TGIF Global Villagers:
It's Friday and Father's Day weekend!!
Today's blog topic is short and sweet. While you are honoring and celebrating your natural, foster, adopted, and spiritual fathers, please remember to first honor and celebrate your Heavenly Father.
Why?
Because He is the One that created you with greatness!!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Thriving in Transition Thursdays!!
Greetings Global Villagers:
I'm excited to introduce to you my new series titled, Thriving in Transition Thursdays. Every Thursday, I will share golden nuggets to help you successfully transition in life from the book titled, Thriving in Transition: Effective Living in Times of Change by Marcia Perkins-Reed. This book serves as a practical guide to making the changes in your life work for you. Perkins-Reed immediately grabbed my attention in the Introduction when she wrote "transition is occurring all around us and within us" (p. 9). After I read that statement I took a selah moment. It reminded me that we all have inner and outer worlds that are in a constant state of change.
Dr. Deepak Chopra, a spiritual teacher who responded to a posted question on Oprah.com, stated that "the inner and outer worlds are deeply connected." We have the power of choice to allow or disallow our inner world or ourselves from experiencing the fullness of life as it constantly transitions. When we choose to disallow our inner world to transition as the outer world is transitioning, then we are stuck at what Perkins-Reed refers to as Old Zero (p. 9). In layman's terms, operating at Old Zero is putting up a front, refusing to take responsibility, or denying our inner worlds when the outer world is transitioning all around us.
For instance, if we do not allow ourselves to experience the feelings associated with and undergo the stages of grief when we lose a loved one, then we are operating at Old Zero. If we blame our boss for disliking us when we are terminated from our job, then we are operating at Old Zero. If we use our children as pawns to control our ex-spouses, then we are operating at Old Zero.
We need to be more aware of what is occurring within our inner worlds when the outer world is transitioning. I frequently share with others, "The true essence of my state of being is not predicated upon what happened to me or what others said or did to me. The true essence of my state of being is predicated upon my perception what happened to me or what others said or did to me. It is always about my chosen responses." Selah.
Why?
Because you have the greatness to thrive in transition!!
I'm excited to introduce to you my new series titled, Thriving in Transition Thursdays. Every Thursday, I will share golden nuggets to help you successfully transition in life from the book titled, Thriving in Transition: Effective Living in Times of Change by Marcia Perkins-Reed. This book serves as a practical guide to making the changes in your life work for you. Perkins-Reed immediately grabbed my attention in the Introduction when she wrote "transition is occurring all around us and within us" (p. 9). After I read that statement I took a selah moment. It reminded me that we all have inner and outer worlds that are in a constant state of change.
Dr. Deepak Chopra, a spiritual teacher who responded to a posted question on Oprah.com, stated that "the inner and outer worlds are deeply connected." We have the power of choice to allow or disallow our inner world or ourselves from experiencing the fullness of life as it constantly transitions. When we choose to disallow our inner world to transition as the outer world is transitioning, then we are stuck at what Perkins-Reed refers to as Old Zero (p. 9). In layman's terms, operating at Old Zero is putting up a front, refusing to take responsibility, or denying our inner worlds when the outer world is transitioning all around us.
For instance, if we do not allow ourselves to experience the feelings associated with and undergo the stages of grief when we lose a loved one, then we are operating at Old Zero. If we blame our boss for disliking us when we are terminated from our job, then we are operating at Old Zero. If we use our children as pawns to control our ex-spouses, then we are operating at Old Zero.
We need to be more aware of what is occurring within our inner worlds when the outer world is transitioning. I frequently share with others, "The true essence of my state of being is not predicated upon what happened to me or what others said or did to me. The true essence of my state of being is predicated upon my perception what happened to me or what others said or did to me. It is always about my chosen responses." Selah.
Why?
Because you have the greatness to thrive in transition!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Creatively Great
Happy Hump Day Global Villagers!!
For me, yesterday was eventful and emotional.
