Wyld Creativity: Brand New Day

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Brand New Day

It's a brand new day. One of possibility, hope and excitement. As America celebrated a momentous occasion, the first black American President yesterday January 20,2009, it's a new day for all of us. Not because of a new president in the United States but because something in the air is changing. People are changing and Obama being president now is a significant reflection of that change people are ready to experience.
I was home and watched the entire ceremony, I was pretty inspired by Obama's words. They were everything people needed to hear to feel hope for the future in front of them.

The journey ahead as was mentioned in Obama's speech is a tough one and one thing that really rang true to me was that it's up to each person to live they're best life in order for change in the country to happen. I think this point is so valid. A lot of times we rely on government and others to make everything perfect for us but the responsibility lies with each parent, raising up their children with integrity and value and for every person to show kindness and graciousness to every neighbor. Unless people really start to do this change won't happen. Not in the United States, not in Canada and not in any household. I truly believe it starts at home, with each person.

I have been talking a lot about change lately, I feel like this is the season for it, so that's probably why it's been on my mind so much lately. I am trying to make changes in my own life. It hasn't been easy, I knew starting this process of change was going to be harder then I could ever imagine. I think that's why I was so afraid to even get started, I was afraid of failing and giving up. I am counting down the days until the end of January- Just reaching the end of the month will be a huge accomplishment. I am taking it one day at a time until then.
A lot of days I don't think I can keep going, that it's too hard to care about putting in the effort to make a change and see my life change for the better. But it's been more then 4 weeks now of implementing this change and I have to admit I feel incredible, It's like the more I invest the more tired I should be but the opposite happens, instead I feel more energized, more alive and fueled for the day. it's been an interesting 4 weeks, I started reading the bible, just 2 chapters a day..I am around Genesis chapter 26..what I am reading so far is all about obedience and how important it is to listen to what God is telling you to do. I have really been challenged by reading these chapters on being obedient to even the smallest thing, because as I am reading in Genesis being obedient has a huge impact on your life. It's pretty amazing to read about.

In other kind of wow moments for me this month is a song called "Eagle Rider" by Deleriou5? off of the kingdom of comfort album. It has lyrics that say " I'm an eagle rider ...flying on your wings..and you take me higher...to your beauty I will cling...I'm an eagle rider...and I'm flyin higher..so much higher then I've been......I'm going up...Not coming down..." The song goes on and I have just found it to be my theme song for my challenges right now. It continues to say..." I feel much lighter here...much brighter here...when I'm with you..."

I think that is pretty much exactly how I feel..The closer I get to God and the more time I spend with Him, the lighter I feel, the freer I feel.

It's a great day because of all these things, I hope that everyday I can continue to change and continue down this road of re discovery. So..onwards and upwards with my day..

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The Story of a Prince and a Girl who Dreamed of finding Her Prince.

Once upon a time there was a young woman named Ruby; she lived in a far way kingdom where only the stars in the sky could light the way. The kingdom was tall and made of stone. Inside, it had all of the finest linens and tapestries with winding stair cases, golden mirrors and exotic flowers that stretched the kingdom’s stone walls. The kingdom was surrounded by a large creek bed and had a large wooden draw bridge outside the tall black iron front gates. Beyond the kingdom were many forests, pastures, rivers and hills.

The young woman lived in the kingdom with only her two servants Nigel and Jasmine. They had been with Ruby ever since her mother gave birth to her and have cared for her and loved her since the great royal war that took her family tragically away from her. Years had past since then and Ruby was a young woman now. Since the great royal war she had not seen another person beside her servants. The lands had been deserted as other kingdoms were destroyed and abandoned. No one knew this kingdom existed. It stood in a far off place that only one deserted over grown pathway in the forest would lead to.

Ruby spent her childhood growing up playing with all the animals in the forest, she had names for all of them and would spend her days dancing in the pastures and walking along the creek bed throwing stones into the water. She was content those days as she lived free and enjoyed every tree, every stone, and every pathway near the kingdom. She loved her home but she missed her family and many times she felt alone.

As Ruby grew older she began to stop playing in the pastures and instead she spent her days walking along the creek bed dreaming of finding love and not being alone anymore. Every night outside her balcony she would spend time looking out into the stars and making wishes that one day soon a wonderful man would find the unmarked path in the forest that would lead him to her kingdom.

Nigel and Jasmine were very old now; Ruby took time to care for them and tended to their needs. She would gather food from the garden and make them food to eat and get them blankets to make sure they were comfortable when it was cold. She was not sure how much longer they would live but one thing she knew was how much she admired they’re love for one another and she hold that in her heart for as long as she lived.

It was a warm fall evening; the leaves from the trees were lightly falling as the sun began to set. Ruby was standing on her balcony in her long white silk night gown. As the dark sky began to shine, a light breeze bustled against her gown and her long brown hair blew lightly in the wind. She stood with her hands on the balcony ledge and wished to the stars like she had so many nights before singing” Star light Star bright bring my prince home to me tonight” She stared up into the dark blue sky and began to talk more to the shinning stars.

Just as she was looking up into the sky, talking to the stars a man was following the pathway from the forest that leads to Ruby’s kingdom. He was beginning to approach the edge of the pathway he had began journeying on earlier that day and was about to step on to a beautiful white shiny stoned pebble walk way that would lead up to a draw bridge and to Ruby’s kingdom.

The young man had been travelling for months only eating what he could find along the pathway. Henry was a prince from the golden city of Persia. He was on an expedition when he was captured by rivals and taken to a far away land where he was imprisoned in a place he did not know. Months ago after many nights planning Henry escaped while the guards were sleeping. He thought he would be able to journey home by recognizing land marks but once he had fled the guards he realized that he was further from home then he ever imagined and much to his dismay he did not recognize any of his surroundings. He had been following the sun in hopes of finding his way home. Each day he walked further hoping that one day the pathway would lead him to his family.

Earlier that day Henry had been walking though the forest with large green bushes and fruitful trees around him when he saw a small unmarked pathway that was ragged and old. There were no fruit trees, only old tall trees and an old pebble pathway that seemed run down and abandoned.

He was going to continue to walk on the pathway he had been but something caught his eye as he walked past this abandoned trail. Henry saw a small red ruby attached to a ring lying in between some wet leaves. The sun was shining on it and it glistened and shinned at him. He bent down and lifted the leaves around it away and dusted the ring off and looked at. The ring was prestigious and fit for a princess. He thought about continuing on the main pathway road through the forest but he was drawn down this unmarked pathway. He wondered if this ruby red ring belonged to someone. He put the ring in his pocket and began to walk along the jagged unmarked pathway. He noticed that there were no markings along this pathway so it appeared that no one had walked this pathway for many years.

To Be Continued…

Wyld Creativity

Overcome.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Brand New Day

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