Men of Honor

Hello Strong Men & Women,

This is a repost for today, we are lifting up men.  You deserve to be motivated and encouraged to keep going.  Your days are not always good, but, you push through it and for that, you are Strong Men of Honor.  This also goes out to you Paul.

 "Men of Honor"

                Fred Hammond "Lord Your Grace"  posted Groove4dayz

With inspiration
Oreadea

When Someone Hurts You

Hello Strong Men, It seems that I have been having conversations with so many hurt or simply unhappy people lately.      I feel compelled to blog on the subject.  You know, I see hurt as something felt in a place that is considered indescribable and unreachable.  Hurt can take one to a place of surrender, wherein, you give in to what you have been fighting against.  For example, someone may be determined not to be emotionally affected by someone close to them that puts them down, but, the day comes when everything makes for the perfect storm, that person's mood, the fact that they have begun to be affected by the person, even fatigue and it happens, the melt down, when all emotions are on the loose and the pressure cooker explodes.    

I had various conversations with individuals that touched on reasons why they feel hurt or unhappy.  So, I am thinking, what can I say to ease their hurt or unhappiness, but, it is good to listen at times, and say nothing other than a prayer in your heart. I am not an expert who can say, do this and you will be rid of all hurt and unhappiness.  But, I do know from experience that prayer and actively working on becoming strong is vital in healing.  Sometimes, the people that we let into our lives do not have overall good intentions and do not reciprocate your kindness, real sense of friendship and genuine compassion for them.  In some cases, there are relationships and friendships that are broken because one hurt the other.

I could go through many situations where people become hurt and unhappy.  I will add that decisions we make are not always good ones and therefore, we somewhat dig our own ditch.  But, what I want to do is encourage anyone reading this who is hurt and just can not figure out why this happened.  First, I say, for every moment that you want to play back what happened, don't, pray instead,  give yourself room to feel the sadness that it brings then, be thankful for the revelation.  Sometimes, when we see things after the fact, we get upset, which is human, but, be thankful too that you know now what you did not before.  Second, I want to say, do not place blame on you for not seeing or maybe you did m, and decided to ignore signs.  All you can do from here is take in the lesson and apply it to your future.  Give yourself credit for even feeling hurt.  Some people just are cold and care very little.  Just to have feelings that are real and can be extended to another is in its own way a blessing.  If you are caring and loving, remain that way.  Do not become bitter and begin to build the highest emotional wall ever, just be thankful for the heart that you have to be kind, gentle, thoughtful, understanding and good, by no means does this make you gullible.  It makes you human, living in God's light.

Let God help.

With inspiration, Oreadea

My Youtube Show

Hello Family & Friends,

I had some technical difficulties and was unable to post my video for the Thursday show.  However, here it is in Part I and Part II.  I hope that it helps someone to forgive.

Matthew West "Forgiveness"  Posted by MattStone712

With inspiration,
Oreadea

100 Cities

Hello Everyone,

Today The National Action Network will hold protest vigils in 100 cities across America on behalf of justice for the family of Trayvon Martin.  We must pray for the World.

I wish to acknowledge Stevie Wonder for his stand on the case.  Here is a video of Stevie Wonder singing his song "Love's in Need of Love."
Video posted by Judep22

With inspiration,
Oreadea

Children Want Peace Too

Hello Everyone,

Every Friday is HairCare Friday.  HairCare Friday will resume next Friday.  Earlier this week, I dedicated this week to Trayvon Martin in an attempt to promote peace, equality and love. 

We Must Pray For The World.

Trayvon Martin and his Dad Tracey Martin

Trayvon Martin's Mother Sybrina Fulton

  
Song of Peace sung by The West Los Angeles Children's Choir  Written by Christy Crowley               Video posted by Sheiroz

With inspiration,
Oreadea

Change Must Come

Hello Everyone,
Here is another tribute video to Trayvon Martin and the world.  The video is by +Playing For Change Foundation. War between races, ethnicity, economic classes and social classes must stop.  Everyone is human and deserve respect.  Everyone's life is valuable.  We must pray for the world; love has no colorlines.



