I Turned It All Off

by | Jul 21, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationships

It seems as if everywhere you turn, there’s news of Covid-19 cases getting worse, people losing their jobs, someone being killed at the hands of law enforcement, racism at an all time high, civil unrest, financial struggles and yes, death at alarming rates. I just want to turn it all off. And I did turn it all off.

I recently suspended my Facebook account, turned all the news channels off on the TV, stopped the breaking news alerts on my phone, and stopped accepting phone calls from negative people. I work shorter hours each day in my business, I am learning some new hobbies around the house, (still paining furniture and resigning rooms), decluttering and getting rid of tons of stuff.

I am reading tons of new books, listening to some great music, doing Tai Chi w/ my husband, going to bed really early, I have moved into a season of deeper prayer and meditation and yes, writing and creating new ideas.

I have loved being disconnected from all of the noise. This is a new lifestyle that I have adapted and I am loving it. I plan to keep it. While, I will reinstate my Facebook account, I will merely use that platform as a small part of fulfilling my purpose. It’s simply a vehicle to use for messaging…it’s not at all meant to consume your life.

We are living in some challenging times. Times many of us have never imagined would happen to us. But the truth is, crisis always proceeds transformation. And we all know the world is in need of transforming.  As we are living in what is insurmountable uncertainty, there is always one thing that never fails and that is our hope in God’s promises.

I live with this hope everyday, knowing we will get through this. We may experience some loss and some pain…but we will get through this. I wish I had a crystal ball to tell you when it will all end. But I don’t. I also realize that we will always have unpredictables to show up. It’s how we respond to them that shows us who we are. What the world is going through collectively, will reveal who we are and it has revealed who we are.

If each of us take some time to work on expanding, releasing and growing in our own personal lives, then collectively we will be able to change the world. This is why we must become the change we want to see in the world. This entire season of uncertainty has revealed something to me about myself.

I didn’t realize that had certain biases. I didn’t realize that I would become angry about certain things. One of the reasons, I have turned it all off is so that I can deal with those internal aspects of myself that I’d ignored or not recognized. You see, I want to be apart of the solution. And when we don’t tell ourselves the truth about ourselves, we create a bigger problem trying to solve a problem. We then become the problem…not the solution.

Remember, an angry generation cannot create peace and a wounded generation cannot bring healing. 

If we want to be a part of the solution, then each of us have got to face our own fears, anger and wounds. We can’t give to the world what we can’t give to ourselves. I can’t tell you how to deal with what’s happening around you. But I do know that we all must play an important role in driving the new narrative and rewriting a new cultural story for our own lives and for the world.

So what I will tell you is to get very clear about who you are in this season and what you can do to help move us in a new, better and brighter direction for our lives individually and collectively. It’s the hope we have being actualized in each of us.

And if it takes you turning it all off in order to get clear, I recommend doing so. Because when you come back…you will be ready to turn up…and Amplify!

It’s Time for Us to ROAR!

by | Apr 11, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationships

Truth be told, we have never seen times like this before. If we’re not careful, we will allow fear to cripple us. But we can’t. In the midst of this Pandemic and economic crisis, I want to encourage you to stop fearing.

 

Remember, the vision of one world will cost you the vision of another world. What world have you chosen to believe and live in?

I have chosen to believe in a world of faith, not fear. I’ve chosen to live in a world of plenty, not lack. I’ve chosen to live in a world of wellness/healing, not sickness and death. I’ve chosen to live in a world of love, not hate. I’ve chosen to live an a world of gratitude, not complaint or entitlement.

I encourage. you to chose to participate in thoughts and beliefs that are more powerful than fear. Chose to live in a world of vision and purpose. Chose to fight in faith.

You see, crisis always proceeds transformation and it is my prayer that we will all emerge from this more expanded, more kinder, more passionate, more loving than we were when we started. What we’re all  going through will reveal to us who we are.

Romans 8:18 says, “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” What will be revealed in you?

We can defeat this foe…but not with fear. We can defeat this foe with a collective commitment to prayer, meditation, love and faith…and when we Rise Up as ONE…we will Vibrate, Echo, Amplify so powerfully that it will literally SHAKE the Planet!

We are infinite beings…created by an Infinite God…and we can declare and decree what we want!

Language the life you want…not the one you don’t want. We can BE who We were BORN to BE!

But we can’t do this without each other…we must do this together…Because WE Speak as ONE…but in many ways…it’s the POWER Of a Collective VOICE! Now Let’s ROAR!