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Woke Up This Morning by Dr. Lindamichellebaron

6/30/2020

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Dear Friends, Family and Fans,

I was about to pray this morning and had just gotten to the “Dear God” part when I realized most of my “Dear God” prayers are asking Him for something. “Dear God...Please bless me and/or bless so and so,” “Dear God please heal this such and such,” “Dear God please give...” “Dear God please forgive...” I realize I treat my heavenly Father less like my creator and more like my personal sugar daddy. I ask Him to do everything in the world for me and yet, what have I done for Him lately? Have I asked Him what He wants me to do for Him? And when He answers can I even hear him? I can’t I hear the “still small voice” because I’m too busy bombarding Him with my “Dear God’s” that I call praying. God wrote a whole library of books, placed them in the Bible, telling me who He is, and what He wants. I have read it like a textbook rather than savoring His Holy Word. I revisit my favorite parts and quote them where they fit into my life rather than where they need to be for His purpose. I end my prayers with “Thy will be done...” Actually, I’m asking that my will be done...
of this earth instead of as it is in heaven. I’m thankful God hasn’t taught me a lesson like some of my teachers did... by putting me in a corner for talking too much; or have me write my infraction on the blackboard 100 times. “I will not chew gum in class. I will not chew gum in class.” I thank Him for not making me write a note explaining what I did wrong, begging for forgiveness and promising never to do it again!! And then keep my note in the desk drawer as a reminder of my promise should I ever make the same mistake again. His Son has already forgiven me.
This morning after the “Dear God” instead of asking Him for favors I thanked Him for favor. I woke up this morning with a prayer of thanks. Thanks and thanks and thanks. Thanks for what He’s done for me; thanks for what He’s done for those I love; thanks for when His answer was “yes,” in spite of me; thanks for when it was “no” for my own good; thanks for the twists and turns in my life that lead me to where I have arrived today; thanks for the opportunity to travel through the rocky roads ahead…knowing, trusting, believing that He is traveling with me, without me having to ask. And thank you Heavenly Father, for sending me my own personal angel of unconditional love, and sacrifice, my Mommy. I call her my angel, not because she was perfect, but because she was perfect for me. She taught me to enjoy and appreciate life. So, this morning I want to thank you, God, for the gift of my mother, the gift that keeps on giving.
My angel gave me lessons that came directly from You. I thank you, God, first and foremost for showing me, through her, that loving You does not have to be ostentatious. You can show the love of God, by how you live your life. You show it through how you love others. She showed it with her generosity of spirit, and her willingness to give joy. Her laughter, and ability to make others laugh was one of the greatest gifts. She was always willing to laugh at herself. I can still hear her laughter and feel the spirit of joy that surrounded her and continues to embrace me.
My angel practiced what she preached. She believed in telling the truth. She valued truth and modeled telling it. I’m not sure how “scout’s honor” became the pinnacle of truth. She was never a scout, neither was I…but “scout’s honor,” to her, was equivalent to placing your hand on the Bible. Tell the truth and you won’t be punished. Tell the truth and shame the devil. Maybe the message was, you don’t need a physical manifestation of truth, “word is bond.”
Another life affirming lesson my angel gave me was love of self. If I just looked at her, rather than watching her, and experiencing her, I might have thought that “love of self” was surface. I could have thought it was something that came with being born beautiful, having the face and figure some would die for. But that was not it. That was not her. She believed in and modeled presenting yourself to honor God, the God in you…presenting who and what you are, as the masterpiece He designed you to be…worthy of love, self-love, respect, and dignity.
God anointed my head with oil, my cup runneth over…surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. Yes, my cup spills over in so many ways…So, as the song says, I’m going to continue to count my blessings, and name them one by one, every morning and throughout the day. Yes, I’m going to spend more time listening to Him and thanking Him before asking Him. As my Father, He already knows. I’m going to start my prayers by counting and recounting my blessings.

Dear God, first on the list of my blessings, that are actually too many to count, I thank you for the gift of my mother.

