Hello You! Yes, YOU…

We meet every morning

like it’s the 1st time

forgetting that I was

there

as your personal commentator

at your

best and worst times

from your brightest smile

to the forced moment

when you faced me

admitting

you were hurt

tears filled your eyes

bloodshot red

cold rag to the face

then looked at me

to confirm if others could tell

I was there

with nothing to say

but everything

of your perspective

Mimicking whatever

precious emotions desired

Not your definition

but this time I bet your wondering

what voice is this you’re hearing?

not an imitating

self-degrading

voice that only follows

A voice that has decided to

replace follow

with lead

Before you stop me

to say

 I don’t know

what I’m talking about...

I’ve had enough of you

Looking at me

And not seeing what I see

Don’t tell me your lie

Before I tell you my truth

Which happens to be yours

One of purpose

promise

passion

determination

humility

and beauty

That whatever is for you

is for you

And will be found

You think because I look like you

I am your reflective truth

Well I’m not

I am not a reflection

You have distorted me

into an ever-growing scrapbook

of your moments on a rollercoaster

So let me tell you what I am

I am a sign that

YOU Are Still Here

While many wish their

Loved ones could make the

Same sign re-appear

I am a reminder

of the truth

that there is a rainbow

after rain

and as long as

we can see each other

Your focus shall

know and remain

far, far, far, FAR

away

from

The peddling of many hustles

in a struggle

that surely has no gain

integrity

dignity

only a route where

Your name will be known

But YOU won’t recognize your name

THEN… 

 we’ll have this same discussion

AND...

You would never believe me

So I am serving you

notice

Right NOW

I will no longer be your

"Magic Mirror on The Wall"

That’s in a movie

Your purpose goes beyond

The writings

directing

of a man-made script

Not fit 

for the already written script

of your dreams you were

Meant to live

You’ve

Picked it up

Put it down

Imagined

read it

forgot that it was around

Now pick it up again

to see

what I attempt

to declare and define

every morning when we

meet like it’s the 1st time

the beauty of being YOU

which no one but YOU

can experience

perspective of design

with a sign for every reason

why your purpose is still

alive and well

So when you see me

I see you

I am not a reflection

I am the definition of your truth

Beyond aluminum

silver

And glass

No longer will you ask me to

mimic you

help rehearse things from the past

But allow me

 to remind YOU of who you are

A definition created with 

promise & truth!

Hello You! YES, YOU…

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I go where I'm called, not invited.

 Week 1(of 4) of GYCGirl...Speaks!

“I go where I’m called, my dreams removed the need for an invitation.”-The Truth that I live…GYCGirl…Speaks!

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Week 1 of GYCGirl...Speaks!
Title: I go where I'm called, not invited.
Subtitle: I go where I'm called, my dreams removed the need for an invitation.

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My Dream is Mine and Yours is Yours

“Stop trying to live your life through ______(fill-in-the-blank), you have your own!”

&

“You have big shoes to fill!” Response: “No I don’t! I have MY OWN!”

 -The inner you telling negative Nellies (unisex) to SHUT UP!

So often, we are born with expectations. A dream given and not birthed, actions always seeming to fall short, close but not quite! It seems like we’re always trying to prove naysayers wrong with our forced actions…

Taking a look back at “Put Pride Aside and Look in the Mirror,” I’m reminded of the few to many times we’ve become something that we were never intended to be, and looking in the mirror (self-evaluation), we realized (quiet or in a scream, as a thought or out loud) “This is NOT my dream or HOW to get there!”

“Trying to live out someone’s dream, imagination or desire is like trying to walk in shoes that are too big…you fall!” –The Truth

It seems like every dream or goal of significance I’ve had was packaged real tight with opposition, and didn’t stand a chance if I didn’t fight to keep them! I’ve watched people give in to negative comments, allowing the expectations of others to become the instructions on “how to live Your life successfully”… And people’s failed dreams find new hope in others that resemble them!...Sound familiar???

This story will have NO enthusiasm, just Truth:

I ran track in middle and high school, went All-State with my relay team… as a result my father wanted me to continue this as long as I could, as in go to college and continue to run track. Pause here (*important note*): I’ve been designing since the 5th grade with aspirations of becoming a fashion designer, and the only college that I wanted to go to since then (if college was a must) was Parsons School of Design (where you design the track, not run on it (for sport)).

Back to the story: I received great opposition in doing well in this sport and not wanting to continue, “Many people don’t do well in sports and wish they could be in your shoes,” my response “Do they/you want to trade?!” After going All-State, I discontinued running track, and I put on the full body armor & boxing gloves to fight for my dream, the reality I want to be in. I decided that my dream was more important than pleasing any noun (you know: person, place or thing)!

To be clear: I ran track because

+ I was good at it… NOT passionate about it

+You get metals & attention

+My teammates were funny

+My picture will be on the Wall of Fame at my high school as long as that building exist

++At that time, Not now…”It was all about me!” (Which is dangerous!)++

But what was beyond me and held my deepest desires is to be a fashion designer and help businesses (before, after, and during). I kept fighting, came, saw & graduated from Parsons School of Design’s (BBA) D+M Business program, and the fight continues!

I don’t regret defending my dream.

Let me say this: We were all created to do something great, whether it impacts 1 or 100 Million! Don’t let the fact that someone else didn’t get to live out their dream/desire/imagination become the reason you change or don’t live yours.

Each and every dream, talent and desire within you is designed especially for YOU and no one else can accomplish it but YOU! No guilt, no shame or dirty looks is worth making someone else proud, when you are not proud or passionate about what you create, achieve and present to the world.

YOU don’t owe anyone’s dream achievement but your own!

--- My Dream is Mine and Yours is Yours

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Put Pride Aside and Look in the Mirror

At some point it may appear like you’re not winning, sitting, wondering why things are going wrong, replaying the situation over and over again, changing all the factors… YET the outcome is still the same…Why, oh Why, Why, why, why, W-H-Y???

I remember 2 significant times in my life that my dreams and wildest desires appeared to have ended with defeat, and in need of a refocus & some fresh air.

I would get lost in just thinking about the life I would have at the accomplishment of my dreams and desires…it was truly Amazing! However, some of the steps I took didn’t favor with what I thought or how I thought it was going to happen, and it seemed as if I needed a new plan!

At those moments, I thought that I had figured out how to achieve my dreams and live my wildest desires. It seemed as though I was dining at the table with my future, living out the phrase “at the right place, right time, and meeting the right people.” Taking that fully noticeable intentional step in the assumed right direction but not fully accessing what I had hoped. I asked every “why” question and rehearsed “what if” scenarios but could not figure out what went wrong in the end. How do I open this door???

But (a “but” can really change some things), there was one thing that I did not do…Put My Pride Aside and Look in the Mirror!

     Is the thing that I’m pursuing in this moment really going to be a step of purpose in the       direction of living out my dreams? Maybe things are not working because they are NOT supposed to work? Maybe it’s a decision that I’m making and keep making that keeps allowing me to be stuck!?! Hmmm.

What started out good but didn’t end the same could be the best experience needed to move forward in the right direction at the right time, and wasn’t wasted time or relationships after all! If I put my pride aside and look in the mirror, I’m actually saving time, and learning to find the answers in myself since that is where my dreams & wildest desires live.

There is no need to keep going the wrong way just because you’re already there. When you start, you should finish but don’t finish something that needs to be started over…. Stop, Put Your Pride Aside, and Look In the Mirror!

Whether we realize it or not, the thought of a goal to a dream, or a goal with an end is the reason we stepped this way or that way, said yes or no, left early or stayed late. The possibly hidden intentions of our actions open the door to manifest success or failure.