING.
LAUGHING.
LEARNING.
LOVING.
TEACHING.
BEING.
Hey.  Brother/Brotha.  Sister/Sista.
Here is my hand.
Catch the fire…and live.
live.
livelivelive.
livelivelive.
live.
live.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Let It Go

So I am reading this really good book by TD Jakes.  I am not finished with it yet, but I thought I would drop this little nugget from the book.

"Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain."

"Our inability of unwillingness to forgive past offenses often festers and metastasizes within us, quietly growing into a blockage that impeded every area of our lives."

#Myriad Prayer Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11" For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

I love this scripture.  Why?  Because it says that while you may not always see it, God sees it.  He knows what is around the corner.  He knows when the breakthrough is coming.  He knows when the storm will be over.  He knows.  We have to trust Him.  That trust will keep you walking even when you don't see the next step. 

The prayer for today is "Yes, I will go.  Amen."

The True Definition of Myriad

I've always felt drawn to the word "myriad."  I finally figured it out.. it describes me so well.  Writing a personal blog, a colon cancer blog, a book, contributing to another book, work, mom, wife, working on my wellness, being a friend, etc.?  I could really keep typing but why?  Bottom line is I am kind of busy and kind of awesome.  So sorry if the blogs are coming a bit slower, I am sure you understand. 

I realize that in 2013 everyone is running the race.  God empowers you with sooo much drive, so much vision that you just want to RUN at it.  But every good thing is not good for you.  So I am being strategic and taking the time to prioritize.  I will still use every color in the crayon box to write my own story.  I am always going to be a 6 committee girl.  That is just how I am wired.  Instead of running from it, I am embracing the myriad.  Learning to strategically use that skill set for my good and the good of my family. 

Spring Cleaning - Goes Beyond the Closet

Sometimes you’ve got to let everything go—purge yourself . . . If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you’ll find that when you’re free, your true creativity, your true self comes out.
Tina Turner

It is officially spring.  Time to put away winter clothes and pull out the warm weather fashions.  Yard work starts.  Filters are changed.  It is the season where you clean out all of the nooks and crannies to start fresh.  And why stop there?  Spring is the time to re-access all areas of your life.  You must purge old things to make space for new blessings.  You have to prune old habits so that new things can begin to bud.  Sometimes you have to check your mental closets and unearth something that you tucked away.  It's time.  It is spring. 

Spring is a lighter season.  You can't wear your down bubble coat in the spring.  It's just too heavy.  So don't bring your heavy mentality into the spring either.  Put down some old beliefs.  Free your mind.  Free your spirit.  Free Yourself!