Love and realness,
#lindamichellebaron
www.mylindamichellebaron.com
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Juneteenth: Not Enough Words by Dr. Lindamichellebaron

6/19/2020

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Dear Friends, Family and Fans:

Juneteenth: Not Enough Words

Slave, the word, has become benign in its misuse.
“I’m going to my slave.” Meaning a job, really?
Professional athletes said to be bartered and traded like slaves.
Oh, come now?
“Titanic,” in the 1990’s movie, depicted a woman, whose cabin was lower level, complaining that she was being treated like a slave. Help me Lord!
“Amistad,” the movie, also in theaters during the same period displayed what it actually means to be treated like a slave, and informs why various forms of rebellion have been and are being used to claim our full humanity.

Certainly, not one movie, but abundant research, books, TV shows, movies, and plays reveal the hateful, horrific truths of our capture and enslavement, and yet the myths of the banality of chattel slavery persist. Many who consider themselves “We, the people,” prefer the myth that the Founding Fathers declared all men created equal, when women and people of African descent were excluded. I’m a wordsmith and I can’t begin to elucidate the terror inflicted on human beings…my enslaved, devalued ancestors, in 200 words. This was supposed to be 200 words. But…I can’t. The sustained, systematic compilation of lies created to diminish a people’s humanity overwhelm my sensibilities …the treachery perpetrated against people of African ancestry is too much. The lies have embedded themselves deep into the psyches of all of us…embedded in the minds of all the races, nationalities and ethnicities. Unfortunately, for many of us, even our own sense of ourselves.

Words alone cannot unravel the intentional, mutilation of the mind, body and spirits of human beings and the pernicious infiltration of devastating lies, misconceptions, and destructive perceptions designed to proclaim that our Black lives don’t matter. We must pull the lies out by their roots. When truth is brought to light, the lie will die a natural death. A system rooted in obfuscating and denying truth…a system overrun with excuses and constructed beliefs in white superiority and privilege must open its eyes and confront reality. Celebrating Juneteenth offers America the opportunity to enter a brave new world and declare its Independence with credibility on the 4th of July. Let’s hold these truths to be self-evident!

Love and realness,
#lindamichellebaron
​www.mylindamichellebaron.com


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You Go God!!! Revisited by Dr. Lindamichellebaron

6/9/2020

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Dear Friends, Family and Fans,
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I finally had to turn off the tv, stop listening to or reading the news. It’s too much. It doesn’t stop. I felt totally overwhelmed by all of the events of the last few months, and certainly the last few weeks…until I remembered that where we are isn’t where we’ll be. I had to remind myself that there is a Higher Authority. And He doesn’t move on our time…but on His. With that in mind, I decided this was a good time to repost this poem.
Love and realness,
#lindamichellebaron
www.mylindamichellebaron.com

You Go, God!
by Lindamichellebaron

When I think of what I haven’t done, I get depressed,

In spite of what some others call “success.”

I revisit every move I’ve made. Then I second-guess

Suppose? What if? Perhaps?

I confess,

I wind up labeling myself a “hot mess.”

But like you, I am so wonderfully blessed

God takes me off my self-imposed shelf.

Looks at the label I’ve assigned to myself.

He checks all of the ingredients. He knows what He created.

And He approves each one of the ingredients I have berated…

He takes me, His creation, and handles me with such care,

He reminds me that everything I need is in-there.

Right inside of me, where He placed it.

None of my issues or self-doubts can erase it.

Remember He is the Head Chef. He is the Source.

Where do I get off thinking “I’m the boss!”

If I want to fulfill the work that He has assigned,

I need to get out of His way and get aligned.

I’m not in charge… Let go and let God!

It’s the devil trying to make the work seem too hard.

The devil tries to make a slam dunk.

You could almost see him smile,

When all my money shrunk,

And hear him ridicule every thought I had ever “thunk,”

Like he was sending my dreams out to drive drunk,

Just to make me feel as if all hope had sunk.

You ever been there?

Filled with despair?

Bemoaning the fact that life isn’t fair?

Thinking your situation is beyond repair?

Measuring your problems as too BIG for prayer?

Well, get thee behind me, Satan.

Remember this and Do Not Discard.

It may be too much for us, but nothing is too hard for God!”
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