This Blog has truly been my life in 3D. The crazy thing is that even my silence has been a testimony. I truly want everything I blog to be heart felt and real. As my momma always said if you don't have nothing nice to say don't say anything at all. In my self reflecting I have turned to Oprah to help me through the tough times. You can always count on Oprah and her team to deliver. I read an article in the May edition of O where Martha Beck called Interior Motives. In it she discussed how as she put it "Theres the reason you tell yourself you do things, and then there's the true reason you do them." That statement alone was so profound to me.
On a day to day basis we do things that we really don't want to do but feel we have to in order to get something in return. Not knowing that in those tiny gestures we are not being honest with the one person whose life depends on our honesty..... OURSELVES!!!! We hear stories everyday about people donating to what we feel is a worthy cause in order to get something in return whether it be publicity or maybe even a tax break. Ok let me bring it back to something we all can relate to how many times have you been on a job interview and when asked do you see your self here long term you say yes this is the position I have been waiting for, in the back of your mind you know this is not the place for you. Maybe its not a job it could be your relationship. I know yall feel me on this, we all need to do an agenda cleanse, we need to get clear about our "interior" (as Mrs. Beck puts it) motives. All of us can agree that in hiding our true intent we block our own blessing. Essentially we are lying to ourselves. This doesn't mean we go out and tell our bosses or husbands/wives etc to go to hell. But we do need to take the proper steps to being real with ourselves. This will probably lead to us telling those people to kick rocks but its a gradual process. Please take some time to review the article Mrs. Beck gives detailed steps to cleaning out our "interiors". Please follow me on the journey to self discovery and living a more pashunate life. I have posted the link to the article http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Stay-True-to-Yourself-Live-an-Honest-Life
On a day to day basis we do things that we really don't want to do but feel we have to in order to get something in return. Not knowing that in those tiny gestures we are not being honest with the one person whose life depends on our honesty..... OURSELVES!!!! We hear stories everyday about people donating to what we feel is a worthy cause in order to get something in return whether it be publicity or maybe even a tax break. Ok let me bring it back to something we all can relate to how many times have you been on a job interview and when asked do you see your self here long term you say yes this is the position I have been waiting for, in the back of your mind you know this is not the place for you. Maybe its not a job it could be your relationship. I know yall feel me on this, we all need to do an agenda cleanse, we need to get clear about our "interior" (as Mrs. Beck puts it) motives. All of us can agree that in hiding our true intent we block our own blessing. Essentially we are lying to ourselves. This doesn't mean we go out and tell our bosses or husbands/wives etc to go to hell. But we do need to take the proper steps to being real with ourselves. This will probably lead to us telling those people to kick rocks but its a gradual process. Please take some time to review the article Mrs. Beck gives detailed steps to cleaning out our "interiors". Please follow me on the journey to self discovery and living a more pashunate life. I have posted the link to the article http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Stay-True-to-Yourself-Live-an-Honest-Life
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