The Journey to Me

Twelve men were sent out on a strategic fact-finding mission to gather intelligence about this purpose promised place which they were told they would conquer.     This purpose promised place was truly all that God said it would be!  L ook, they even returned with a foretaste of the fruit of the promise.  This was a great report and their Outlook is great! But, along with the great Outlook came a few facts.  Strong enemies, large obstructions and…. Doubts!  “We can’t do this … we can’t attack this … they’re bigger and stronger … we’ll be devoured … there are already giants in my promise place … and I seemed like a tiny little grasshopper in my own eyes next to them!” Doubts! Doubts only see giants, problems, impossibility, and obstacles. Doubts leave God out of the equation and we make us forget, He is the one that set this purpose promised place before us, in us!  Doubts cause us to look in at ourselves as grasshoppers.  Surely if I...

“What is the word for the year?” I was asked on New Year’s Eve.   “Hum, not sure” I sheepishly replied.     How could I not be sure on the last day of the year?  Every year starting with the Jewish new year until the end of our calendar year, I have listened intently within myself for that ONE word, but this year I heard two.   ARISE… It is time to Arise.  My challenge with this word? Well, the challenges I faced in 2017 should have brought me to a place where I did arise.  To begin 2018 still saying arise felt a little defeating.  Well, then comes the second word… EMERGE… This is the year to Emerge.  Oh, I liked that!!! Emerge feels so powerful (and the word for 2017 was POWER).  Yes, I liked emerge, but what about arise?  Let’s look at the meaning of each word: Arise:     To get up, as from a sitting or prone position;  To awaken, and get up;  To move upward;  To come...

S o you think it is time?  Time to “Just Do It”, Time to “Just Jump”!  Time for full-time ENTREPRENEURSHIP!  Recently, I read an impassioned writing by a young woman giving her thoughts regarding “4 Reasons To Quit Your Job To Be An Entrepreneur”.  Oh, how I wish I could sit down with her over coffee, my treat of course, to discuss her four points:     1. Recognition and R-E-S-P-E-C-T “ Yes, you want respect. You want to feel validated in a way thus far robbed by the corporate world or regular day-to-day job you live in.”   Well, my dear, the first person that needs to recognize, respect and acknowledge your accomplishments is YOU!  If you are needing validation now, you will find yourself chasing it for a long time.  Focus on walking out your destiny, then the recognition will come.  There is no greater respect than self-respect!  2. Control “Most entrepreneurs finally take the plunge when they become sick and tired ...

Hey there. Have you ever found yourself in this place?  Wondering…Questioning ….Yearning for the time and opportunity when your unique gifting (talent) will be utilized in a capacity that not only impacts the lives of others, but also leaves an enduring imprint in the earth?    Yet, generally it is not your gifting that is being used. It's you. Now, before you clam up and shut down, let me explain. Many have yet to recognize the difference between the gift that you ARE and the gift that you HAVE. The gift that you ARE works non-stop.  Its availability is predicated upon your intentional willingness to simply be available.  God has set within you an eternal "switch" (for a lack of a better word), that can be triggered at any given moment, and in any given circumstance.    The gifting (talent) that you HAVE works a little different. Its availability and use oftentimes comes through training, reading, studying, mentoring and life experienc...

Is it hot in here?    You don’t feel that? Oh it's just me?  Another one, ugh! Stop tripping, it is only the  Change . What exactly is a hot flash?  The exact cause may not be known, but science says that it happens when our reproductive hormones and our body's thermostat (hypothalamus), become more sensitive to slight changes in body temperature. Wow…It seems my body is declaring the changes we see in this world today--And it is uncomfortable and it's HOT! The Boomers, Busters Gen-X and Millennials: We all fit on the corporate body of America and the world, and wherever we sit on the timeline of life, one thing is certain… Change!   It is the Change we like, and the Change we don’t! As a buster myself, I often fought with my Gen-X daughter to get a good “corporate” job.  Build that pension...maintain life insurance…GROW UP!!!! What took me a while to see is she had grown up, but things had changed.  Gen-X was the gene...

I love the beginning of the New Year! It is a fresh start, a do-over. Give yourself this gift: the privilege of embracing your fresh start with a fresh outlook and fresh ideas. While thinking about this fresh start, I am reminded of certain super heroes and their superpowers: Captain America, the Flash, Ironman. It always seems that right at the 12th hour, the main character in the story gets a do-over. Just when everyone counted them out they rise to the occasion! So in this story of your life, you may not know what the next chapter may bring, but one thing you do know--YOU ARE THE MAIN CHARACTER of this production. 2016 was relentless. There were so many we had to say goodbye to, and there are quite a few new people and situations that we have to embrace. If you had known or if you had the opportunity to pre-read the plot of 2016, I am sure you would have… held them closer, removed it or them earlier, and/or committed to your purpose with greater passion. Most importantly, yo...

CELEBRATE THE WINS!   What does that mean exactly? It means YOU must take the time to celebrate you! 2016 is almost over and some can’t wait! We already hear ... *  I'm moving on and moving up! *  It’s time for my greater! *  2017 is my next! *  New adventures, greater connections! *  Adding in new networks and cutting out some fake friends! WAIT!!! PAUSE!!! STOP!!! BREATH!!!! Many of these statements may very well be true, but 2016 is still here, right? I would say stop and smell the roses, but it is the first day of winter and the buds are gone; but even the thorns are reminders of the beauty that was once there. Being the consummate overachieving, goal oriented, type-A personality that I am, I was recently challenged to do just this. Stop and Celebrate my Wins!  This year I did have quite a few “wins”, I just had to stop focusing on the thorns. In 2016, I met and made some wonderful friends through various social ...