A Shot

It's like a shot of pain but sometimes I can feel success shooting through my vains
The more moves I make, so impulsive, so explosive
I feel like God is shining on me the faith of many greats
Yet, I may not always move or do what I suppose to do
I am human and in this life it's all show and prove
I hope my belief is infectious. I hope my belief is something that many want for me
However, if it's not...no matter what..what God has for, it is for me
I am fighting with who I am and trying to get to who I suppose to be
Not trying to look back at what others oppose of me
My life has always been outside the box, even when it seemed like I was in
I was still out from within, I gotta move and I can taste life in its sweetness
Such a deep fantasy, its the deepest and it seems so like reality and that's what I want it to be
And it will be that, for he has given me a shot to be all I can be
Sky is the limit and this life isn't infinite so my time is ticking...
With all the faith and no works it's like the end before I begin
I have this shot and God, soon I will be what I am not.....
Your greatness, your love
I should be shooting not to fail, because you gave me a shot

By Dannica Smith

Venue, Venue, Venue

Lord knows I am trying to get this business set-up. I haven't really shared to my friends how much money I have been putting into this. Today, I have nothing but a quarter tank of gas or less in my car to drive around and do what I need to do. It's Monday and its like my week is over before it gets started because I really don't have any cash in either of my bank accounts or savings. I am at ZERO. When I say that I am putting my all into this, I am not lying. I was very excited after brainstorming about my weight loss challenge this weekend. I set the date as I was told and now I am suppose to make things happen. I had my eyes set on the Solarium. It is a beautiful spot in the Oakhurst community. I love the way it looks so much and it just fits in with the ambience of me. The building was made for what I wanted, yet it will take weeks for me to convince them of the program I am creating. I woke up early, prepared a powerpoint and thought that I would knock this out of the water. I need a free venue. 12 weeks is a long time to be dishing money out. Money that I currently don't have. After an enlightening conversation, I was let down and didn't get the reaction I wanted. I didn't get what I wanted from the young lady. However, I did get some tips. I say, "they may be million dollar tips" that will help me as I work on this. I had to write this out to say how I feel because I really do lift myself up so much that when reality kicks in, it brings me down. I would have done some improv driving, that is what I wanted to do, but I could only turn around and go home with my tiny tank of gas. So, I come back and I work some other aspects of my business. Before I can get into that, I need to do some inspiration. Tell you more later.

A Tough Day

You know sometimes you can listen to some inspiration, listen to some music, get upbeat and still fail. Today was one of those days when I called myself getting to work. I listened to Jim Rohn talk about dreams and I know I need to spend more time dreaming and writing goals. I have really been working on this. Of course this is the beginning and here is my obstacle. I never did like rejection, but its something that I have to go through to get where I am going. God bless me, God bless my soul. I know that he will provide me with all that I need to to succeed because I believe in him and him in me. I must move forward with what I need to do to take myself to the next level. I can't focus on what has failed so far, but move on to the next things. I can't even call my recent prospects as failed because nothing has happened yet. God bless my soul because I only want to change my life and change their lives along the way. I believe in miracles, I believe in God, and I believe in me.

The Conviction of Joseph (Genesis)

Joseph was a handsome son and favorited by his father. His brothers decided to sell him. He ended up with a master who really admired him and so did his wife. She admired him som much that she wanted to sleep with him. Joseph didn't want to have sex with her. She found the opportunity to take of his clothes and attempt to sleep with him. She lied and said that he tried her after he ran away from her. I can imagine the great deal of temptation for him. I look at the way men and women think today and I think of the cliche that "there is nothing new under the sun." People still lie because they didn't get what they want. Even in the slave days we had black men lied on for so-called raping white women. Yet, black women were easily sexually satisfying to masters. Who could they tell? The black men were oppressed. I find it interesting that after the wife didn't receive what she wanted, she became that angry. God saw Joseph resist the temptation of the temptress and stayed near him through his imprisonment.