BACK TO THE FUTURE
It’s 10:45pm at the time of this writing. Sunday evening. December 13, 2009. And as I was washing the dishes, the reality hit me - that 2009 will be over in a matter of days. This is by far, the fastest year ever. I can remember ringing in 2009 like it was yesterday. And as I began to think about my life over this past year… my mind arrived at a movie I used to love to watch often: Back To The Future.
Now is Not the Time to Stop. As you already know, we have a new President: Barack Obama. I was actually away at meetings on November 4th and 5th and had limited access to television and the internet. (I voted at 6am on Tuesday, before going out of town.) So I heard about the results of the election, but I really didn’t get to experience them.
When I returned home on Wednesday - somewhat exhausted from the trip - I watched and recorded the 1 hour, special edition of World News Tonight, with Charles Gibson . It was amazing to view the recounting of events from around the country and responses from around the world.
One of my favorite accounts from the Bible is the story of Joseph, which starts in Genesis 37.
“Joseph was a young man who had been called a Dreamer by those closest to him (his brothers) - by those who did not understand nor believe in his dreams. He never asked for these dreams… yet they lived in him - having been placed within his heart by the hand of God. It took many years and the encountering of some very difficult circumstances before his dreams came to pass - and then those who knew, but had resisted, began to see the fruit of these dreams. It was the fruit of these dreams which lead to the salvation of many people.”
“DESTINY IS WAITING ON US” (formerly posted on February 6, 2008)
My Writing Accountability Partner, Tisha Y. Lewis, spoke these words to me after hearing about my speaking opportunity at Bethune-Cookman University in January ’07: I was able to dialogue with Communication and Theater Arts students about linking their experience with opportunities while sharing from my book, Transition: Breaking Through the Barriers. This was an exciting and uncomfortable time: exciting because speaking here was one of my dreams; uncomfortable because I had never done it before. Yet through the mixed emotions, there was fulfillment!
“Destiny is waiting on us.” This phrase is fascinating, yet unnerving because destiny is often thought of as something we wait on. But similar to the scientific discovery that light is both particle and a wave; perhaps we too will realize that destiny is both given and received.
Where is your life headed? Do you want a change in direction? How many of your goals and dreams seem to be falling by the wayside? What can you do to go down a different path… a better, more fulfilling path? What one action can change your entire life forever? Is it even possible to change things? Yes, change is possible and there is an action that has this transforming ability. It is single-handedly, the most simple technique - yet it yields the greatest returns. Even so, many people (myself included) do not take advantage of this simple action on a consistent basis as they pursue their dreams; and because of this inconsistency success is often elusive. But now is the time to change and become consistent!
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