POSITIVITY PAYS OFF !!!

I am super happy. I am so happy I can’t keep it to myself. God has been so good to me, it’s unexplainable. I have come such a long way in life and it’s all because I have been positive and believed that God loves me.

I have been more positive than ever before.

I have been taking more risk than ever been before.

I see more light than ever before.

I see more possibilities and potentials than ever before.

 All because I am more optimistic about life and I walk with faith that nothing is impossible for God.

I admit. I have not always been optimistic or fearless in life. My attitude reflected that. Few years ago, the way I talked, behaved or even thought about life was in a negative manner. It took me years to come to the realization that negativity and the feeling of fear are the devil’s antics to destroy people’s destiny. And feeling fearful and pessimistic can only lead to disappointment and failure in life.  

Why would one allow him or her to be consumed with fear and negativity??  

It’s sad to say that I was there at some point in my life; Carrying the fear and negativity in my heart and mind and not allowing myself to progress in life. Because I was constantly thinking negative about myself, I permitted pessimism to manifest my position in life. Consequently, I created a false persona that was acceptable to people. From my outer shell, I appeared as an individual with a strong personality but in reality, I was weak and vulnerable inside.

Now I have unlearned to learn; I have become extremely conscious about my surroundings.

To my understanding, when one is surrounded with fear, they are afraid to move forward in life. They persistently anticipate negativity rather than positive outcome in their life. As a result, they block God’s love to get to their heart. 

When we are stuck in the dark negative world, it only requires the unconditional love from God to grant us with a brighter world. All we have to do is to open our hearts to accept the love of God.

Are we where we are suppose to be in life?? NO!!

Where we are in life presently is not our ordained destiny. God has plans for us to be in a better place; where we are constantly progressing in life and are surrounded with positive people.

Do you know that the people in our life determine our future??

 The people we associate ourselves with determine who we become in the future. When we have friends that are always negative and fearful in life, this means that we are more likely to assimilate to their personality.

I truly believe that friends have a major influence in our life.  

On the other hand, not only friends but our partners we choose to be with can also have an impact on our life in a positive or negative way. Some people we associate ourselves with attain evil spirit that we are unable to detect physically. Their purpose of invading our life is to devalue our potentials to achieve. During this episode we may encounter disappointments after disappointments in our life which may cause low confidence. We may even feel like we are unable to achieve better things, thus we settle down for what you have or what we can get.

COME ONNN!!!

We all know that, there is always something better out there for us. That’s what I call the “definition of positivity.”

So it is very crucial for us to choose wisely who we allow in our lives.

For some time now, my attitude has changed; my approach to life is more positive. I have found love in God and there is nothing more I can ask for. The more positive I think about life, the more God makes impossible things possible.

In recent times, I have been seeking the face of the Lord and I have observed some major transformation in my life.  I have been taking more risk in life because I have been walking with confidence.  I took a risk this week and I am happy to say it paid off. I remained optimistic even when I thought there was little or no hope. I have been extremely happy about the outcome since yesterday. This is definitely a major transformation and the beginning of amazing miracles in my life. God really answers prayers as long as we remain positive about what we are seeking for.

Positivity is fruitfulness!

Whottt  Whott!!

GOD IS GOOD

**Express and Reflect on your World**


Sincerely,

Prissy Birago

The UnaccountableThings

 

Dear Diary,

My aim for this week is to thank God for the good things in my life and to think about all the impossibilities he made possible for me.

I have been doing a lot of asking and less thanking.

I have been clueless in my mind, soul and body.

I profess...God needs to be glorified for every breath that I take even if I feel like nothing has been done for me. I should feel blessed knowing that I have the ability to wake up every morning.

I started to meditate; I realized that God has done many things for me that I never acknowledged prior to my reflection.

My mind has been in a different dimension for the past three days while reflecting on my life. 

I have tuned out what the world have to say.

Subsequently, I refused to believe that there will be a snow storm on February 2^nd 2011.  At 12:05am, I was driving, happily singing “I will praise you Lord with every breath I take, I will praise you Lord this promise I make, till eternity ends and starts all over again even then I will praise you Lord”. 

