This past weekend I had the opportunity to partner with the Urban League of Greater Dallas Young Professionals for their Mental Health Forum. As a certified yoga instructor since 2011, these events give me a chance to teach a form of fitness I love. I believe the practice of yoga is great for “mental dumping” and unlocking the bodies potential.
My motto is to leave it on the mat, be present, and have fun.
@earlinagreen
How can we become more aware citizens?
If mass pollution of our only home is not enough then what will it be?
If mass genocide of our global neighbors is not enough then what will it be?
If mass destabilization of our morals and sanity is not enough then what will it be?
If the complete breakdown of our human existence is not enough then what will it be?
It will be what it is, what it always has been. Change begins in the soul of the human being overwhelming the beings senses and logical response, bringing him/her to greater awareness.
Awareness of the significant part each of us plays in the world.
@earlinagreen
While everyone is trying to give you and your boyfriend a hard time about abstaining from sex, you know the truth.
You know the truth because you are a woman, like most of us who have been hurt by a man. You know the outcome of giving your body, mind, emotions, and spirit to a man only to have them ungratefully returned. You know what it feels like to carry a man’s child, destroying your body and sacrificing your career to bring life into this world. You also know that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over again expecting a different result.
This time around a man will challenge your mind and pour into your soul before he is given your body. This time a man will choose to ‘lead you’ instead of misleading your emotions. This time you choose ‘you’ and the outcome is deeper love and self-worth.
You understand that no good thing comes easy and that a relationship requires commitment and self-discipline before both individuals can enjoy the true pleasures of being bound for a lifetime. This time you have a long-term goal instead of a short-term plan. Marriage is that goal and even if it is not openly spoken about now you understand that abstinence is self-denial for a period of time with a pay off far greater than imagined.
You are doing great. The Bible says that you can judge a man’s tree by the fruit it produces. You are blessed beyond measure with a beautiful son, prosperity, and a man who chooses to be a man.
You go girl!
Sincerely,
“Women Everywhere”
@earlinagreen
My love obsession with the Message Bible stems from the books no nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is take on scriptures within the more traditional Bibles. Tonight’s reading was no different. Often times I take my God given free will as an opportunity to do whatever my heart and flesh desires. It is reminders like this that jolt me back to reality, I am not here to live for myself and my pursuit of all things Earlina ultimately leads to my pain and destruction. I pray you can relate.
19-21 It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness; trinket gods; magic-show religion; paranoid loneliness; cutthroat competition; all-consuming-yet-never-satisfied wants; a brutal temper; an impotence to love or be loved; divided homes and divided lives; small-minded and lopsided pursuits; the vicious habit of depersonalizing everyone into a rival; uncontrolled and uncontrollable addictions; ugly parodies of community. I could go on.
This isn’t the first time I have warned you, you know. If you use your freedom this way, you will not inherit God’s kingdom. (Galatians 2:19-21 MSG)
Love is the motive,
Earlina
In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. (Judges 17:6)
In the days before Christ, over and over we see through the reading of the Bible that the people of Israel had a hard time remaining faithful to God who rescued them from bondage. Throughout the Old Testament the people of Israel need to be reminded that they were once slaves freed by a loving God.
In todays culture we mirror the people of Israel in our apathy towards injustice and immorality. We have forgotten our true King in Christ and exist now doing only what seems right in our own eyes.
Where are we headed if we continue on this course? If the scriptures are true, and they are, we are headed for destruction and devastation. We cannot continue on this road and at the rate our culture is declining we will be there before we even realize it. Where is there? A total loss in understanding truth, what is right and what is wrong? Complete separation from Christ our maker in the most perverse way. Whatever seems right in my eyes will be the only truth, meaning I can self-justify my wrong doings, hate, and lack of empathy.
How can we not see the collision ahead or are we too far down the road to turn back now? It is never too late. We must try hard to push past all the noise and remember what Jesus did, what He wants to do in your life, and what He has already done.
@earlinagreen
As we struggle to catch our breath after nights full of racial tension, protest, and lockouts, due to injustice within the justice system the only question left is where do we go from here?
The fight against injustice is just as elusive as the war on terrorism. How do you defeat terror when it is an emotion within an individual? How do you overcome injustice when it is rooted in a countries history?
The issues and the answer are within the individual.
The individual is the key to correction, forgiveness, cooperation, and reconciliation.
The individual must take an oath, a promise that the days ahead will be better then the days behind us. I take this vow because I am an individual in control of my mind and the actions that manifest from it. This will not be just any vow. I will not decide to keep or disregard it out of convenience, because our future depends on it.
The ‘Individuals’ Oath:
Love is the motive.
@earlinagreen