Ladies, let's keep it real, when we're in our twenties we're foot loose and fancy free, but when forty is right around the corner, panic sets in. You ...
Ladies, let's keep it real, when we're in our twenties we're foot loose and fancy free, but when forty is right around the corner, panic sets in. You begin to appreciate how truly precious time is and how quickly it goes by. When you hit the magic number, the big 4-0, it's a wake-up call. Like a thump upside the head, you realize that when they wrote the fairytale, they didn't have your life in mind. It's an age when another transition begins and you are confronted with three very pivotal choices, 1) you can acquiesce to a lackluster life filled with loneliness and unfulfilled dreams; 2) you can trick yourself into believing that everyone else is to blame for your unsatisfactory existence; or 3) you can become the super spiritual diva you were always meant to be. I don't know about you, but number three seems like a winner to me.
In 2009, diva lyrics were popularized by a chart hitting female R&B artist who coined the term "diva" as a hustler, a woman who does whatever she has to do to become successful. Now, I’m not one to knock another sister’s hustle, but doing whatever you have to do for success can mean a whole lot of different things, and all of them can't be good for the soul. While these diva lyrics may be empowering for some, those of us who are a little more mature need more substance than hustle. We want to live with grace, joy, and abundance, and be at the top of our game like a diva should be.
For a lot of us, grace, joy, and abundance get lost in the shuffle. We reach a certain age and one day seems to run into the next, with little or no change. We are so entrenched in the groove of our routines that we become stuck, and we don't know how to kick our lives in high gear. We're busy with the kids and taking care of everybody else except ourselves, and before you know it, our lives seem to be filled with meaningless tasks that bring little or no rewards. This isn't fun...no fun at all. To be quite honest, it can be very taxing on us, because it causes us to ignore our inner spiritual core.
Not only can the busyness of life cause us to ignore the super spiritual diva within, but it can also cause us to put off our dreams and aspirations. With limited resources of time, finances, and energy, we just don't believe that we can muster enough courage and hope to forge a dream ahead.
Courage and hope are treasures that must be cultivated. Without the tools to harvest these spiritual goodies, we are sometimes left with feelings of anger and resentment, because the life we have is not the life we want. At this most critical juncture in our lives, many of us will turn to the blame game. We begin to blame others because we can't face the fact that we don't know how to make our lives better.
Well, I'm here to tell you that there is unequivocally, most definitely, and undeniably a way to make life better. And the amazing thing about it is, deep down, you realize this. One of the reasons why we become so disappointed with life, ourselves, and others is because in our souls we know that there is a way to be truly victorious. Everything about our experiences and circumstances is trying to teach us how to tap into our inner spiritual diva, so that we become better, happier, and more fulfilled than we ever thought we could be.
We've spent enough time looking on the outside for what's wrong in our lives. Now it's time to turn our attention to the spiritual reservoir of good stuff within. All of us need this treasure trove of love and light to be successful in the things that are really important to us. Once we learn to tap into it, we can begin to develop meaningful relationships. We can have a spiritual existence that adds purpose to our lives, and we can also begin to live with true abundance. This is absolutely available to you! The Lord doesn't have favorites. If one person can marry the soul mate of their dreams, have great friendships, good health, a great job, and plenty of money in the bank; then we can all have it.
I know what you're thinking, "If it's that simple, why don't I have it? Why don't I have the life I desire?" Because there's something working on the inside of you that keeps you from it. Something is blocking your faith, causing you to misfire when you should be a walking dynamo of shear believing power. Something in your soul is holding you back. Right now, you may not know what it is, but it is there, blocking you from taking those very fundamental steps to unleash the super spiritual diva within. I'm talking about the real you, the person you were divinely designed to be. And here's the secret, in order to get to your real, authentic, glorious self, you have got to figure out what the blocker is.
Yes, something within your own soul may be blocking your success, but don't you let that stop you. Knowledge is power, and now you know you've got to look within a little deeper. Just being aware of this brings you one step closer to your destiny.
Listening to diva lyrics may not do the trick, but learning to live fully through Jesus Christ will help you discover the truth of who you really are; that's a piece of heaven you can't afford to miss. So pick up your diamond-studded, gold encrusted shield, put on your corn and bunion protected, rubber-soled, killer designer pumps, and kick all the excuses to the curb. You ARE a super spiritual diva, so get ready to soar!
