| S E R E N I T Y....For Me!! |
| What does it take to gain serenity in your life? First of all it's knowing WHO you are...not the you that you WISH you were...I mean the you who is a strong person with love in your heart....love of your Higher Power...love of Family... and Love of Self! There's no way to put a pricetag on things like this...my life is full and fulfilled...I used to feel that unless I had a man in my life to validate me I was nothing...I set my expectations too high for the men in my life because I did not know WHO self was!!...when I felt lost and afraid I did not know I could look INSIDE for strength to pull me through...my strength comes from prayer...but it also comes from knowing I am NOT weak and helpless in the face of diversity...I have the heart of a Lioness... the will of Queen...the Love of a Goddess... I am real...I am alive...and I am whole.... When I began my journey to locs 3 years ago...my cleansing...I freed myself for the very first time from looking for someone else to make me complete...it didn't take long into my journey to realize the me I always KNEW myself to be was inside...dying to get out! Dying to free my mind of superfical hangups and superfical aquaintances...to free my mind of worry and frustration...to deny the negativity that approached me from every angle an entryway into my life... and to recognize the weaknesses I thought were shameful are just part of being human.. Learning that what you have always sought in your life is right there in front of you is such a mind blowing and spirit awakening experience I doubt I will ever come back down...soothe your soul....free your mind....be true to YOU! Learn that the grace and dignity you always desired was within you all along....you just didn't realize it because recognizing the positive in you instead of the negative is difficult to do...learn that your prayers to your Higher Power are not signs of weakness...they are signs of your strength and ability to recognize that it's okay to reach Above when you feel yourself waning... If your relationships don't last and you wonder why you keep choosing the same person with a different name...know that it's not because you are weak...it's because you are looking in the WRONG PLACE!!... Look inside FIRST... until you can love yourself you cannot love another....until you can accept that the Only WILL you have the power to change is your OWN you will continue to wilt under pressure.... Don't be afraid if you don't like all the things about yourself you discover along the way...this too is part of being human...NONE of us is perfect! What we have to work with is what we let come out of us... and when we let our Nappy Roots lead the way...when we no longer WONDER what others think about us, nor care...then Self has the greatest chance of all to accomplish our goals and dreams.... So yes...I am serene...can you tell???....can you feel the strength of my heart as I give of myself to you?...this journey has been my Awakening....have you had yours yet?.... BELIEVE in yourself! Believe that you can succeed with ANYTHING once you know your own mind and heart.....and may your S E R E N I T Y be as peaceful and beautiful as mine... ((((HUGS)))).... ....just me...daez |
| Thank you God for giving me another day of life....AMEN.... |