By Vernalee
It’s a beautiful thing to reach a point in your life where you can just be you! No more pretentiousness. No more hypocrisy! Why work and go through changes to be someone else when you have the distinct and honorable pleasure of just being you?
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By Vernalee
Our former First Lady, the incomparable Michelle Obama coined in 2016 the expression, “When they go low, we go high.” Exactly what does that mean you might ask. According to Michelle, “Going high doesn’t mean you don’t feel the hurt, or you’re not entitled to an emotion. It means that your response has to reflect the solution. It shouldn’t come from a place of anger or vengefulness. Anger may feel good in the moment, but it’s not going to move the ball forward. I’m not trying to win the argument. I’m trying to figure out how to understand you and how I can help you understand me.” Thank you Michelle! Speak it! You have taught us how to be diplomatic! You have taught us that degradation and dehumanization of someone are not the answer. Yes - Dignity, integrity, love, good character, and respect always win. You brought meaning to what my Mother told me years ago in memorable simplistic terms. “You betta stop doing that monkey shine cause life ain’t no monkey see, monkey do. If they act like a fool, you don’t have to!” Now years later, I can say in my southern twang, “Sho ya right! I hear ya loud and clear girl (Momma)! For certain, the high road Is the better path and that’s the one that I’m taking.” You taught me well!
By Vernalee
Look at those red delicious mouthwatering enticing apples! Yummy to my tummy!
It is so appetizing that it invites you to take a bite! The sweetness is on the tip of your tongue! Crunch! After you take a bite, you soon realize that it has a slight tang to the taste. It did not taste as good as it looks! True that! Appearance is not always what it seems! Sometimes, the outside and the inside are totally different!
Apples and people; what's the difference! Alright, one is inanimate and the other, not! The apple doesn't react when you put it aside. Bite no more! People, well that's another thing! When we find a so called ”bad apple” in people, what should we do? Can you immediately cast that person aside? Walking away may not be as easy as the footsteps. If you find that a person who you thought was one way was incredulously toxic, cut your losses. Find the internal strength to walk away. Then, run!
Find comfort in the aged old saying, “Every thing that’s good to you may not be good for you!”
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