BeYouTFull UnivHercity

In my daily reading I was struck by these words I read in the Scripture (Message Bible). It spoke about being “ tyrannized by what you want” in life. It made me pause to reflect.  I thought, probably if most of us looked closely at our lives, for most of the things that we desire / want (normal things); we have received them. How many of us have looked back at ourselves once we obtained “the thing ” we wanted and said, I should have been just a little more patient because, it came. It happened. Haven’t you noticed that “it” will come, “it” will happen . More times than not, the things we fiend, obsess and worry over and about, usually work out. They actually come to pass.   It’s not that it doesn’t happen. It’s really a matter of how long it takes to happen.   For most of us, when it comes to what we want, the answer to that question of “how long? is TOO LONG! Perhaps we need to reframe our Minds, make the adjustment, so that how we gauge the space betwee...

In this most auspicious and sacred time of year, so much is going on in every dimension of our lives; mentally, emotionally, spiritually and yes financially.  It is the deepest, most intense time of the year for most of us. It is a concentrated time for being with family and friends which are the cornerstone relationships of life. As always, as we stand at the entrance of this season we will have to confront the interior terrains of our lives. We have to deal with brokenness, disenfranchisement, and a lack of fellowship within our families.  We will have to make tough decisions about who we will break bread with, who can sit at the table, who is uninvited, who is banned and who is damned.  We have to determine whether we will forgive for the sake of the holidays; if we are willing to be in the company of our loved ones; even if we will make up ( so that we can get Christmas presents) . Many of us have to deal with loss. The loss of our mother, father, child, sister, bro...