Madame CJ Walker - PROMOTE YOURSELF!

"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there I promoted myself into the business of manufacturing hair goods and preparations. I have built my own factory on my own ground" - Madame Walker

I have always been so inspired by Madame CJ Walker. Once you read her story, there are no reasons for any excuses. She was born to slaves, was orphaned at 7 years old and went on to become a millionaire! This was in the early 1900's. I mean, what else can you say?

I came across an author today who basically says the same thing on her blog. She talks about being in the age of the Independent Artist. What this means, in a nutshell is that we have so many resources at our fingertips, we need to take advantage of this Information age. We have Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter and the Internet that we can use at our disposal to connect with people that we only used to dream about. Time to take advantage of what we have.

PROMOTE YOURSELF!

How big is a MUSTARD SEED?

I have always been intrigued by the scripture in the Bible that talks about having faith the size of a MUSTARD SEED. First of all, WHAT IS A MUSTARD SEED? Well, I googled it and here is what I found: Mustard seeds are the small seeds of the various mustard plants. The seeds are about 2 mm in diameter. Wow, that's really small. So then, if all we need is faith the size of a MUSTARD SEED, why is it that we/I am not where I want to be in my life? I thought I had faith. Where have I gone wrong? This is going to be an exciting journey as I attempt to discover this MUSTARD SEED faith. I will be blogging about my discoveries along the way.

I am the type of person that gets bored EASILY. I am always looking for the next challenge. Once I have mastered a thing, baby, it's time to move on to bigger and better. However, I have allowed my fears to hold me hostage and keep me immobile and I have grown tired of being in the same spot. I want to be free! So, I am on this journey of self-discovery. I am already learning so much. And it's not that I'm learning anything new, this time I am PAYING ATTENTION. I have been known to make the simplest tasks harder than what it is. I am attempting to step back and look at the simplicity of life and its various lessons. Won't you join me on this journey?

My hope and my prayer for you today is that you become all that God intended for you. My prayer is that you discover that you are "fearfully and wonderfully made." (Psalm 139). I pray that you begin to create your circumstances by speaking it into existence. After all, God said, "Let there be light, and there was light." Sounds too simple doesn't it? But I've already seen it working in my life just this week.
I am now convinced more than ever that 'death and life are in the power of the tongue." Therefore, I am watching what I say. If I get alittle quiet, that's because I have to make sure that I am only speaking LIFE. Let's be honest: alot of what comes out of our mouths on a daily basis is nothing but rubbish anyway. So, start speaking life and watch those dead situations begin to LIVE.

LIVE...LOVE...LAUGH

Having My Say!

Just left Twitterville to come over here to have my say! I LOVE Twitter but sometimes I just want to share my thoughts. My thoughts today are in regards to SPEAKING LIFE. I have learned that we create our world, our circumstances by what comes out of our mouth. I just forget sometime. So, in the last couple days, I have made a commitment to only speak positive things and words that edify. I have already seen results! This is incredible so I invite you, yes you, to join the crusade. SPEAK LIFE!

Another issue that has been of great concern to me is the use of the 'N' word, especially among black people. I just have not been able to wrap my mind around how some people think it is a term of endearment. I just can't see it. That's another reason that I started to watch what comes out of my mouth because of my belief of the power of WORDS. You hear people talk about the power of words and the power of a positive confession. It's even in the Bible. But so often we forget this. I know I do. I have allowed myself to see only my circumstances. But I have changed this! So, back to the 'N' word. I refuse to say it knowing how degrading that word has been to us of African descent. So, again, why are we still using it? I am on a mission to eradicate that word in the Black community. Won't you join me?