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MY BLOG

BE BOLD.

BREAK FREE.

SOAR.

For too many years, my soul suffered in silence; cruelly caged by an oppressive, overly-critical mind; a mind  poisoned by debilitating doubt, fear, guilt and shame. Imprisoned by insecurity, my soul longed for the immediate arrival of an emancipator; a heavenly hero sent to liberate it from its self-imposed bondage. Despite my soul’s impassioned pleas, freedom remained elusive. See, freedom requires more than passionate posturing, prayers and pleas; freedom requires radical rebellion – a deliberate dismantling of domineering patterns and conditioning – by any means necessary! Formidable force is required to overthrow ruthless regimes; regimes rooted in a soul’s stagnation and destruction.

 

Mental evolution is an act of revolution for a soul suffering in bondage! It is only in dissecting one’s own duplicity that one ultimately understands that they are both the oppressed and their own oppressor; their greatest ally and their greatest enemy. The greatest threat to one’s soul survival lies not in external fated forces; but in one’s internal, problematic programming. Everyone suffers; no one is spared the pangs of pain, yet some transmute that pain into power. See, pain is not purposeless; pain can push us into the depths of our own self-created hells or propel us to our greatest heights. Pain understands its own power; for it is only through the pain of determination, dedication and discipline that one can reclaim their own personal dominance; their own personal freedom.

 

“Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.” – Alex Carrell

Do not suppress your soul's suffering; weaponize it. You are the great emancipator you have been wishing and waiting for. Allow the smoldering embers of discontentment and despair to ignite the furious flames of freedom!

Dare your soul to soar® is my odyssey of self-discovery and self-liberation; my tale of tremendous triumph; a standing testament to one’s ability to transform a soul crippled by suffering to a soul empowered and soaring. I pray that my journey sparks you to unleash your own soul and dare it to take you new heights.

I dedicate this blog to my beautiful nieces, Maya and Ava. I pray that my journey will help you both as you navigate your way.

Love always, your Tika. 

WAR

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity." - Sun Tzu

SHOTGUNS

"Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy." Truman Capote

EXPLOSIVES

"There are few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of explosives." - Scott Adams

SHALLOW

"They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." -Friedrich Nietzsche

HURTING

"We need never be ashamed of our tears." - Charles Dickens

LOCKDOWN

"If I were to remain silent, I would be guilty of complicity." - Albert Einstein

COMPASSION

"A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life." - Christopher Germer

FAITH

“Faith and fear both demand you believe in something you cannot see. You choose!” – Bob Proctor

GEMS

"One pearl of great price." Matthew 13:45-46

IMMORTAL

"The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering." - Bruce Lee

CROSSING

“Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can’t begin to explore your possibilities.” Tim Fargo

LONGING

“We are all wandering the earth, alone, longing to be longed for.” William C. Hannan

HOPE

"Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness." - Desmond Tutu

ENEMY

"And God said, "Love your enemy," and I obeyed him and loved myself." - Khalil Gibran

STAIRCASE

"Alone. Yes, that's the key word, the most awful worked in the English tongue." - Stephen King

NIGHTFALL

Today's sermon, "Nightfall", comes from Psalm 23:4.

NYCTOPHOBIA

"Before I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep."

TRANSFORMATION

Transformation requires a spiritual autopsy - a meticulous examination of your life to ascertain the source of your soul's suffocation.

CAGED

"One of the marvels of the world is the sight of a soul sitting in a prison with the key in its hand" -Rumi

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