Best Thing I Heard Today...

"If you slipping and sliding, cheating and hiding, quit with it!" 

~Elder Lorenzo Jones 

Question of the Day

Are you in love with your work?

...I used to be...

Pray. Purge. Pursue.

#WhatNow?

"I Just Unfollowed You"

My writing workshop has revealed, created, inspired, provoked, and moved me in ways unimaginable. I am featuring Ladyi Iris’ work today. She is a writer and blogger. Her title drew me in, one of the techniques we are learning about. 

Check this out:

“Okay I did not know how to do it, what was the right thing to do. Before I opened my account my friend told me, "say thank you to every follower, and to make sure you follow back." Soon my board was filled with stuff that I did not care about. I would have to go through several tweets before I saw one from some writer I can relate to. I was drowning in junk tweets. I had to think about the etiquette game to twitter again. Was it wrong to not follow just because someone followed me? Was it okay just to see who I wanted to see? Or better yet, why was I feeling a certain way about someone who unfollowed me, or who never followed me at all? How about the ones who made a second account then followed you? What about the ones you support by dishing out their work, they say thank you and never followed as if what you put out there was not important, not even their work. So today I threw out the rules that I received before opening my account. I made my own rules no matter what others think. Right or wrong, I began to click away those brands and random ones I followed just because they followed me. I said to myself, what do I want to see? I narrowed it down a lot and I have a lot to go. However, the process did something for me. It made me okay with those who don't follow or who unfollowed. It made me okay with the decision to stop following aimlessly with no purpose. Now I follow because I have a connection and I like what the person brings to my twitter world. If they do not bring it there then maybe they will do better on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest or their blog. Maybe I will follow them there…”

Check out her blogs:

http://ladyiwrites.com/

http://akamissi.com/

Quote of the Day

It's a hump day folks!

I got yet another quote from Jamar. It seems like he only wants a shout out on my blog now LOL.

Jamar, please continue to let the Lord use you. These quotes have given me life the past few days AND they're confirmation of the scriptures I've been reading. I hope He blesses you the way these quotes have blessed me.

Check out this image:

Photocred: Dye Dye's Photostream on Flicker

"There are some things you can only learn in the storm."

~Joel Olsteen

I recently came out of a storm. 

I am working to rebuild the damages. 

Storms are costly, natural disasters, in the spirit and in the Earth.

I learned a very important lesson during my storm.

Stay. Stand. Survive.

#Sheltered

Thought of the Day

 

 

 

 

Today, at 5:40am, I received this text:

"Sometimes it takes a good fall to really know where you stand...think about it...love you Sis."

I must give a another shout to my big, little brother, Jamar. He has been calling and texting a little more since I mentioned him in a my April 30 blog post. Man the truth hurts LOL. Seriously though, while his text was on-point, it hurt me and helped me immediately. I took a big fall last week. It seems as if all I do is fall, lately.

After letting the hurt burn, my mind moved into a furious frenzy, firing off questions. It still is...

 

 

 

I now know exactly where I stand. 

Now to change the position, but how?

 Pray. Purge. Pursue.

 

#BeStandingOrKneeling

 

 

Let's Make a Deal...

 

It's a Wellness Wednesday!

 

 

Cordelia always inspires me, giving me good material to think and write about. We trade stories, laughs, and prayers quite often. She asked me to help with a friend's ongoing issue.

 I posed the following question:

other than infidelity and domestic violence, what is a deal breaker in your marriage, if any?

 

She gasped, trying to compose herself, then said," Shitake Mushrooms, that's one to think about. I will pose it to her, when you write about it." Here I am...writing about it.  

 

Only YOU know your threshold for pain. Only YOU know when you have had enough. Only YOU know when you're tired, I think you get my drift...

 

I read an article about deal breakers on Become a Better Man (www.askmen.com).

They listed the following deal breakers for the brothers:

-She cheats.

-She has a substance abuse problem.

- She scolds you publicly.

-She abuses you.

-She disappears without telling you.

-She criticizes you.

-She lies.

-She neglects you publicly.

-She flirts with other guys.

-She doesn't back you up.

 

Now that we've heard a man's perspective, I need a woman's perspective.

Have you set boundaries in your marriage? Is he a repeat offender? Have you communicated the issue and how it makes you feel? When is enough ENOUGH?

Okay, so what now??? Fight or flight?

 

Of course, my tolerance levels may be lower/higher than the next woman's.

 It also depends upon the issue. Bottom line, what is a deal breaker for YOU?

Talk to me people.

 

Communicate. Capacity. Character.

 

#FightOrFlight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Get In The Game

Question of the Day:

Are you living on the sidelines of your life?

~Mastin Kipp, Founder of The Daily Love

Here is what I was missing:

1. LOVE 

2. The Now

3. Being

Love is one of those things that has to be receive in the now. Receive it today or lose it forever.

The Now is this moment - Carpe Diem. this moment will never return to you. 

Know when opportunity knocks.

Being is accepting who you are, but working towards who you want to be. 

Just being isn't enough; work has to take place and the work never stops.

Be okay with being you, no matter what.

Ready. Set. Go

#PutMeInTheGameCoach