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Diabetes

Early last year, after a health scare, I was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I didn’t want it to be true but, alas, it was.

I have had my ups and downs with this diagnosis. Some months I win, some months it kicks me in the rear.

There’s a tendency for us, as human beings, to act as if ignoring a thing will make it go away.

It won’t.

We have to face these things head on. It’s the only way to go if we want to give our health a fighting chance.

For the next few months, my focus will be on health and wellness. I’m learning that wellness is more holistic than I’ve believed. I’m learning that your physical, mental, and emotional health really do go hand in hand.

My goal is simple. To get to a point where I can manage Type 2 diabetes without medication. To do this, I’ve got to continue losing weight, exercise consistently, reduce stress, & hold myself accountable to a low carb, mostly plant- based diet.

As a busy young professional and entrepreneur, this can be challenging. I’m constantly on the go and typically exhausted at the end of the day. If I am to live a life that is not plagued by complications from diabetes, however, I’ve got to make sure I’m being a good steward over my body.

Tonight was my starting point for this round. I had chicken, rice, and lots of vegetables for dinner with water to drink. I’ll have the same for lunch at work tomorrow. Breakfast, as of late, has been coffee and junk food. I plan to get up in time to eat a more nutritious meal than that before work. I’ve also been drinking sodas lately which is terrible for me, so I’ll be drinking water, unsweetened tea, and black coffee only starting tomorrow.

I’m sharing this here because I want my journey to help others. If you’re working to combat Type 2 diabetes, feel free to comment with things that have helped you so far.

I will beat this.

****Disclaimer****Any information shared here regarding my journey with diabetes management is not intended to treat, diagnose, or claim to cure any disease. I am merely sharing my experience .****

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Hunger

Having a go-getter mentality is absolutely necessary if you want to achieve greatness. You have to be committed, with every fiber of your being, to success.

You can’t be married to excuses and successful at the same time. That’s not how it work y’all.

January is almost gone. If you haven’t moved forward with your 2020 goals, do it.

Divorce every excuse.

Get out of your own way.

Go get it.

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Change…

Over the last few years there has been a LOT of change in my life. I’ve moved across the country, married the love of my life, walked with my love through a cancer battle, changed jobs/ careers….. and much more.

Lately I’ve been feeling exhausted. Anxiety and depression have been trying to have their way with me. I’ve been fighting the urge to just settle into a dead end job and stop trying so hard. I was having a really low moment today and so I took a cleansing salt bath and reflected on why I chose this path in the 1st place. It took a few minutes but I found my why again and took the time to look at how far I’ve come on this journey. I looked at the lesson in every experience and concluded that the journey so far has been worth it.

I am the man that I am today because I decided a long time ago not to live a scared lie anymore. Sure, I lost people and community that I’d spent years building. I’ve had a good bit of money and I’ve been broke to the point of homelessness and hunger. I’ve cried myself to sleep many nights and there was a time when the only comfort I could find was in a bottle because I had bought into a theology which said that God rejected me for living honestly. This pain is not pain that I would wish on anyone. I cannot pretend that it has not hurt because it has BUT I get to choose what I do with the pain. I get to choose to push past the pain so that others won’t have to endure what I have. I choose to use the pain as fuel for my purpose.

I choose life.

I choose love.

I choose me.

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Remembering

I haven’t taken time to sketch since 6th grade .

I decided to change that.

I get to have an artistic outlet.

I’m sure it will evolve as time goes on and I spend time actively learning different techniques.

I’ll be thanking my therapist for advising me to just invest in ME.

I love to create.

It feels like home.

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Happy New Year!

May 2020 be a year where we find the DISCIPLINE & COURAGE to create the life we desire!

#happynewyear #2020 # manifestation #discipline #motivation

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Your Path

Many of us were given a path. We didn’t question it. We trusted the giver of said path and followed it.

As life goes on, your initial path may line up with the person you become and it might not. Both are valid.

If the path you were given does not reflect your soul’s true path, it’s okay to explore a different path.

This is your life. Your journey.

Own it and enjoy.

#awakening #spirituality #questioneverything #philosopher #thinker #live

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You. Are. Enough.

Greetings,

I say to you, on this sunny day, that you are enough.

Your experience is valid.

You’re not obligated to consent to being perpetually disrespected.

This world does not own you.

It does not get to stomp out your light or silence your voice without consequence.

You are worthy of love.

You are worthy of respect.

You are worthy of honor.

So

I honor you.

I honor the deposit of the inexplicable that lies within.

I honor the god in you.

You don’t have to earn this honor.

It’s your birthright.

It belongs to you.

You.

Are.

Enough.

#lgbt #empowerment #honor #god #goddess

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Vision

Hey Family!

As part of my commitment to ministry & walking in purpose, I’ll be hosting a Virtual Visioning Party on 12-26-2019 at 5 PM CDT. It will be a live feed on the Instagram handle @reimagining_revival. I invite you to join me!

#vision #visionboard #2020 #ministry #purpose #destiny #reimaginingrevival

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Freedom

Having low self-esteem is something that I’ve wrestled with for a lot of my life. It started in my childhood when I’d be given little reminders that any full expressions of who I am weren’t good enough. This messaging, given to me be well-meaning people, was detrimental because I internalized it. I learned to believe that the best way to flow through life was to fit it. I tried over and over with no success. This was difficult for me until I learned a valuable lesson.

Who I am is enough.

This was a positive lesson but a painful one. It contradicted many things I believed to be true since childhood. It was difficult to digest but I’m so very glad I’ve learned it. I’ve learned to live and love out loud without apology. I’ve learned that God knew who I was when my creation was on the table.

I’m ending 2019 with a full heart and a clear head. Gone are the days when I shrink for the comfort of others. Gone are the days when I carry the baggage of other peoples opinions. Gone are the days where I apologize for being me.

I’m ending 2019 free. I want to be clear though. The old cliche is true. Freedom ain’t free. You gotta fight for it. You gotta be willing to let people walk out of your life for it.

As we end 2019, I choose me. My gift to myself this Christmas is the experience of being FREE! (Above is a photo collage of my personal transformation as I made the choice to shave my head. Spiritually it symbolizes 3 things. (1) A fresh start. (2) The shedding of anything that is not aligned with my soul’s path. (3) Rebirth.)