Dreams are beautiful things!
They are glimpses into your subconscious.
They are vessels for The Most High to show you things you otherwise wouldn't be aware of.
They are warnings and revelations from the spirit realm.
Last night I had a dream about my grandparents. I miss them so much and my heart felt full when I woke up -- so glad for the gift of being able to hug my grandfathers again.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
My Word
"And verily I say unto you, it is an abomination to be of creative mind and extraordinary talent, yet fail to create even the least of masterpieces while in fellowship with other creative minds." -- this is my own scripture i just made up. but it should be in the bible....
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Why I Don't Go To Church
Today I am thinking about how VITAL it is in these days to have a personal relationship with The Most High.
My mate and I have what I consider to be CHURCH on a whim. Every day, throughout the day. It is because we have invited the DIVINE spirit to live here with us. That is the benefit of my perception of "church".
I don't feel obligated to dress up, gas up and drive to a place where I think GOD lives so that I can pray, praise and/or fellowship. This is where I think most church going folks might find a problem with me. Nope...i am NOT interested in a church home. Nope...don't wanna join your church. Who is your Pastor? Do I know him? Why should I follow his teachings?
My church IS my home...and vice versa.
Why do I think church should be in the home? I think people's whole learning experience and spiritual education is depended on what that man/woman behind the pull pit spoon feeds them 1 - 2 times a week. I am not knocking church. I feel like church is a good "supplement" to your spiritual education. After all, would you live solely off chewable vitamins and mineral supplements? or would you eat real food and fill in the blanks with a supplement? That's what I feel church is.
Are you okay with your spirituality reaching a glass ceiling? Your pastor knows so much more than what he/she is telling you. That's because his message can only go so far, teaching so many people who are all on different spiritual levels. Have you studied YOURSELF to show yourself approved?
Why is the average person so comfortable putting their children and spouses' spiritual growth in the hands of someone else. A single human being behind the pulpit. A person who The Most High gives revelations to...just like you can get them yourself if you just stop and devote your attention to The Message...
Man...are you comfortable letting another man tell your family how they should behave spiritually? Is that not your responsibility as the leader of your household? You tell them, "go and listen to this man at the church. I can't tell you the right thing...I am not capable... I am not worthy."
What is the message you are sending to your children.
I know i'm pissing some people off with this. I'm not inclined to care much really. My purpose is to provoke thought. To encourage us to examine ourselves and why we do the things we do. Do we do things out of habit or tradition, or do we feel a true connection to the things we do?
My mate and I have what I consider to be CHURCH on a whim. Every day, throughout the day. It is because we have invited the DIVINE spirit to live here with us. That is the benefit of my perception of "church".
I don't feel obligated to dress up, gas up and drive to a place where I think GOD lives so that I can pray, praise and/or fellowship. This is where I think most church going folks might find a problem with me. Nope...i am NOT interested in a church home. Nope...don't wanna join your church. Who is your Pastor? Do I know him? Why should I follow his teachings?
My church IS my home...and vice versa.
Why do I think church should be in the home? I think people's whole learning experience and spiritual education is depended on what that man/woman behind the pull pit spoon feeds them 1 - 2 times a week. I am not knocking church. I feel like church is a good "supplement" to your spiritual education. After all, would you live solely off chewable vitamins and mineral supplements? or would you eat real food and fill in the blanks with a supplement? That's what I feel church is.
Are you okay with your spirituality reaching a glass ceiling? Your pastor knows so much more than what he/she is telling you. That's because his message can only go so far, teaching so many people who are all on different spiritual levels. Have you studied YOURSELF to show yourself approved?
Why is the average person so comfortable putting their children and spouses' spiritual growth in the hands of someone else. A single human being behind the pulpit. A person who The Most High gives revelations to...just like you can get them yourself if you just stop and devote your attention to The Message...
Man...are you comfortable letting another man tell your family how they should behave spiritually? Is that not your responsibility as the leader of your household? You tell them, "go and listen to this man at the church. I can't tell you the right thing...I am not capable... I am not worthy."
What is the message you are sending to your children.
I know i'm pissing some people off with this. I'm not inclined to care much really. My purpose is to provoke thought. To encourage us to examine ourselves and why we do the things we do. Do we do things out of habit or tradition, or do we feel a true connection to the things we do?
