The Women's Empowerment Group

This journey is teaching me a lot of things, but the most profound lesson that I have learned is that in order to have love in our lives, we must be the love that we want to see. It is easy to be hate, because hate does not require much work, hate does not require-- practicing forgiveness or understanding or compassion; it merely requires finding reasons to not do the work required to get to more love in our lives. Loving at times --can be messy, it requires letting down all of our guards and diving into unknown places --while abandoning all of our fears and reservations. Loving is an action word, it is the rolling up of our sleeves and allowing ourselves to be vulnerable enough-- to take the punches that sometimes accompanies getting to love. We all come equipped with artificial guards that protect and soothe us--they are the warm blankets that protect us from the world. But sometimes in order to get to more love-we must be willing to lower our guard and share the love that lie

Sometimes when we are stepping into our greatness, our light shines so bright that it can make people retreat from us. Some people can not understand putting all of your trust in GOD and his majesty manifesting in your life. Some people may go away from you, but remember that it is not about you. It is about them not being ready to see your light. It is about them not understanding that when you place all of your energy into something.. that something will happen in your life, something will show up..something will manifest. This is an universal law. I hate to say that it is envy, because I think higher of people. But sometimes it is just that..envy. Envy is an emotion that we all have--but it is also an emotion that can be redirected to empower us..not bring someone else down. I use my emotion of envy to better myself. If I see that you have something that I would like to have, instead of hating on you, I turn it inward to figure out how I can better myself to get that in which

Life is wrought with painful experiences, but this journey is teaching me that when we can be come strong enough in ourselves..we can literally kiss the pain. And the pain then turns into a crystal clear understanding. It tells me that like a wounded tree, time, seasons and care cover it ---and heals it right before our eyes. The life cycle of a tree tells us much about life, it teaches us that our most close relationships change and metamorphoses into new forms. And our goal is to patiently wait and embrace the new form. The pain requires kissing it over and over again until it no longer hurts--and we see it for what it really is...love covered and tattered by our experiences. If their is pain in your relationships, absorb the pain--then in a quick and strong motion..kiss the pain..tell the pain --that it does not belong in you in the form of hurt. Soothe the pain with as much love as you can muster..then send it back to the hurting in the form of love, care and patience. Our

As I was preparing for an event recently, my sister- n- law stated, in regards to a recipe, that-- " You c an add but not take away " This quote resonated with me-- because it spoke to how I view relationships. In our most sacred relationships-- such as family-- we can add to them by infusing our love, but we can't take away the love that already exist. The love of family is bonded and grounded with a long history sealed by blood and a phenomenal genetic DNA. Our love for our family of origin will always remain intact, these are the people who know us the best, who know the little child that lies inside of us all. The goal is to add all of our God given gifts to our family--- because like a beautifully woven quilt.... our piece is very much needed to make the quilt whole. At times we need to step back and reassess what gift needs to be infused to better the quilt..to take the quilt in a new direction. Some quilts require taking out a piece and inserting a

Life is full of learning curves, just when we believe that we know it..something comes up to shake up what we believe we know. This is a recursive thing that happens in life, what we know gets shaped into new things everyday.The task however is to stay in a state of learning..allowing each day to carry us into the next--- knowing that things can change and morph into something new each day. The more I learn the more I believe that when we stop taking things that we experience personally..then and only then can we allow in the light of learning and growth. Ask questions and explore-- because these are the only tools that allow us to get to more knowledge.When we stop asking questions and exploring we stunt our ability to grow. In life-- we must literally wipe the chalkboard clear at the end of each day, saving only those things that we have learned..and using them to aid us --as we journey on. I am committed to excellence and this commitment requires that I take my punches on the