Whenever I catch myself not reading things completely, I remember anti-intellectualism is on the rise, literacy is in decline, and I don’t want to be a VICTIM!
I’m glad Victor didn’t shake their hands.
No need to appease performative social codes when you already know how dudes speak on your name behind closed doors.
Dear Lord,
Today, send me into this day with my head up and my heart awake. Let me notice the good before I walk past it. Put my feet near the right door and my name near the right yes. Keep my mouth from canceling what my faith is building. I’m not begging this day to be kind; I’m walking in knowing You are ahead of me and I cannot fail. In Jesus’ name. Amen🙏🏽
Nobody tells you how hard it is to rewire your brain so you can allow amazing things to happen to you after so much trauma or hurt. Blessings exist, good people exist, a softer life exists. Let it happen.
My dad retired at 59
I will not
He had a pension. I have a 401k I can barely fund.
He bought his house at 28.
I can't touch a down payment at 30.
He paid $90 a month for health insurance. I pay $430.
At dinner he told me I need to be smarter with money.
I nodded.
Didn't tell him his entire life was built on an economy that no longer exists.
Didn't tell him my generation is paying for his Social Security while ours gets gutted.
Didn't tell him the ladder he climbed got pulled up right after him.
Just passed the potatoes.
Make it make sense
My newest prayer is simple: "Lord, settle it." Settle my mind. Settle my heart. Settle my spirit.
Teach me to walk in peace instead of anxiety, and faith instead of fear.