Tag: a real time change
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The Wife That William Built
I’m so many days into a sorrow unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Tears burst forth out of nowhere, rage nipping at my heels like an hungry hyena waiting for me to stumble into a briar patch of wrath. Hands shaky and idle all at once, my body jerking forward to complete tasks that my mind […]
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Early Morning Stress Stream
I’ve been writing almost every day to give my mind something to do. I’ve spent the last 5-6 years working on my emotional intelligence, recognizing (or rather having friends and mentors alike point out) that I do not engage my emotions as a normal person of my age should. I’m real good at shoving things […]
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #103
So. let’s talk about WHO I AM! 😫 There are many things in life we really be swearing we NEED. But we don’t even be needing em. We just want em cuz that’s how humans is built: to be wanty. You know how it goes—lust of the flesh, lust of the eye, pride of life. […]
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Sow Peace; Reap Righteousness
I sow peace. So I can reap peace. I’d rather apologize to someone who is wrong than win a fight. I’d rather give you what you want than fight for my own selfish gains. I’d rather watch, pray, and give you a WIDE BERTH and a LONG-HANDLED SPOON than try to get you to see […]
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This ain’t the time to turn back now.
One time, I found myself driving around Chicago on a mission not my own. As I drove into the city, I found myself both happy and heavy—excited to be back in a place where I felt most comfortable and happy as an adult, yet heavier and sadder as I passed landmarks that I’d not seen […]
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #98
Listen. LISTEN. This last 2 years. BOOIIIIII. But I never have lost my faith in GOD or the fact that He has a purpose for me and my children’s children. So I have labored to rest, and I press from within His rest. I’ve had to cry.I’ve had to sit down.I’ve had to admit defeat.I’ve […]
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Joyous Kwanzaa, Day 6: KUUMBA
The creative mind of God is immeasurable—something that mankind has spent its existence investigating in an ongoing attempt to extricate the source and replicate the perfection thereof. From DNA strands and quarks, to particle accelerators and space missions, to the Tower of Babel and astrology and the so-called ascended masters, we’ve been trying to reproduce […]
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Depression ADHD: When my soul gets overwhelmed
That “A” in ADHD should also include anxiety and that “D”? Well at least one of them ought to mean depression cuz mines be on its RIHANNA, like “Baby! This is what you came forrrrr.” Here’s how it goes: I become overwhelmed trying to manage my tasks and times in a reasonable way but then […]
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Acknowledging WHY I eat
Notice how none of these things include being hungry? I wish the fat would melt away and the pain would go away and the habits would correct themselves but I know better cuz I’m carrying the fat of it all. 🤦🏾♀️ Some things. They don’t require a professional to tell you or show you. Some […]