GOD says, It's Time to MOVE ON

I almost want to do a praise shout right here but I'll save it for later. I have been attacked in every area of my life in the month of April: finances, love, one of my children, business loss, personal frustrations, etc. in each area, God either restored it and made things better, OR He gave me the ok that it's simply time to MOVE ON, and move on now. I very aggressive with my faith with God, meaning, I don't let NOTHING or NO ONE move or influence my faith in an opposite direction. A lot of the things that you see me post or heard me talk about is from the root of having FAITH in the impossible. I almost never have the capital or resources to produce the things that I do. But I have shown people that I have a desire to get things done and commit to it, no matter what. The key to me in this start phase of legally making a solid rock for A New Me Foundation to stand on is, knowing when to MOVE ON! That goes for business, my personal life, kids and any other area. To me, you can reinvent a wheel so many times. I'm very PASSIONATE about what I do for and in the lives of others, so comes with a lot behind the scene sacrifices. I'm a woman and enjoy the pamperings of getting my nails and toes done or going on week long vacations to exotic places. BUT I DON'T!!!!! I use that money instead, to put together events and workshops to help raise awareness and educate our community on domestic violence. Let me tell you one thing about my business, IT IS EXPENSE TO OPERATE! Opportunities are NOT just gonna randomly knock on my door. I have to go out and get it!!!! That's it and that's the bottom line. People are always telling me that people in their organizations are basically slackers and what should they do? I tell them plain and simple MOVE ON!!!! If they are in the cause as hard as you, then move on to someone else is. There are plenty people out there who are looking for ways to volunteer, market your brand and so on, but they don't know you exist because you are still having meetings about why no one is stepping up to the plate. Or about, who is doing all the work. Hate to tell you, but it's time to move on!!!!! I was so comfortable in my roles with A New Me Foundation, until God recently put me at a place to ONLY DEPEND ON HIM & HEAR FROM HIM.....the revelation I got, it's time to MOVE ON!!! God could not and can not continue to use me and enlarge my territories if I continue to use the same models or templates over the past five years. Remember, ANMF just started forming last year but I have been providing the services since 2007. I can't continue do what I've been doing and expect growth or change to happen. Not gonna happen, it's time to MOVE ON and move on to NEW things that produce actions and change in society. I pray that this blog has inspired you to MOVE ON from what has been hindering your continuous flow of blessings. BREAK THE SILENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES!!!!!

STOP THE VIOLENCE IN DEZ STREETS

Feeling frisky today, so I decided to discuss the violence that's going on in dez streets of Chicago.  I look at my beautiful city and acknowledge the wonderful African American leaders and historical landmarks and neighborhoods.  I ask myself, how can a city with the #1 NBA team THE CHICAGO BULLS (that's for the Heat fans lol), be a city where teens and young adults, are so full of rage?  What is going on?  Where has parents, society, neighbors, community leaders and centers failed them?  Or, have we failed at all?

I am a mother and one day, I have plans to become a wife.  I don't plan on moving to another city, unless it's MIAMI, so I need answers to those questions.  Not only answers to those questions, but SOLUTIONS or ACTION PLANS!!!!  It amazes me that the United States has recently put together a National HIV/AIDS strategy for our country, when they (USA) have gone and developed strategies for other countries, first.  I bring this point up because it's time that the violence in dez streets of Chicago, have a strategy put together in order to end it.  Lord knows, we don't need anymore legal documents saying what you can or cannot do.  What I'm saying is we need to create a strategy that works, and that will be implemented into our daily lives.  Again, I am a mother and awaiting on God to send my husband, in time and I want to enjoy those blessings in a peaceful and SAFE city.

I was on WVON last week on Dr. Finney's show discussing these issues and I talked about before the show went on, how I believe some of this rage in our teens and young adults can be that domestic violence in the homes.  What are mom and dad doing in the home, that our kids feel that violence is the answer to their problem?  I honestly believe that in order to fix dez streets of Chicago, we have to start in the homes.  Help our men find jobs and education.  Help our mothers spend time with their children and offer support to the single moms so that BET, MTV, HBO and dez streets of Chicago, won't be raising our kids and giving them the wrong directions.  Teach our children how to behave and dress for success not to be the next video whore or walking around creating another sterotype for our culture.....dreads and white T's, will replace Trayvon's hoodie, skittles and tea soon.  Our people will march all day long, we learned that from the Bayou's of Louisiana, along the Mississippi river and in Memphis that tragic day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed.  So we can march when it's time to make justice pay us some attention, but what do we do once we return to our communities.......nothing!  Absolutely, nothing and that is the sad part.

I want to know your thoughts as it is the topic for today on A New Me Foundation Facebook page and Twitter (@anewmef).  Do you think DOMESTIC VIOLENCE plays a role in the violence that's going on in Chicago? Why or Why not?




BREAK THE SILENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!!