A CELEBRATION OF THE HISTORY IN THE MAKING
On Sunday Cyrus and I set aside time to celebrate history in the making. February is the month of LOVE and it is also the month for honoring those who have paved the way for so many. I shared how several weeks ago, I received a invite from Alameda County (Ca), to speak at their annual Black History Celebration. Their desire was for me to share my journey as an author. I agreed to participate and the morning of the event, I was moved to re-vamp my speech. Two hours before I was set to depart, I was at my computer re-writing my words. For whatever reason, I was moved to take the focus away from myself. Three-hundred employees were expected at that event and it was my moment but I was being pulled in a different direction.
I shared with the radio audience a small portion of what I shared. I explained how there is no greater joy than standing on the front line and advocating everyday for children and their families, the elderly and for those with disabilities; no greater legacy. I also shared how we are all blessed with many talents, passions, desires and dreams. And for those who are working a 9 to 5 and feel as though they are sitting on a dream; they were reminded hat the only person stopping them, are the very barriers they build. Life is not am all or nothing gig. All were reminded of how it takes courage to follow your passions because to do so may cause a shift, a discomfort but if Cyrus and I can do it, they can as well.
In closing, all were encouraged to remember the importance of displaying gratitude to those standing on the front line but most importantly to never forget the legacy that you leave each and every day.
It's amazing, how GOD will take a situation and utilize you as a tool, to simply deliver his message.. It was never about me, it was about the message God sent me to deliver. However, in the end, I gained so very much.
A little bit of history was made today on Inspirational Conversations Radio Show.
Mary E. Gilder-Author of, A Misrepresentation of Myself,
website: maryegilder.com
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