BEAUTIFUL IN ALL SEASONS

Hey there it’s me again (Lol). I am writing this as I go letting honesty drive the piece with hopes it parks it home for me to come back and take it all in, some day when I need to be reminded who I am and what truly speaks and fulfils me when there’s no room for fear or thoughts of failure. I recently posted on threads 🧵  This post, this thought came when I was in my zone thinking about what I have always loved, growing to love and how this moment is as a result of a spark in my heart that I kept on giving my time which has paved way for the current moment. I have been working for 5 years now (2024) and I have been blessed to do what speaks to my core, that is giving my resources for the betterment of the next person. I give my expertise, my skills, my time and experience to evoke a love for learning laying a foundation for tomorrow’s managers and leaders. In simple words I teach. Over the years I have experienced the beauty of serving and the difficulty of doing it were the ones...

      A list of my answered prayers I am on my way home from work with a friend in his car, we are talking about how tired we are. He attended a funeral on Sunday and it dawned on him “this is where it ends”, he shares this with me. I add by saying “ we are born, we start school, we grow we start work and eventually we died. He proceeds by saying one day you will be laying and we will be saying “here lies a body of the beloved Melone.” As I was almost getting off he says life is war.   *** This lead to a conception of a thought in my head, that we are here to work, and work, and prove that we are worth the kingdom of God. My heart sank and it was gloomy. This thought broke my heart. I got in the house took a shower and made food.  While I was eating my soul sang ‘Saviour- by Tye Tribbett) I was then drawn to prayer.  I remembered to search for affirmations in form of verses that will bring my heart home. To remind me now that it matters to be grateful ...

It is the night of the 11th of February i get into bed i set my alarm for 4am. An hour earlier than usual because i intend to clean my house before i go to work so that when i return i am only faced with laundry for a chore. I lay down and sleep, i wake up the Lord is still sustaining me. However, i feel close to crippled. My body screams 'today is so impossible!'  I get up regardless and decide to eat a bit so i can stomach the medication and give my body 30 more minutes of rest.  I usually refuse to take meds as prescribed; two to three times a day instead i take them once in the evening to avoid complete dependency on the medication. This morning is different and calls for desperate measures. It is 4;30 am i decide to make my bed and activate my plan. I do so as i give thanks to God and express my hurt at the same time. I obviously question when is the end ever coming. I give thanks again for all i have and am able to do. like hope, like resilience, like peace while i ackno...

"A man without decision of character can never be said to belong to himself... He belongs to whatever can make captive of him." ~John Foster My simple break down of this quote by Foster is: If anything can influence your mental state and moral standards it manages your life with or without your permission.  As a child what we observe and totally rely on is that our parents and guardians are in charge of us, managing the affairs of our lives. Health- taking us to a health institute when we are ill, school-preparing so we are ready to participate in academics, social or sport event, to going as far as lying to us that if we put our tooth in a sneaker the tooth fairy will visit and turn it into money. A good for us lie right! ha-ha-ha😂.  For the most part of our lives someone has been in charge for our well-being. When we turn 21 the society expects us to take over all of these responsibilities and manage our own life. Not just in any way but a...

It feels like you have been at war, fighting; fixing things. Fighting for order, for peace, for a dream… Breathe___ rest you’ve done a lot of good work. Your belief worked out, it is working out, it will work out.  Well done for putting your heart into all that worked and that which did not__yet. It is all evidence that you are living. I am going to ask that  Instead of focusing so much on the dream you focus also on the reality, on the present hour. Engage all your senses in the moments for growth to take form.  Work to enjoy the now, today first. Then make it each day’s mission: to put in the work to enjoy today.  Have a dream for today and get excited about today’s dream like tomorrow’s. Today is equivalent to tomorrow. Work, pace yourself and live for both.  All the permission you’ll ever need comes from you. I love you for your heart, your faith, your intellect, your passion, your authenticity, your humility and  your power.   Keep in mind it is y...

ARTICLE FOCUS: Showing up- Inclined to/ disinclined to  Hiding- Willingly Life is about being present. To live then is an activity of being here. We show up everyday because we are here, to date. Showing up can be explained as taking any action no matter what that looks like. It is going to school, going to work, meeting academic or work deadline, honouring appointments with friends or self, attending family events or showing up for  scary stuff like surgery. We always show up and  we are either inclined when doing it or disinclined. The human battery When we are inclined to show up we are passionate, we are intentional. When we are disinclined we are tired and would rather not be here (work, school, completing assignments, meeting family or friends or going for surgery). Most of the times we are solving problems, we are serving, life in its form asks this from us. Priorities, needs and expectations determine for us the how part. Most days we are invested and authent...