Excerpt from a Career Journal: Teen Coordinator

I think I found a job that will begin to help me build the foundation for _________. The position is Teen Coordinator. I would be working and coming up with activities for youth. First, I must get past the interview process, which involves creating an activity. Lord I ask that your will be done, and you guide me, and touch the heart of the people that interview me. I am thinking about doing the Name Game, with a twist. It would be awesome if I had a cool ball that lit up, made funny noises, and was texturized. The game would go as follows: My name is ______ my friends call me _________. I would then toss the ball to another person they would repeat the information, tell something about themselves. This would go on and on and until the last person would have to repeat all the information (ideally that person would be me). The point of the game is to see how well one listens and to see what one has in common.

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I am unaware how this interview went as memory fades with age, but I am aware I did not get the job. There was a post-it stuck to this entry that reads: “Failure is just a way for our lives to show us we’re moving in the wrong direction. We should try something different. — Nothing comes easily but if you persistently press on, you will one day be able to show you made it.”

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Prayer

As time drags on and answers seem faraway, teach me, Father, to find my help in You and Your presence. Enable me to endure, and empower me to trust in You.

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When your burdens overwhelm you, remember that God has His arms underneath you.
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Mini Makeover: Architecture Edition

Well proportional moldings- baseboard, crown and door casings. They should never be skimpy, overscale or left out entirely. Having them be prefer is like a looking at a woman in a well-tailored dress. Its deeply pleasing, even if you’re not sure why. And how do you determine correct proportions? It’s visual. You go back to Vitruvius. – David Kleinberg

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Abundance Flows

The first lesson you taught me: Abundance flows. Life is not about accumulation, but community. The second lesson: You create  space for others to exist in their fullness when you commit living in yours. To be placed in a world  set on making us unsteady as young Black women, I’ve found that being taught these lessons has been invaluable. But witnessing you execute these lessons in every one of your action has been life shifting. thank you for giving me the giving me the guidance to understand the importance of purpose and for giving me the space to find me.  -Yara Shahidi

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Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to others as I embark on this new venture of “positively purging“, as I know each of these pieces represents something

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Silence of Therapy

Silence is not a thing we make; it is something into which we enter. It is always there… All we can make is noise. – Mother Maribel

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What to do with silence:

  • Give the individual a chance to talk before jumping in- don’t beat them to it due to your discomfort
  • Give the individual permission to talk (You can talk about whatever you want in here)
  • Consider introducing expressive arts activities
  • “Sometimes it’s hard to talk”; Sometimes it seems like talking won’t do any good.
  • If necessary, you can try propping questions (e.g., last week you were talking about…) be careful, you do not want to set your own agenda.
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