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The IMAGINARY Green Light / Friendly vs Flirtatious
Long overdue post.
This is a spin off of The Mysterious Green Light post.
I notice a lot of women fail to say "Thank you." When a man opens a door for them, fail to say, "hello." When a man speaks to them and fails to respond to a simple, "How are you?"
Although I have NEVER been so bold as to ignore someone's greeting or compliment, I do understand why we do that. I don't AGREE that you should, but I can RELATE.
Women often fear that a man will spark up a conversation or take a kind look, a compliment or greeting as "flirting" or "the GREEN LIGHT"! lol More often, than not, this is true. However, that does not excuse you from being polite. There are OFTEN times a man is either simply appreciating you as a woman, or doing what he was raised to do ---Being a gentleman. You can't assume WHY a person smiles at you, says hello, helps you with the door or your things. Understandably, you want to avoid any uncomfortable situations. However, my advice is BE AN ADULT and DEAL with it if it gets out of hand, out of line, or uncomfortable.
If the person continues on discussing something or soliciting something you do not want, it is JUST as simple to say, "thank you, but I am not interested." When complimented, APPRECIATE the fact that SOMEONE appreciates the way you look or the time you took to get yourself together for the day... it won't KILL you to smile or say thank you. And trust me, if you are strapped for time, a 2-second hello will not make or break you.
Often times, a man gets eye contact from a woman and assumes that she is interested in conversation or more. Sometimes a polite smile can appear to be flirtatious. I can't TELL you how many men swear that I'm flirting. I'm not, I'm just a friendly and polite woman. But because they get rejected so often, they have assumed this is the NORM for women, so anything else MUST mean she's interested. ummm, NO. You need a lot more than a look, smile or kind gesture to establish a person's intentions.
So, to sum ALL this up... You cannot ASS-ume you have the GREEN LIGHT because a person is kind, or cordial. That is annoying and frustrating...On the FLIP side, you should not ignore a person for being kind and cordial out of fear of being caught up in their assumption. And as HARD as it is for me to admit and internalize, we must remember that EVERY person that sees you, does NOT want you, honey. Get a grip!
Love and Light!
This is a spin off of The Mysterious Green Light post.
I notice a lot of women fail to say "Thank you." When a man opens a door for them, fail to say, "hello." When a man speaks to them and fails to respond to a simple, "How are you?"
Although I have NEVER been so bold as to ignore someone's greeting or compliment, I do understand why we do that. I don't AGREE that you should, but I can RELATE.
Women often fear that a man will spark up a conversation or take a kind look, a compliment or greeting as "flirting" or "the GREEN LIGHT"! lol More often, than not, this is true. However, that does not excuse you from being polite. There are OFTEN times a man is either simply appreciating you as a woman, or doing what he was raised to do ---Being a gentleman. You can't assume WHY a person smiles at you, says hello, helps you with the door or your things. Understandably, you want to avoid any uncomfortable situations. However, my advice is BE AN ADULT and DEAL with it if it gets out of hand, out of line, or uncomfortable.
If the person continues on discussing something or soliciting something you do not want, it is JUST as simple to say, "thank you, but I am not interested." When complimented, APPRECIATE the fact that SOMEONE appreciates the way you look or the time you took to get yourself together for the day... it won't KILL you to smile or say thank you. And trust me, if you are strapped for time, a 2-second hello will not make or break you.
Often times, a man gets eye contact from a woman and assumes that she is interested in conversation or more. Sometimes a polite smile can appear to be flirtatious. I can't TELL you how many men swear that I'm flirting. I'm not, I'm just a friendly and polite woman. But because they get rejected so often, they have assumed this is the NORM for women, so anything else MUST mean she's interested. ummm, NO. You need a lot more than a look, smile or kind gesture to establish a person's intentions.
So, to sum ALL this up... You cannot ASS-ume you have the GREEN LIGHT because a person is kind, or cordial. That is annoying and frustrating...On the FLIP side, you should not ignore a person for being kind and cordial out of fear of being caught up in their assumption. And as HARD as it is for me to admit and internalize, we must remember that EVERY person that sees you, does NOT want you, honey. Get a grip!