First, I interviewed two awesome women who are in different stages of their entrepreneurial pursuits. Secondly, I reconnected with an old acquaintance who expressed her feelings of lost of my association and her desire to connect with me on a regular basis. Also, she informed me that her brother has Stage IV cancer. Next, I talked to a former participant of my Demystifying Sexuality and Its Impact on Trauma intervention. She expressed to me how her participation in my intervention changed her life. Also, I am finally receiving the professional support, expertise, and assistance on my job that has been missing for 2 years. And those are just a few of the events that occurred.
From joy to excitement to satisfaction to confusion to sadness to shock to relief to gratitude, I experienced a myriad of emotions. The irony to all of this is that I composed a poem titled, End of Conversation, in the midst of everything that occurred on yesterday. Also, composing the poem in the midst of everything revealed unto me that I am creatively great.
You may be wondering what it means to be creatively great. Let's look at it this way. Greatness and creativity go hand-in-hand. Once you discover your greatness and begin to function in it, then and only then do you discover the depth of your greatness. Candidly speaking, most of you discovered your greatness during a crisis, your most painful experience, or your weakest moment. In retrospect, you realized that during those experiences you had to become creative to conquer the giant that was standing in front of you. This is what I mean by being creatively great. You did not succumb to your crisis, emotions, or weaknesses. You tapped into your creativity!!
Being creatively great is authentic, relative, and individualistic. The poem I wrote yesterday displays that I am creatively great. Not because I profess to be the next Maya Angelou, but because of the circumstances surrounding its composition. I want to encourage you to remember that despite of what you may be experiencing or feeling continue to excavate the depth within you.
Why?
Because you are creatively great!!
For me, yesterday was eventful and emotional.
First, I interviewed two awesome women who are in different stages of their entrepreneurial pursuits. Secondly, I reconnected with an old acquaintance who expressed her feelings of lost of my association and her desire to connect with me on a regular basis. Also, she informed me that her brother has Stage IV cancer. Next, I talked to a former participant of my Demystifying Sexuality and Its Impact on Trauma intervention. She expressed to me how her participation in my intervention changed her life. Also, I am finally receiving the professional support, expertise, and assistance on my job that has been missing for 2 years. And those are just a few of the events that occurred.
From joy to excitement to satisfaction to confusion to sadness to shock to relief to gratitude, I experienced a myriad of emotions. The irony to all of this is that I composed a poem titled, End of Conversation, in the midst of everything that occurred on yesterday. Also, composing the poem in the midst of everything revealed unto me that I am creatively great.
You may be wondering what it means to be creatively great. Let's look at it this way. Greatness and creativity go hand-in-hand. Once you discover your greatness and begin to function in it, then and only then do you discover the depth of your greatness. Candidly speaking, most of you discovered your greatness during a crisis, your most painful experience, or your weakest moment. In retrospect, you realized that during those experiences you had to become creative to conquer the giant that was standing in front of you. This is what I mean by being creatively great. You did not succumb to your crisis, emotions, or weaknesses. You tapped into your creativity!!
Being creatively great is authentic, relative, and individualistic. The poem I wrote yesterday displays that I am creatively great. Not because I profess to be the next Maya Angelou, but because of the circumstances surrounding its composition. I want to encourage you to remember that despite of what you may be experiencing or feeling continue to excavate the depth within you.
Why?
Because you are creatively great!!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Protecting Your Greatness
Happy Tuesday Global Villagers!
Today's topic is about protecting the greatness that lies within you.
You may already know the importance of protecting your greatness, but sometimes a reminder is needed. While you are fulfilling your greatness you will travel to many new places and meet many different types of people, which is always exciting. As you read last week, every person has greatness lying within them. Also as you read a few weeks ago, there are some people in the world and within the global village who choose to be socially deviant. Using deviant and underminding efforts, they will try to mar you, your image, and your greatness. I like to call them greatness marrers. We must be aware of these type of people.
