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In The Wake of What Appears to Be Broken Destinies . . . HOPE

MizJAI — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:02:00 +0000

In the wake of what appears to be broken destinies and unmet dreams, darkness slips in and attempts to hijack the space that belongs to the overcomer that lives in the deepest parts of our souls. Fight for what is ours. Hope is ours.

In our darkest moments we can draw light from our Love. God places Himself there on the inside of us, if we let Him, for such a time as this. So, we push for the kind of Love awareness that speaks to the best in us, and we awaken the strength to come over into a new life, we Fight for what is ours. Joy is ours.

In the face of a dull and uneventful existence we dance in our passion for living, reminding ourselves to reach and cry and laugh and ‘be’ because we were made this way; to truly live, more that just exist underneath heaven, we were made to Fight for what is ours. Passion is ours.

We ‘got’ a right to blaze and really heat up the road in front of us with the ideas and beauty that God gave us. We have a road map of how to do it without loosing our ‘first love’ (God Himself). We have this fire that burns in our chest, so why should be afraid of to Fight for what is ours. Dreams into reality, that’s ours.

“Father, let us be fearless, let us be faithful, and let us be free, forever; Lord, let us never be fools, nor enemies of our destinies. Let our faith run deep. Let us be strong enough for each day and wise enough to always grow and change. Let us be light. Let us be true. Let us be blessed. Let us draw close to You forever . . .”

-MizJAI-

Freedom 11: my summary

MizJAI — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 13:18:00 +0000

my face
my hands
my smile
my laughter
my hope
on some days, they all seem to hinge on my freedom
beauty reflected in the face that God gave me sometimes makes me free
my hands dancing or swinging in front of me sometimes makes me feel free
unexpected smiles imitating the light in the sun sometimes makes me free
laughter caught in the wind, insatiable and sincere almost always makes me free
my hope surging through my overactive mind sometimes makes me free

but the truth that what I face today
no matter how hard or how irritating
it doesn’t possess the power to own or destroy me,
and that always keeps me free.

even when I cry I know that inside me
is the ability to rise up and start over,
to smile again, try again, live more
free

freedom is a
fearlessness that allows me to face the world no matter what may come
freedom is a
relationship with God that changes the course of my entire life
freedom is an
excitement and passion that ignites my entire journey
freedom is
examples that save me time because I study, learn and live better
freedom is a
dream in my heart and a desire that burns in chest, driving me forward
freedom is an
opportunity that I am excited, maybe a little scared, but definitely prepared to take advantage of
freedom is an ample supply of
money for the mission or at least a legal, righteous plan to acquire some

freedom is living my best life no matter what may come my way.

-MizJAI-

FREEDOM SERIES

Freedom 1: the Beginning
Freedom 2: The way I see it, freedom is . . .
Freedom 3: every letter counts in F-R-E-E-D-O-M
Freedom 4: F-Fearlessness
Freedom 5: R-Right Relationship with God
Freedom 6: E-Excitement & Passion
Freedom 7: E-EXAMPLE That We Can Follow
Freedom 8: D-Dreams & Desires that Burn in Your Chest
Freedom 9: O-Opportunity That You Are Prepared to Take Advantage of
Freedom 10: M-Money for the Mission
Freedom 11: my summary

Freedom 6: E-Excitement & Passion

MizJAI — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:57:00 +0000

One day about ten years ago, I was jogging/walking in a local park.

It has a dirt trail, close to a rail road track that you can hear but not see.

Trains seldom came.

For the sake of diversity and a more intense workout, I would walk certain parts and run others. For me, sometimes intensity and sometimes diversity are excitement.

There were a few people scattered through out the trail, but for the most part it was extremely silent, except for the sound of my feet on the white, crushed rocks that marked the way. Upon approaching the running-point (that I chose) & being winded from the prior two and a half miles that lead to this moment, I began to slow down in an attempt to stall. I also began to make decisions. I would not only run despite being tired, but I would run hard and give myself something to feel excellent about at the end.

And, I decided to become a super hero who had just turned on her SUPER SONIC SPEED.

(Quiet as it’s kept, I have been a secret-super-hero for years now, so it was easy for me to “turn on” my “powers.”)

When I reached the running point,

I turned that Super Sonic Speed on, and took off!

And with every stride

I could hear the sound of a train

(an actual train) gaining speed to catch up to me.

It was like superman & I were out for a morning jog and the train decided to join us.

Suffice it to say, they could hardly keep up with me.

After passing the walking-point,

I finally began to slow down,

the trains voice began fading in the distance,

and I made a mental note that I possess the power to run strong & free

Now, I am not the fastest woman on the planet, but for that moment, I not only outran all of you, but I outran a train too.

This is the point…We can find freedom anywhere that we find the big and small things that excite us. Whether it’s ‘outrunning a train’ or curling up for half an hour with a book we’ve been trying to read for months or playing a song that dances in our soul or daydreaming while looking up at a sky that calls our name or peering out the window on a rainy day with a Liz Wright or Aretha Franklin ballad playing in the background–excitement and in turn, freedom comes in all sizes. Please don’t pass it up!

Some things that excite me are:

music and singing

dancing and daydreaming

laughing out loud

trying something a little new & a little scary

spoken word & poetry

traveling & writing…

I try to do them often,
I have to do them often,
because when I don’t,
I’m not nearly as happy as I could be.

There are other momentary things that I do that aren’t necessarily my passion, but they remind me of who I am:

horse back riding (with a spirited horse),

makes me feel free

& reminds me that no matter how challenging & painful one day in my life or one season or one decade may be, I am still free, & I can gallop with the best of them (with a little, well maybe a lot of help)

white water rafting (with a life jacket),

makes me feel bold & scared at the same time, & for a woman who can barely swim, I also feel a little crazy; but I definitely e-x-p-e-r-i-e-n-c-e the water instead of only looking at it

hiking (up a mountain),

makes me feel connected

& aware that life is better when I take advantage of the things that God made, His trees, His hills, His valleys, His sunshine & His rain

taking a painting class

makes me feel creative
& appreciative of the people who actually have a gift for this form of art

oh, and the spa! (well this one may be a passion)

makes me feel like a queen and a diva with deep pockets
and liberated thoughts,

Do what ever adventurous or not-so-adventurous thing that you need to do in order to find your passion and rediscover your excitement and dive into the third part of freedom. Feel yourself wake up again, dream again, try again, renew and go after that desire again and again and again…

-MizJAI-