Blood on the Floor: A story about love that wouldn't leave

 

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Blood on the Floor

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Well fam here’s another one. U learned when you go to Grandma’s house you hear a lot of things. This time it is a story about a hardworking man who refused to leave. 

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Many years ago I heard a story about a man. He was a part of the family. But I can’t remember his name. I know he was just married. His old house wasn’t far from where my Grandmother used to live. 

Said said 

He worked on the railroad for many years. Until one day an accident happened. A train struck him, and killed him. Since they didn’t have funeral homes and the church was miles away. They brought him back home, and laid him on the floor. 

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They finally got the body up to prepare him for the wake and then the funeral. However, there was still blood on the floor. The grieving wife tried everything to get it up.

She tried to brush it up

She tried soap

She tried lye

She tried boiling hot water 

But nothing worked. From the way my Grandmother described it. The blood might still be on the floor. Talk to you later…

Here’s another legend…

The Mystery of The Lost Twins
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The Mystery of the Lost Twins

 

The Mystery of The Twins

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In the spirit of Halloween, I’ll share a short story or legend. Many years ago we visited an old cemetery not far from my Grandmother’s house. As a young boy, I always wondered why two headstones had the same birthdate and the same death date. When I got old enough I asked my Grandmother. So she told me a story about the twins.

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I remember the story very well. She said 

Many years ago before I was born. There were some twins. Twin girls as a matter of fact. They were always getting into trouble. They were always stealing, and taking things from the community. So on one fateful day. They decided to take some chicken. Chickens were prized possessions in those days. 

They cooked it. 

Indulged, and enjoyed it. 

Not realizing that this will be their last meal.

Me: What happened?

My Grandmother responded

Their chicken was poisoned. So they were born together and they died together.

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Years later I went back to that old cemetery. I then realized that one of the headstones was overturned. Maybe someone made sure they will never steal again, in this life, or the next.

That’s one of my few scary stories. Stay tuned for another one. Talk to you later.

Discover the MAGIC of Harambee

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Discover the MAGIC of Harambee

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October 26th is the day were many Africans in the diaspora celebrate the Harambee Festival

Here’s a quick summary of our discussion

• Introduction and Recap: The speaker welcomes listeners to the podcast, mentioning the recent pep rally and how educators can enjoy fun activities with students. He introduces the ongoing book discussion on “The Lost Cities of Africa” by Basil Davidson and encourages listeners to follow along, even though he doesn’t agree with everything in the book.
• Key Historical Questions: The host recaps questions from the previous week, including the description of the Bal Sudan by Europeans, the concept of the “land of gold,” and the financial systems of ancient African empires, hinting at upcoming deeper discussions.
• Harambee Festival Introduction: The speaker shifts focus to Harambee, a Swahili word meaning “unity” that is featured on Kenya’s coat of arms. He reflects on its significance during this season and ties it to the importance of pulling together for common goals, illustrated by a tug-of-war event at his school.
• Harambee’s Broader Message: Using the concept of Harambee, the speaker emphasizes unity in education, science, and African progress. He envisions a future where all Africans globally work together for a common cause, blending both history and forward-thinking.
• Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Content: The host thanks his global audience, mentioning upcoming interviews with scholars and authors. He concludes by reiterating the message of unity (“Harambee”), emphasizing the need to set aside differences and work together for progress, while teasing the next episode’s discussion on African history.

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Where was David?

 

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What’s your Location?

When reading the Bible, there are things that arrest my attention. In the story of King David. We tend to emphasize King David of Judah. Instead of David son of Jessie. So when reading Psalms 23, I learn about where David was when he pend these poetic lines.

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David’s Physical Location

The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want… (Psalms 23:1)

The 23rd Psalm is a familiar passage of scripture. A series of verses that everyone everywhere knows. It opens with this proclamation:

“The Lord is my Sheperd”

In reading this I learned where David was when he wrote this. See a lot of people believe. He was still a young man out in his father’s backyard. Tending to the sheep. Others think he wrote this verse in the palace. As an old man, reminiscing about his life. However, scholars believe David wrote this while he was on the outskirts.

Outside of his palace

Outside of his place of comfort

Outside of Jerusalem

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When he wrote this telling the reader about God’s goodness, his grace, and mercy. David wrote this out in the Judean hills. This was David Son of Jessie’s physical location. 

The question is why

Why is the Judean Hills his physical location? 

It was because he was on the run, again. 

He’s not running from King Saul. 

He’s not running from Goliath’s family the Philistines

He’s running from his son Absalom. His eldest son. He still said “The Lord is my Shephard”

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My problem with this location

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I love this verse. But I have a problem with this verse. I’ll be honest, I like to declare the Lord is my Shepard. While at the same time, trying to be the lord of the Shepard. (I guess it’s just me)

Here’s the good news. This is what I’ve learned!