Love and Light!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
The Mysterious Green Light
The mysterious green light. This is some kind of signal or sign that is different to each person. it's something people look for or use to indicate it is time to make a move. the reason why i'm writing about this green light, is because i wonder if mine is always on. wth?
The green light may be a smile, or eye contact or some body movement a woman does to indicate to a man that is okay to spit the line he spent the last 3 minutes getting together for you. Men say it's a look a woman gives when she's interested. Men have told me that i gave them this so-called look. um, i don't think so. maybe you are interpreting my cordiality for this supposed sign. i try to be nice and respectful. especially in a day and time when women (esp black women) act so ugly to our men. when i see a man (whether he is obviously flirting or not) and he's being nice and polite, i am nice and polite as well. this is not a green light. we'll talk about this later.
the next green light sign i think people look for is that, i-can't-wait-to-spill-my-guts-to-this-nice-stranger sign. as i get older and have been plagued with the malfunctioning green light syndrome, i believe i'm getting a handle on it. when i'm in line at the grocery store, or at the car wash, or pumping gas, i have the tendency to smile and acknowledge a person next to me or just to acknowledge that i notice they are staring or glancing at me. i am hardly an ass hole. that nod or glance or shy smile is the elderly, the eager and the wanna-be-comedian's greenlight sometimes.
the next thing i know, i am holding an awkwardly long conversation with a person about things i either don't care about, or wish i didn't have to listen to. why do people do this.
this is why people fail to make eye contact with others, or just come off as rude. they are avoiding this.
how many times have you gone to handle some business and left with a person's whole life story, when you just met them an hour ago? people, that is AWKWARD! if you find that you are the only person speaking in a conversation with someone who is nodding and smiling politely, it's not really a conversation. you are talking and the other person is being polite.
if i don't know you, i am not interested in your ailments, your marriage, your trouble with your in-laws, your daughter's baby's daddy that you hate, the number of medications you take, the time someone swindled you out of money, your neighbors or ANY things like that.
why do people strike up long conversations in an inappropriate environment? a party, the club, the gas station, the bank...these are places where a conversation more than 30 seconds is probably too long. anything more, you would be holding someone up and putting them in a situation where they will be losing time, or having to cut you off and be rude.
ex 1: i realized i am getting good at turning my green light off when i was in court this week. a 30-something black lady with snow boots on and black cherry cola hair kept staring at me trying to get me to make eye contact. i waited until she stopped looking and looked at her to make sure i didn't know her from somewhere. when i assessed that i didn't know her. i wondered why she kept staring. then i accidentally made eye contact with her. her mouth was partially open and she had the energy like she wanted to say something but was waiting on THE GREEN LIGHT. i immediately turned away (people in court are not usually in a good mood, and i am either cursing in my mind or trying to meditate if i'm there). she eventually got THE GREEN LIGHT from someone else and began telling them all about why she was in court. which was the main thing she probably wanted to do to me. *patting myself on the back*
ex 2: i work in a call center doing tech sppt. when people call me with software questions, the calls can get pretty long. naturally, customers strike up conversations to fill in the empty space. (they are distracting me from whatever video game i'm playing, whatever magazine or book i'm reading, or whatever quick nap i am trying to take, lol). why do people think this is a good time to discuss the inventions they are working on? step by step? really? so when it is time to actually wrap up the call, i'm waiting on you to finish a story that you are not even half-way finished with....awkward.
Some people try to force your green light on by asking open ended questions. sigh* i try to be sensitive with this. i sometimes see my classmates from school years ago, i ask questions like, "are you doing okay?" that is a yes or no question. if they respond with one word answers, that usually means the green light is not on. understand? if i am vague when you ask me how i've been? or i say "great!" but you see i am visibly ill, or not doing well, or we are someplace like the foodstamp office or at a child support hearing......yeah, just leave it alone and hope to see the person at another time.
signing off!
check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRXa971Xw0&feature=colike
this girl is hilarious!
