Tenacity to Purpose

From the time that I was little, I have always found myself in leadership positions. Most of these positions were not by choice, I would be nominated or just given a position. Even as an older sister to my siblings, that was a leadership position that I didn't necessarily apply for but I got anyways. I won't lie though, I love being a leader and I definitely get it from my dad who has always been a great example. Throughout the years though, I became more and more reluctant to take up leadership positions because let's be honest, kids can be mean, and nobody wants to be friends with the class captain (a.k.a snitch of the class, a.k.a teacher's right hand). Over the years I have realised that as much as you try, you cannot run away from yourself. You cannot run away from your gifts, talents and the roles that you were born to play. There may be seasons in which you do not use them as fully as you did in the previous seasons, but I can you tell you that if you were born...

Like little children we hid in the kitchen, next to the cutlery box. We were looking out the window, watching the trees dance in the wind. We didn’t want to look at each other in the eyes because that would Just be asking the tears that were already dancing on the corner Of our eyes to RSVP and come to the party. We were numb. We took turns catching our tears before they reached our chins. We comforted each other like plane crash survivors, each with Injuries of their own but just enough strength to reach out and rub The other’s back. The numbness was quickly fading away. The adrenaline rush kicked in and coping strategies rushed into our frontal lobes. This is what we do. We distract ourselves with to do lists and plates Full of food when life demands that we feel p… When life demands that we feel pa.. When life demands that we feel pai. When life demands that we feel pain. In an attempt to be strong for others we fail ourselves. We force ourselv...