Even though I am struggling. 

Even though I am outside of my comfort zone.

Like David, I can say “The Lord is my Shepard.” This was David’s Physical location. Being in the Lord.

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David’s Mental Location

In reading this I also learned about David’s mental location. In other words, we find out where his mind was when he wrote this. The first thing he said is

The Lord is my Shepard

The Lord was on his mind. In this verse, I learned that no matter what’s going on. No matter what’s happening. The Lord should be on my mind. 

He also made it personal by saying 

The Lord is MY Shepard

For my English scholars, the word “My” is a possessive adjective. In other words, when I say “My” it belongs to me. David may have lost everything.

May have lost his castle

May have lost his money

May have lost his prestigue

In so many words, I may not have anything. But one thing I have is the Lord. 

Conclusion

Be encouraged, you are not lost. You may find yourself in various places and circumstances. I know it will get better. Just believe it. Talk to you later.

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Moving too Fast: May Hurt your Pumpkin

 

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Moving too Fast

My daughter was excited about doing a project with her class. They took a few pumpkin seeds with the idea of planting them. In her haste, she moved the plant into a larger pot not realizing that the pot or the budding pumpkin was ready. Here are a few things I learned while watching my daughter move too fast, it can hurt your pumpkin.

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Good Idea

Here’s the thing, moving too fast you might be jumping from one situation not understanding where you are about to go. She moved the budding seed from her plastic bag into a small pot. Which was fine. But when she saw that it was rapidly growing, she wanted to move it into a larger pot.

Even though her father was going to move find a more suitable place outside to plant the pumpkin. 

But who am I.

Don’t get wrong, she had the right idea. But she was in a hurry. She put the baby pumpkin into a larger pot. Not realizing that the pot had ants in it, and the pumpkin wasn’t moved properly. Some of the roots were still in the other pot.

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Good Lesson

There’s a lesson here. 

Yes, we may want to move. 

Yes, we may want to move quickly. 

But we have to be observant. There might be ants in the other place and space we want to go. What are the ants in our lives? What are the ants that are hiding in our personal garden?

Ants of negativity

Ants called stress

Ants called sickness

Ants called greed

These ants can eat away at the pumpkin of progress.

Not only that, she moved the plant into another pot. Some of the deeper roots did not come. Sometimes, when we move on, or level up in life. We have the tendency to forget where we came from. Family, don’t ever forget where you came from. Don’t forget your loved ones and friends who helped you along the way. And most of all don’t forget your faith in God. My Grandmother would say

Take the Lord with you where ever you go.

Even though she’s a little sad, she learned a good lesson.

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Good Faith

In all this, in her haste, she forgot that her father was going to find a suitable place for her pumpkin. Never, exclude God from your plans. He has the right place, and space for you. He knows what you need. Trust him. 

Conclusion

Be careful with moving too fast, because it can hurt your pumpkin of progress. Don’t be complacent. But before moving. Look around for a better space. Because you might have some ants waiting for your pumpkin. Talk to you later. 

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Victim Mindset vs. Creator Mindset: Which one are you?

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Victim Mindset vs. Creator Mindset 

For the last few weeks, we’ve been discussing the differences between the creator mindset and the victim mindset. To my surprise, I found that there have been times when I had to admit that I succumbed to the victim mindset. What am I going to do?

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Victim Mindset 

The Victim mindset doesn’t take responsibility or accountability for themselves. They blame others for their 

Problems

Issues

Short comings 

They chose to hide from new opportunities to change. They would rather turn and walk away than move forward. 

In reality, it’s easier to go through the daily routine and talk about the issues of the day. Instead of solving the issues of the day. It’s easier to talk about the problem and provide no solution. 

I believe those who have the victim mindset need to have these things because it gives them

Comfort

Control

Complacency in their complaining 

I would go out on a limb and say

Some need this problem to be needed

Some are affirmed or enabled in their victim mentality 

I had to learn this while teaching it to my scholars. In this lesson, I learned that I took on this mentality too often. But what to do?

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Creator Mindset

On the other hand. To be a creator. To have an originator mentality is different. A creator sees a problem. He doesn’t repeat it to others over, and over again. If she’s a creator, she’s not going to blame the algorithm for the lack of views. 

A creator creates!!

A creator makes opportunities 

A creator translates something negative and make it positive 

Jn creation God saw a problem

There was darkness

Chaos

A void

He solved it by simply saying 

Let there be light.

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In teaching this lesson. I had to take ownership of myself and my outcomes. We have to look around our communities and have a creator mindset. Have the creator mindset. No longer blaming others. No longer looking for problems to repeat and report. Let’s create opportunities to serve humanity. 

