Some of y’all are going to be upset with me on this one ….but
if you’re reading this you already know me well enough to know how I roll. I
keep it real, raw and 100%. If you think I’m hard on you just imagine what it’s
like to be me and the standards I set for myself.
I posted a pic on Facebook yesterday that stated “I don’t
fail, I simply discover what doesn’t work…”
I was once described as “the most self-assured lovingly
annoying person” that this individual has ever met… I liked that description…
OK getting to my point…what is it about death, I recently
heard about the “transitioning of someone” What is it about death that takes us
to a place of “Cooley High” memories? For me, it ain’t hard to say good bye to
yesterday if yesterday was a FUBAR (look it up..if I write it out it will take
away from the message) For me, as in all things I look at changes and
transitions as an opportunity to work STEP 4 – I’m not an addict but I’ve been
a counselor long enough to know that everyone, EVERYONE! Is in recovery from
something.
Now, I’m never going to be one to wax nostalgic and
romanticize some bullshit (had to say it) even though the person is gone…sometimes
the best thing you can do for yourself and the folks who are mourning is to
keep your mouth shut and let them go through their process. Real talk if you
were jacked up in life…and you did some things that’s between you and God to
work out…I do believe that if you were “in Christ” that you will be transformed
but I can only deal with my reality in the here and now. My memories are of you
jacked up! I can hope and wish better for you in my journeys but bottom line is
the memories are of you jacked up! Death does not magically erase pain, hurt
and harm…it just let’s you know that the person can’t do it again…you can’t put
toothpaste back in a tube…it’s still useful but the process has been changed….you
get where I’m going?
In other words stop romanticizing and use the opportunity to
do some self-examination on you “get down”
WHAT IS YOUR LEGACY?!!!!
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