 Travyvon Martin had the right to grow up

Father- Tracey Martin Mother - Sybrina Fulton

                                        

                                 Bob Marley Song "War, No More Trouble"                                                 

With inspiration,
Oreadea                                                                                                                                                                                           

One Love

Hello Everyone,

If we continue to work for peace and speak peace, there will be peace.  This will only happen collectively.

A Tribute to Trayvon Martin and the hope for Peace and Equality Around The World. We must pray.
                   Bob Marley Song "One Love"  Video by PlayingForChange

With inspiraton,
Oreadea

We Need Peace

Hello Everyone,

Of course, the current news though extremely sad, is no surprise regarding a child who was murdered, because of who he was.  I wanted to dedicate this video to him (Trayvon Martin).  We know he can not physically return home.  But, maybe one day in the form of peace and comfort to the minds of his parents. I find it hard and always have to see the difference in people outside of color yet, within color we are exactly the same, no one greater than the other, no one better than the other, no one more human than the other.  His life here is gone, but as flowers leave a fragrance, his memory shall linger on.  In his memory this week I will dedicate videos of peace and equality.
  The World Must Pray and Pray Hard

Floetry by Floetry  Video by ChasinMoSoulMusic

With inspiration,
Oreadea

What's Your Monday Song?

Hello Everyone,

Here is a song of peace written and sung by the Late Great Marvin Gaye.  Many years ago he was witness to war, segregation, poverty and the killing of people simply by the color of their skin.  Although, he knew and was warned that he would receive harsh criticism, he felt the message of peace and love was greater than any criticism.  "What's Going On" became an anthem for peace.

We need Peace and should love and appreciate each other no matter what color.  God created us differently externally with love in mind and wants love to prevail.

 Video posted by Davenhenry55

With inspiration,
Oreadea

The Eye Sees Better

Hello Everyone,

Before I begin, I have an announcement, Dr. Kris Marsh, an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of

Maryland will be a contributing blogger.  She is also a demographer  with a concentration on the African American experience.  Here in America, we are required to identify ourselves on all applications job, school etc. as Caucasian/white, African American/black, Native Indian, Asian and so on.  So, I categorize myself as black.  Dr. Marsh, will share the experience and bring to light views and conditions of the "black experience."  She will be coming soon.  Click the link below to see Dr. Kris Marsh on CNN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfEC1_SjCxA&feature=youtu.be

Now, on to my entry for the night.......

Have you ever heard, "there is peace in the eye of the storm?"  Literally, within the middle of a storm there is a middle space/zone area of the storm that is still, a plane can fly into it and fly out without incident.  So is life a storm sometimes.  We go through these very turbulent storms and get tossed around, because we do not find the center, the eye, where we can think clearly and have peace.  It does not have to be so loud all the time just because, there is chaos in our lives, we can go to that hiding place in our heart and find refuge to think our way through certain things, we can decide not to conclude gloom and doom, but to embrace strength and endurance.

When in the storm we can go back to the middle/the eye and see our circumstance from a more positive viewpoint transforming the problem into an opportunity to flow with calm, to get a good night sleep, to pray and believe, to hold our head high, to not be a worrier and to have joy in the struggle.  If we can come back to the center, the center will ground us and keep us from over reacting and going over board about things that are not in our control.

My Dad told me one day, "Oreadea, even if you are on your back, if you can look up then you can get up."  Well, all I could do was smile that was my eye, it brought me to the center.  I could look up, I could see the break of day, my perspective changed and in faith, I walk today.

That eye is the compass that leads us to important quiet times to hear God speak to our hearts and tell us what to do about our situation.  It could be for us to wait a little longer about something or to move on something.  Whatever it is, in the middle, we can hear.   Is it not better to be still and know, than to move in haste and regret?

