Seems like every year before I’ve given much reflection as to what in the Sam-blazes my #OneWord365 will be, it comes at me like a fast ball pitched before I had a chance to swing at it. Of course when it does come, the sky doesn’t part like the Red Sea (‘though I’m down for that) nor does a tracker-ray, beam me up like a Star Trek transporter. But none the less, it comes suddenly–an...
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You know how you have those friends who you rarely see but they surprise you when they arrive with their virtual pom-pom, cheerleading? They’re worth their weight in gold. As I type that, so many faces appear in my mind and you know darn well who you are. One of those people also happens to be, Dawn Boyer. And actually, I’ve never met her face-to-face but we’ve collaborated on numerous projects over the years....
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A self-published friend recently asked me what I learned during the upcoming launch of my debut book (set for the end of this month). Her question referred to steps such as book formatting, cover design, marketing, etc. But what first came to mind were lessons I learned about myself. Does that count? In a subscriber-email-only letter, I recently shared parts of my spiritual journey in the past months. And that journey...
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Y’all, I’ve blogged for over six years. This online world isn’t the same one I knew back then and that’s ok. But it’s time, y’all, for me to take a break. And yes, I kinda sorta have taken a blogging a break since Christmas with exception to my one word for 2016. Believe me, that one word didn’t waste time. I’ve taken blogging breaks in the past as well. But this time,...
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Any eloquence for my one word of this year, has vanished. Part of that has everything to do with how, since 2012, each one word has inflicted me with an awe-inspiring and frightfully prophetic nature. Last year’s “invite”, opened doors of certain invitation I was not prepared for. And when they opened, I, from pure habit, shut them with a “no”. In fact, I slammed them rather rudely, the door jams...
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“Shame needs three thing to grow out of control in our lives: secrecy, silence, and judgement.” The Gifts of Imperfection, by Bene Brown Our authentic lives, frees others. It enables them to let themselves off the hook, the one perfect hook they keep trying to hang from. It also lets us off the hook too. When we hide our true lives, because of shame and fear, we try in vain to live before others, instead of before God. I...
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