Inspire 2019

When a butterfly's wings have beautiful shouting colors, everyone wants to chase it to the end of the earth, hold it ever so gently between their palms and just secretly admire its God given beauty just in time to let it go so that it can continue to shine its  light to the world. The beauty of the butterfly is so exciting but its freedom is what makes it even more magnificent. Sweeping gently through the mild breeze and adding to the beauty of mother nature. Some people however, want to crush it mercilessly so its beauty remains nothing short of a temporary memory in their head! It seems absolutely deranged, but it gives them a thrill that they managed to end the life of something beautiful. It's like a power source; energizer; adrenaline rush! Truthfully, beauty doesn't spare you from pain. Sometimes it attracts more pain than just being a plain Jane. Ask the parrot in the cage or the glorious lion at the zoo; closed behind cold metal bars for tourists to se...

In my search and journey to find myself, I've realized that in order for me to reach my zen; in order for me to have absolute happiness, I have to integrate these 5 "P's" into my life; 1. Peace "Peace is flowing like a river." Peace of mind is one of the best remedies for unhappiness. A lot of times we get stressed, anxiety ridden and worried because our main temple; our mind is being tempered with spiritually. Someone or something is robing us of our peace of mind and causing negative feelings of depression, sadness and anger that begins to consume us. I've had to de-clutter my mind, day after day, weeks after weeks and months after months to truly get to a place of happiness. When your mind is clear, you're able to find space for improvement, you're able to think clearer and you're able to grow as an individual. Think of your mind as unread notifications of months or junk mail crowding your inbox. As long as it is not cl...

Mental slavery is real. I've been a prisoner of my thoughts many times and almost allowed myself to drown in the deep end. I've stayed laying in bed for hours long after it's time to get up as I welcomed unnecessary thoughts into my head. I've stayed up at night staring at the ceiling allowing unruly thoughts to settle heftily in my throat and collapse begrudgingly at the bottom of my heart. I've had days where I literally convinced myself things were happening and they really weren't. I've had times where my mind couldn't allow reason and relaxation and I found myself acting out and being overly emotional. It's so easy for your mind to make you its slave and trick you into an imaginary world. We get anxious, depressed and then we lose ourselves. All because we have failed to escape the prisons of our mind. Breathe in, breathe out and meditate when your brain is trying to create a situation. You're not alone, you're not weir...