My suggestion for you today is trust your instinct. Regardless of what people say or do, you will know if you have encountered a greatness marrer. If you have encountered one, then reposition yourself accordingly and be great anyway!!
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!!
Today's topic is about protecting the greatness that lies within you.
You may already know the importance of protecting your greatness, but sometimes a reminder is needed. While you are fulfilling your greatness you will travel to many new places and meet many different types of people, which is always exciting. As you read last week, every person has greatness lying within them. Also as you read a few weeks ago, there are some people in the world and within the global village who choose to be socially deviant. Using deviant and underminding efforts, they will try to mar you, your image, and your greatness. I like to call them greatness marrers. We must be aware of these type of people.
My suggestion for you today is trust your instinct. Regardless of what people say or do, you will know if you have encountered a greatness marrer. If you have encountered one, then reposition yourself accordingly and be great anyway!!
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Plan for Greatness
Happy Monday Global Villagers!!
I trust you had a wonderful weekend. As you know, great people need balance. All work and no play dulls your greatness. After enjoying a weekend of socialization, relaxation, and spiritual renewal, you may have a tendency to dread Monday mornings.
Depending on your belief system, you may view either Saturdays, Sundays, or Mondays as the beginning of a new week. Regardless of which day you make this demarcation, the point is that it is a new week!! Whether on Saturdays, Sundays, or Mondays, take the time to plan out your new week.
Here are three practical tips that will assist you in planning for greatness:
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!!
I trust you had a wonderful weekend. As you know, great people need balance. All work and no play dulls your greatness. After enjoying a weekend of socialization, relaxation, and spiritual renewal, you may have a tendency to dread Monday mornings.
Depending on your belief system, you may view either Saturdays, Sundays, or Mondays as the beginning of a new week. Regardless of which day you make this demarcation, the point is that it is a new week!! Whether on Saturdays, Sundays, or Mondays, take the time to plan out your new week.
Here are three practical tips that will assist you in planning for greatness:
- Develop a list of the goals you want to accomplish for the week.
- As you accomplish your weekly goals, scratch them off your list.
- Reward yourself for your accomplishments.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Motivations for Sharing Yourself
Good am Global Villagers:
My heart is heavy today. I read a blog yesterday titled, Why Do People Share Private Information On Social Media? This blog stirred up several concerns for me. The blogger posed a series of questions, which were "Why do people share private information to begin with?...Is it loneliness? Is it just attention seeking?"
When I read these questions I had to stop myself from becoming judgmental towards the blogger because I understand that there was a purpose for the blog: to reach teenagers and to warn people of the consequences of engaging in unacceptable behaviors within the global village.
However, being a human services practitioner, I have worked with numerous people that are lonely due to estranged familial relationships or poor interpersonal skills based on some form of childhood trauma. For some people, social media networks have become a part of their group identity. It offers them a sense of connectivity and belongingness.
The other point I want to bring up is that we all need attention. We all seek positive reinforcement, and we all need positive affirmation. I believe to some extent each of us can be selfish. We all expect reciprocity from the relationships we are involved in. This idea is supported by Maslow's theory of human motivation. Our self-worth and self-esteem increase when we are affiliated with others.
With that being stated, I do not disagree with the blogger. It can be dangerous to share personal information, whether it is with one person or within the global village. We all take risks in sharing who we are with others. This is the reason why we must be comfortable within ourselves. Self-acceptance prevents us from being affected by others if they decide to mishandle us through judgment, criticism, or gossip.
Thus, I want to challenge you to introspectively seek within yourself and decide what you are comfortable with sharing. Ask yourself, "What have I overcome in this life? Am I ready to share that victory with others to help them overcome their struggles?" After answering these questions, and then as you feel led, share yourself with others. They need to hear your voice of triumph. Let helping others be your human motivation for sharing yourself. It is up to them how they perceive you and what they do with the information you share. Regardless of what they do, we must share ourselves anyway.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!
