Wassup ya'll?
As the title suggest, it is time for Consecration 2013!!!! For those that want to know what WOCC is doing this here the link is here >>> http://www.wocconline.org/consecration2013/ .
That website will tell you some different options for fasting and praying throughout consecration if you would like to join.
This is like my 8th Consecration and it NEVER gets easier so don't expect it to. Consecration is essentially just a SACRIFICE and nothing about sacrifice sits well in our human nature. I've had my struggles and here are my 3 blogs about 2011's consecration >>>>:
Half-way mark: http://uniquecadence.blogspot.com/2011/01/consecration-12-way-mark.html
The End: http://uniquecadence.blogspot.com/2011/02/consecration-2011-wrap-up.html
For those that want to know what I'm doing:
1) No Soda (primarily WATER, a little juice but also tea and coffee (mainly for once I'm in Illinois))
2) No Secular Music - ONLY Gospel
3) No Twitter for 18 days & No Facebook for the remaining 18 days
4) No Cursing, Smoking, Drinking, Dating, Sexing
5) No Fast Food
These are things I do daily that I need to give up to give God a sacrifice. Some other ideas are: no porn, lying, cheating, illegal substances/activities, any bad habits you've picked up through the years. This is a good time to give those things up for 37 days just to reset and rebalance your life.
There are SEVERAL things I need God to do this year. He has really changed my life in the last 2-3 years so I can only imagine what He has in store for me for this year!!!!! Sooooo I'll be in prayer daily, doing daily Bible studies etc so feel free to message, text, e-mail me your prayer request and I'll add them to my list for you :)
God Bless!
-Uniqua
“If others tell us something we make assumptions, and if they don't tell us something we make assumptions to fulfill our need to know and to replace the need to communicate. Even if we hear something and we don't understand we make assumptions about what it means and then believe the assumptions. We make all sorts of assumptions because we don't have the courage to ask questions.” ― Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
I stole the quote above from my friend on facebook and I needed it!
Wassup Ya'll! It has been awhile so I'm sure you're wondering what I've been doing with my life:
Trying to Get my life and emotions under control - Reading Iyanla Vanzant books hoping it will be as effective as her knocking on my front door telling me that my family will be on "Iyanla Fix My Life". Since that is highly unlikely, I'm hoping I can learn something to change my outlook on life and love permanently. I say permanently because how many times have we heard a sermon, read a book, read a status, etc that HAD to have been catered just to us... We digest the message and thennnnnnnn MOVE ON! Or, if you're like me, you hear it, know it's for you, change for about a week, then it's back to your old ways. I want something else, I'm seeking something else, I have no idea what it is BUT I know it's deeper than something I'll do for 1 or 2 weeks. I thought my quest to Iowa/Illinois was it (I am still learning a lot) but I still don't feel complete :-/
Needless to say, I've been spending time putting my 5 year plan together and just trying to figure out what it is that I'm missing. Because this missing piece is sending my emotions through all kinds of roller coasters smh... I guess, my solution is to quit assuming and ask God the right questions...
Hope this helped someone :)
Uniqua
Don't let the title disturb you lol ain't nothing going on over here but the rent! However, I do have a few questions:
HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE FRIENDS WITH EXES?
How does it work successfully?
The basics:
1 person decides you two not compatible anymore or 1 isn't ready for a relationship....
Or Both of you decide the relationship isn't working either way....
The bomb is dropped "Can we be friends"
All I really want to know is what to do when:
1) You (or they) want to hang-out BUT you're (they're) hanging out with someone else?
2) When you (or they) start dating someone else?
3) Deep down you still love them BUT essentially they've rejected your love.... how do you get over that?
4) How do you go from Lovers to Friends?
5) Is there a natural time-frame for this? After 3 weeks, 3 months, 3 years? When is it ok to be able to look at them as a "friend"?
I just foresee awkward on top of awkward on top of awkward moments that I feel would be best if avoided .... but maybe that's just me- What ya'll think? (for real, someone give me answers)
Hello All,
I know it has been awhile so I just wanted to stop & give ya'll some updates:
1) I'm still 15 lbs down lol I'm sad/proud of this at the same time lol proud because I ate EVERYWHERE Bahama Breeze, Dames, McDonalds, Briggs, etc that last weeks I was in NC and now I'm back here I've been eating out A LOT too smh but I've still been able to maintain the 15 loss :) I'm sad thou b/c I need at least 30 more lbs gone by the time Homecoming rolls around soooo I have A LOT of work to do...
2) Speaking of work- YES I'm back in the midwest ;) I'm excited b/c I have trips to Mall of America, Nebraska, Indiana, St. Louis, and downtown Chicago planned! Again, I am so thankful for this opportunity to get to see the U.S. for longer than a week vacation but 14 weeks of travel! I do still get homesick tho
3) Speaking of Homesick- I miss ya'll! I was home for 3 months sooooo i def miss my friends/family but most of all- I miss people cooking for me :)
Lemme get out what I feel tho:
Common Cold
I think I'm getting over you
the common cold
you showed up
I have a fever
my vision got blurry
my throat got tingly
nose was stopped up
I had to FIGHT to breathe
I found out I wasn't immune
Everything in my life was uncommon
til I met you
felt like the flu
you blew
I sneezed
ah-chu
Bless you or me?
To breathe again
Distance was the NyQuil
Cleared the (s)not right on up
Now I can see clearly
Temperature is back down
only chloraseptic residue in my throat
it's still numb
as if you were here....
I think I'm getting over you
ah-chu
maybe not?
Hello, Hello, Hello World!
