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My friend Lori’s handle is: PUSH! She, like many of my friends, are no longer giving birth to babies, but our spirits continue to labor. Let’s not stop giving birth to “it”—whatever “it” is. Yahweh put the seed in you, and it is growing—expect “it” to be born. Don’t push up or down—push it out. Push out of you all you have been given—don’t keep “it” inside you. Don’t push lightly, push it real good! Push “it” while praying. Push when there is a door that says, “DO NOT ENTER.” Push when the sun rises. Push when the sun sets. Push when there’s a full moon. Push when there’s a new moon. Push when nobody encourages you. Push when everybody encourages you. Push in season and out of season. Push in the light, and in the darkness. Don’t stop pushing—push “it” real good. This is Tuesday Talk.
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There is something villainous about separating children from their families, and quoting scripture to justify it. It is ice cold. I have lived long enough to understand how we got here, and it is disturbing. The aphrodisiac of politics is power, and in the struggle for power, children should not be casualties. If loving our children is wrong--we don't want to be right. Oh, and please stop quoting scripture, and acting like God is your sidekick. That's all. This is Tuesday talk.
©2018 Theda Okona All Rights Reserved I met her on a Tuesday in the grocery store line, but I don't know her name. Glanced back before walking forward to pay for my items when she smiled. It was the kind of smile that welcomes you. She was casually dressed, but honestly I don't remember what she had on. She gave me two pieces of advice. One was if a drunk person gives you good advice--(this has never happened to me)--don't believe it. The other, offered in a light, musing voice of an angel--as though she was talking to herself.
"Your attitude will keep you alive, and take you places that money can't buy." At the time, I suspected she was just babbling, but this was more like divine lucidity. Our encounter brief, but it was a connection of the soul. According to who you talk to, the spirit and the soul are one and the same. Both are intangible aspects of our being, and honestly I am not trying to make an attempt at knowing the precise difference between the two--not now or ever. This talk is about "connaître notre famille d'âmes"--knowing our soul family. The word "soul" means life. And the people that pour "life" into our lives are necessary and vitally important. Are they soul mates? I don't know. The term soul mate is no longer useful for me; there are a lot of expectations placed on this special someone, who is the only someone in the world, to make all our dreams come true. Frankly, that is too much to ask of anybody. However, I do believe that we are growth-seeking beings, and all encounters, both physical and non-physical, provide opportunities for growth. Souls are organized and linked together to fulfill an ultimate goal. The majority of our relationships with associates, casual friends, close friends, family members and even those we consider adversaries will produce some kind of growth in our lives. All of their "energy signature" promotes you becoming a better you--even if you can't see a better you. There are thousands of people who you will encounter in your lifetime--these encounters help you. Caroline Myss said: Every relationship we develop from the casual to the intimate helps us to become more conscious. No union is without spiritual value. We always meet people at the right time--especially our soul family. Like (Light) attracts Like (Light) and when the student is ready, the teacher shows up. This is Tuesday Talk. ©2018 Theda Okona All Rights Reserved I prayed a prayer eight years ago when my mama died; and everything in the last eight years shifted. A reprise and revise slowly happened. I don't like starting things off with a disclaimer, but it's necessary because I am not an expert on reprising and revising anything--especially the women in my life. Nevertheless, everything changed.
I asked for she is and hers; I asked for women who I could bless and those who would be a blessing to me. Be careful what you ask for--you will get it! I asked for women full of divine purpose, wisdom, understanding, humility, patience, love, and joy. I asked for them to be found in my city, state, nation, and the world at large. I didn't ask for perfection, but right intentions. Right intentions from me to them (the she's and hers), and for none of us to do harm. However, not everything turned out according to my intentions. Well, so I thought. Yes, Yahweh sent them to me and me to them, but some were sent away from me, and I away from them. In this moment, I know it is for the higher good, and for that I am grateful. Women need other women--not to compete with one another, but to show the kind of grace only another woman can give. We all need women who decorate our lives by gently touching our souls. We all need an encourager who knows how to tell the truth without destroying the fiber of our being. And yet, there is more to the story... We all need to find our own voices--on our own terms. We have to move forward knowing we can't connect with everybody, and certainly we can't save everybody. The saddest stories are the ones when the heroine saves everybody but herself. My circle of women friends--let this not be said about us. This is Tuesday talk. ©2018 Theda Okona All Rights Reserved |
Blogger Bio:Theda Okona is a former storyteller and co-host for an internet radio broadcast. She lives to be inspired. Adjunct Professor at Miami Dade College, Writer, Speaker, Vocalist and Author of Clouds of Grace--she has a Master of Arts in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in English. Archives
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