In life, acceptance has to be given in order for you to move forward into your destiny. If you do not accept the things that you cannot change, you will be stuck in that moment. Allowing certain situations to perpetually happen to you, is no one’s fault but your own. What lessons have we learned? What golden nuggets are we going to use from this situation to aide us in the next? If truth is to be told, we will engage this situation again, especially if we do not accept what has happened. How do we move forward? From experience, moving forward is taking the time to reflect on the issue of what happened. Whatever lessons have been learned, write them down. Pinpoint behaviors in you, the individual or the circumstances that point out that this is a perpetual situation. Then, instead of nipping it at the bud…pull that thing from the root! Pull it from the root so that after it has healed, it will never sprout up again! On the other hand, there are situations we cannot accept what has been given! These are those situations, where we just have to knock the walls down and break forth. These are those situations where we have heard, “You can’t do that”, “That doesn’t make sense?” or the best one, “Nobody else is doing that, why are you?” We come from a people who did not accept any and everything.
They were faced with obstacles some of us could never endure! But, they stood the test of time and weathered the storm in order for us to be where we are today! Whatever the naysayers or statistics say, we cannot accept anyone else’s view of our lives but ourselves. We have to dig deep within and listen to that powerful voice that speaks. GOD has given us the power to be who HE has called us to be. So, we should not accept anything else but greatness in our lives! In this issue of IMPACT Magazine, we are highlighting individuals who do not accept the status quo! On the Cover Page, we take a look back in time when our ancestors did not sit back and let the media or the people around them to dictate their everyday lives…they did what they had to do to make change happen! In addition, we focus on Trevon Molder! I met Trevon at a “Minding Our Business” entrepreneur session in which I was the speaker for the evening. He was attentive and all of the participants had drive and initiative! Read his story on who he is and how he has gotten started. We also show you, Abayonomi of Abayomi Tools! This gentleman engineered a tool that test the water pressure! In our “Be Inspired” section, we highlight Kimberly Harris, Owner/CEO of BCM Federal. Kim wrote her first grant while entering grad school. After writing and being approved for the $50,000 grant, Kim found the passion for helping others get approval for grants and scholarships. Her company, BCM, has a 100% approval rating. IMPACT also highlights, Yolanda Alexander-Smith who is the Owner of the “Thick is the New Sexy” group. Thick is the New Sexy is an organization dedicated to promoting the positives of being a plus-size woman. To learn more about these individuals, continue to read on through these pages! No matter the situation, test, or storm, we all have to accept or not accept our situations! If we stride towards getting the job done, sacrifice and servitude…in the end, the outcome will be what it supposed to be! It is up to us to choose to accept to stay in or to move forward in acceptance to get out! Be A Blessing To Someone Today!
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