What we are not fuxing with today is not knowing our names. Like our for real names. Not the name your mama gave you Sis, but your NAME. We return again to the mellifluous words of Cole Arthur Riley in This Here Flesh, specifically the chapter entitled Calling, where she queries, using the words of Reverend Howard Thurman, "Who Are You?"
Sis, I have been called to do a Thing. This Thing has always been present in my soul, and knew me before I was born. I look at my origins, my ties to my great-grandmother, and the themes that continue to show up in my life, even though I have tried so hard over the years to stamp out those themes with well appointed mirages of me. Mirages that were continuously affirmed, thus causing me great confusion and movement further away from the genuine me. So Sis, once you tire from the ache of putting your mirage on display, will you tell me what you name is?
References in Todays' Episode
If you have not already, reserve your spot for the Soul Flex Retreat, happening November 5-10. During The Retreat, you will learn how to enliven your soul and harness your inner power through sensory workshops incorporating Ayurvedic principles and yoga movement. This experience will take place at the stunning Retreat Costa Rica – a tropical luxury resort nestled among lush vegetation in the arms of a quartz mountain with stunning views of the Nicoya Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean.
If you are attending Essence Fest this year - be sure to visit the Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival, where I will be part of the line-up! Black Girl Giggles is the Premiere Comedy Festival celebrating and showcasing Black Women in Comedy! June 29-July 2 in New Orleans.
Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us
Manifest on Netflix - When you do not follow your calling, all roads lead to disaster
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