With the dawning of a new day approaching in just a few more hours I wanted to take time to recognize the many revelations that we often forget in each day. It takes a revelation to wake us up and activate our minds and bodies to perform functions such as showering, stretching, meditating, exercising, eating or whatever your routine consists of at that time. It takes a revelation to put your mental thoughts into gear that are aligned with your goals of the day. Yet the biggest revelation for me each day is that I am in control of my actions. The revelation is opening your eyes to the possibilities that will occur versus the distractions that we allow to impose on our lives.
We spend countless hours focusing on other people's revelations instead of creating and understand our own. What use is it of ours to know about someone else's best when we could produce our own personal best and celebrate? The funniest revelation in all of this is that we spend time with other people's revelations and then complain about their own outcome for instance: Why did she wear that? What did she sing that song for? The should have...; I was expecting them to do..., and I could go on. Do we focus on other people's revelations so that we can criticize their worth or value in our own beliefs? If you find yourself doing this regularly I suggest that you take some time to spend some moments with just yourself and determine how to create your own revelations that will make you proud. The feelings of achieving that success will far out weigh any thoughts of something that is not your own.
What is your revelation for the day? Mine is getting closer to the truth!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Expectations
When you expect a day of greatness you get just that in your life. Too many times we are unsure of our reality in every situation that we begin to expect the worst. I have chosen to expect that all things in my life are filled with greatness by giving thanks for every single thing.
My generation is born from a culture of expecting things to go wrong. Because of distrust, deception, and greed the lack of confidence in our own hearts has put a damper of the creation of expectations of greatness. Fortunately, the African American culture has reached some hope with the election of a trusted man who has a family that clearly has expected to have the very best things happening in their lives.
My choice is to walk each and everyday living in faith by believing that everyone is for me and my growth because I am for them and their growth. Because I am demonstrating the very best inside of me I choose to only see the very best that is inside of you for searching for the evils of life will not be a hard find. Just as easy to locate something not worthy of my presence I seek easily to find the treasures of life. We say they are hidden, but they truly are really inside our view once we clear our "lenses" of sight.
Everyone was born into this world with beauty and greatness. Years of lies have created a shadow of doubt that has been passed down for generations. Let us remove the blinders from our sight and see the greatness that is within all whether it is deeply within or shining brightly on the outside. Give the gift of love today even if it is only for yourself.
My generation is born from a culture of expecting things to go wrong. Because of distrust, deception, and greed the lack of confidence in our own hearts has put a damper of the creation of expectations of greatness. Fortunately, the African American culture has reached some hope with the election of a trusted man who has a family that clearly has expected to have the very best things happening in their lives.
My choice is to walk each and everyday living in faith by believing that everyone is for me and my growth because I am for them and their growth. Because I am demonstrating the very best inside of me I choose to only see the very best that is inside of you for searching for the evils of life will not be a hard find. Just as easy to locate something not worthy of my presence I seek easily to find the treasures of life. We say they are hidden, but they truly are really inside our view once we clear our "lenses" of sight.
Everyone was born into this world with beauty and greatness. Years of lies have created a shadow of doubt that has been passed down for generations. Let us remove the blinders from our sight and see the greatness that is within all whether it is deeply within or shining brightly on the outside. Give the gift of love today even if it is only for yourself.
Monday, June 15, 2009
New Knowledge
So much new Knowledge has passed along the way since we last met, now what to do with it?
Beginning with the last day of events I must say it was filled with life's messages about greatness. Now you may think this is about the Lakers and their championship victory, but it is more about the championship in my life everyday. This championship resonates in everyone's lives everyday yet we are so quick to recognize it in others that we limitedly diminish the light from our own.
My first victory yesterday began when I woke to continue my morning routine after a long and celebratory evening just prior. This routine consists of being awake and ready (mentally) at 4:00 a.m. though I had just laid my head down three and half hours before. As my egoic mind wanted desperately to continue to sleep it had also began to say, "Oh you can just go to service on Wednesday, and break your streak of going every Sunday you are in town...one Sunday won't hurt..." As I continued through my routine, I was very thankful that my daughter was in the other room resting as if she had been away my duty would have been to be at the early morning service causing me to leave my home to be at service at 6:30 am.
When the time came to get up and out I was greeted with a friendly smile as Pooh wanted to see her friend that makes her smile and wanted her to sing. The morning routine of getting ready was simplified with the thoughts that I get to hang out with some cool people and go to choir today. Arriving at service was simple also as I found a parking space immediately, which on some occasions could be difficult due to the eagerness of the crowd. I put on a t-shirt and jeans, some flip flops and pulled back my hair. I got a jacket in case it was chilly inside. Grabbed my favorite girl and we took off for a great adventure.