Write the book

Start the business

Lend a helping hand

Love again!

We are blessed to be a blessing to others. Have a creator mindset and bet on yourself to be the change!

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Conclusion 

I know this is short. But I had to share. Which mindset do you have? Let’s talk about it.

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You Can't Be All Things to All People: Easier Said than Done

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You Can’t be All things to All People 

Well, that’s what my Dad would tell me. But it’s easier said than done. As I was teaching a session on listening to the Inner Guide instead of hyper-focusing on the Inner Critic. didn’t realize how important that simple phrase is until I began to lead others. 

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The Inner Critic

The Inner Critic is a voice that judges us as inadequate. 

Have you ever felt inadequate?

Or

You felt as if you weren’t good enough.

That’s the inner critic. As I was telling the class. It accepts too much responsibility and blames us for whatever goes wrong in our lives. Even the things we have no control over. 

We have to be careful about taking on other people’s 

Issues

Energy 

Time

You have your own goals and aspirations to reach. 

Believe it or not

You are more than a conqueror…

You have things to address and accomplish. So it’s time to silence your Inner Critic.

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The Inner Guide

The still small voice. The voice that gives you the impartial truth. The voice that shares facts over feelings. This is our Inner guide.

We are called to make the best out of any situation. Yes, we will win some. But you don’t lose anything. It’s about perseverance, and having the right perspective. 

Conclusion 

The reality is we spend a lot of time listening to external voices, and not our inner guide. Resulting in us trying to be 

All things to all people 

You can only be you. And I know you do it well. Talk to you later.

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Forsaken All Others: Lessons I've learned while getting married young

 

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Forsaking all Others

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On August 3rd, 2024 my wife and I celebrated 22 years of marriage. We’ve had our ups and downs. In times like this it allows me the time to reflect on our wedding vows. One of which is 

Forsaking all others…

Let’s talk about it.

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Forsake for Love

It’s true, we have friends, and we have family. However, there will be a time we have to forsake them for the one we love the most. Agreeably it will be easy to forsake those who are 

Toxic

Full of drama

Issues

Problems

It’s easy to forsake them. But what about those who wish you well. In my journey, I had to learn to 

Love my friends

Love my family 

There are times when they mean well. They may have wonderful advice. Or that advice may not fit my situation. As for my spouse, for us to build our relationship. I had to forsake them for love. Better yet, forsake them for the love of my life.

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Forsake them for Life

I am not saying for life or forever. I am saying forsake them for your life. The new life you began. It’s a new chapter. Great and wonderful things will come. I had to learn that I had to forsake them all for the new life that I was leading.

Over the years I had to forsake something to make our lives better. I had to forgo an opportunity or my attention on a project. So my focus on her didn’t falter. 

Did I come up short?

At times yes, but I was glad she was there to kindly remind me of my priorities in life. This resulted in a stronger and more loving relationship between us. 

I’ll be honest you can’t make a new life stuck in the old one. Eventually, I had to leave my family’s house physically and emotionally and build my own. I know it’s hard trust me. But the sooner, the better.

Self made photo of my wife and I by me

Conclusion 

Love is a journey. Being married is a journey. Most of all being married to the one you love the most makes it all worth it. 

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The Chains they Gave Me: Have you ever been Labled?

 

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The Chains they Gave Me

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In a world full of stereotypes, titles, and labels. Everyone wants to either have a title. Titles make us feel important. or not have one. And not having a title is a title in and of itself. Titles can oftentimes come with negative consequences. Labels come with echos that resound for years. Let’s talk about it. 

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Chained in the Dungeon

Two preachers found themselves in jail because they decided to help somebody. I heard that 

No good deed goes unpunihsed.

This was no different. Paul and Silas found themselves in jail. They were chained in the dungeon. But these chains did not belong to Paul and Silas. They belonged to the Roman Government. They belonged to someone else. Somebody put their chains on them.

Have someone ever put their chains on you?

Have you ever been labled?

When was the last time someone identfied you by your problem and not your name?

Given you a label that made you uncomforable. Labled you wrong without getting to know you. 

In the midnight of life, someone decided to put their chains on you. They may have

Marked you

Branded you

Called you lazy but you are just tired. 

Labeld you quiet but you are dealing with anxiety.

Labeld you arrogant but you are just guarded

I’ll be honest. They did it to me.

Labeld you underprivileded because of your zip code or family dynamic.

When you are doing your best. Somebody decided to chain you. Let’s be honest we too have done the same to others. 

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Chained but not Bound

My wife loves murder and crime documentaries. After years of listening to CSI, and First 48. I noticed the mistake the soldier made. The Bible says he

chained their feet (Act 16:24)

Not their hands. 

