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How do you ration your passion?

In what situations have you experienced your life to the fullest? Do you live your passion as fully as you can? How do you limit your experience of passion?

Passion emerges when your essence expresses itself. How do you stop yourself from fully expressing who you are?

I think we all should answer those questions for our own personal lives. Do you even know your passion? Your passion in life should coincide with your purpose. For instance one of my passions is dance and I believe it is my purpose in life to move & positively affect people through the art form of dance and train them to be dancers as well. To do this I have formed a performing arts dance company & my dream is to one day open a dance studio.

In order for our passions to be fulfilled we have to live it as fully as we can. No limits. If you limit yourself then you will be lacking. We can not lack & succeed at the same time. So I push you to answer these questions above and apply the results to life- whether it is to move forward in pursuing your passion, or developing one and figuring it out; today is the day.

Quotes to leave you with:

“Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.”

– Henri Frederic Amiel

“We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.”

– Wilbur Wright

“There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life.”

– Frederico Fellini

What does Black History Month mean to you? Please share!

It goes by so quick so don’t let these 28 days breeze by without you reflecting on the Black culture and how it has impacted your life. What accomplishments are you proud of? Where would you like to see the Black race go in the years to come? How has your ancestors changed your life?

Please reflect & share with GS! We welcome all comments

Sex, Marriage, & Fairytales

Enjoy!

Gossiper

“We have everything we need to be successful but our stank attitude is what is holding us back,” direct words from my pastor that spoke volumes to the congregation. While I don’t feel I necessary carry a stank attitude around with me, at times I CAN get down in the dumps about my circumstances and situation. The “WHY ME?” syndrome starts kicking in, and is quickly followed with doubt, fear, and second-guessing. However, when it comes to accomplishing whatever it is that we set out to accomplish in our lives you must remember to “adjust your attitude.” We are wonderfully and uniquely made. Don’t give power to those who don’t see your beauty, or your vision, or your dream, or your intelligence…Hold on to your power and develop an Attitude of Gratitude. Be thankful that you have made it thus far in life and that you even have the right mind to conjure up a dream to accomplish, because some people can’t even do that! Yet, they will sit around and criticize everyone else trying to do something positive for themselves. Don’t get me started!

Another great point my pastor made was- “Your personality need not reflect your reality.” Just because you are broke doesn’t mean you should walk around broken! My business may not be booming the way I want it to be RIGHT NOW, but please believe I will continue to work at it like it’s a million-dollar franchise; I will continue to talk about it and be about it everyday; and I will continue to promote myself until no end! Look beyond your reality. Know that dreams once dreamed will be accomplished; goals once set will be met. Everything you believe in God for will be tested every now & then, but if you keep an attitude of gratitude, it will determine your altitude, and you can be prosperous in ALL that you set out to do!

Be Blessed

Gossiper

A vital and good food for the soul is laughter. Just laugh. It goes hand in hand with a smile- you’ll find that life is still worth while if you just smile. Just laugh. It may seem cooky, but I mean it when I say- instead of crying about a situation, laugh about it. That’s what I do! Call me crazy or cooky if you will! Life really just isn’t THAT serious to me anymore. It goes on; it changes; it evolves. Things will happen. Situations will occur one way or the other. That’s LIFE! *Personal Tip: Turn your life over to God and I guarantee you’ll be laughing a lot more, hands down. Life just isn’t that serious to me when I have a higher power, such as Christ, guiding me through  for my prosperity.

Laughter can:

• Reduce the appearance of aging

• Relieve stress & anxiety

• Boost  your immune system

• Serve as a workout

If you think you laugh enough as is, you aren’t. Increase your laughter intake, and make a point daily to laugh as much as possible…I think my new favorite genre of movies will be “Comedy” from now on!

Get your laugh on & be blessed!

Gossiper

Last year I wrote a thank you card to my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ and tucked it away in my Bible just so that I can randomly read the things I once were thankful for, and still likely am. Whenever I am feeling ungrateful I can turn to this card to remind me of all my blessings and to humble myself back down to thankfulness.

The things I wrote with the preface of “God you’ve been so good… I just want to THANK YOU…”

for my gift of dance

for all the blessings to come!

for my mother

for providing a way out of no way!

making ends meet and exceed

my health

my friends

your healing

for your son who died for my sins

allowing me to work in a capacity where I can utilize my talents

your mercy & grace!

my smile

saving me from “the worst”

my heart & compassion

for giving me life

YOUR LOVE.

What are you thankful for?

Blessings to you!

-Gossiper

Same goes for life. Nothing ever stays the same. Time after time there comes a point for change, renewal, update, and growth. I’m not complaining at all. Updates are good! It’s nice and healthy to refresh yourself and grow with the evolution called LIFE. If we stayed the same and never updated we wouldn’t bring much value and relevance to the world around us.

I encourage you all to look at your life with eyes wide open, and UPDATE the areas where something (or someone) may be outdated and in need of a boost. There will always be a better version of yourself, you just have to  grow in light, love, and God in order to UPDATE.

Be Blessed

Gossiper

Support others with your presence

“The purpose of therapy is not to remove suffering but TO MOVE THROUGH IT to an enlarged consciousness that can sustain the polarity of painful opposites.”

– James Hollis

How do we support others who are suffering?

When we understand how soul works through us, we begin to see how pain generates the impulse to change. We see that our aim in supporting someone is NOT to get rid of their pain and suffering. Instead, we want to assist them to understand what the pain is trying to teach them — to find meaning in their distress.

Often, all we need do is be fully present to them. It also helps to be present to our own experience and genuine in our feelings. Living our own truth helps create the space for the other person to live theirs.

“The first duty of love is to listen.”

– Paul Tillich

“With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing.”

– Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Be Blessed

Gossiper aka Chon

When I’m doing good, it’s ALL good, UNTIL God reminds me I am absolutely NOTHING without Him. I’m not happy. I’m not content. I’m not whole. I’m not at peace. I’m not secure. I’m not complete…Without Him. So I just need to remind myself to stay in the Word, and a reminder to all those who are reading this right now- Don’t wait til things get bad to turn to God. Then once things get good again- you feeling good-looking good-doing good, don’t turn away from God then either. Keep a constant balance in your relationship with God. Personally speaking, when I don’t things get all out of whack, and be looking stuck!!! 0_o …<– Like that lil face I just made

Don’t get stuck! Move forward with the ONE thing that will NEVER fade away- THE LOVE & PROTECTION OF JESUS!

May God bless you & keep you!

Gossiper