My heart is heavy today. I read a blog yesterday titled, Why Do People Share Private Information On Social Media? This blog stirred up several concerns for me. The blogger posed a series of questions, which were "Why do people share private information to begin with?...Is it loneliness? Is it just attention seeking?"
When I read these questions I had to stop myself from becoming judgmental towards the blogger because I understand that there was a purpose for the blog: to reach teenagers and to warn people of the consequences of engaging in unacceptable behaviors within the global village.
However, being a human services practitioner, I have worked with numerous people that are lonely due to estranged familial relationships or poor interpersonal skills based on some form of childhood trauma. For some people, social media networks have become a part of their group identity. It offers them a sense of connectivity and belongingness.
The other point I want to bring up is that we all need attention. We all seek positive reinforcement, and we all need positive affirmation. I believe to some extent each of us can be selfish. We all expect reciprocity from the relationships we are involved in. This idea is supported by Maslow's theory of human motivation. Our self-worth and self-esteem increase when we are affiliated with others.
With that being stated, I do not disagree with the blogger. It can be dangerous to share personal information, whether it is with one person or within the global village. We all take risks in sharing who we are with others. This is the reason why we must be comfortable within ourselves. Self-acceptance prevents us from being affected by others if they decide to mishandle us through judgment, criticism, or gossip.
Thus, I want to challenge you to introspectively seek within yourself and decide what you are comfortable with sharing. Ask yourself, "What have I overcome in this life? Am I ready to share that victory with others to help them overcome their struggles?" After answering these questions, and then as you feel led, share yourself with others. They need to hear your voice of triumph. Let helping others be your human motivation for sharing yourself. It is up to them how they perceive you and what they do with the information you share. Regardless of what they do, we must share ourselves anyway.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
The Greatness In Each Of Us
Good am Global Villagers:
Yesterday, the Founder of my professional social networking group, Urban Angels, LLC, posted a question on Facebook in reference to being in love with a special person that is not destined to be a life partner. I received the text notification of the post while I was at the hospital visiting my special friend. All I could say to myself was, "Wow, I am affiliated with the right group at the right time in my life."
I am currectly dealing with this very real life situation. My special friend is a great man. He is caring, loving, considerate, passionate, giving, forgiving, honest, thoughtful, dedicated, committed, and he loves me. Yet, I know that despite of all of these wonderful attributes that each of us, whether male or female, want in a life partner he is not my destined husband.
Knowing who you are, trusting the greatness that lies within you, and following the Directed Path all come with a great price. Sometimes that price consists of the heart-wrenching renegotiation of the terms of certain relationships. Whether it is a childhood best friend, co-worker, or business partner, each of us will face the decision of letting go of an un-destined person, regardless of our feelings.
Out of the many lessons that my special friend has taught me, the greatest lesson is that just because someone is not destined to be a life partner does not discredit the greatness that lies within him/her.
I want to encourage those of you who have given up on finding a life partner. Please take note that there are great people in this world. A part of following the Directed Path means that we have to guard ourselves by not jumping on the first train smoking, even if it does say, "Next Stop: Philadelphia." What if that Amtrak train is scheduled to stop at 30th Street Station, but the Broad Street Terminal is closer to your destination? Selah. (Pause and calmly think about that.)
I dedicate this blog to my special friend. I love and appreciate you! Why? Because you exude with greatness!
Yesterday, the Founder of my professional social networking group, Urban Angels, LLC, posted a question on Facebook in reference to being in love with a special person that is not destined to be a life partner. I received the text notification of the post while I was at the hospital visiting my special friend. All I could say to myself was, "Wow, I am affiliated with the right group at the right time in my life."
I am currectly dealing with this very real life situation. My special friend is a great man. He is caring, loving, considerate, passionate, giving, forgiving, honest, thoughtful, dedicated, committed, and he loves me. Yet, I know that despite of all of these wonderful attributes that each of us, whether male or female, want in a life partner he is not my destined husband.