This was an intensive/emotional five minute session of worship while driving. And I felt wonderful.

 

In a split of seconds, I came to the realization that this famous snow storm of 2011, that world has been nattering about has already started.  I said to myself, “Is this really happening?? A Snow storm on the second day of Black history month?? This must be a conspiracy!!”

I started to laugh; I felt no ounce of sorrow or anguish.  Dissimilar to what the slaves went through over four hundred years ago. The slave era was all a conspiracy but not this snow storm. 

Ironically, I have been given the chance to enslave myself to reach to the highest level. .Yes I said it, enslave myself. With this prospect, I have control over my destiny, unlike the enslaved men and women that paved the way for us. I have opportunity to work, work, work on my own terms until I can’t work no more. 

No human beings can create a snowstorm except for God and only God. He’s the only one that controls the weather. Why should I be mad or sad? 

This is the only day I can stay in my room, and not think about anything else I have to get done. I will take this as a holiday to embrace my life and my culture and express my appreciation to God.

So.... Here I am, restless and happy at 7 am on a Wednesday morning writing and expressing my gratitude. It truly feels wonderful to know how much more I appreciate the littlest things in my life.

**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely

Prissy Carter

A Precious Gift from God

Spontaneously   Me!!! 

I walked into a Barber shop on Saturday afternoon, feeling boldly and confident about myself. I was ready for a new look.

So I decided to cut off my Mohawk I had for two and a half years with no fear or regret. I was not afraid about my new appearance or what people have to say about it.

I took the risk and I feel great. 

 I don’t need my hair to feel beautiful.

 I just need to believe in myself that I am beautiful and Prissy is a valuable gift to the world

I feel confident

 I feel liberated.

I feel awesome

I feel vibrant

I feel like a new being.

 I feel like taking more risk

This is the new me, boldly and without fear!

I am delightful to say, I’m currently fulfilling one of the things I wrote down on “MY Possession” for 2011; to read more and write more like how I use to. I’m presently reading “The Confident Woman” by Joyce Meyer and “Sisters and Lovers” by Connie Briscoe.  

And ...I LOVE IT!!!

I have decided to read at least one chapter of “The Confident Woman” every day for 17 days, to be more self-conscious about myself and to be aware of my potentials in life.  In the introduction of “The Confident Woman”, Meyer said “Women are a precious gift from God to the World. We are creative, sensitive, compassionate, intelligent, talented and according to the Bible, equal to men”.   YES WE ARE!!! Reading this statement automatically inspired me to take more risks in life and believing that anything is possible.

Therefore, I speak with the authority of God that there will be no “glass ceiling” in my world.

Women have come a long way in terms of equality and attaining a respectable place in society.  We have the chance to go places where we never had the chance to go before.

So why are we not taking the risk to achieve the opportunities that are available for us?  

Many individuals are afraid to take risk because they feel like they do not have the potential to do so.  

I have the King in me! Believe... You have the king in you too!

Let’s all take the risk to get on a higher Plainfield.

Life is all about taking risk and learning from our mistakes.

I have vowed to myself to take more risk and walk into doors I’ve never walked in before.

And if I fall, I shall get up and try again until I make it.

I will hold my head high and confidently say, I am a precious gift from God

**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely

Prissy Carter

THE IDEAL AGE

I often ask myself what is the “ideal” age a woman should start having children.

 I regularly discuss this subject with different type of women in attempt to obtain a concrete response. However,   there are no consistencies in the results I generally obtained because there are many factors that influences and contributes to individuals’ perspectives on life.

 An individual’s mindset in regards to children might be manipulated by many institutes such as religion, education and family. In addition, socialization can also sway people to create their own norms in regards to children.

 For instance, I often socialize myself with individuals that tend to make education and work their number one priority and children the last thing on their agenda.  Consequently, we all have similar goals in life; to attain exceptional education and becoming financially stable before considering children.

This means, no kids until the age of 30!!!

I am laughing to myself as I am writing this blog because this type of plan seems absurd to my mother and other people I have discussed this subject with. 

My lovely mother believes that this idea is illogical.

