A place where you can be human.
“Life is blooming inside.”
Our indoor plant or internal life is what keeps the air clean. One great way to nurture your internal life is staying in touch with your thinking which is also known as metacognition. It’s very important. It helps you better navigate all the ups and downs in life. It helps you stay present and helps you tap into your intuition.
How’s your indoor plants?
There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” -Nelson Mandela
I did it. I doubled up and spent a couple of years working a “normal” job. If there was any job I could ask for, it would have been this one. The point is, I loved it. I was doing good. I was making money for the family, and it wasn’t a pointless job. I served my community. I’m not perfect, but I’m disciplined and kind. Since I was more of an observer than anything, I gained so much hands-on experience. BUUUTTT there was something missing. That drive, that passion that fills me to overflowing to the point that I share my fire with the world. That. was. gone. My fire was dim; it was there, and sometimes it shined bright and lit the light of those around me. But here, in this place where dead artists find my living soul and set it alight. These days where I spend half the day serving my family and the other half feeding my soul. This. is. the. life. And I had to see that for myself with my own hardworking hands. But that’s not the purpose of this post. The purpose of this post is that even though you love it, fuck it, even if you adore it, if that’s not what you’re called to, it’s going to dim your flame. It’s going to take away from your power. In the Christian faith, they say the Good Lord can use anything for good. And I think that’s exactly what the Good Lord does when you choose something good but not something you’re called to. The experience was valuable, but what was it that I needed to see? or prove?
Let me hear it, what’s dimming your flame? And what can you do feed that fire?
I have decided I want us to have slow mornings. I want us to sit in the sun and enjoy a cup of joe. I want us to be able to take time to check in with ourselves and the Good Lord. And I want us to move toward productivity with a clear and confident minds that are ready to take on new challenges. I want us to have days of rest to spend with our family and with ourselves. But I also want us to work and be part of something bigger than us, too.
How do you like your mornings?
“Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.” — Fannie Flagg, The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion
What have you overcome? What do you appreciate about where you are?
I’m looking at life from fresh eyes lately. This has been the most beautiful fall I’ve seen in a long time. There’s something about this writing life that calls me to appreciate the present.
“The time is always right to do what is right.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Typed “quotes” into the search engine, and this one resonated the most. I don’t know that I can come up with any wiser words, but I’m feeling it today. Doing the right thing doesn’t always get you a pat on the back. Hell, sometimes it even knocks you back a few steps. What’s important to remember is that you are the first link in the chain. If not the first, you’re one more link. People may not understand why you are so committed to your beliefs and values in the moment, but once you stand up for what’s right, you give the next person enough bravery to take a stand. And then the next, and then the next. Don’t ever feel that your desire to do right is a waste. You may never know the positive impact you’ve made. You may have even liberated someone’s limited way of thinking.
Choose right even when it feels wrong.
“Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable.” —John Wooden
To become the best of which you are capable isn’t a set point; it’s a state of mind. This mindset isn’t about finality it’s about acceptance. The magic is that when you do the best you are capable of every day, you’ll continue to get better. And always remember, it’s not about comparing your better to someone else’s; it’s about comparing your better to your yesterday.
“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”
—John Steinbeck
Give yourself room to be good. Good is good. It’s ,more than enough. You got it in you so might as well use it.
I’m so grateful for those who find ways to respect women. Supporting her dreams, encouraging her growth, respecting her space, and sticking things out when she’s unsure of what the future holds. We, as a collective, have so much power that can be harnessed and used toward our greatest good. When all women are in safe spaces and treated with love and respect, it will continue to heal our world. I believe in a world where women are safe, and I will continue to take action to see that come to reality. Your intentional respect is so valuable to me.
I ventured out into the world today. I got myself dressed up and went to my favorite bakery. There just happened to be an apple festival going on in the same area this weekend. It was too easy to go there, too. The funny thing is, I never found the apples. However, there was live music and good-smelling food. I’ll take it!
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” -Lao Tzu
I took it slow this Friday. I hung out and appreciated the fall foliage. I had a meeting that went well and did some housework. I even spent time with my mama and chatted with my bro about our dreams. Even though it was a slow day, I still did things to move forward and connect with my family. I’d say today was a success!
Don’t let the world rush you toward something that’s already yours. Let it come.
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