Knowing who you are, trusting the greatness that lies within you, and following the Directed Path all come with a great price. Sometimes that price consists of the heart-wrenching renegotiation of the terms of certain relationships. Whether it is a childhood best friend, co-worker, or business partner, each of us will face the decision of letting go of an un-destined person, regardless of our feelings.
Out of the many lessons that my special friend has taught me, the greatest lesson is that just because someone is not destined to be a life partner does not discredit the greatness that lies within him/her.
I want to encourage those of you who have given up on finding a life partner. Please take note that there are great people in this world. A part of following the Directed Path means that we have to guard ourselves by not jumping on the first train smoking, even if it does say, "Next Stop: Philadelphia." What if that Amtrak train is scheduled to stop at 30th Street Station, but the Broad Street Terminal is closer to your destination? Selah. (Pause and calmly think about that.)
I dedicate this blog to my special friend. I love and appreciate you! Why? Because you exude with greatness!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Be Great Anyway!
Happy Hump Day Global Villagers!!
Today's discussion was inspired by a poem I read yesterday titled, 'Anyway'. The author is unknown; however, the words of the poem were written on Mother Teresa's wall in Calcutta. This poem reminded me that I was created with a great purpose that must be fulfilled anyway.
From this point forward, I will allow the poem to speak for itself.
Because you were created with greatness!
Today's discussion was inspired by a poem I read yesterday titled, 'Anyway'. The author is unknown; however, the words of the poem were written on Mother Teresa's wall in Calcutta. This poem reminded me that I was created with a great purpose that must be fulfilled anyway.
From this point forward, I will allow the poem to speak for itself.
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self centered,
Forgive them anyway
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives
Be kind anyway
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies
Succeed anyway
If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you
Be honest and sincere anyway
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight
Create anyway
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous
Be happy anyway
The good you do today, will often be forgotten
Do good anyway
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough
Give your best anyway
In the final analysis, it is between you and God
It was never between you and them anyway
Why?Because you were created with greatness!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
The "P" Word
Remember as children, even sometimes now as adults, we were told, "You have to crawl before you walk." Boy, I now have a deeper understanding of what my elders were trying to convey to me.
Everything in life is a process. As my BFF says, "The process, the "P" word we all love to hate." During my times of intro- and retrospection, I arrived at this place in my life in stages. There were a serious of events that occurred to either move, lead, drag, or catapult me from one stage to another. Unbeknownst to me at the time, all of the events were working together for me to be right here, right now.
I know that you have probably said at one time or another, "time is of the essence." Well, time is of the essence, is actually a legal phrase. In layman's terms, it means that two parties have agreed upon specified time and dates to complete an assigned task and any delay of completion will be grounds for cancelling the agreement (The Legal Dictionary/Free Dictionary). We often use this phrase within our daily functions, but we must remember that everything takes time. Cultivating a loving marriage, earning a master's degree, building a successful business, grieving the loss of a loved one, losing weight, healing a broken leg, etc. The list goes on.
Time is of the essence if you are using it unproductively. So, I encourage you to use your time wisely and trust the process of life as you discover who you are, your place in the world, and even in this global village.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!
Everything in life is a process. As my BFF says, "The process, the "P" word we all love to hate." During my times of intro- and retrospection, I arrived at this place in my life in stages. There were a serious of events that occurred to either move, lead, drag, or catapult me from one stage to another. Unbeknownst to me at the time, all of the events were working together for me to be right here, right now.
I know that you have probably said at one time or another, "time is of the essence." Well, time is of the essence, is actually a legal phrase. In layman's terms, it means that two parties have agreed upon specified time and dates to complete an assigned task and any delay of completion will be grounds for cancelling the agreement (The Legal Dictionary/Free Dictionary). We often use this phrase within our daily functions, but we must remember that everything takes time. Cultivating a loving marriage, earning a master's degree, building a successful business, grieving the loss of a loved one, losing weight, healing a broken leg, etc. The list goes on.