I just wanted to stop by and drop off some updates :)
So far:
- I've lost 15 lbs
- 3.5 inches in my waist
- 2 inches in my hips
- 2 inches in my chest
I had a few minor set-backs this week due to LOTS of eating out and just not being consistent with my workouts! No worries, I got over the depression really quickly and got back on my grind. So as of today I'm 5 lbs away from my 1st marker = 20lbs (which means I can go to Dames after 5 little pounds :)). I'm also going to the BAHAMAS as the end of July soooo my goal after hitting 20lbs is 40lbs by the end of July!
Below I'm going to give yall some updated pics. My mom claims my butt is smaller o_0 I can't see it yet. I can feel my clothes getting a little more loose around my hips and thighs. But I'm most sad about losing chest .... the ladies feel me!
I've been being all domestic lately and it has really broadend my [food] horizons. I've tried whole wheat noodles, all fruit (no sweetners) smoothies, and greek yogurt (GROSS)!
Anyway, hit me up if you have any tips to help me get to my 80lbs loss goal - s/o B.Norris she's been helping me A LOT with healthier food options :) s/o everyone who sends me encouraging text/calls/messages/dms/etc ;)
Eat. Pray. Love...
So as many of you know, I went on a quest to the midwest this year and I've spent 10 months between Iowa and Illinois! It was a GREAT experience that I'll be doing again this year :) I've seen the Arch in St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cedar Rapids, Columbus, Kansas City, and various other cities across the mid-west. I've had BBQ, Chicago hotdogs, pizza, gyro, popcorn, essentially my own little taste of Chicago! .... which bring me to the
OOPS
I should have done more of an Eat.Exercise.Pray.Love ...... So now I've started a new journey - I'm GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT! I've always been a "big girl" and I like being apart of the ladies who grace the floor when "Watch out for the big girls" beat drops BUT I also want to be able to enjoy a healthy life!
New Journey: So my goal is to get down to a size 14/16 which will mean I will need to drop about 80 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!! (clap clap clap b/c I've lost 10 already :)) so make that 70
Who: Me
What: The freshman 15 ... nah make that 50
When: NOW
How:
- I've cut my caloric intake from about 3000-4000 to 1500 or less.
- I'm ONLY drinking WATER
- I'm COOKING (and s/o to the people who give me shock face when they "find out" I can cook... I've ALWAYS been able to cook but WHY would I if my friends/family will cook for me?)
- INSANITY!!!!!! (Lawd, I die a little every time I hit PLAY on my DVD player) P.S. - If you can't get INSANITY check out the "Nike Training" App on iPhone.
- Just generally making better and healthier life decisions
Anyway, I'll be posting pics of food and pictures of my starting measurements and such so you all can go on this journey with me :)
P.S.- I wasn't going to do a blog about weight loss cuz I felt like I'd be putting myself out there too much BUT then a good friend of mine let me know it could serve as another level of accountability. How can I claim to be losing weight, show up at DHOE and look the same .... nah my pride won't let me go out like that. I'm sure the ole' smart Carolina folks are gonna be like "It's been 6 months, so 24 weeks, 2 lbs a week, 48 lbs or more is how much she SHOULD have lost 0_o" <<<<< yea, I'm not getting embarrassed lol so I figured now that I'm telling ya'll I'll remain diligent in my workouts ;) Welcome to the journey food and body pics BELOW!!!!!
I never did my blog expressing my political beliefs about abortion, gay marriage, etc. I didn't do it for 2 reasons:
1) I'm farrrr more conservative than I think people think. I don't care that people often disagree with my opinions because I have a very "old school, conservative, churchy" <<< [whatever you choose to call it] views as it relates to politics.
2) I don't feel like auguring about my beliefs .... You have yours, I have mine, I have no heaven nor hell to put you in so "do you"
What I will say is I did a post about Amendment One today and I thought it was worth repeating and giving a little insight into my political views.
Amendment One:
I HATE when politicians add "fluff" to amendments that can skew the results. If we (as a state) want to vote on JUST gay marriage then tailor the amendment to cover JUST gay marriage. By adding things like domestic violence, child health care, etc it confuses immature voters (on purpose).
a) Domestic Violence- If the bill doesn’t pass, you can STILL be arrested for assault/battery if you abuse another man/woman no matter if you are in a partnership, relationship, marriage; you don't need the title of Domestic Violence. That's like saying ONLY homeowners in NC can be burglarized.... burglary isn't limited to just homeowners, as abuse (assault/battery) isn't limited to Married couples.
b) Health Care- How many years have people been having babies out of wedlock??? Oh ok. & you think this ONE amendment is ONLY going to provide health care for ONLY babies conceived between the married people (a man/woman) ... nah TRY AGAIN!
I'm not sharing my personal feelings on the amendment but I will say: politically I tend to "vote conservative, live liberal!”
Abortion:
I read this on facebook, "Hey don't get me wrong, look I agree we should give women rights; that goes for the unborn women too, give me life"- I AGREED 100%. I'm about women having rights BUT I also believe women have the right to KEEP THEIR LEGS CLOSED!!!!
I think there are TWO circumstances women should be allowed an option to abort:
a) Rape- rape isn't a CHOICE. So if you do get pregnant and it was against your will then I do believe you should have that option.
b) If the mother's life is in danger- There have been cases where bearing a child could result in the death of the mother and in that case I think a woman should have a choice.
Outside of these 2 circumstances ... I don't wanna hear "Oh she's not in position of take care of a child, she's too young, she has too many babies already, etc" ummm simple solution. > STOP.HAVING.SEX. This is what blows me most about this generation we want ALL the perks of sex but NONE of the responsibility!
Anyway, as I stated on facebook earlier, what's MOST important for the youth is to EDUCATE YOURSELF, weight it against your values, morals and heart & don't just vote one way b/c that's what you're friends/family say.... figure it out [read] for yourself and VOTE!
