Lesson Learned...

Why do bad things happen to good people we often ask?

Why do we have to go through and experience times when the going gets tougher?

Why can’t we simply reap the harvest of our toil and many sacrifices?

Instead, it seems life keeps handing us situations we never bargained for and when considered don’t even deserve

My theory for this is; if we never experience pain, we won’t appreciate joy.

Unfortunately we can’t choose the kind of pain we encounter or determine the level of pain we deserve to feel and amount of tears we should shed

However, through time and much heartbreak, I’ve come to realize that every disappointment as they say, has become a blessing in my life. How?

Well every time I feel I’ve grown or feel I’ve adopted certain principles I get tested

May seem unfair as of the time it happens but after I’ve sailed through and by the grace of God overcome, I find that it was necessary for me to go through that so that I can grow and come out on the other side a lot stronger.

So, this is my two cents worth: when you find your self in a bind, in a situation that seems too hard to bear or even handle, when u find yourself heartbroken beyond repair or when a loved one unexpectedly or expectedly hurts you, that is the time when joy and encouragement should be your best friend. Seems crazy but that is the time to get your heart, mind and soul aligned with the spirit of God get a pen and paper and learn all you can cause with every trial comes the opportunity to choose either to win and prosper (conquer) or lose and be conquered. So here’s my question to you? Are you going to wallow in self pity and let your troubles weigh you down or are you going to rise above learn the lesson and experience a higher level of joy and love, for me the latter sounds great.

As you journey through life, remember to take the good and the bad, filter your thoughts and words as they do have the power to shape and change your life, remain positive always, cleanse your soul, cry if you need to but never ever wallow or worry as that never moves you forward, it breaks you instead, leaving pieces of your soul for the wind to sweep away. Focus on the journey and learn the lesson, as that is the only way to truly overcome.

Remember, the only way to truly overcome and prosper is to subtract the lesson from the problem, learn the lesson and the problem inevitably disappears as the purpose for which it existed has been accomplished. Learn to have a positive outlook on life no matter what. Easier said than done but definitely worth a try.

Peace, Favor, Faith, Hope and Love.

I choose to be inspired...

With all the junk in the world, it’s easy to pack up your bags and put an end to all your efforts

Curl up in the dark and hold on to your fears. For even though they cripple you till you are but a puppet, they become the security you have and the life you choose to live because lets face it, ignorance is bliss and fear only is a culprit in making sure that you remain in your life of mediocrity and utter meaninglessness. so in an effort to get out of my rut: 

I’m tired, I’m tired of people complaining and choosing not to do anything

I am tired of the lies fed by the media, music, fashion, even churches and even more the lies that these sects have made my mind believe,

I’m tired of being afraid that because it happened to you, it will happen to me too

I’m tired of the evil belief that life and meaning is only for the rich and those that have money

I’m tired of this disease that’s eating through our skins and has lodged its self deep in our bones and has engraved its indelible mark in our DNA running constantly through our blood

Blood that has been shed to bring life, blood that signifies newness, love, compassion, new slates, salvation, truth and hope

In the midst of all the chaos and crap that the world keeps mass-producing, I choose to be inspired

I choose to rise above and beyond, seriously haven’t you heard that I am a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, the determiner of my own future: as it is written: "life and death I have given you I hope you choose life"

I hope you choose to move and shake, break and lose these barriers and walls that has so caged us

I hope you choose to triumph I hope you choose to be all that you were created to be; as for me, I choose to be inspired, I choose to be great.

The Essence of Time

Tick tock tick tock

Time keeps ticking waiting for no one

Like a train on a schedule

Answerable to no one unapologetic for leaving without me

Tick tock tick tock

Makes me question

Keeps me on my toes

Not letting a single moment slip without being accountable

Tick tock tick tock

What have I achieved in the past minute

Even when nothings done, it counts

Never to be relived, never going down that road again

Tick tock tick tock

Scary thought, especially when priorities are undetermined

Tick tock tick tock

Wait, what just happened?

Ten years gone

Left daydreaming for too long

Over indulged in unrealities

Letting substance pass away

Ten years ahead

Ten years left to live

To regret or embrace

Choose to take charge

Make the difference

Use the time afforded me

Beat time at its tricks

Make the best of every minute

Tick tock tick tock

I have done it again

Every hit made a home run

What’s next on the list?

Achieving every dream

Conquering all life throws at me

Tick tock tick tock

Guess what?

I caught the train this time.

Just penned down some thoughts to encourage myself and everyone who reads this that no matter how fast life goes by, the mistakes made, even battles won, there’s always time ahead to change the story when hope seems lost, press on when you feel discouraged, and be inspired from what is left behind; even more, by what’s ahead. When the time comes to run, run like hell, if you have to slow down wait and build patience but in the heat of all never forget what’s most important:

Life. Purpose. Passion. Hope. Love. Inspiration. People. God

P.S: always remember the essence of time is to inspire hope.

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A Splash of Hope...

Just like there's a story behind every song,

theres a message waiting to be set free

Just like there is a revealation waitng to be seen

there is a future waiting to be lived

Just like theres an experience waiting to last till eternity and be remembered,

so also is there love that waits to seal and bind;

to become one with...

Be Inspired...

Have you ever felt like writing not knowing what to say?

Having a yearning a desire burning so deep

Yet not knowing what it is

Ever been so afraid to start cause failures right there in your face

Every tried to stand and words keep breaking you every time

Believe me, that, seems to be my life now 

Sometimes I wish life were easier

A scripted play with actors

Lines, scenes and a happy ending

But really how intriguing will that be?