With inspiration,
Oreadea

You Can Get Through It

Hello Everyone,

Last evening I was watching a gospel choir competition and their was a judge named Fred Hammond and he said something that was so profound, he said, "If you fall, praise Him from the floor."  That is such a wonderful thing about the Lord, we can praise Him from where we are, and He will meet us there.  So, if we fall, He will be right there to help us and comfort us, but we have got to praise Him.  We are never so unworthy that we can not talk to Him and share what we are going through.  However, the key is to just say something to Him, even if it is just His name.

You can get through your trials and tribulations.  They may seem so final and the damage may seem permanent, but not so, when it comes to faith in what God can do.  There is no problem so big, but, we have to believe that He will do all that He said.  Here is what I have found, there is a way that we process and assess our circumstance, then, we decide that it needs to be handled a certain way, by a certain time.  So, we zoom in on the outcome that we want.  What about the outcome that God wants for us.  We just have to learn to pray and praise through the fire, pray and praise through the storm, pray and praise through the tears, pray and praise from the floor. Sometimes, we can stand right in the way and cause a real mess, when all that has to be done is to step aside and let God abide.  He will not fail us, but patience is what we must have.  Our time has nothing to do with Him, because His time is right and far exceeds any plan we have.  If we just resign ourselves to trust and let Him work and stop running interference, I will get through and you will get through every trial.  It is not easy to get through trials, they are painful and worrisome, but God will show us just how wonderful and great He is.

You can get through it, whatever it is, just find a way to pray and praise from right where you are. He hears what you don't say.

With inspiration,
Oreadea

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When Tears Begin To Fall

Hello Everyone,

Sometimes we get very into our feelings and not into our faith.  We must always remember.........

                                          Kirk Franklin, Don't Cry

With inspiration,
Oreadea

No Home For Injustice

Hello Everyone,

I want to announce that starting April, I will begin bringing awareness to various news and events of injustice starting every 4th Wednesday of each month to allow the word time to get out about an injustice.  No Home for Injustice is the title of this segment of the blog.  There are so many cases that are not brought to the forefront and they need public attention.  Advocacy is what I have done all of my life and it is something that is my purpose.

I will bring to you stories from around the world of injustices.  Change must begin somewhere, but how about with us.  We must change our attitudes about what happens to others and not always feel that it has nothing to do with us.  We can start to at least care and say a prayer for those that have been hurt by injustice.  As the great Dr. Martin Luther King said in his letter from the Birmingham jail, what affects one directly affects us all indirectly,  this is not an exact quote, but it is close.

Injustice is wrong and it takes awareness and people willing to speak out, write lawmakers, walk the streets in non-violent protest to make change.  If we knock and the door is shut in our faces, we should knock again, if we knock again and the door is shut and then locked, we knock again. 

I hope that you follow every month.

I like to close each blog with a video of meaning.

Until next time,
Oreadea

           Official Hillborough Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Inspiration

+Hasan Green Singing Yahweh   Here is his youtube link http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAulegend?feature=watch

Amen

Until next time,
Oreadea

Let Children Speak, You Just Might Hear Something

Hello Everyone,

I did not expect to write again tonight, but there is a message that I need to send.  I very recently spoke with a girl that shared some deeply hurtful feelings about some very personal things with me.  All I did was ask her what is wrong? She just appeared distant all of a sudden, so, I just asked. I did not expect much, so I thought that I would just see what she would say.  Well, what a surprise that one question opened up a door of pain and sadness for her.  She shared so much of her inner feelings that all I could do was listen.  I honestly thought that she would brush me off, but a part of me thought, it was better to ask and get brushed off than to not ask and something is really wrong.

Here is my message, for those adults who are reading, we must realize that children are people with problems of life too.  Sometimes we take their youth for granted and we feel that their life experiences can be measured, but that is soooo wrong.  Some children have experienced unspeakable things that damage and impact them in ways that would make us cry rivers.  We must take time to pay attention to signs and listen to give children opportunities to share what is on their minds, it may need addressing.

In times of stress, we all need a positive word and need to ask God to give us a sense of peace..  So, I dedicate the video to every child, every woman, every man that is hurting. 

Till next time,
Oreadea

The Afters - Light Up The Sky