Tag: process
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Discomfited, Or Stop Disrupting the Process
I’ve been crying. In silent and alone moments in my room, weeping when my children are gone and wailing in the darkness of a room that feels like a very warm blanket of sorrow, I cry. I have found that it is better this way. People don’t do well with discomfort. They flinch at expressive…
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Joyous Kwanzaa, Day 2: Kujichagulia
A critical missing piece of my personal puzzle has been understanding and accepting without fear and uncertainty “who I am”. And not only “who I am” but am I being all that I have been created, called, and purposed to be? The excessively outward living that we have always done in this nation—white-ward, heavenward, money-ward,…
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The ultimate dentist: a modern day parable
The ultimate dentist: a modern day parable After years of not having dental insurance or having it but not having the copay or having both but also having a myriad of excuses that canceled out me having what I needed… sigh. I FINALLY went to the dentist, who promptly told me that I needed 11…
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Kindness, Clarity, and Encouragement – #48
Embrace the suck and stick it out. Some things can only be gained and maintained through the process of ENDURANCE. Getchu some.
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The Benefit of a Broken Heart
Ahhh yes. My heart has been broken so many times—shattered into irreparable pieces really. But here’s the thing. God said: “It’s FIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNE. All the foolishness. All the mistakes. All the outright dumb living. You was outchea reckless and I oughta let you SUFFER BUT. I’m gonna fix you up. NOT CUZ YOU DESERVE IT OR…
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Always Stay Gracious: The Best Revenge? It’s Your Savior.
I’m writing you from a position of perfecting. See, I’m in process, being stripped down to my bearings like a rusty bicycle. Rust lingers and builds up on itself—even after you’ve taken a metal like iron or basic steel out of the elements, the rust doesn’t magically disappear. It has to be CLEANED OFF. And…
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Don’t Let the Process Punk You
I’m gone keep it all the way 💯. I have been a quitter the entirety of my life. I have known this about myself always, even when other people didn’t see it. My hyper-intellectual, performance based, rapid paced output blinds people to my inability to finish anything for myself. See, when you live in fear?…