©2014 Theda Okona All Rights Reserved
I am a Gullah woman from the sea islands of Charleston, South Carolina and I really am in love with people. But I also know there are so many other sides of me and everybody that knows me may not experience all sides of me. One friend I met ten years ago here in south Florida dropped by my house to meet my husband, mom and children. She said to my husband: "Do you know she flirts with everybody?" Hubby: "The woman talks to everybody, I've gotten used to it." But the truth is I am not that one-dimensional. I have days when I don’t want to talk to anybody and that can include my family. I have days when I encounter people who are trying to hustle or hurt me and/or my family and I have to open a can of...you know what. I have had a day when the bus driver almost ran over me and my kid and I wasn't nice at all; matter of fact, I was angry and cruel. Also, when playing racquetball, I am a fierce competitor, you better back up your trash talking or you will get a beat down. The truth is: nobody is always nice and that includes me too. I also have times when I am deeply pensive--lost in thought, and I can become consumed with the injustices of the world. There are also times when just the lyrics of a simple song will deeply penetrate my heart and I cry. My name is Theda Okona and I have learned to embrace every part of me--that includes the shadow too. Two things are needed to make a shadow. The first is light and the second is something that blocks the light; together these two things make us who we are; so thankful today that God sees my light and my shadow and still loves me. This is Tuesday talk.
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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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