I learned that even though we may have chains. Even though we may have issues or problems. The good thing is everything isn’t falling apart. We still have something to be thankful for! 

So the chains they gave me, I am going to use!

With your chains you can make a joyful noise.

You are more than a conqueror! Be encouraged, you may be chained but you are not bound! 

Conclusion

Be encouraged, and ktrust God even when your heart is heavy. Talk to you later.

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My Heaven on Earth

 

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My Heaven on Earth

Many people talk about heaven on earth. They describe what it looks like. The sounds of it. I think the most important part is how this special place makes them feel. Well here’s mine.

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The Sounds of Heaven on Earth

Heaven on earth is my grandmother’s house in Arkansas. The four to five-hour drive there seems magical when you’re young. The road trip music my Dad would play. He had a portfolio of cassette tapes. Sometimes he would have a mix tape and others one would be dedicated to one group.

Earth Wind and Fire

The Temptations

Stevie Wonder

Ohio Players

The Supremes

Parliament

The Chi Lites

Gladys Knight and the Pips

Morris Day and the Time

All of the majestic sounds seem to blend in with the scenery. To the point, it became the soundtrack for the journey.

Once we arrived there were other sounds that greeted us.

The sounds of birds chirping.

The sound of the dirt road

Sounds of laughter

And the sound of my Grandmother greeting us.

To hear her voice, and to hear her sing at church. A sound still rings in my soul.

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The Season of Heaven on Earth

It didn’t matter the time of the year. Sometimes we would go in the fall, which is nice. The cool breeze on my skin. And the disappointment when we can’t go out to play because of the rain. Coming from the city to see this is life-changing. Fall is when we can see the various hues of the leaves in the trees. The tree that sets the tone is the Pine tree. As soon as I think about my Grandmother’s house I can smell the pine in the air.

We also came in the spring for Easter. That was a sight to see. I still don’t know how my Momma and her sisters hid the Easter eggs from all of us. But they did. So I believe the season of heaven on earth is there too.

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I don’t know how to end this article. However, the memories will never end. My Grandmother’s house in Arkansas was, and still is a beautiful place. One day I’ll go back to my heaven on earth.

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A Gift and a Curse: Have you ever been Used?

 

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A Gift with a Curse

I love to help people. I enjoy sharing, and teaching. Over the years I realized that some people wait on you to use you. Have you ever found yourself with a gift? Have you ever come to the conclusion that the more you use it. The more they use you. This is a gift and a curse. Let’s talk about it.

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She was Possessed 

There was a woman in the Bible who encountered Paul and Silas. She might have been a wonderful person, however, she was

Possessed with the spirit of divination. (Acts 16:16)

She could have been many things for God. She could have been

A minister

A intersessor

A leader 

A community activist 

However, she was possessed with 

The wrong spirit. 

The wrong motives

Sadly she was with the wrong people. 

This changes a lot of things. We may have been ideal for something. May have been on our way. Yet, there are lingering flaws in our lives. That keeps us from moving forward. Sadly, everybody can see it but us. She was possessed with the wrong spirit, and that possession drove her in the wrong direction.

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She’s Possessed by People

To keep money in her pocket she has to deal with people that don’t care about her. 

It seems as if the wrong people find us with our gifts before the right people do.

They used her. They were using her to get what they wanted.

Have you ever been used?

You are gifted but being used

Mistreated 

Mishandled 

Misguided 

At one time or another, we’ve been used.

Gifted but being used at home 

Gifted but being abused by family 

Gifted at school but they bully you there

So gifted at work. Instead of them giving you a promotion. They promote you with more work!

She, as well as some of us, was gifted but used. Never meeting her needs. never reaching her personal goals because she is too busy meeting others. Focusing on other people. Prioritizing their needs over hers. her she is, possessed by people!

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She’s Possessed with a New Purpose 

After her encounter with Paul and Silas.

After trolling them. 

After following them. 

After calling them out 

She got what she needed but didn’t ask for it. 

Paul said

At the name of Jesus come out of her!

I’ll be honest God wasn’t on my mind. Jesus wasn’t in my plans. But somebody prayed for me! 

My Mom prayed for me

My Grandmothers prayed for me

Friends prayed for me

Most especially my wife prays for me

Now I have a new purpose. New ideas and new goals! Now I can move forward using the gifts that are no longer a curse but a blessing to me and my family. 

We don’t know what happened to her after that. But what I do know is. Her users weren’t happy about it. Which means she left them.

Conclusion 

Don’t let the wrong people possess you. Don’t let them possess your time, your talents, and anything else. Be encouraged. 

Talk to you later 

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