In the face of adversity

When words and actions seem stale

Broken and meaningless

Through heartbreak and

Streams of tears be inspired

Be inspired to break the status quo

Take the first step in faith and let the other foot follow

Fight to see through the fog

And walk till you feel you can fly

Be inspired

Be inspired when the world is cold

Be inspired when you feel numb

Be inspired in times when there’s no hope

Be inspired it’s all you need to fight this fight

Be inspired by the tears you cry

Be inspired by the wounds that would heal

Be inspired when all seems faint 
Cos in the end thats all you need to make that change.

A letter to my daughter

I was just sitting processing my thoughts and it hit me how when us girls are being taught about relationships, the first thing is protect yourself and your heart. However, I am under the impression that if that was God’s plan He wouldn’t have told us to love our enemies cause that’s just too close a proximity to the enemy and the destroyer of all that is good in my life.
But anyways, it just made me imagine what I would tell my own daughter from all I’ve learned and all I am yet to experience. I know I am still young and can’t fully quantify or even qualify any of my thoughts but here and now, until I am proven otherwise by God, in this moment here’s my two cents worth.

If I could write a letter to my daughter, I’d tell her of the best kind of life

The one that is filled with confidence, security, faith, hope, and joy that unwinds on a street called love. I’d teach her to protect herself but not in the way we’ve been taught. Because I remember being told, “be careful Melissa, men are this and men are that” however, I don’t remember God telling me to love people for who they are instead as He has loved me I am to love as well.

That means with a love that does not judge that does not point fingers or condemn. I believe when you love, you feel worthy of something and good about yourself. But when you live trying to protect yourself, you risk letting life pass you by and you become vulnerable, questioning your worth. I don’t want my baby living in that kind of bondage. Don’t protect your self so much that you feel unworthy of love, instead love and lead your heart in love.

 That being said, if I could teach my daughter about relationships she’d get to share not just romantically, I’d teach her to love for God is love and we are to follow suit. I’d tell her to be considerate of others and in so doing it would determine how she carries herself, how she relates with others, not loosing who she is but when you live a life of love, you become love personified and when you love others for who they are there is no way you wont love who you are for you would appreciate the diversity and the magnanimity of who God is.

I’d teach her to see that from the way she loves others, it would bring her respect, she would be a mystery in the eyes of others and would silently determine the way others treat her. Because lets face it no matter how demented a person is, they naturally reciprocate love when love is given. Plus it is said true love never returns to you void. Don’t go around with a lot of hate and anger in your heart, that which is only there due to the hurt others.

The love in your heart will teach you the difference between a good man and scum.

When the time comes for her to choose a partner, I’d help her see that all her love would pay off for her partner won’t only be enchanted by the beauty on the outside but the one that radiates from within as well. I’d tell her to love but only when the time is right, as there is a time for everything under the sun. And when that times comes for her to be the girlfriend leading to fiancé leading to wife, I’d teach her to honor her man, I’d teach that submission isn’t giving up who you are but being who you were created to be. I’d teach her the power that she has as a woman; that God saying be submissive isn’t a trap rather it empowers you to be the epitome of who a woman should be. I’d teach her that if she would love and embrace the power that’s given to her, she would go down in history as one of those women that was the strength behind her husband that she made him complete. I mean that was the intention in the first place right, for Eve to Complete Adam. For I have learned that men never really have security and complete confidence till they have a good woman who loves, respects and submits that way she empowers him and a man empowered can conquer the world.  For a man who has such a woman, a wife, values her and loves her more than himself.

If I could leave her with one word I’d say don’t protect you to find love instead, love and everything else will follow. For really who would want to hurt love???

Yes love is hard, sometimes painful and could make you go insane but it is that way so you could be better, and have joy that is everlasting not happiness that comes and goes.  And don’t forget to let your love grow. Love was Jesus Christ stretched out on the cross when u live a life of love your husband will love you as Christ loved the church.

I pray that the love I share with your father is proof enough that love conquers ALL!

P.s. I am not saying that there aren’t bad people to stay away from I’m just saying your guard shouldn’t be so high that it is even impossible for someone else to love you.

AGE.SPACE.TIME

Welcome to the age of possibilities they say

A time with no limits but the ability to transcend

Transcend what you may ask? Beats me, same question everyone asks

Yet no one is brave enough to face their fears or brace them

Time slips away—so fast one life to live but how?

Take charge; understand the transcendental things

The good—the world of forms as Socrates puts it

Live life to the fullest but what happens to moderation?

The element that lends us a hand in living a life that could compare to perfection.
~

Age, a number the determinant of how much we know,

How much we’ve overcome

Age the measure of success, failure, hope and what to look forward to

Age the determinant of what lies ahead.
~

Space the platform to let the dreams and hopes that linger in our minds actualize

Space wonder what mine contains

What I’ve been able to induce and deduce

What I’ve chosen to keep defining me
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Age, Time, Space

Three elements that I cant seem to grasp but has to rule me, my life, my destiny... conspicuous yet deceptive...

Come As You Are (welcome note)

Hello beautiful world,

I have decided to start a blog where I basically talk about life issues daily (hopefully) and discuss daily struggles that everyone goes through either through poetry, music or whatever form necessary. I know other people go through similar issues and I figured it would help if we discussed and went through all of it together instead of dealing with it alone. Cause lets face it, we need people and sometimes even strangers are better than no one. I am not a therapist or any of the sorts, don't even have all the answers or any at all. however, this is a place for me to share my thoughts creatively and welcome that of others.

So for the purposes of peace, I would appreciate if all judgmental and negative people could keep their negative energy to themselves, as I would really want this to be a place of healing, encouragement and inspiration for everyone. As I believe we all need a little push most times to sail through. Now I am not against tough love just make sure its subtle so as to edify and not condemn a trying soul. Thank you all for your future contributions and I hope this will go a long way to help everyone including myself.

Thanks and remember to Come As You Are. 

No judgment here!!!!!.