Buh-bye
The green light may be a smile, or eye contact or some body movement a woman does to indicate to a man that is okay to spit the line he spent the last 3 minutes getting together for you. Men say it's a look a woman gives when she's interested. Men have told me that i gave them this so-called look. um, i don't think so. maybe you are interpreting my cordiality for this supposed sign. i try to be nice and respectful. especially in a day and time when women (esp black women) act so ugly to our men. when i see a man (whether he is obviously flirting or not) and he's being nice and polite, i am nice and polite as well. this is not a green light. we'll talk about this later.
the next green light sign i think people look for is that, i-can't-wait-to-spill-my-guts-to-this-nice-stranger sign. as i get older and have been plagued with the malfunctioning green light syndrome, i believe i'm getting a handle on it. when i'm in line at the grocery store, or at the car wash, or pumping gas, i have the tendency to smile and acknowledge a person next to me or just to acknowledge that i notice they are staring or glancing at me. i am hardly an ass hole. that nod or glance or shy smile is the elderly, the eager and the wanna-be-comedian's greenlight sometimes.
the next thing i know, i am holding an awkwardly long conversation with a person about things i either don't care about, or wish i didn't have to listen to. why do people do this.
this is why people fail to make eye contact with others, or just come off as rude. they are avoiding this.
how many times have you gone to handle some business and left with a person's whole life story, when you just met them an hour ago? people, that is AWKWARD! if you find that you are the only person speaking in a conversation with someone who is nodding and smiling politely, it's not really a conversation. you are talking and the other person is being polite.
if i don't know you, i am not interested in your ailments, your marriage, your trouble with your in-laws, your daughter's baby's daddy that you hate, the number of medications you take, the time someone swindled you out of money, your neighbors or ANY things like that.
why do people strike up long conversations in an inappropriate environment? a party, the club, the gas station, the bank...these are places where a conversation more than 30 seconds is probably too long. anything more, you would be holding someone up and putting them in a situation where they will be losing time, or having to cut you off and be rude.
ex 1: i realized i am getting good at turning my green light off when i was in court this week. a 30-something black lady with snow boots on and black cherry cola hair kept staring at me trying to get me to make eye contact. i waited until she stopped looking and looked at her to make sure i didn't know her from somewhere. when i assessed that i didn't know her. i wondered why she kept staring. then i accidentally made eye contact with her. her mouth was partially open and she had the energy like she wanted to say something but was waiting on THE GREEN LIGHT. i immediately turned away (people in court are not usually in a good mood, and i am either cursing in my mind or trying to meditate if i'm there). she eventually got THE GREEN LIGHT from someone else and began telling them all about why she was in court. which was the main thing she probably wanted to do to me. *patting myself on the back*
ex 2: i work in a call center doing tech sppt. when people call me with software questions, the calls can get pretty long. naturally, customers strike up conversations to fill in the empty space. (they are distracting me from whatever video game i'm playing, whatever magazine or book i'm reading, or whatever quick nap i am trying to take, lol). why do people think this is a good time to discuss the inventions they are working on? step by step? really? so when it is time to actually wrap up the call, i'm waiting on you to finish a story that you are not even half-way finished with....awkward.
Some people try to force your green light on by asking open ended questions. sigh* i try to be sensitive with this. i sometimes see my classmates from school years ago, i ask questions like, "are you doing okay?" that is a yes or no question. if they respond with one word answers, that usually means the green light is not on. understand? if i am vague when you ask me how i've been? or i say "great!" but you see i am visibly ill, or not doing well, or we are someplace like the foodstamp office or at a child support hearing......yeah, just leave it alone and hope to see the person at another time.
signing off!
check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRXa971Xw0&feature=colike
this girl is hilarious!
Buh-bye
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Religion: Conversion, Descrimination & Hatred. What is the Truth?
Peace Fam,
Today an issue is on my mind. Well actually every day I think about the effect that religion has on us individually, socially and as an entire society of the world. I remain perplexed and am praying for guidance on how to internalize these issues, as well as how to effectively discuss this with people around me.
Let's start with my personal relationship with God. I know that I may catch a lot of slack for this blog from my friends/loved ones/coworkers etc who think they know more about me than they really do. But I pray that you can open your mind to my belief and also understand the reason
for this blog.
I do not claim to have totally adopted any one religion simply because my focus is that I don't need to join a group, society, denomination or anything similar to have a personal relationship with God. I don't believe that God loves me any less than he loves a devout Christian or Muslim/Muslima. My focus with God is TRUTH. I am not and refuse to be a sheep led in any direction, for I believe that when the day of judgement comes, I will stand alone to be evaluated by God. Not with a vast congregation to uphold and support me, not with my pastor to vouch for me, and I can be sure that none of you will be present. That is why I ask God to reveal to me in my heart what the truth is, to avoid being mislead by so much corruption that man has placed within and without religion.
