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“What do you love about yourself?”

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Psalm 139:14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. When Granelle, a wonderful young lady asked me “What do you love about yourself?" I was taken aback because no one asked me that question before. “My smile” I responded, not actually meaning it. It happened to be the first thing that came to mind because a few people have previously told me that I have a beautiful smile; Granelle’s question lingered in my mind for days because I just could not figure out what I love about myself. Not things people told me they like about me or things I was necessarily good at but things I genuinely love and appreciate about myself. Like being stubborn… I mean strong-willed J , don’t get me wrong I have moments where I wish I could turn down my strong-willed inheritance when it is not really needed, but for the most part I truly love and appreciate it. I believe it plays a role in my determination t...
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Running away from my soul

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When I finished High school, I could not wait to move to another city and begin Varsity because it would finally mean that I get to start over and I will no longer be the person I used to be. Two weeks into Varsity and everything seemed pretty much the same as it did back in High school, I still felt the same, I had the same thoughts and I looked exactly the same. Why Lord? I questioned daily. Thing is, I failed to understand that the struggle was inside my soul and no matter how far or where I ran to, my soul would always be with me. If I did not take time to deal with whatever was hurting/crippling me it would always go with me wherever I went because unfortunately I cannot run away from my soul. You might say, you can just pretend to be something you not… but for how long? At some point in your life you will grow tired of pretending. I have always been surrounded by a whole lot of friends who kind of distracted me from my reality, I often pretended to be something I was not, s...
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