She often tells me that 21-25 is the “ideal” age a woman should start having children. I generally express amusement when we converse on this topic. 

I think to myself ...“Is this woman crazy or what??

“Having children in my early twenties? Yea right!!”

“She must think that time is moving backwards but not forward. I’m only in my early twenties, I’m done school, I want to relax, have fun, make more  money, explore the world and continue my education.  Children are definitely the last thing on my mind.”

SO...

I recently had a conversation with one of my good friends in regards to this topic.  My dear friend had a child over 5 years ago and recently turned 25. You do the math!

I tried to probe some important questions during our conversation to get a better understanding on this matter.

I asked her, “What are the disadvantages and advantages as a young mother?”

 She responded, “I know there are some disadvantages having a child at a young age, such as; negative sigma and postponement of goals. But guess what?? That did not stop me from finishing university and attaining a good career. As a matter of fact, I was more motivated to work hard towards my goals because I was not living for myself anymore. I was living for my daughter."

She continued, “I will have a daughter who will be fully mature and grown when I’m in my 40s. Can you imagine me as a 41 year old woman with an 8 years old daughter? I mean, I’m not suggesting, anyone should have a child at a young age if they are not ready. Just think about your future.”

POWWW!! Now the light bulb has been switched on in my brain.

Where do I see myself in the next 20 years??  Unquestionably, not with a 10 years old child.

They say life starts at the age of 40. This is the time to enjoy life and be care free

In fact, I never thought about the logic behind this the entire time. Confession; I always had a selfish mentality when it comes to children.

I am convinced that you are asking yourself, what is prissy going to do now?

 My answer is God’s time is the best!

P.S  Please let me know your input on this matter

**Express and Reflect on your World**

Sincerely

Prissy Carter

Moving forward but not backwards

Friday, December 31 2010, I told to myself repeatedly, “things will be different, things will be different for me in 2011". I prayed to God to provide me with extraordinary knowledge enough to facilitate me to achieve my future goals and aspirations.

While I reflect back on 2010, I can say to myself that I was able to accomplish most of my goals. Things went according to plan, thanks to the Almighty God. Although, I encountered some few obstacles during my journey in 2010, God held my hands through those complex moments and directed me to the right path.

Things were great in 2010; however things will be excellent in 2011. For the past few years, I have tried to eradicate the three words people of the 21^st century uses obnoxiously every single year out of my vocabulary. 

Can you guess what these three words are??

 Do you have anything in mind??  

Well, Congratulations to those who guessed accurately.

The three simple words are; “New Year resolution”

I am certain that more than 80 percent of the readers had a “New Year resolution” in the past.  If you fall under this category, have you truthfully executed at least one resolution you had in the past?

If your answer is NO, Fortunately I have one advice for you.  All  I can say is try  to  have  zero  resolution  for  the new year  and see what you can achieve in the year.

 To be frank, those three words, or should I say “phrase”, scares the living hell out of me. I have made some new year’s resolution in the past where there was no solution to my resolution. I have the tendency to break my resolutions in the first month of the year.

Hence, I have made a promise to never attempt to have a “new year resolution” but, rather write things i would like to “accomplish” or “try” to perform in order to have a successful year.  I call it “MY POSSESSIONS”. The aim of this scheme is to enhance my innermost self to a higher altitude, and acknowledge myself for achieving or tried to complete some of my objectives. I believe that this approach will permit me to improve myself to strive for better things in life and enhance my “I can do it attitude”.

Below are MY POSSESSIONS for 2011

1.       Having more faith

2.       Giving to God

3.       Giving   more  to the poor

4.       Praying and reading  my bible

5.       Random act of kindness

6.       Eliminate procrastination

7.       Staying positive at all times

8.       Associating  with  positive  individual

9.       Exercise more

10.   Writing  and reading more often like I use to

11.   Start a business proposal

12.   Managing my time and money properly

13.   Less partying

14.   Networking

15.   Being more goal oriented

16.   Asking more questions

17.   Not  being afraid to speak my mind

18.   Laugh more often

19.   Travel more

20.   Spend more time with loved once

**Express and Reflect on your world**

xoxo

Prissy Carter