Lily Among Thorns

Don't let the uncomprehending stares of the world deter you from the person God has called you to be. "Your beauty should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit which is of great worth in God's sight." 1 Peter 3:4

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Trailer Realities: When did we start believing we know the entire movie after we've only seen the trailer? Since when did we start believing we know the entire movie after we've only seen the trailer?

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Use What?

Here is the correlation between a toothbrush and your faith – you should have one and use it daily, but you shouldn’t try to use someone else’s. As weird as it is, you can use anything and correlate it with God, faith, prayer, obedience, miracles, Jesus’ love – and the list goes on. You don’t need to wait until you’re sitting in a pew to get a revelation from God or a deeper understanding of God.…

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No, you don't understand.

No, you don’t understand.

There have been many times where I silently think and talk to the Lord. I tell him that he just doesn’t understand. He doesn’t understand my situation, he doesn’t understand my hurt, he doesn’t understand just how hard it is to go through these different trials and tribulations. He doesn’t understand that I am sick of the ups then downs, the good then bad, it’s a never ending cycle of happiness…

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Picnic Basket

I’m not afraid to eat alone because I know what I bring to the table. 

When it comes to relationships, romantic and platonic, it’s important to know you’ve got some great, mouth-watering food in your basket. Why? Because that’s confidence. Going into any relationship without it can break it. It will ruin the picnic if only one person brings something. How much better would it be if both people…

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Pick One

If we could forget our troubles as easily as we forget our blessings, how different would things be? I once heard,

“It is a foolish man who adheres to all he hears” – John Manson.

Think about the concept of forgiveness. The Lord says that when we ask for forgiveness He will not only forget our sins but washes us clean and makes us right with God again. That concept alone can show that the Lord…

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God's Answers

God’s Answers

It’s funny how we can ask for something from God and then when we get it we are like “SHOOT” that is not the answer I wanted. I’ve come to realize that life with God is really about obedience. When you do that, things just always seem to turn out better in the weirdest ways as opposed to when we take it into our own hands. At least, that has been the case for me. So I am trying to come to peace…

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The Greatest Mistake

I’ve really been challenged lately with the concept of living in the now, in the moment.

I tend to have a habit of looking into the future at different possibilities and begin to worry.

I noticed that when my thoughts do float into the future, most of the things I think of are negative situations. A lot of What If’s if you know what I mean.

I read a quote the other day that said,

“The greatest…

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Light Bulb

Light bulb this morning.

What are you doing?

DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY and pursue that.

GO AFTER WHAT GIVES YOU ENERGY and you will naturally grow and evolve.

Be happy everyday waking up to a new day. I used to be like that and lately it hasn’t been that way. But I had a light bulb when I heard someone tell someone else to literally do whatever the hell you want. Literally, who cares what other…

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Mental Health in Sports

Mental Health in Sports

Alright, so here is something I am very passionate about and something that brings me energy when people start to really understand and get it. Mental Health in sports is SO important. For the longest, since I can remember, mental health has been pushed under the rug and I think there is finally a wave coming around that is highlighting the importance of mental health in sports. I know Lebron…

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Nervous or Excitement?

Anxiety reappraisal. Yes. This has become my best friend. For those of you who don’t know, nervousness and excitement use the same chemical hormone and neurotransmitter in our body—norepinephrine. For those of you who also don’t know, a neurotransmitter is pretty much a messenger in our brain that sends signals and impulses from one place to another. Knowing these facts, it’s all about reframing.

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The Limited View

“We can’t deal with those who have limited their view on themselves, because this is a fear-based mentality and that is contagious.“

These are the words of the boss man at my job and I couldn’t agree more. I am learning to adopt this mindset. When you start looking at the mission as the ultimate goal, the ultimate outcome, the ultimate result – you must forgo the limited beliefs you have on…

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You're Taking a Different Exam

You’re Taking a Different Exam

Don’t cheat heifers. You’re taking a different exam.

Let me elaborate.

There are 5 hikers who were walking in a forest trying to find the same town. As of now, they’d been walking together for a while. Suddenly, they came to a crossroads and stopped. Hiker 1 said something is just telling me to go left, I know the town is down this way. Hiker 2 said, let’s go right, I am pretty sure this is the…

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Loaded

What’ve you been carrying around fam?

We’ve got too many soldiers holding their weapons in the wrong direction. Putting themselves in the dust instead of taking down the enemy.

I’m tired of this shit. We got to redefine the weapon.

My weapon is loaded, and I can quote it. Yeah, you read that right.

Standing on a battlefield without a weapon as you see your enemies approaching. Closer and closer…

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A Public Relation...ship

A Public Relation…ship

What in the world is a public relation exactly? We run into people who say “Oh, I work in public relations….”   This is my face precisely. There is literally a myriad of ways that could be interpreted. I decided to look up public relations and this is the overall theme of how most people explain it: “A career in Public Relations involves gaining understanding and support for your clients…You’ll…

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you’re doing everything wrong and i love you

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.

Erica Jong, How to Save Your Own Life, 1977 (via picsandquotes)

This is me exactly now