Finally I See

When living in what you would call an exposed world with the attitude of 'What you see is what you get' , you forget how lost one can be in the mist of it all, expectations seem to run wild both internally and externally.  However, when we do take time to consider what others have and are truly going through, we realise that 'there is more to life than meets the eye' . This month we have a special guest blog contribution brought to you by  Tyson Douglas , a   British television, theatre and film actor born in London , who challenges the above notion and allows you to think into each word he writes through the powerful, but simple examples of a Ballerina and a Chef. Have a read: Love not just the Ballerina, but also her feet. This, along with a series of more graphic related images got me thinking; about how beautiful each of us are, but also how delicate we are too. How on the inside there are marks left from what we've...

Isn't it funny how we can be so concerned about our outside appearance that we choose to forget about what's taking place on our insides? We wear the amazing shimmer or matte lipsticks, we see the beauty in the black or brown mascara which makes our eyes pop to become engaging. Our nails, done and painted, the perfume we wear captures each persons senses as they walk pass you. Each clothing item compliments the other and most of all your hair says it all. Beauty has spoken from the outside. But what is it saying on your inside? To the person across the street, you are confident, to the lady sitting next to you, she feels you are glamorous, to the guy living next door, you become sexy and to the child heading to school you become a role model. But to yourself you know your hiding behind a mask. Your broken, your heart has been thorn from left to right from family issues, bad relationships or just self condemnation. You know your just crying out for someone ...

Philippians 2:14 'Do all things without complaining or arguing...' Isn't it funny how we can step out of bed, and instantly complain before our day even begins. Or are you the one that has an amazing day indoors, but until you step outdoors, walk into your work building, prepare lunch, dinner etc you open your mouth and then the complaining begins? I think we  can   all agree with the fact that we shouldn't be complaining amount many things that we tend to complain about these days. Task See if any of these complaints sound familiar to you:   If it is not about the weather, we complain about our look, if its not about our look for the day,week, month, it will be about someone chewing so loud on the train, bus or in the canteen, if its not our kids running around or constantly asking questions, its our mums or little sisters/brothers calling us to take them somewhere or pick them up. How many of these complaints rang a bell in your world? ...

Sometimes we like to hold unto things so tightly that at times the best thing to do is to just let go. What I'm I talking about? Past hurts, pains, shame, guilt, clothes/materialistic things, unhealthy relationships or even spoken words. Letting something go is like saying goodbye to a place, a city that you know you will not return to, and I really believe that we should and must do that especially with the past hurts or even present pain we may be feeling today. We sometimes ask ourselves, Why are we still hurting? Why are we  not over our ex/s? or Why is a certain guilt still being held over our heads? The truth is this, we are giving more power and authority to the negative attitude than the positive one of moving forward, which not only drags us down, but allows the enemy more ammunition to play with our minds, and to also get into our deep thoughts, so before we know it, we then start to ask questions such as some or even more of the ones listed abo...

Where do I begin? To me this subject is always a sensitive one. This topic along with other subjects was discussed in my church Pastorate (Bible group) a few days ago and yes we had a few people (women) ask majority of the single, dating questions. Surprise, Surprise. See the thing is, what does being a single woman actually mean? To me, being single means not married yet. Then you might ask, what about Dating? Dating means, being interested in someone who might potentially become your partner, that is to say you ‘like’ them; if not you move unto the next one (this can be very dangerous). But Biblically speaking, dating didn't exist.  Plain and simple . Therefore I go back to my first example: Single means ‘NOT’ married. Being single for me has had its lows & highs. I write this blog not only from my experiences but also from observation. I’ve had my share of ‘dating’; I’ve even been close to being married at one point. But at the end of the day, s...