Sometimes our days are like an eager exciting date. Just waiting for us to reach out... so that we can relate. Take a tango today and get inspired by someone near. First u have to reach out though.... which includes removing some of that fear. The more we relate... the less we hate. Love relating w people. People are the pulse baby. Get jumping! Your date ..orrr ahh... your day is waiting for that dance. Ask. Live. Love. Move. Inspire. Take a Chance. U goooo with your dancin' Happy feet. At that rate... u never knowwww who you MAY meet.
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Things that make u go hmmmm. In the locker room yesterday this sweet wise woman cleaning the bathroom...pipes up and says..."people be all actin" like its their birthday. Coming in here talking bout want they want. Acting all crazy. It ain't about them. Not their birthday...now is it?" ... awww just wanted to hug her. U know i did. U knowww what time it is. celebrating what matters and more importantly whooo matters.
Isn't it wonderful to get to a place where we stop trying to "figure things out". When I reside THERE in the " not for me to understand" spot... I have such Peace and joy...butt... thennn... Sometimes I head out to visit "reasoning" and realizeeee that the traffic is heavy there anddd there is usually no where to park... lol... bc lots of us go to visit... there (the land of reasoning)... Soooo for today... I turn around and headddd back to "it is not for ME to KNOW" land and thereeee I find myself well and loving my space. May peace be with you where and when u travel today. FOR SOME things are just NOT for US to KNOW. Amen to that. Father KNOWS Best!
I LOVE ROCKS… No, Really… I have always LOVED ROCKS!!! WAYYY Back from my earliest childhood memory. I collected rocks, stacked rocks, and searched the woods, the parks, and the streets for unique rocks. Rocks have always given me a great sense of STABILITY. No matter WHAT was happening around me I had “Something” to hold onto IN THE ROCK... Even as a little girl I think the biblical connection of God BEING our rock “maybe” just clicked with me. So reallyyy I was searching for HIM AND clinging TO HIM WITHOUT even completely UNDERSTANDING the association. Too funny how that works. Fast forward to adulthood…. STILL LOVE MY ROCKS. Prayer rocks, Gratitude rocks, Little rocks, Big rocks. I am a rock person. CAN YOU TELL? If you are IN my life JUST KNOW... that at one time OR another YOU will get a rock. IT IS MY WAY Of TELLING YOU that ....YOU ROCK! YES, Rocks make GREAT GIFT too. They are inexpensive…. They don’t break. They last forever AND best of all THEY serve as GREAT reminders to LIVE with solidity. Rocks to me represent a Permanence, Strength, and Steadiness. Something to HOLD onto for a refuge of sorts from the day to day pressures. A reminder of WHO Is IN charge. ;) In closing I think of a rock like a pillar, a strong tower, a refuge so check this video out because I think it GOES w my whole message here about why I chooseee to … LIVE my life w a daily ROCK. I know rocks can’t speak but when I have one in my hand I feel something speaks softly to my soul. Security baby in THE ROCK. ;)- HEY – IF you are reading this PLEASE send me an email with YOUR mailing address to [email protected] AND I WILL mail YOU a rock. DO IT RIGHT NOW BEFORE YOU FORGET…. It will be a mystery AND FUN to see what scripture you end up with. So in my last blog the message I wanted to convey could be summarized like THIS….
