So I was at work today, letting Youtube videos play in the background of my already messy workspace and started watching some of Oprah's old special on the book/DVD, The Secret. I've read this book before and heard a lot about the law of attraction, but not until today did I actually stop and reflect on how this law of the universe sincerely has played a part on the past year of my life.
So yes, our thoughts and our feelings are what we attract into our lives. The images, books, people, atmosphere that we surround ourselves are what fill our thoughts and in turn what we radiate out into the universe. So obviously if we allow ourselves to constantly think negatively, in self doubt, and unworthiness, you better be damn sure those feelings will expand. Which moves me right along to the next topic...
What you focus on expands... ..Ah HA moment! When I heard this, though it's such a simple statement, I thought about everything I've been focusing on and finally started seeing why things unfolded as they did. I'll keep it at that!
Another thing they talked about was forgiveness... "giving up the hope that the past could be different." Light bulb moment right there. Forgiveness shouldn't be a heart-wrenching moment, it should be a moment of gratitude... Thank you for the experience... I'm a better person because of it and I don't wish the past to be any different. Talk about bringing peace to the matter. Despite still feeling hurt in my heart, when you come to terms that things are exactly they way they should be... it's fucking liberating.
You cannot expect anyone to honor you if you don't honor yourself. Especially in relationships, sometimes we forget who we are and what we should be reciprocated because we're trying to please. Never do that, you are left with nothing in the end.
Anyway, these were all words that spoke so directly to me today that I had to share. If you really stop and think about whether or not you are conscious about what you are thinking.. it really will surprise you.. especially with how (unknowingly) negative they can be.
I'm really trying to make a conscious effort now to surround myself with great, loving people, to keep moving forward with my life and fill it with positivity and progression. I cannot be expecting anything good to come my way when I'm too preoccupied with the past. Gotta let it go!
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Oprah: We Made You and We Can Break You
From: www.womanist-musings.com
I don't often speak about Oprah because to be honest, I have fallen in and out of love with her a multitude of times over the years. While I appreciate her significance as a WOC, the classist nature of her show can sometimes turn my stomach.
image For the first time in her career, Oprah decided to embrace a candidate. Whether or not you agree with her choice, it was still her choice to make. Each election cycle celebrities declare their allegiances to the different candidates, and the public gives said endorsement the weight that it thinks is necessary in their decision making process.
Barack has graced Oprahs stage twice, and both times were before he declared his candidacy. Since the nomination of Sarah Palin some womens groups are insisting that she be given the opportunity to appear on Oprahs show. They feel that this would allow for balanced representation, even though Barack has not appeared himself since winning the nomination. The Florida Federation of Republican Women has launched a boycott against Oprah Winfrey’s TV show and magazine because the talk queen has said she will not have Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her show until after the election. This is a classic case of bend to our will, or we will break you.
No other celebrity is being held accountable for their political choices; Oprah is the exception rather than the rule. Gee I wonder what would make Oprah different from all of the other celebrities that have endorsed either McCain or Obama? Let me think. Could it be...no.. it couldn't be her race could it? When she first endorsed Barack over Hillary, pundits declared that she would alienate her viewership which was largely white women, and now it seems that there is some veracity to their point of view. As long as Oprah was neutral and not taking an active stake in the political world, the white majority were content to embrace her. The moment she dared to speak for her own hopes and dreams, suddenly she was the great betrayer of women.
Why is her voice, or her hopes any less important than that of Melissa Ethridge, or Madonna? Why is it her body that must bear the brunt of their anger? There is no call to boycott anyone else, only the backstabbing black Jezebel who dared not to do the bidding of her largely white audience.
When people say that we reside in a post racial world they are specifically excluding examples like this. That white women think that they can still bully WOC into performing behaviour to please them, is a signification of the entrenchment of white privilege. White women have become accustomed to the loving worship of mammy like figures, and to this day still expect WOC to fulfill their every desire, whether or not it is in our best interest. One day I intend to write a eulogy for Mammy, because now she only lives in the imaginations of those that continue to think that their needs, outweigh the needs of anyone else. Good for you Oprah, I may have to watch now just in spite.
I don't often speak about Oprah because to be honest, I have fallen in and out of love with her a multitude of times over the years. While I appreciate her significance as a WOC, the classist nature of her show can sometimes turn my stomach.
image For the first time in her career, Oprah decided to embrace a candidate. Whether or not you agree with her choice, it was still her choice to make. Each election cycle celebrities declare their allegiances to the different candidates, and the public gives said endorsement the weight that it thinks is necessary in their decision making process.
Barack has graced Oprahs stage twice, and both times were before he declared his candidacy. Since the nomination of Sarah Palin some womens groups are insisting that she be given the opportunity to appear on Oprahs show. They feel that this would allow for balanced representation, even though Barack has not appeared himself since winning the nomination. The Florida Federation of Republican Women has launched a boycott against Oprah Winfrey’s TV show and magazine because the talk queen has said she will not have Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her show until after the election. This is a classic case of bend to our will, or we will break you.
No other celebrity is being held accountable for their political choices; Oprah is the exception rather than the rule. Gee I wonder what would make Oprah different from all of the other celebrities that have endorsed either McCain or Obama? Let me think. Could it be...no.. it couldn't be her race could it? When she first endorsed Barack over Hillary, pundits declared that she would alienate her viewership which was largely white women, and now it seems that there is some veracity to their point of view. As long as Oprah was neutral and not taking an active stake in the political world, the white majority were content to embrace her. The moment she dared to speak for her own hopes and dreams, suddenly she was the great betrayer of women.
Why is her voice, or her hopes any less important than that of Melissa Ethridge, or Madonna? Why is it her body that must bear the brunt of their anger? There is no call to boycott anyone else, only the backstabbing black Jezebel who dared not to do the bidding of her largely white audience.
When people say that we reside in a post racial world they are specifically excluding examples like this. That white women think that they can still bully WOC into performing behaviour to please them, is a signification of the entrenchment of white privilege. White women have become accustomed to the loving worship of mammy like figures, and to this day still expect WOC to fulfill their every desire, whether or not it is in our best interest. One day I intend to write a eulogy for Mammy, because now she only lives in the imaginations of those that continue to think that their needs, outweigh the needs of anyone else. Good for you Oprah, I may have to watch now just in spite.
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