Remember me? I am the girl inside you that you have not connected with in some time. There is so much for us to catch up on, but before we go any further, we have to cover this one thing. Girl, you have to start living again!
It's like you have been hiding away for years! Depressed, oppressed, getting fat. What is your problem? This has gone on far too long and has robbed you of so many years of your life! You need to stop, drop, and roll. Say what? Let me explain.
You need to take a moment to STOP: Hit the Pause button on your life and evaluate your current circumstances. Open every door, flip over the couch, and go in that back room of your heart that no one gets to see. What is the current state of affairs? Write down the "State of Donnett" Address. You know, like the State of the Union address given by the President. Except, you tell your self the truth, not what self wants to hear. Write it all down. See it. Ponder it. Figure out what needs to change. Make your list and check it twice. Some things have been naughty to you and some things have been nice. Call it just like it is.
DROP - Girl, you know there are some things that you need to drop off your wheel! People things, past emotions, fears, bad habits, you name it. Get rid of the clutter that has stopped you from focusing on what really matters. Declare a "get rid of clutter day" and go for it! Don’t get emotional about it. Let the Spirit be your guide. We are not going to cry about this either. We can cry about it later, when we see pigs flying. It is time for mess to hit the road so we can make room for what we really want.
ROLL - OK. So after part one and two of the exercise, we have to add some new things to the deck. Things we have wanted to do, needed to do, but did not make the time or space to do. We ‘bout to roll and we need to make sure all the necessary elements for your authentic (real deal) life is on board. Do you need to add new goals, new people, new priorities, or new (good) habits? It all depends on where you are going and how you plan to get there, so that is the first thing you need to come to terms with.
WHO are you and WHERE are you going? Do you know? Do you need some help with that? I can help you, if you just ask. When you are sure you are ready, ROLL into your reshaped destiny with a new mantra "I will live my live to the fullest”. Don't worry about not having absolutely everything you need for the journey. This will take some time. Sometimes you don't know what you need until you are halfway down the road. Just get started!
It is time to stop hiding out and start living. The next time I talk to you, I am going to ask you about what happened during operation stop, drop and roll.
Now it is not a "one time thing". This should be a periodic evaluation to ensure that you are being your authentic self, that you are de-junking your life occasionally, and headed in the right direction. Well, this will take you a while so I will leave you now. If you do not accomplish anything else during this evaluation, do this one thing for me: remember your passion. What are you passionate about? What is your secret dream? ROLL with it!!
p.s. I shared this with a friend and she added this -->
Stop - and experience the Peace of God.
Drop - all your burdens and all those extra things you think you need to do at Jesus’ feet,
and Roll - out of His presence dancing!
(c) 2008 Donnett Ekwerike