As I listened to the message from the guest host "Mary" I was receiving my congratulations to myself. The victory was being won with each word she spoke so much that a fear tears began to well in my eyes as I realized that I am really on the journey and the right path is looking brighter each day. She outline a goal that I had already been pursuing, which lead to a reassurance that I am going in the right way. All I could do was say, "Thank YOU!" because I knew, just knew deep down that I was in the right here right now moment of having all my needs met.
The new Knowledge that I received is really not all that new in words, but yet new in thinking. As I continue on my journey to greatness, I will practice like Kobe Bryant and visualize my life's living as he does a basketball going through the hoops. I will make the right decision about my life's living as does D-Fish and Farmar and Shannon Brown so eloquently pass the ball to the hands that will deliver the next shot. I will stand by my commitment on both sides of the fence like Ariza defending the ball and denying anyone who attempts to keep it too long away from the right direction of the home team basket. I will stand in the center and deliver my gifts of love and light as does Odom and Gasol guide the basketball with their enormous height and commanding presence. I will seek the clarity and understand that voice from within as it preaches to me the directions to turn especially when I ask like Phil does when he points or mentions an impeccable word! I will remain graceful when I don't get the message clearly the first time, but I will keep doing the growing again and again as the product gets better and better just like Howard and the Magic and the teams before who continue to strive for the excellence as champions in the end of a series not in the end of a life!
See I am committed to using my new Knowledge to be the champion and to celebrate in parade style fashion. And as I celebrate with my garb and smiles I do it just like my sister who walked gracefully down the aisle of success into a new journeys of excellence with her cap and gown, head held high, surround by those who love her unconditionally and cheered so much for success is the gifts of great work! I love you all and will use my new Knowledge to continue to be the very best!
Beginning with the last day of events I must say it was filled with life's messages about greatness. Now you may think this is about the Lakers and their championship victory, but it is more about the championship in my life everyday. This championship resonates in everyone's lives everyday yet we are so quick to recognize it in others that we limitedly diminish the light from our own.
My first victory yesterday began when I woke to continue my morning routine after a long and celebratory evening just prior. This routine consists of being awake and ready (mentally) at 4:00 a.m. though I had just laid my head down three and half hours before. As my egoic mind wanted desperately to continue to sleep it had also began to say, "Oh you can just go to service on Wednesday, and break your streak of going every Sunday you are in town...one Sunday won't hurt..." As I continued through my routine, I was very thankful that my daughter was in the other room resting as if she had been away my duty would have been to be at the early morning service causing me to leave my home to be at service at 6:30 am.
When the time came to get up and out I was greeted with a friendly smile as Pooh wanted to see her friend that makes her smile and wanted her to sing. The morning routine of getting ready was simplified with the thoughts that I get to hang out with some cool people and go to choir today. Arriving at service was simple also as I found a parking space immediately, which on some occasions could be difficult due to the eagerness of the crowd. I put on a t-shirt and jeans, some flip flops and pulled back my hair. I got a jacket in case it was chilly inside. Grabbed my favorite girl and we took off for a great adventure.
As I listened to the message from the guest host "Mary" I was receiving my congratulations to myself. The victory was being won with each word she spoke so much that a fear tears began to well in my eyes as I realized that I am really on the journey and the right path is looking brighter each day. She outline a goal that I had already been pursuing, which lead to a reassurance that I am going in the right way. All I could do was say, "Thank YOU!" because I knew, just knew deep down that I was in the right here right now moment of having all my needs met.
The new Knowledge that I received is really not all that new in words, but yet new in thinking. As I continue on my journey to greatness, I will practice like Kobe Bryant and visualize my life's living as he does a basketball going through the hoops. I will make the right decision about my life's living as does D-Fish and Farmar and Shannon Brown so eloquently pass the ball to the hands that will deliver the next shot. I will stand by my commitment on both sides of the fence like Ariza defending the ball and denying anyone who attempts to keep it too long away from the right direction of the home team basket. I will stand in the center and deliver my gifts of love and light as does Odom and Gasol guide the basketball with their enormous height and commanding presence. I will seek the clarity and understand that voice from within as it preaches to me the directions to turn especially when I ask like Phil does when he points or mentions an impeccable word! I will remain graceful when I don't get the message clearly the first time, but I will keep doing the growing again and again as the product gets better and better just like Howard and the Magic and the teams before who continue to strive for the excellence as champions in the end of a series not in the end of a life!
See I am committed to using my new Knowledge to be the champion and to celebrate in parade style fashion. And as I celebrate with my garb and smiles I do it just like my sister who walked gracefully down the aisle of success into a new journeys of excellence with her cap and gown, head held high, surround by those who love her unconditionally and cheered so much for success is the gifts of great work! I love you all and will use my new Knowledge to continue to be the very best!
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