Are you spiritually in tuned?
What does that even mean, being spiritually in tuned?
Well over the past year since moving to New York, I’ve been blessed, I mean absolutely and truly blessed from my rent being taken care of [without having worked a full time job yet], me still having the luxury to shop at [organic] grocery stores, shelter over my head, all while making my dreams into reality. Some of the things that I’ve been fortunate to obtain would make people question, “well how did you get that?” Or “you’re only paying what for rent and you live in the Upper West Side by yourself?” Trust me I know but it was no longer a surprise to me when things I wanted or desired were manifesting in my experience.
I consider myself to be a co-creator of my life and very spiritually in tuned now than I was two years ago. I was frustrated with my situation but knew that I had the power to change it to what I wanted it to be for me. So I thought about different things that could be, I started attracting people, like minded energies, books, etc. that lead me to the things that I have now and/or are on their way to me. The most recent books that I read this past spring and summer were The Seat of the Soul, The Power of Now, The Secret, and most recently Ask and It is Given: Learning to Manifest Desires. We all look at spirituality differently but the underline premise of all these books was if we tapped into the abundance within ourselves, was mindful of our thought energy, and remained in a state of feeling good, we could be, do, or have anything that we desired. I am witness to that.
At some point in your life, everything you have or has happened to you [AND I MEAN EVERYTHING], you unconsciously or consciously invited it to your experience including things, people, or circumstances THAT YOU DIDN’T WANT. I don’t claim to be a sage or even God for that matter but for all the things that I’ve learned and have experienced, the best way to get what you want is to FEEL GOOD about what you want along with releasing that energy into the Universe. The Law of Attraction is real so if you’re not mindful of your thoughts, you will continue attracting things that don’t serve you or your energy.
Listen to your soul, it doesn’t lie. If something doesn’t feel right or make you feel good, be it work, relationships with family, friends, etc, then trust that feeling. Everyone and everything isn’t meant to be in your life. Pay attention to the energy around you. You are the master of your thoughts. You can always find a way to “leave”. Just don’t use CAN’T as an excuse. You CAN do anything you want but will you?
So I ask again are you spiritually in tuned? Are you truly living the life that you want? Did you settle because you were afraid of the unknown or were appeasing others?
What experiences or aha moments have you had that made you realize things had to change? Share your thoughts with us.
“Never say anything about yourself you do not want to come true.”- Brian Tracy (taken from the blog The Daily Love)
The Other Side of Vulnerability
On my spiritual journey of emotional maturity and evolution, I found myself on the other side of vulnerability, being radically expressive with my feelings.
Learning to be an emotional risk taker, I let go of my EGO. I opened my heart to an old friend with no expectations or conditions. I started sending him love letters (informing him of my randomness prior to). It was Russian roulette with my heart and I was conscioulsy aware of it. I didn’t know how he would respond but part of me didn’t care because I wasn’t doing this for him. I was doing this for me. For once in my life I wanted to give without EXPECTING anything in return. I wanted to be free from all emotional anxiety, societal expectations, and most importantly my self.
Tribute to My Sisters
Silence, my mind searches for silence…
a struggle to push thoughts out of mind
A fight to find serenity in nature …
Mind ruffles with the surge of birds,
flapping their wings as they take to flight
Dear (Insert Your Deity Here):
Dear God,
On this Wednesday I come to you in a state of disarray. I come to you humbly, anxiously and damn near confused. (I hope the word damn doesn’t cause you to stop listening as most theologians teach). I am confused because I am a young, single, Black, worried woman…a Human woman living amongst other Humans who may or may not answer to a higher being and live their lives accordingly.
R’ebellious Love: Part III-Sisterly Love
One of my best friends is a middle-aged white woman who has a sixteen year old son. When we met, the only thing we had in common is that we were getting our behinds handed to us in accounting class. She sat in the last row in the classroom looking overwhelmed and stressed out, and I sat in the first row attempting to not look overwhelmed and stressed out. Somehow we bumped into each other on campus and she nonchalantly mentioned to me that she liked the shirt I was wearing, and I mentioned that I really liked the African print cross bag she wore, and we








