Showing Thanks In The Midst of Re-Building

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

My family and I had a very symbolic, reflective, and fun Turkey Day!  Many of us all traveled back to the home site of my maternal grandparents.  This site is now bare, moist dirt.  It was extremely strange not to see the worn down, yet memorable structure that I am accustomed to seeing in years past.   As I stared into the now blank space....I pictured my grandmother calling for me, as my cousins and I ran back and forth in the house....smelling homemade biscuits and fat back cooking in the morning.....watching and listening to my mom and aunts gossip and play cards...one of the most amazing things I remembered from the visits was the thought that my grandparents seem to be one of the prime center pieces of the city.  Through my eyes as a  child and the location of their house...made me feel surrounded by all that could possibly be happening in this small city.

As I stood there staring at the blank, wet Earth....everything seems empty at first.  As my aunts and cousins surround me...my perspective changes.  The roof, walls, flooring, and even the foundation of the house was torn down and removed.  Just as a glass crashes to the ground....the overall structure is broken....after cleanup the large pieces are collected...many of the small pieces are swept up during the cleaning process....but there are always fragments that remain.  I am immediately reminded that all of us standing here are remnants of my grandparents that passed and the demolished structure.

Its funny how many of us find comfort in having a fragment of something instead of rebuilding and releasing fragments of the past in order to gain something whole and viable.  Many of us would rather have a piece of a relationship, part time friends, a position that is no longer serving us or using our skill sets, a marriage with fleeting intimacy, sadly love ones whose lives are no longer viable, or structures that we can no longer occupy.

Look closely at the people, situations, job positions, careers, and material things that are being tore down or removed from your Life.  Be careful how you walk through the area that is being tore down, broken, and cleaned.  If you walk through unprepared you may pick up fragments, you may re-introduce yourself to the pain and complacency of what was broken.....Be prepared to step high, be focused, and by No Means Stop!!   Re-Build and express Thanks.  

Nothing in Life can be built or even renovated without something being torn down  ~Inga Harmon-Cunningham

#KeepItMovin

~Inga Harmon-Cunningham

I AM........!

.....With Power and Conviction say,  I Am!

Whatever follows I am will be.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What are your goals?
What do you want to be?

These list of questions can go on and on.  Many of us have encountered this line of questioning from a young age.  These questions lead us to think in future terms and try to force us to plan for the future.....almost dismissing the Present.

The Real Question is, Who are you?
Who Am I?

If you look around your current environment... there are many people, professionals, objects, and natural creations that manifested as a result of VISION.

Vision is one of the most important steps in the acronym MOVIN and in life.

Before anything can be created, manifested, obtained, accomplished, transformed.....One Must SEE It First!!!
What do I mean by that??

Your subconscious mind must play out this vision or idea before your inner eyes,  so that your movements and Energy flow in sync with the vision.

When Energy, Focus, and Vision meet....Destiny is Realized.

Every morning....speak strong...bring the I Am from the depths of your belly....Say it like you mean it and fill in the blanks.  I Am...!!!!

After today, no longer say, I will or I will be....only...I Am

#KeepItMovin

Inga Harmon-Cunningham

In All Thinigs

1 Thessalonians 5:18, Paul states "In Everything Give Thanks"

This week I witnessed a prolific speaker.  This minister was dripping with the Word and insight.  I found his clarification of the scripture simple yet very profound.  In the scripture above he pointed out that many of us are not able to Give Thanks and be grateful in our lives because we are waiting for material things to arrive, financial increases, substantial movement with our jobs or businesses, and even peace and happiness in our homes.  

Many of us are reading the scripture as "For All Things Give Thanks" but the word was written "In All Things..."  This is a game changer, especially if you are like me....waiting for Things and Improvements to occur, prior to Giving Thanks.

If you look at the man in picture above....He is surrounded by brush.  There is no one else around.  He seems to be in the middle of his own circumstances.  If the wind blows the brush may Move slightly or swiftly depending on how the current.   But in many of our current circumstances the wind is still and our situation seems to lack movement or progress.  Going back to the original scripture..."In All Things Give Thanks"  In Your current situation, be thankful and curious.  If there seems to be a lack of movement in the brush around you...Ask Yourself...Is there lack of Wind (Progress) or is it the limited Lens (Perspective) in which the circumstances are being Viewed?

If you don't see Movement....Close and Re-open your eyes...This time with a different Perspective.

#KeepItMovin

Inga Harmon-Cunningham