So its the dawn of a new day, and so many thoughts are swirling in my head. Some about my hair, but more about my life. As I was driving to work this morning (awoke to a not so good day), I asked myself: Rochelle Do You Really Love Yourself? I mean really have you ever asked yourself if you loved yourself. I know we ponder over whether this person loves us or if that person loves us, but what about me. How come I don't put myself through the ultimate love test. What is that test you ask?
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 says: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
Most times we hear this quoted at weddings, and rightly so. You want to know if the two persons are willing to give all of this things to the other person unselfishly. But am I willing to give all those things to myself? As each day passes of this new found "journey" I'm on, this journey that started out as a hair thing, but really is turning into a self-examination movement, I wonder what will I discover about myself, what will I see that I fall in love with, what will be revealed that I hate.
As the months pass, my "curl pattern" in my kinky hair will be revealed, but more importantly the "substance" of who I am will also show up. Will I lovingly embrace the real me as much as I embrace my new natural curl pattern? I guess we will have to wait and see...To Be Continued
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