I don’t know about you but I can find inspiration in anything. As I wait for my next miracle, expecting it wholeheartedly I look for messages in every phone call, every book and every song I hear.
Remember Rick Ross’s song from last summer, Push it To the Limit? My publisher in Atlanta and I had a conversation about that song because I told him that it was an inspirational song and he looked at me like I was crazy.
“They’re talking about trafficking drugs, Tee,” he said confidently.
“No they’re not. They’re talking about going after your dreams and not giving up no matter what!” I shot back.
He laughed at me. But to this day, whenever I think about the chorus it pushes me to keep going.
When I watch movies I look for the inspirational message behind them. And because I expect to find one, I usually do.
Tonight one of my old co workers invited me to a movie screening. I went because I enjoy spending time with her, we always laugh and have fun. We went to the movie theatre down the street from my house to watch Hot Rod, a comedy about a stunt man. It was hilarious! I even got a tattoo and a t-shirt. I laughed out loud plenty of times and I really had a good time.
This movie was inspirational to me because the main character, Rod, had a dream for his life but he wasn’t really succeeding at accomplishing his dream. Once he had a cause to push him to fight for the realization of being a successful stuntman he pushed forward with so much passion that it gave me chills. His faith was shaken when he realized that his dream was built on a lie and he gave up and tried to change who he was. But you know what, when your destiny is calling you, you can’t run from it.
Not even a day after he gave up on his dream, someone contacted him telling him that they had heard about his mission and they wanted to sponsor him to achieve his goal. It’s funny that this person had a dream too and saw the opportunity to propel his own goals through supporting Rod’s dream. In the end Rod accomplished his dream and his sponsor accomplished his too, but that’s not the main point.
The part that spoke to me was the feeling I got when I watched this man walk away and his destiny called him back. I guess you can think of it in terms of doing what you love to do. When people see that you are good at something, they keep calling to request that you do it again and again. Even though you don’t seem to be getting anything from doing it, you’re not making the money that you want to make or people aren’t giving you the gratitude that you think you deserve, that thing won’t go away. It keeps coming back.
I think until you decide to give your gift without expecting anything in return, you’ll never be satisfied with what you get. I want to give encouragement and wisdom through my website and ain’t nobody advertising with me yet. My website still looks like some old blog but I refuse to let that stop me from giving how I know how to give.
The same ideas keep coming back to me, my love for writing and encouragement, my love for producing great features and coaching people to succes just won’t go away. I won’t wait until someone pays me before I am satisfied in my giving. I’m still going to give and expect that God will take care of the rest.
I love where I am right now, emotionally. I’m at peace with myself. I love who I am and I accept every little thing about me as God’s unique markings of the person He wanted me to be. Who’d have thought that it would take for me to be seperated from every person that I know and love and to be totally living in a wilderness to get here? But I’m glad I’m here. The journey was and is worth it.
My affirmation for today read, “You will make bricks without straw. God will make a way out of no way.” I’m getting better at preparing for success instead of failure because I know the truth and the truth is…you ultimately get whatever you prepare for.