*Please do not misunderstand what I'm saying: I really totally support and encourage ministries, support groups, church, whatever fellowship that we have to spread the love of God. The my reference to "sheep" is not figurative in the sense of Christians, but a metaphor for people who follow blindly.*
That brings me to my next point, I notice how religion divides so many people and causes war, discrimination, hatred, etc.... All of these things are actually additional sin, in the name of God. What turns me away from certain specific groups, is that while teaching the love of God in the churches and temples, we are also teaching hatred for anyone who does not believe what we believe. Please keep it real. How many people have it INSTILLED in them to look down on, pity, hate, or try to reform people of other religions?
That brings me to my next point. Who are YOU? and why do you feel that your belief system is THE belief system? Do people of other beliefs not have just as strong a conviction that they are practicing the RIGHT faith? How easy would it be for someone to persuade you, a Christian, to be a Muslim, or you, a person of the Baptist faith, to be Jehovah's Witness? Not easy, i suppose. So, then why do you feel that you should be able to convert another person?
My point is this: The main issue is that every person that is practicing any type of faith religiously, is trying to please God to the best of their ability. They believe strongly that they are doing what God has outlined in HIS divine will. This may be because they study the Holy Bible, or the Holy Quran. Whichever it may be, they believe strongly they are doing the right thing. Just as strongly as you believe that you are.
I don't knock anyone who lives for God, regardless of faith. There is one God. And if you study religion, across the board, there are the basic laws of religion....Love your neighbor, don't kill, don't steal, and so on and so forth. This is the only thing that stands out to me and the only thing that truly makes sense. God wants us all to love one another like HE loves us. HE is the ultimate judge. Should we be left to guess which religion we should choose just to make sure we get to heaven....I choose not to choose. But that is my preference. I respect your preference as well. I even respect some things that I believe to be lies being practiced and taught in other religions, because what it boils down to is that religious people are serving God to the best of their ability.
I love you, and I pray that the right revelation has reached your heart and souls through my message. I pray that you receive the information that is from GOD, and not solely from me.
Blessings in abundance!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Technology Overload
I have a question. How much cell phone is too much cell phone?
I mean, with the technological advancement of phones these days, you can do any and eveything on your phone. Isn't the whole purpose of this so you can use your phone all the time, for everything?
I am saying this to say, what is the gripe about people always being on the phone? Especially when you would be busy doing what you're doing on your phone elsewhere anyway....? When do you think it is acceptable to be on the phone, and when should the phone be off limits?
The most complaining I've heard, has been regarding couples. A lot of my girlfriends complain that their hubbies/boyfriends are constantly checking sports, texting, watching ESPN, etc on their phones.
Personally, I've experienced relationship issues because I was always facebooking, texting or talking on my phone. So, my question is...when is it too much? If you are living with your mate, at what point in the day/night is the phone off limits? I mean, what are the rules in your relationship? My idea has always been to be polite and not use the phone during a meal or OBVIOUSLY during sex...but I distinctly remember arguing because I was facebooking while we were watcing a movie on Showtime. How is this disturbing to one's partner?
What do you think?
I mean, with the technological advancement of phones these days, you can do any and eveything on your phone. Isn't the whole purpose of this so you can use your phone all the time, for everything?
I am saying this to say, what is the gripe about people always being on the phone? Especially when you would be busy doing what you're doing on your phone elsewhere anyway....? When do you think it is acceptable to be on the phone, and when should the phone be off limits?
The most complaining I've heard, has been regarding couples. A lot of my girlfriends complain that their hubbies/boyfriends are constantly checking sports, texting, watching ESPN, etc on their phones.
Personally, I've experienced relationship issues because I was always facebooking, texting or talking on my phone. So, my question is...when is it too much? If you are living with your mate, at what point in the day/night is the phone off limits? I mean, what are the rules in your relationship? My idea has always been to be polite and not use the phone during a meal or OBVIOUSLY during sex...but I distinctly remember arguing because I was facebooking while we were watcing a movie on Showtime. How is this disturbing to one's partner?
What do you think?
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