Put Away Childish Things, WHY?

There is a saying that goes, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became old, I put away childish things.” …And my question to the is, why?

The picture above is of my granddaughter, and, yes, she is playing flag football. The only girl on the team, and if I might add, one of the best players on the team. The name of the team is… are you ready?… “Bella and the Boys.” HA! I love it. We often fear allowing our strong black children to be who they want to be; because of our fears and images of what a male or female should be. We, the adults, are the ones to hold them back from moving forward. One of the blogs I’ve written is titled, “In the Beginning Was Me.” I provide a story of my childhood journey until now, be sure to check it out.

Children have a sense of moving forward with no fear holding them back. They are not thinking about tomorrow; they are not even thinking about the next hour. They are only concerned with what’s happening in the moment and whether they are having fun. If they are not having fun, they use their creative minds in the moment to create something fun to do. Adults tend to lose this the older they get. We tend to think and fear what lies ahead instead of living in the moment. We allow ourselves to be influenced by what can happen in the future instead of being present in the here and now. We have a problem with fearing the unknown. If we take a moment to understand that the power we possess within ourselves dictates our future, we have the ability to create different outcomes. I bet the only thing on my granddaughter’s mind at that moment was I’m going to be handed this football, and all I have to do is make a touchdown. And what did she do? She made a touchdown. Many of us are given the football, and once we get it in our hands, we drop it out of fear of being tackled, laughed at, talked about, or ridiculed. It’s time to put one foot in front of the other and make the touchdown despite the nay-sayers.

Put Away Childish Things, WHY?

There are people who have come in and out of our lives telling us that we can’t do a particular thing, so we begin to put limits on ourselves that hinder us for the rest of our lives. I wanted to start writing many years ago, but because people told me that my writing was subpar, I decided I would not pursue it. It wasn’t until recently that it was downloaded into me again by the universe to write, so I put fear to the side and looked for a website builder that I could use to create what is now an inspirational blog site titled livingthroughsource.com. I am not concerned about it being a hit or not. I know I have a lot in me that needs to come out. And it will bless one, two, or many people along the way. Who was and is my inspiration? That 6-year-old girl in the picture. This picture was taken when she made her first touchdown. Some people call her a Tom Boy. I call her a football player who just so happens also to love playing with Barbie dolls. What are you being challenged to do that you keep putting off?

Put Away Childish Things, WHY?

So many of you have gifts and talents that are lying dormant, and guess what? You are not getting any younger. We constantly ask why we are here. And my answer to that is, why does it matter why we are here; the thing is, we are here. What are you going to accomplish while you are here? There is so much you can do with your time here: travel, invent, construct, write, speak, act, paint, draw, design, etc. Stop fearing what people will say or think about you. Stop wondering if people will continue to like you or be your friend. If they stop speaking to you, then guess what? They were never your friend from the beginning. A friend is someone who pushes you forward and is your biggest cheerleader. It’s time to do you, whatever that looks like, do you. Time waits for no one. There are people that can be affected by you putting one foot in front of the other and making a touchdown, and because of you, the team as a whole wins. That team may be people you don’t even know, but they are made better by the gifts and talents you bring forth.

Put Away Childish Things, WHY? It’s Time to be Fearless and Free… Put on Your Game Face and Run to the endzone. TOUCHDOWN!!!!