Looking

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

You see me as you want to see me
But what is it exactly do you see?
Do I remind you of someone?
Someone from your past
A Child hood memory?
What is it do you see?
Am I some sort of structure or design?
Am I a work of Art?
What Am I to you?
You dont know me
And I dont know you
Will it always be like that?
We pass each other everyday
Do you know what I think When I see you?
Who are You?
What makes you so visible to me?
Do you see pass my clothes and figure?
Do you see pass my hair and feet?
Do you decipher my thoughts And see whats deep down inside
TO see what makes me Unique.
Or does our minds play tricks on us
As we pass by each other
Just Looking.

Photography & Artwork Copyright of "KiiLL" 09.07

Dreaming of A True Adventure

Yesturday I was at work looking through our company's resort directory and was inspired to write this poem.



I want to book
reservations with you
Explore the world
Travel the seven seas
Climb the highest mountains
With you

4 days/3nights are not enough
I don’t need Egyptian skylines
You are my diamond in a rough

You’re my sweet home away from home
Luxurious paradise
I want to retreat in the tranquility of your eyes

You are my captivating island
So much to discover
My real life dream
My love belongs to no other

I want to getaway in the comfort of your embrace
And surf your hill side tides
From evening to day

I want to see the sun from your coastal shore

Taste exotic cuisines from the palm of your hands

I want to behold your beauty

You are a work of art

With you there is no limit
Let’s escape completely
Charting our course on a boat land of love
As we sail away on our life long vacation
No need for hesitation

Are you ready?

What Role Does The Literary Arts Play?

For a while now, I guess I would say since 2000, the literary arts played a major role in my life because it was my means of communication with God. I started writing to God; sharing my dreams, wishes, mental frustrations, confessions, and more. As my relationship with God grew, He told me to "Make them see My relationship with you". This was told to me in 2006. Now in 2007, God revealed to me that writing is my calling and my calling has to do with my relationship with God and my relationship with His people. I write to God and for God for His people's sake. I have a heart for God and a heart for His people and He's called me to write on His behalf.

Sometimes you have people who are very talented, but God isn't looking for just your talent. He wants to see if you can serve. He wants to see if you can see past your ability to write and activate your ability to meet someones needs even if it is an inconvenience. Can you see past your performance and minister to the need? Can you even discern the need?

What role does the MINISTRY of literary arts play in my life? Simply put- it is my life. 365 days a year. 86,400 seconds a day.

Chocolate: A Divine Inspiration

Sweet, Savory and Succulent; what one would normally attribute to the mouth watering, romance kindling, delectable delight known as chocolate. The other day I was eating a piece of DOVE's Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Flavored Caramel candies...it was soooooooooooooooo good, and inside the wrapper there was an imprint that stated “Share your great passion with the world". It's part of DOVE's Promises campaign- to have these little quotes in the wrapper. Anyway, I was so inspired by what the wrapper stated; I made a decisive decision to Share MY PASSION WITH THE WORLD! I'm passionate about living my life for the Kingdom of God, I'm passionate about the arts, and I'm passionate about helping people maximize their potentials. And how will I share my great passion you ask? Through my writing; creative, instructional, and administrative.

Finding Purpose

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

It's been my prayer for a while now, to find purpose in everything I do. I loathe the feeling that comes over me when the day is almost over and nothing's accomplished. Being the progressive person that I am, I could not allow those feelings to hinder me or discourage me in anyway.Outside of my church duties, I had to find a way to "find" purpose in my daily routine. Like most people on planet earth, I work to make ends meet. And as a Christian, I know there has to be more to life than the responsibilities I have with the youth at church. There are 168 hours in a week, and in most of those hours I found myself wondering "what am I doing?". Which is probably a question that most people ask themselves.

Well, today I've come to recognize that there is an answer. For the past couple of weeks, my pastor, Cal Roberts, has been teaching on "Knowing God". Basically, the theme of his series was to show people that if we truly knew God-his character, we wouldn't struggle as much as we do in today's society. During this series, I made it a point for me to not just know of God, but to truly know Him, understand Him, and experience Him. Pastor Cal made a statement that "every situation in life is an experience, and every experience is an opportunity to know God more". So with that outlook, I began to recognize how there is purpose in everything that I do even if it isn't church related. By meditating on Jeremiah 9:24,"But let him who glories glory in this; that he understands and knows Me personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character, that I am the Lord who practices loving-kindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord", I've been able to see the purpose in the things I do.

Because of my knowledge of God, I know that I am created in His image and in His likeness. Because of my personal and practical experience with Him, I understand that I am a witness of His wondorous works. I am understanding now that my purpose is waiting on me everyday. Someone needs to see and experience God everyday. Someone's life needs change everyday. So now I know that I must operate as an agent of change- an agent of God's loving-kindness, judgement, and righteousness.

My purpose is waiting.