Time is of the essence if you are using it unproductively. So, I encourage you to use your time wisely and trust the process of life as you discover who you are, your place in the world, and even in this global village.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Blind Faith??
Blind faith?? Isn't that an oxymoron?
Merrian-Webster's Learner Dictionary gives the example that faith is accepting something as true without proof or evidence. This translates that we may not understand or have the resources or information that we need at the present time to see how things will work out. We simply trust that they will.
Another way of looking at faith is the belief in what has not manifested or can be experienced with the natural senses. Our imagination and understanding have eyes. Everything that we experience with our natural senses began with a thought. For instance, I thought about today's blog topic before I sat down and started typing. Someone thought about the design of the device, whether it is a laptop, cell phone, or IPad, that you are using to read this blog. Thus, there is no such thing as blind faith. With the eyes of our imagination and understanding, we possess the proof and evidence of everything that there is to experience in this life.
The most powerful thing that you possess are your thoughts. They are responsible for your sucesses or failures. They create your wealth or cause you to remain in poverty. You can live in the gutter or the penthouse. It's all in your thoughts. Do you want your circumstances to change? If so, then change what you see with the eyes of your imagination and understanding.
If you can see it, then we will see it.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!!
Merrian-Webster's Learner Dictionary gives the example that faith is accepting something as true without proof or evidence. This translates that we may not understand or have the resources or information that we need at the present time to see how things will work out. We simply trust that they will.
Another way of looking at faith is the belief in what has not manifested or can be experienced with the natural senses. Our imagination and understanding have eyes. Everything that we experience with our natural senses began with a thought. For instance, I thought about today's blog topic before I sat down and started typing. Someone thought about the design of the device, whether it is a laptop, cell phone, or IPad, that you are using to read this blog. Thus, there is no such thing as blind faith. With the eyes of our imagination and understanding, we possess the proof and evidence of everything that there is to experience in this life.
The most powerful thing that you possess are your thoughts. They are responsible for your sucesses or failures. They create your wealth or cause you to remain in poverty. You can live in the gutter or the penthouse. It's all in your thoughts. Do you want your circumstances to change? If so, then change what you see with the eyes of your imagination and understanding.
If you can see it, then we will see it.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Our Global Village
TGIF Global Villagers!!
We have seen the term global village, but where did it derive from? What does it mean to be a global villager? The term was derived from Marshall McLuhan, author of Understanding Media. The Internet and its ever expanding usage operates as a global village. It is the 'place' where people search for affiliation and communities without physical limitations.
The global village is an ever-changing macrocosm with its own culture, economic system, language, etiquette, values, and norms. We use mediums like Facebook, Twitter, chat rooms, blogs, Skype, and LinkedIn to network socially and professionally. We do business, post photo albums, pay our bills, and talk face-to-face with our family members 5,000 miles away. Consequently, like any other place, it has its social deviants that steal identities, do scams, hack into programs, and launch terrorist attacks with viruses
Each one of us is a part of this global village. You are not alone. Get connected. You have something that the world needs. Offer it to them in our global village. Write an Ebook or facilitate a workshop using Cisco WebEx. Global villagers, you, can change the world, literally.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!
We have seen the term global village, but where did it derive from? What does it mean to be a global villager? The term was derived from Marshall McLuhan, author of Understanding Media. The Internet and its ever expanding usage operates as a global village. It is the 'place' where people search for affiliation and communities without physical limitations.
The global village is an ever-changing macrocosm with its own culture, economic system, language, etiquette, values, and norms. We use mediums like Facebook, Twitter, chat rooms, blogs, Skype, and LinkedIn to network socially and professionally. We do business, post photo albums, pay our bills, and talk face-to-face with our family members 5,000 miles away. Consequently, like any other place, it has its social deviants that steal identities, do scams, hack into programs, and launch terrorist attacks with viruses
Each one of us is a part of this global village. You are not alone. Get connected. You have something that the world needs. Offer it to them in our global village. Write an Ebook or facilitate a workshop using Cisco WebEx. Global villagers, you, can change the world, literally.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The Common Denominator
Happy Thursday!!
