Greetings RAWC Stars! I am so excited to be back with you all as I know I’ve been away for far too long! I’ve been doing a lot of re-prioritizing, spring cleaning (as you know from my previous blog) and just redesigning and redefining my life according to God’s will and plan. On the cover of my first published book “Content…Right Where I Am” (www.joyturner.net) is a beautiful blue monarch butterfly that symbolizes a place of contentment and satisfaction in my life. My desire is to emerge as one of the brightest, most beautiful “butterflies” EVER and that is also my desire for the readers of my book. However, in order to do that, I realized that I still have a few layers to shed of my “cocoon”. Sure, I’ve shed some of the major “layers” and I’ve made huge progress in a lot of areas in my life but after doing some inner reflecting just this year I found that I still have some residue from my old “cocoon” that I need to shed before I can emerge fully as one of God’s “butterfly” best! One of the things that I realize is that as we start dissolving the “layers” of our cocoon, the process can become quite uncomfortable. When we begin cleaning up our surroundings (literally) the task at hand can appear to be quite overwhelming and if you are like me, you may even find a way to somehow procrastinate to avoid completing the task. All this does is prolongs the whole experience and doesn’t improve our situation one bit. Trust me, I KNOW! (smile) When we start making changes in our physical bodies like eating properly, detoxing from junk and exercising, our bodies often respond with resistance and we find ourselves with nagging little headaches, irritability and sore muscles until our bodies conform to our healthy transitions. It gets a little rough and I’ll be the first to admit that I have succumbed to a french fry or two because my head screamed “Woman are you crazy, cutting out carbs on me like that”! LOL It’s not always easy but the one thing I have never done is give up. I may sit out of the race from time to time but I have committed myself to running this race no matter how long it takes to get to the finish line because I ultimately desire to fly high like those big beautiful monarch butterflies that soar in the spring time! But just like any dream or goal that we have, it requires work. My first plan of action is to “shed this cocoon” and lose the layers!
Losing the Layers
• Bad Habits – smoking, unhealthy eating, lack of exercise, over indulging, excessive behavior, lack of rest, gossip, backbiting, lying, envy, jealousy, cheating, manipulating, etc
• Dead Weight – physical weight (excess fat) or proverbial “weight” (unhealthy relationships, abusive relationships, negative friends and associates)
• Clutter – mental and/or physical
• Negative Thinking – as a man thinketh, so is he (Proverbs 23:7)
• Negative Speaking – life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21)
These are just a few things that we should monitor from time to time to make sure that we are headed on a productive path. Don’t ever feel bad when you discover something that needs to be changed or a layer that needs to be shed. In fact, rejoice!! Because it is when we DON’T see in ourselves what hinders our progress, that we become trapped in our cocoons. Many people leave this earth without having experienced all the fullness of life that God intended. Will you run your race and never reach the finished line? Will you walk through life and live on purpose with great expectations or will you simply meander through life struggling with issues of the past, present and future? Take inventory of your thoughts, your patterns, your life and see what needs to be changed. Let’s lose the layers RAWC stars and emerge into greatness in God!!!
Today’s inspirational scripture reading comes from Romans 12:2 (NKJV) and it reads “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
“Change your mindset, change your life” is actually the title of the tour that will kick off featuring my friend and “butterfly sister” Erica Goodridge! She and several other dynamic women will speak at this life changing event that will kick off in Hunt Valley, MD on June 13, 2009. The tour is also scheduled to stop in a city near YOU! (including Detroit, Chicago, Orlando, LA and Charlotte) I am really looking forward to the event and have already purposed it in my heart to be there to support and to receive a blessing! For more information on the tour or my fabulous friend Erica and her organization, Moral Treasures LLC, please visit her on the web at www.changeyourmindset.net
Joy & Blessings!
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