Moments of Silence

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.  ~William Penn




I lost my voice this weekend. Yep, lost it.  An extra feeling of weakness and tiredness crept in once I had completed my Thanksgiving dinner for my two children.  This meal was made with my love for them in mind and I knocked it out of the ballpark, they were pleased. However, I felt as if I had been hit by a mack truck. When Saturday rolled in, I just gave in and the first sign was the the soreness in my throat, all of a sudden, my voice was gone. 


I am very much a chatty Cathy and I like the idea that if I'm not speaking, it is by choice and not because I can't. I like being control of me. Yet, after this weekend, one thing I know is truth is that sometimes I when I am speaking, it am speaking useless banter. Much the banter is to drown out the thoughts that are having a field day in my head. I think too much, but I give too little time to me in my thoughts and this is where the problem begins.


There is a need for me to silent and while in that silence, perhaps rest my mind. Give my mind a break from these other thoughts which all have to do with saving the world and learn how to save myself.  So I surrendered.
Surrendering my mind was huge for me this weekend and I am proud and grateful that I made the choice to do so. Because in this surrendering, I was able to communicate with myself and my creator. I was able to hear again the things that I know of me, but I allow these other thoughts to hinder. 


Because of the resting of my mind, I had good sleep , my spirit was able to take a nap, and my soul was nourished. I feel like going on! Whereas before my voice was lost, I was tired and about to give up the ghost, now I am determined to fulfill whatever the purpose there is for my life.
Conclusion of all this, I need to study to be quiet. Learn how to keep my peace, initiate the quieting of my mouth, mind and body, is what I need for my personal regeneration. When I fall to do so, sometimes, what is divine order, is that I get hit with the two by four.... 


Silence is a fence around wisdom.  ~German Proverb

Great Black Women

In my life I have heard of great Black women. You know the ones who are written in our history books from Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman  to Barbara Jordon, Maxine Waters. There are numerous Black women that can be included in that list. However, I never met them. So technically, all  I do know of them is that they did some wonderful and powerful  things that have been a major influence to me as  a Black woman, but I don't know them.  I am starting this blog because I want to be able to get to know the powerful Black sisters whose names may never be written in the historical logs, but who you are being right now is great and need to be noted.

I think we need more present day Sojourner Truths and Harriet Tubman's so we lead our people to freedom. This is what I hope to accomplish with my life. I am looking for sister warriors to  join with me on my search for Great Black women..