Maya Angelou-


On the day of your birth, the Creator filled countless storehouses.... They were set aside for your use and yours alone.

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Been going to the gym and working out with weights. My arms and legs are stronger and even have some muscle definition. Every time I move my arm or leg, I can feel my muscles contract. There's a tensing that reminds me, hey you're alive and actively engaged in what's going on. Wouldn't it be wonderful if our spiritual lives were working in the same way? Every time we met some one our spiritual muscle would contract and we would be a blessing rather than criticle or worse yet, totally ignore them? We should feel the "burn" of pushing pass our spiritual comfort zone. If we are not exercising our ears to listen for God's voice every day, we can become weak and ineffective in God's kingdom. He can not use us if we are not strong enough, and we need to be strong enough to face life's challenges. My challenge is to develop the habits that will produce consistentcy , which will produce change and growth in my life.

Poetry: The Lesson - by Dr. Maya Angelou 

I keep on dying again.

Veins collapse, opening like the

Small fists of sleeping

Children.

Memory of old tombs,

Rotting flesh and worms do

Not convince me against

The challenge. The years

And cold defeat live deep in

Lines along my face.

They dull my eyes, yet

I keep on dying,

Because I love to live.

Life.......... | mustamuseme: lickystickypickyme: Daughter of...

Life.......... | mustamuseme: lickystickypickyme: Daughter of...

NEVER-SEEN: MLK & the Freedom Rides - Photo Gallery - LIFE

We should never forget those who have gone before us and try to find our own area resistance and work to make it better.

NEVER-SEEN: MLK & the Freedom Rides - Photo Gallery - LIFE

Girl With The Fro : Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Girl With The Fro : Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.