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The next day master rose early and went out to the place where I stayed and master beat me..master beat me hard..in the sting of pain from his whipping..I couldnt even think of why he was whipping me?after he was done I felt so numb..my mind wandered past the pain of my wounds he inflicted..I wander how can a man treat another like that?how can you walk so proud in the lords house just one day earlier then wake up the next morning and beat me damn near death???
I worked hard that day...the burning sun roasted my wounds to scabs,while the sting of the sweat dripping into my flesh reminded me not to try and forget that whipping I got this morning..I was so tired that night as I collapsed on the dirt floor..I dreamed that night...I dreamed a impossible dream,not for myself that one day I might be free fore that dream had been beaten out of me a long time ago..I dreamed that my children would be free and would tell my story...that my children would write and read and learn and tell another generation my story..tell them that the only thing that kept me going was the belief and hope that one day my children would be free..
and they would tell humanity the truth..the same God you spoke about that Sunday is the same God that made us both..please tell them that the color of my skin is just that its just skin..please I begg you to tell them the truth that Im a man just like them..the reason I look different is because thats what God wanted..and last thing I want to say to my children is if they keep mistreating you after I have fallen asleep in death..if things change but not enough to say the wrongs have been made right..promise me you will do every thing in your power to make a difference..and pass my dream on to your children
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What is the big deal about being positive? How can we be positive in a recession? People are losing jobs right and left, do you tell them to be positive? What is there to be positive about? Now, I may have missed a few, but these were some of the questions asked of me at a recent empowerment workshop.
Each year I repeat the same thing over and over again. Your success is directly related to your positive mindset. Your circumstances change, when you change your mindset. At this event however, I decided to switch it up a bit. Instead of speaking on the benefits of being positive, I simply asked,”What Now?” You are in a recession, you have lost your job and you have nothing but negativity around you, so again, I ask, “What Now?” It was a moment before one attendee said, “You have to do something to change your situation.”
And so my point remained the same. If you know something needs to be done to change the situation you are in, and you expect to have a different result by doing what needs to be done, could one not assume that you are being positive? You have now created the beginnings of a positive mindset.
Being positive is not a one step action or thought. It is a thought process that should one choose to follow could change their direction, their lives, and it could put them on the road to success in whatever their endeavor may be. Having a positive mindset can improve ones quality of life and when coupled with doses of integrity, value, self esteem, faith and a heaping dose of a giving spirit; one now has the makings of a positive mindset, improved quality of life and success.
You can see things start to happen, doors start to open and obstacles removed from your path when you change your mindset. Not only your mindset, but you changed how you looked at those negative things in your life. One should always remember that your thoughts create your reality, so be positive. Embrace a positive mindset and imagine your possibilities.
Shalonda Jones - Leading to Success With S. Jones Group
