A Journey 6 Years, 6 Months, and 15 Days in the Making-OneWord 2024

6 years, 6 months, and 15 days ago, I wrote...ย  And what is chaos? Genesis teaches that โ€œThe earth wasย without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.โ€ย ย Genesis 1:2 ESV In the beginning, God brought order, but what …

Exhaled (a reboot)

And then, I exhaled. Iโ€™m committed to learning to breathe deeply. This is more than a metaphor. I am a shallow breather. According to people who teach meditation,   When we breathe in a shallow way, the body remains in a cyclical state of stressโ€”our stress causing shallow breathing and our shallow breathing causing stress. This …

My Favorite Words Have Four Letters–OneWord 2022

Last year I wrote, "mine has been an evolution from retreat to advance," and in the words of the late Calvin Thorpe Sr., "I Meant That Thang." Let me make this clear: I No Longer Play Small. Where once I bowed my head, deferring to the needs and opinions of others, patiently making peace, waiting …

#31DaysofWatchingGodMove-Everyday I’m Hustling (warning-language)

I wake up every morning feeling fragile. I do not obsess over my mortality; rather, I am grateful to a larger extent each day the gift that my life, health, and strength are. I Do Not Take Life For Granted. Still, I stride boldly into each day, chin out. It's a farce, but it works. …