I am a part of a social media networking group on Facebook titled Venus vs Mars (VVM) under the auspices of Urban Angels, LLC. VVM bridges the gap of communication between professional men and women. It is an open forum to discuss mature topics related to family, life, love, friendships, relationships, etc.
Last night one of our members posted a question about relationships in reference to the ability to identify when and if a person is the 'right' one. I loved this question! All of my past relationship faux pas flooded back into my mind. It triggered thoughts about my personal decision-making process when it came to all of my relationships, not just with intimate partners.
There was a time in my life that I blamed everyone else for failed relationships, whether they were familial, professional, social, personal, etc. Like most of us, it was during my darkest night that I had an epiphany that I was the common denominator in all of my relationships. A list of questions about my authenticity followed this blinding revelation:
I am a part of a social media networking group on Facebook titled Venus vs Mars (VVM) under the auspices of Urban Angels, LLC. VVM bridges the gap of communication between professional men and women. It is an open forum to discuss mature topics related to family, life, love, friendships, relationships, etc.
Last night one of our members posted a question about relationships in reference to the ability to identify when and if a person is the 'right' one. I loved this question! All of my past relationship faux pas flooded back into my mind. It triggered thoughts about my personal decision-making process when it came to all of my relationships, not just with intimate partners.
There was a time in my life that I blamed everyone else for failed relationships, whether they were familial, professional, social, personal, etc. Like most of us, it was during my darkest night that I had an epiphany that I was the common denominator in all of my relationships. A list of questions about my authenticity followed this blinding revelation:
- Who am I?
- Am I being genuine?
- What am I adding to others' lives? What am I depleting from them?
- What are my hang-ups, weaknesses, and idiosyncrasies?
- What are my true motives and intentions?
These questions forced me to do a heart-wrenching self assessment. Thus, I realized that I was the problem in most of relationships. Not excusing others' behaviors, but I had to stop blaming others and take responsible for my attitude, actions, and responses.
Knowledge alone is not power. The knowledge that you apply to your life's situations is power. Therefore, with the knowledge that I am the common denominator in my life, my decision-making process is based on my authenticity. I know what I am bringing to the table. Do you?
Why?
Because you were created with greatness.
Why?
Because you were created with greatness.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Is it really Hump Day?
Happy Hump Day!!
Or is it really Hump Day? Can we consider Wednesday hump day if we were off on the previous Monday? Well, regardless of whether you consider today Hump Day or not, I want you to know that it is a new day!! Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. Live for this day!!
What is on your agenda for today? Does it align with the goals you set out to accomplish for the year, month, or, week? If not, then get over the hump by rearranging your priorities. I encourage you to get back on your course to accomplish your goals!
Why? Because you were created with greatness!!
Happy Wednesday!!
Or is it really Hump Day? Can we consider Wednesday hump day if we were off on the previous Monday? Well, regardless of whether you consider today Hump Day or not, I want you to know that it is a new day!! Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. Live for this day!!
What is on your agenda for today? Does it align with the goals you set out to accomplish for the year, month, or, week? If not, then get over the hump by rearranging your priorities. I encourage you to get back on your course to accomplish your goals!
Why? Because you were created with greatness!!
Happy Wednesday!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Welcome!!
Hello global villagers:
I am Latisha Ferrara, MHS and I help others to fulfill the greatness in their own shoes!! Welcome to my new blog spot, "Why, we?"!!!
Why "Why, we?"? Because I believe that we were all created with greatness. What do you believe?
MsLatishaHelps
I am Latisha Ferrara, MHS and I help others to fulfill the greatness in their own shoes!! Welcome to my new blog spot, "Why, we?"!!!
Why "Why, we?"? Because I believe that we were all created with greatness. What do you believe?
MsLatishaHelps
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