Pieces of Me: A Journey Through Life

I used to think that everything I am doing is for me, for Kelsie, but I'm realizing that there are so many other people out there that are being inspired... And that's the new wind my Bishop Wales Williams Jr. was talking about... You... You are my new wind that encourages the push, the drive, the motivation, the determination, and strengthens my will to keep fighting and pushing and pressing forward. See you never know exactly who is looking up to you... even through your bad times when they see you bounce back it gives them hope, broadens their faith... they don't think you're bi polar, they know you're human and you are not always in a positive mood and up all of the time because just like there are good days, there sure will be bad, and sometimes in the same day... but they're inspired by the resilience, the fight to say okay, right now it's not going well, but hold on, let me get it together, reset and start over... To know I'm inspiring beautiful...

One of the hardest things for me to do is to motivate myself when it comes to exercising. I absolutely loathe the experience and the results do not come as quick as I would like for it to. My health is on the line, so I have to. It really is do or die, and Lord knows I am no ways near ready to go yet. I have too many things to do. But finding this self-motivation just to get up and go at it, does not come easy for me. I will think of any excuse not to work out. I have come to the conclusion though, that I just have to do it. Just like Nike... Just do it. I have found not thinking about it and just going for it makes it a lot easier on me. I have found that doing things in intervals also helps a lot. Also when I count, I only count to ten. I think counting up makes me feel like I am just doing too much. But what I have also found that counting to ten makes it easier for me to reach my goal a lot faster. The mind is a very tricky thing. So if you are having troubles keeping yourself...

We are all God's children, so why can't we all get along and make peace with one another. I have never totally understood why people break off into their own cultures and not venture off to really get to know others. This is America right? This is the place that openly welcomed everyone at one point or another. If we all are under one nation under God, why can we not act like it? Why are we so caught up in sticking to our own kind instead of getting to know each other. I mean we are all here anyway.  Recently, I have started fellowshipping with a Muslim, who will be moving to Egypt not too long from now. She is so much like me it is almost surreal. We go through some of the same struggles, we like some of the same things, and we do not like some of the same things. We have befriended a Honduran lady and things are not much too different with us either. The major difference is just the language in which we speak. Instead of being closed minded about it we decided to embrace...

No one should ever have to beg for affection from their significant other. It is something that should be given freely, randomly, intensely, gently and daily. It is caring and a great way of showing that you care. There is never such a thing of giving too much affection, especially if you claim to Love the other person.  When this claim of Love is given, and affection is not shown, eyebrows are raised because affection is a great indicator that Love is present. If not, then it is believed that maybe the Love is not as strong as it is said to be. When a baby is born, affection is given to that child immediately, and on throughout. Why? Because the parents have genuine Love for their child and it is human nature that we affectionately show it.  Affection is projected in a manner that not only makes one feel physically good or needed, but it goes deeper than one might imagine. It is only noticed when affection is not given that a person feels neglected and unwanted. Feelin...

As I have grown into the young woman that I am :), I have learned a lot of things going through this thing called life. Born to be a lover, I do so hard and I cling to Love like my life depended on it, which I feel that it does. Lately, I have done something that I have never willingly done. I told Love not to stay on account of me, that if it needs to leave, do so and grow into what God wants it to be. That was probably the second hardest thing that I had to do. Something I thought I never could do. I realize that if I cling to Love too much that it can not grow, neither can I. For once, selflessly, I want Love to go and let God. I will be right here waiting,  "Love Will Be Waiting For You" For Real . I no longer want to stop what could possibly be Love's livelihood. It would be selfish of me if I did because Love helped me discover my livelihood, or should I say that Love pushed me to work towards my livelihood. Love never let me down. Love only wanted me happy an...

Today, I was inspired to write about just being you. A lot of people get twisted in this very influential society about joining the crowd and being like someone that they are no where near like. I just do not get how grown folks would want to follow a trend that does not represent them well. What makes it so bad, is some people are well over 35 and the people they try to follow are half their age. Come on now, lets be realistic. Blue, pink, and red hair is not for everyone. And by the time you are 30 and older, do you not think that it is time to dress and act appropriately?  Today, I have on a business suit and I look like I'm ready to go and work at a fortune 500 company. Is that me? Yes, it is. As a business owner and trying to get things moving, I feel that it is appropriate to look the part. Crazy thing about it is, I do not have any meetings to attend, I am just preparing myself for what is to come. There is nothing wrong with that. I feel if you condition your whole se...