We always hear the messages encouraging us to be - AUTHENTIC, BOLD, and a REBEL with a cause yet we never hear how to be that person who unapologetically lives in their truth. Quite frankly... it's scary! I've always been told that I am too direct, too open-minded, too fixed, too private, too vulnerable.....Just " TOO " everything that people wish they were living in. And that is scary because all you are doing is being YOU.
BUT!! I have learned over time that projection is real. Like literally, people will look at you and despise you for walking in faith. No one cares that it took your relationship with God to stand there and take the uncertainty of it all. The fear of it all. The understanding that if you DON'T walk in your truth, you could lose it all....including your self worth. As my love of movies would say " This ish is bigger than Nino Brown". Sorry....I could not resist it (**Insert belly laughter here).
INSTEAD - What I really am is the woman who will live in her truth relentlessly. I will say what you will not with the compassion to explain the "why". I am private because as the wonderful Tabitha Brown says " That's my business". I share what is needed and limit what is not. Women like me just know there is more to life than just working for someone and missing out on the things that GOD has placed before us. So let's go deeper...
I absolutely love to GIVE. I give time, knowledge, experiences, love, understanding, and my most prized possession ENERGY. Hence, my new venture to the coffee house establishment back in my hometown. I want to give people in the community a chance to see what I've experienced over the last 11 years. I have seen people love their community and support their own, even when the community didn't love them back. I've seen people start their business in their garage and in the back of their FORD F150's with a propane tank and ridiculous cooking skills (some of the best food you've ever tasted). I've seen the hustle that served as a reminder that we can do all things through Christ who strengthen us!! I want to share that to everyone who will listen and experience what I have to show.
So as I sip my coffee (really good this morning, it's the sea salt ;) ), I will find the way to bring this to fruition. It will happen!
So Today.... I am SCREAMING!
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