For the past few months, my mom has been calling nearly everyday around the 4 O'Clock hour to tell me to watch the Queen of this television timeslot. I've recently been timing my phone calls to her, knowing that if I call from 4-5 or 7-8, it's likely that I won't get her full attention because she's intently tuned in. Tuesday, around 4:30pm, I saw her name light up the screen of my cell phone. En route home from the grocery, I answered anticipating the direction of the conversation: "Are you in front of a tv? Turn on Oprah. This episode is so profound"; when I picked up, she fulfilled my expectation. Typically, I must admit, I do not heed her suggestion without having a conversation with myself about how it can't be any more powerful than what she told me to watch the last time. This time, however, I silenced my childish backtalk and tuned in.
Oprah interviewed several people who at some point in their lives asked themselves "What's wrong with this world and what will I do about it?". As I listened to their heartwarming testimonies of supporting powerful transformation in the lives of others, I was encouraged to recharge purpose in my life. I thought about how my commitment to making a difference in the lives of teens globally brought me to this point; every sleepless night and anthology long paper is part of laying the groundwork to make this happen.
In addition to my longer-term goals, it also encouraged me to find ways to actively be a contribution right now. I definitely need to create more opportunities to work with youth here in DC, so that I will consistently be in action around my purpose.
This morning, when I set out the door, I created my day with God and everything that we spoke about manifested; from the public transportation I needed meeting me right on time, to receiving a phone call about being able to get a ride to and from New York this weekend, to getting an extension on unfinished Statistics homework, it all came together, back, to back, to back. As I was giving thanks, I thought about the power of the word and of manifesting what I want in my life. As as result, I decided that I needed to re-charge my self-love jar. The cutesy notes weren't sending me off into my day powerfully. So I amped up my self-love and encouragement, pulling "I am holistic wellness" and "I AM A MASTER CREATOR".
Right now, I feel sleepy, but still charged to push forward. A little listening to mama definitely set off a series of serendipitous events. Our parents are definitely our parents for a reason.
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