Finding the calm in the chaos
Today’s inspiration from Rumi is about speaking up for yourself and your beliefs. Silence can be deafening and the answer to everything you are against. “Open your hands if you want to be held.” This quote for me is similar to the quote, “A closed mouth doesn’t get fed.” It is next to impossible to… Continue reading Open up
Today’s inspiration from Rumi is about the impact of our voice. “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” The world we live in is loud. The sound is almost unbearable and it clouds one’s thinking. We seem to have always been a nation where the loudest voice is the… Continue reading Be the voice of inspiration
I had a high school teacher once tell me, "you know, you can just say no." She was referring to saying no to my classmates that I allow to copy my work. She wanted me to stick up for myself and tell them that i did not appreciate them copying or I did not want… Continue reading Free will
I once feared being myself. I once feared that I would fail and be ridiculed by my peers. There were times when I refused to leave the house because I was shamed about the clothes that I wore or the way I may have been perceived. Most times I feel that I am judged by… Continue reading BElieve in YOUrself.
We have all been there; in high school being told that we need to figure out what we wanted to be in life. When I was young, I wanted to be a doctor. As I got older, I narrowed it down to becoming an anesthesiologist. Today, I am not a doctor; not even close. Like… Continue reading Finding your purpose
I was having a conversation with some religious friends of mine and the topic of money and gambling came up. The women were all against buying power ball tickets because of some scriptures and also felt that it was morally wrong. Of course I was one of the ladies that said there was nothing wrong with… Continue reading Money doesn’t buy happiness
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