Labor Day to Remember

Sir Winston Churchill - “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

This Labor Day weekend I am reflecting on my African ancestors and the Chinese, Mexican, Polish, Italian, Irish, Russian, Japanese and a host of other hardworking people from other countries that labored morning , noon and night to build this great nation we call America. To all of them, "I thank you from the bottom of my heart and I promise to do my part to re-build where some of your generations have torn apart!"

So, today was an interesting day for me from a spiritual stand point, had a meeting with some very powerful and team oriented women in my world peace organization. It was a real eye opener and reality check for me.

The one thing that would sum it up is what I found in the amazing quote made by Sir Winston Churchill, who was an Icon of the 20th century. (read at top of page)
As I develop my character and polish my internal mirror, I am learning that the powerful presence of a person can either inspire others or bring out their weaknesses (and yours) which ultimately creates no value.

So glad I blog!! It is not only therapy for my dealing with vitiligo but for also embracing change. Yes, I got some real healthy guidance and some hit my ego but most nurtured my soul about some things happening that I was oblivious to and things I knew about. At the end of the day, I reflected, refreshed and redetermined that in order to be a 1st class citizen we will always have trials, errors and victories to make us stronger and wiser. So without tellin' ya'll all my business -LOL My Labor Day Sunday lit up a dark spot in my life and transformed it into ray of sun. :-)

Now if only the sun rays could replenish the brown pigment in to replace the white spots on parts of my body to be all even.!! I won't hold my breath but I like the Obama and most of America still have HOPE!!

Have a safe Labor Day weekend and if you have to work, "work smarter not harder!"

Maia