It is New Year’s Eve at 5:50pm….here I am
sitting on a large “Tomb Raider,” size chair in what my family calls “The Quite
Room.” I slept a lot of today seeing that I got off work at 3 something am. It’s
been a rough week…really month or two. I started to just sit in this chair and
sleep (yikes). I thought of my Grandmother who I was use to trying to get to
sit still, to now who lays in the bed a lot and how it bothers me to see her
like that. She is very old now and people do things for her so to an extent what
else is there for her to do? I could think of something’s, but it’s up to her
to choose to get up and do them.
This past Christmas Eve she did get up and
actually came over. That night my mother and I stayed in the room my grandmother
was going to sleep in and listened to her talk. When my mother and I walked out
we discussed how youthful she looked that day and how clear she seemed. The
point is when she was up and moving, feeling and being involved, it was as if
years had been added to her life.
So
here I am in this chair thinking of my 2011. What a year, it kind of seems like
a blur to tell you the truth. I did a lot of productive things I believe, but
towards the end there were more things I wanted to do, but didn’t. For one I
was/am spending way more time at work than anything else. I’m talking about
work, sleep, squeezing in very few things, then more work (yuck). I rarely get
sick, but I had a cold twice this year. I felt like I was starting to just lay
in the bed on my days off like my Grandmother. The difference is she is 94 and
I’m in my 20’s now.
So that all
brings me to my real point… VISION…Habakkuk 2:2-3
I’m sure whether you are Christian or not
you have heard the saying “My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge…”
(Hosea 4:6). One Pastor I heard put it like this…”My people are destroyed for
the lack of vision…” Well what does knowledge mean: general awareness, facts,
IDEAS, etc. If you read on in Hosea 4:6, those people were destroyed because
they didn’t just lack knowledge, they rejected it.
As a child, I had a big imagination. I
still do honestly, but at some point I allowed something’s in life to not let
me dream like I use to. I use to love to read, invent, and create. Think of
people who invented the things we hold so dear now…if they were always
distracted how would they have a clear mind to do the things they have done? If
they had not vision or laid in the bed all day how would they have invented the
things we need and want? I’m sure they tried many things and failed. They probably
felt discouraged and wanted to do nothing, but they kept going.
Be honest with yourself, there are things
you desire to do with a clear intent. Maybe to open a business, start a non
profit, go back to school, pay off debt….maybe even start a blog. Why haven’t
you? Do you have kids, are you in debt, are you just not sure where to start? I
heard a sermon that I encourage anyone reading this to listen to (Christian or
not) go to escapetunes.cc and click on “Are your Memories bigger than your
dreams.” I like it because it’s relatable and kind of funny, but mostly it
gives instructions. Or if you just look in the Bible at people like Jacob,
Daniel, Abraham, then slide to the New Testament, plenty of people had visions
to do things that made them great.
Why wait until January 1st to
say I’m going to finally start doing xoxo. Look you may try and fail half this
year, but the point is to keep trying if you know for a fact it’s meant. Don’t
let people with out vision detour you from yours. Make some quite time for
yourself and if you’re into it find a scripture that corresponds to what you
are praying for and ask God for it. You do not have to light candles or cover
your head in oil. The natural hair business my friend and I run came through vision
(I’m talking sitting on the couch watching tv and the idea came lol). This blog
came through vision.
Take a chance and see whether it’s January 1st
or not….whyknot?! As I’m typing this to you I’m typing this to myself, I’m so
behind on updating this blog and other things I could kick over a chair then
put it back of course. I’m not saying up and quit your job, I’m not saying push
people out of your life, and I’m not saying over load yourself with “busy work,”…I’m
saying make time for VISION.
Be Fierce,
Be Fine, Better You..Why Knot?!
V. Curls
-HAPPY NEW
YEAR! Who knows how many people are waiting on you :)
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