I have spent the earlier part of 2014 dealing with health issues, feelings issues, family issues, myself and the intolerable am i where i am suppose to be issues, work issues, loving my partner and then myself issues, and of course the mourning my friend issues. I have mourned the death of only two people my entire life. My grandmother and my friend, my friend because his untimely death rocked my core. It has being a lot of issues and i recluded, disenchanted by daily offerings that when truly looked at, were always nothing less than sublime. Amidst getting caught up in being busy three things happened. 1. my intern who is far from expressive said " you have a beautiful soul, don't become jaded", i was taken aback, non expressive people who become expressive in a singluar moment always amuse - awake me. I always take heed to their words, I had to be doing something right. 2. I received this message from a 22 year old stranger and it goes,
"Hello!!!
First off I would like to say that I am in L O V E with you, I know its awkward but I just had to tell you. I was sitting on my bed thinking of what it is I would like to do once I graduated from college this December, and I was searching on Google for Public Health Advisor Jobs in Freetown. Some how your name came up in my search and I was led to your blog. I have heard of you before with the TEDx event, but today I took the time and explored your blog, and thats how I fell in love with you. Just going through your blog I felt very inspired and felt as though I had a connection with you and your blog. I was born and raised in America and went to Salone for the first time in December 2011, from then on I was intrigued and knew Salone is where I wanted to be and grow as an individual. Since then I made sure that I went to Freetown once a year but this year will be my first time going twice in one year ( Im super excited)! My parents don't seem to understand why it is that I am so in love with a country that I did not originate from, but its hard to explain that, Salone is where my mind, body, and soul feel at home and at ease. Your blog gave me a sudden empowerment and inspiration. When I go through your blog its as though I picture myself as you in a few years from now. As a 22 year old I am still doing a bit of soul searching, but I just wanted to let you know that you helped steered me in the direction that I want to go.
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3. I walked out of my office in London at around 4:00pm only to
walk right into a friend from Vancouver who i was suppose to have met yesterday for brunch and did not. I had not seen her for 5 years +. I literally walked into her.
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From that I derived 3 things:
1. Be still the universe has you
2. Focus on the work, we ain't all Beyonce but someone somewhere
looks up to you - rise up to the responsibility to be your best self.
3. Be still, even when you cannot answer how or why as long as
you have the WHAT, the universe has you.
i know this to be true.
Please, remain inspired and committed to either a. discovering
your WHAT the vision the essence of what your existence means to you b. owning
YOUR WHAT. The why and HOW will present itself. Be still, the universe has you.
Fambul dem, this is how we do....
