Paradigm Shifts

Romans 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God which is your reasonable service. 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.


In my life I am feeling the need to make a change. Changing is difficult but necessary in seasons of life. It began with my divorce and continued in my reading of T.D.Jakes new book Repositioning Yourself. According to a website, one should think about a paradigm shift "as a change from one way of thinking to another. It's a revolution, a transformation, a sort of metamorphosis. It just does not happen, but rather it is driven by agents of change" (Kuhn, 1962). These agents of change create an atmosphere where by it is not a matter of how but when. For myself, I feel a pull in my heart to put away "childish things" and mature to a higher level in God. God can and will set the stage of change. It is up to each of us to take on more of Him and less of ourselves. I honestly feel a need to shift. I cannot go on the same way.

Dear Sister

This is a piece that I posted at another website. I wanted to share it here because someone may enjoy it.


Dear sister,
Im trying to hear you,
from this masculine cage.
I would have text'd you or sent a page.
Instead I wrote this
from the well of my heart.
Its so sad to see your worlds apart.
Daughter of man,
yet hard to understand.
At least thats what they say.
Yet Im trying to hear you.
In the motherland,
they circumcise your clit
To take away your feelings
but they cant steal your heart
Even if they try to tear you apart.
Some in Asia are sold into slavery.
I still see your smile,
your the face of bravery.
A human with a vagina just aint safe.
In wars they rather rape,
than to heal you,
they take your babies and kill you.
For some its a thrill to,
shame and defame
your body,
but you bother nobody,
You was just born to be somebody.
Still sister Im trying to hear you
men hate you
'cuz really they fear you.
Its sad because you cannot tell no one,
but another woman
to understand where you coming from.
Im just one brother,
who's trying to hear your pain
Im just one brother,
trying to feel your pain.
While media depicts you
as a whore,
I see it in your eyes,
you are so much more.
Your my sweet honey in the rock,
my Tracy Chapman,
my Erika Badu,
my Mary J Blige
my Angie Stone.
I know.
I that I know.
That you
just wanted to be loved.
But the world gave you hate.
So this is that which makes you date.
Thugs, pimps, and weak men
who pretend to get you messy
but you cant name one friend.
Sister... Im trying to hear you,
through your tears,
through your fears,
through these years.
I just want you to know,
I hear.
I hear.
I hear.

Richard J Wright (2007)

The purpose of laughter

According to the bible, "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine". Proverbs 17:22
There was a movie back in the day starring Robin Williams called Patch Adams, about a doctor and his ability to help those around him that were sick with laughter. Sometimes, the one thing each of needs from time to time is laughter. I was sharing with a close friend once and actually with a classroom full of people a remedy for sadness or anger. On youtube, you can search for laughing babies and just watch babies laugh. It will make you laugh. I guarantee it. No matter what is going on, there is always room for laughter. When its time to mourn, one should mourn, but one is to never stay there too long. God wants us to enjoy our lives and find the humor of life's experiences. Also, laughter will relieve you of your stress levels. I am not a doctor but the Great Physician has declared that a merry heart will do good just like medicine. Take time to laugh, its fun and its cheap.