Spiritual Awakening: Keeping Hope Alive!!!
As I sat down to write this entry today (9/25/2020) I was watching the news of the unrest that is happening in our country. I was thinking how disconnected people are to GOD and doing things that do not honor GOD. I watched people being violent and started to think where did we lose hope and how can we keep hope alive. The answer came to we can keep hope alive by turning back to GOD and embracing the spiritual awakening process. It is time to get everyone in alignment to the belief that we are all divine children of GOD and GOD wants us to prosper and to prosper others. It is imperative that we all get all the facts that are available to us when looking into the issues of today. It is time to come together and be guided by GOD and reconnect with GOD so we can begin to heal our nation that is at this point in time divided. It appears to me that many people are angry and we know that acting out in anger only makes the situations that we are facing worse. We need to keep hope alive by understanding that in order to have change we need to have effective dialogue that will affect the way things are done in the future. We must commit to making peace, love, and understanding a priority. We have an opportunity to introduce spirituality into all of our communities. The first step to growth and overcoming a problem is in acknowledging that a problem exists. Today I see that we have several problems in our country as we have lost our moral compass and have allowed hate and vitriol to rule our day. We have become excuse makers and many have forgot that their behavior has a lot to do with how they are treated. It now comes to a point where you have to decide am I going to be part of the problem or am I going to be part of the solution? I have decided to be part of the solution.
One way to keep hope alive and to be part of making your community a better place for all is to allow GOD to set your soul on fire and to ignite a flame of good inside of you that you can use to inspire and empower others. The only flames we should see in our communities are the flames from the candles lit to lift others up in prayer. It is when we tap into our inner divinity and recognize the divinity in others that we can keep hope alive. When we take action to build and improve our communities we strengthen our community and we grow personally, professionally, and spiritually. Today we need to get back to watching out for each other and seeing how we can be of service and value to one another. We need to stop hurting one another and find ways to lift each other up so that everyone can have the opportunity to bring peace, love, joy, and prosperity to their lives. It starts by having a pure heart guided by love for when you have caring, empathy, and compassion you can overcome all the challenges that we are facing today. We need to bring respect back into our everyday lives and abide by the universal laws set forth by GOD.
Now is the time for us to rise to keep hope alive to turn things around in our communities. It is time to step into your power and achieve the greatness which is your birthright. It is time to come together and find solutions that will benefit everyone in your community. It is time to take responsibility for your actions and hold yourself accountable for the outcomes. It is time to have a bit of common decency and find ways to positively impact the community where we live work and play. We can keep hope alive by looking at the inner instead of judging on the outer. We must comport ourselves in a manner that people will want to follow so as to make positive change in our communities. We have abilities to peel back the onion and to get all the facts and to keep hope alive. Now is the time for those who have the ability to improve the quality of life in their community to step up and see what they can do to make a difference in the lives of others. Today is an opportunity for you to do something positive to keep hope alive in your community. Please Stay Positive. Namaste!!!
Last night (2/7/2018) I was announcing The Calvary Eagles vs Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs Girls Varsity High School Basketball Game and I made a call when the opposing player from Calvary double dribbled. I said double dribble get her a kids cup Chiefs Basketball. At halftime a parent from Calvary came up to me and asked if I thought is was okay to heckle the girls. I said I wasn’t heckling I was just adding some flair to the game as I have been doing for many years, At that moment another parent stated you can’t do that it is high school basketball. I apologized and began to walk away and the other parent kept going on and on.I simply went back to my announcing position. After the game a few of The Cardinal Gibbons parents came up to me and said don’t worry about it they were upset from the time they got to the gym you did a great job. The irony of the whole situation is that Calvary is a Christian School and I thought one of the covenants of Christianity was forgiveness.
In becoming humble before GOD and seeking forgiveness for my trespasses I will become a better person and thus attract peace, love, joy, and prosperity into my life so that I can continue to be of service and value to others. Last night was a humbling experience for me as in all my years of announcing I have never had someone come up to me to complain about my call of a game. It was a learning experience for me as it reinforced that not everyone will be a fan of your style. In accepting that not everyone will resonate with your style you begin to become more true to yourself as you move along your spiritual path. The only thing anyone of us can do is walk in our truth and follow the messages that GOD is sending you. In my case as a professional announcer and emcee I must become more aware as to the effect I have on audiences and to carry myself with grace and dignity. I must realize that as funny as I might find something others may find it hurtful thus I must find a common ground where I bring the game to life without disrespecting the game. It is important to look at how we conduct ourselves and how we play this game of life understanding that sometimes we can get a bit crazy.