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Are You YOUR biggest Hater?!
We always talk about haters as people trying to block us, stop our growth, downplay our gifts, or keep us from elevating. But how many times have YOU done that to yourself? Every time you said: “I’m not good enough.” “I can’t do it.” “I don’t have enough.” “I failed.” “I’m incapable.” “People like me don’t make it.” “It’s too late.” That’s hate too. Quiet hate. Internal hate. The kind that smiles on the outside while killing purpose on the inside. Because the truth is…some of us aren’t being held back by enemies. We’re being held back by disbelief. By constantly speaking against ourselves while asking God to bless what we…
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Comfort Can Make Cages Feel Like Home
For the longest time, I only attached grief to death. Funerals. Obituaries. Permanent goodbyes. But nobody really talks about the grief that comes with losing living things…friendships, relationships, jobs, businesses, routines, versions of yourself you swore would always exist. Grief doesn’t only show up at gravesites. Sometimes it shows up in quiet transitions. In unanswered calls. In empty routines. In finally getting what you asked for only to realize you still mourn what had to end for it to arrive. And that’s the space I find myself in now. Something ended that I thought I was ready to let go of. I prayed for change. Asked for movement. Wanted different.…