Suede and Sunshade

  • I am a Woman, and I am worthy of many things!

    (Originally Posted On Opulence in the Divine)

    In my second blog post, I talked about how woman can reclaim their feminine energy. After I posted it, I got a comment from a person who I consider a great person, suggesting how do I protect my feminine energy. After giving the idea some thought, I thought of the best way to write this post. I would like to give my sincere thanks to that great person for giving me this idea!

    I decided to just jump right into the thick of it and just give some devotionals and testimonials from my own life. As I am a woman, who has been through the storm. And I am also a woman, who has survived the storm. So, I can be a better woman, for myself and the world!

    1.    Finding God Again: A devotional!

    ·        I grew up in a Baptist home, I went to church occasionally and I found the Bible to be really entertaining. But in the beginning (ha-ha), I never really had a true love for Christianity. Throughout my childhood, teenage years and early adulthood, I never put much thought into religion in general. I didn’t consider myself an Atheist, but the thought of a higher power just never was the forefront in my mind. Then, I started going through some really hard times in the spring. I will not go into deep detail here, but just know it was some real…poop. One night, I was alone in my room in my feelings and thoughts. Crying to myself and wondering how on earth did I got into this predicament. I saw the box containing my grandmothers ashes on my desk and started talking to it. As I was talking to her. Please, don’t think I am weird, but me and my grandmother have a bond that transcends time. I asked her for guidance, on what she would do. Then, I noticed that the ashes were on a stack of Bibles. I decided that I would simply say a day and a night prayer so I would start the day on a good note and end it on a good note. Believe it or not, (please believe it this is not an exaggeration) when I opened the bible for the first time, I landed on Psalms 4, An Evening Prayer. Psalms 5, A Moring Prayer, happened to be on the next page. (Well duh Sydney, five comes after four). So, that moment became my first step back to God! Now babes, please, do not take this as me pushing my beliefs onto you. Like I always say, however you come to peace, is your business and its lovely! I just think, in my humble opinion, having love for a higher power is the greatest path to peace and grace in life!

    2.   Writing for the Soul!

    ·        Now, writing may not be everyone’s cup of tea. But it is certainly for me, and a who heartedly encourage it. The first step for me was finding God again. The second step was finding my passion again. Writing and me had a complicated relationship in the past. I always like writing, I always had thoughts of being a writer. At the same time, I used to shun and shy away from it because I did not think what I wrote amounted to anything. It was not like what the greats write. Then, I realized, fuck all that (excuse my French). I am writing for me and only me at the beginning and the end of it all. What I put on a page is all me, all my thoughts, all my feelings, all my words, all my heart and soul. Combining this with my faith, this passion is God-Given, and God-Given gifts should never be ashamed of. I share my writings with you all for that fact. I hope my prayers, poems, and other writings brighten your day, or touch your soul. Babes, whatever your talent is, please nurture it, love it, grow it, and embrace it! For it truly is a gift from the Lord!

    3.   I am a Woman, and I am worthy of many things!

    ·        Here it comes all together! The key to maintaining your feminine energy is knowing your worth. For us as woman, are truly worthy of anything high vibrational. A lot of us, including me, have fallen into the pit of low self-esteem. Thinking that staying in low vibrations are all that we can afford. No babe, open your eyes and see the light! You are beautiful, you are worthy, you are wonderful, you are a daughter of the Lord! Never accept anything else than divine! Get rid of people, places, or things that bring you pain. Bring out the real you and never hide her. Do not be afraid of anything. Accept your past and forgive yourself. Find your peace through anything that brings you joy. Remember always: You are a woman, and you are worthy of many things!

    PROVERBS 31: “Who can find virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” (KJV)

  • When woman do, men follow.

    (Originally Published on Opulence in the Divine)

    Hey Babes,

    I was watching a YouTube video from Miss Faye’s World titled, “Men Will Do What You Allow.”  That video, just from the title alone, moved me to chorus to type this post today. The title has been a sentiment I have always had for a while, “When woman do, men follow.”

    A lot of us are quick to quote the Bible with verses like Timothy 2:12,  “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.” Or Ephesians 5:22, “Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” And while these verses are true in the Holy Book and come from God. There is an underlying truth all the way back in the beginning, Genesis.

    Think about when Eve ate the apple, both of them had a choice. Now Eve eating the apple was the wrong choice, no denying that, However, many people forget that Adam also had a choice. Quick to condemn Eve into being the true cause of the Fall of Man but was she really. Let us look at Genesis 3:6 “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.”

    Do you see where Adam protested to eating the Fruit, or asking why Eve did what he did? Nope, he ate the fruit if not more quicker than Eve did. Why? Well, I think its rooted in Men’s envy and desire to never be “less” than woman. But that’s another post for another day. So, do women have this passive ability to lead? Yes, we do. It is hidden because it is not a power rooted in domination.

    What is that power you may ask? The power of acceptance. As woman, we are receivers. What’s given to us cannot be spread if it’s not accepted. So, if a man brings you, excuse my French, shit, and you accept it, that stench is going to latch on to you. In duality sake, if a man gives you flowers, and you accept it that scent is going to latch to you. Ask yourself my love, what would you rather smell like?

    Thanks for tuning in babes!

    “Men Will Do What You Allow” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBeb_Z9ZuOY

    (All my bible references are from the King James Version)

1 Corinthians 11:12

12 For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.

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