“Don’t be afraid to be a “little” weird once in a while. YOUR friends may find it refreshing”… ME. I mean WHO wants to hang around a bunch of straight laced people? Welllll... Don’t answer that… laugh out loud… Me …. I surround myself with people who are different… who can intrigue me… who can bring out my weirdness AND challenge me. If you need a straight laced friend pleaseeeee don’t choose me. Reallyyy, I would let you down, b/c I don’t roll like that. Too uptight of a way of living for me. J In closing I challenge you THIS week to get out there and continue to be the TRUEST version of YOU… whatever THAT looks like. The closer we get to living as…US… the bigger mark we leave on this earth. IF you want people to remember YOU…. Well…. sometimes you have to just beeeee YOU… I know… I know…. The world wants you to BE …. THEM… or THIS … OR THAT….NO…No…No... No more posing... JUST BE YOU…. THIS WILL work in your advantage. People will remember YOU the closer you authentically GET… to BEING… YOU SHOW UP today and BE SEEN. WILL THE REAL YOU PLEASE STAND UP. “It is finally when you let go of what people expect you to be and people’s perceptions of you that you’re able to BE the version of yourself that you’re supposed to be – like in God’s eyes. It doesn’t matter if you’re half crazy, or eccentric, or whatever it is – that you have to be true to who you were born to be.” - Gwyneth Paltrow Qualifications THAT I DO HAVE for my current profession of being WEIRD. The one I don’t get paid for…. ORRRR… DO I??? (Just maybe not in monetary terms… lol… ) Let’s see …QUALIFICATIONS for working my weirdness ARE AS FOLLOWS…. ONE has to be pretty Bizzareee, A touch eccentric, A bit outlandish, Rather unusual, AND unconventional…. BINGO!!!!! I meet ALL of these qualifications. Recently someone referred to the blogs I write as “Sometimes strange and a little weird BUT still interesting to read”… The cool thing IS that they STILL CHOSE TO READ THEM…. YES! I am the first to admit I AM MOST DEFINIETLY a weirdo BUT I truly believe THAT CAN BE A GOOD THING. Sometimes the stranger you are the MORE you challenge people to think out of their box… so many people are afraid to bring out their weirdness for fear they may be judged. I would rather BE LABELED for something that I “AM” then never act upon who I really truly wassss. We ALL have “some” weird in us. At least I THINK or HOPE so. Why Try something Un-ordinary? GREAT question... I say becauseee Mutual Caring in safe places (where we think out loud together) brings forth healing. ;) I have noticed in conversation when people pause and look at me and say JUST THAT… THAT I am SO STRANGE…. They do ONE OF TWO THINGS.... They either SMILE… OR... remain silent w a long glance off in the distance. Both emotions indicate to me that something that WAS said allowed them to feeelll… Extremely Human….. usually vulnerable. To connect at THAT level. THAT, TO ME is where REAL LIFE happens…. On the level of HUMAN connection where hearts can heal and spirits can be lifted higher. LET ME ASK YOU THIS MY FRIENDS…. How MANY times have you wanted to SAY or DO something and you paused and thought “OHHH I BETTER NOT…. SAY OR DO THAT… They might THINK I am weird”…. Welll… STOP… J . You never knowww who you could help IF you stopped worrying about people's opinions.... GO WORK your extraordinary side…. ;) and JUST MAYBE YOU WILL extract something PURE AND HUMAN that will ultimately HEAL Your own stuff... ;) How's your imagination? Let it work for you TODAY. Think on what is excellent and excellence will be at your door. Embrace you some excellence today. Keep those thoughts tamed. Keepin' Meee thoughts in check. ;) I sound like a leprechaun... laugh out loud. Hey ya gotta DO whatcha gotta do.... To stay TRUE.. to the reallll YOU... YOU HAVE THE Powerrrrrrr to DO THIS! ;) Practice AND Project Positivelyyy Powerfullll Perceptionssss Peops. You want to GIVE someone the BEST GIFT ever? BE PRESENT. Would you rather
have presence OVER presents? Wait, don't answer that... ha... Something to THINK about though... Eh? :) When YOUR Teacher calls role call today I sureeee HOPE you are PRESENT. I don't mean just showing up for the lesson either... I mean being focused and present. Lots to learn as we go about. Be ready . Mwahhhhhhhh Dancing w duality? Embracing the flow of "I don't know" ??? Join me today in the
dance of uncertainty. We all have one of those dances to attend this week. Good news isss we can dance together and learn from each other's shufflin' through this world. Me? I'm dancin w the king this week. Doin' my best to stay off his feet and let him lead. Realizing as I get older that MY growth is CONTINGENT upon how I deal w the uncertain. Thankful I am still attending the dance and embracing the music. Grateful for everything that comes my way. Learning new moves that make the dance more interesting. Gotta go.... work on my flow... IT will come w ease bc I started my day on my knees. :) |
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