Morsels of Wisdom for the Spirit

From my Heart to Yours

Today is a good day, and regardless of where YOU might be, or how many days you've sat shedding tears or walking to the wall so that you could wrap your head around what BREATHING felt like, you are still HERE!

May you be satisfied with the "Davyine" Clarity that is destined for you in this day.  May all of your needs be met and you experience receiving the desires of your heart, may you have no lack.  May you lift your head high and have HOPE today, and appreciate the color of the sky, for there is no limit at its end. May you smile, may you laugh, may you dance and may you grow, and succeed in all that you do. May you be Healthy and Selfless, Expressive and Helpful. May you treat others the way that you want to be treated, and never disrespect those that love you. Don't forget to sow if you expect to reap and May you find value in YOU, and solace in the POWER of your gifts. May you dream and may you create an atmosphere of expectancy and may all be well with you today.  Indeed YMC

                                                                                                   

"When you come out of the cellar, equipped to rebuild after a storm, and look around and all that you see is disaster, and those that began with you are moving on in rebuilt shacks, pay that no never mind about being forgotten, but be grateful that you have the strength and GOOD land to build upon. Minah 7:11 

"Those things that make you Unique, make you Beautiful, don't allow anyone or anything to ever define who and what you are." Minah 10:12

  

"If getting out of bed is the hardest thing for you to do, and under covers or in hiding is where you'd rather be, then think of this...If you desire light, love, peace, joy and happiness, the only way to get them is to meet them at the threshold, when they are delivered, so get up, get out and STAND."

Minah:8:16

"There will be some days when your words and actions won't coincide, and moments that will be filled with unexplainable bouts of confusion, this is when stillness is the remedy and reflection is key."
Minah 3:19

 "You are what you think, sustained by what you eat, Moved by what you hear, changed by what you feel and affected by what you see." Minah 7:17

"Let today be the day, where the major resurgence of your hope is seen, felt and heard." Minah 11:11

"See the possibility of Growth in every Opportunity that Knocks, but don't forget to answer the door." Minah 6:17

"Don't rely on disconnected ego strokes to get you across the ocean during a storm, because like paddles of ice they will dissolve once you're far away from the shore." Minah 4:64

"Never value yourself by how someone treats you, but find satisfaction in the value of how you love and treat yourself, because the love from others can sometimes be conditional and leave you feeling worthless."

Minah 3:33

"If you want to be right, then you have to do right, and if you want to teach and inspire, you have to be willing to learn, and if you want to grow you have to be willing to be chastised, and if you want to be loved you have to learn to love." Minah 1:11





"When you love someone so much that you trade the heart of your smile for the occasional glimmer of hope for theirs, you build a ladder from a whirlpool where the only word you see at the top is JUMP." Minah 6:67


"The things that you come to understand when you hibernate by choice for a season to heal, force you to chisel away at bricks and stones that you've caught and carried while gardening outside your glass house." Minah 7:3


"Remember that no matter what you've done, if your choice is true and intentional redemption the spirit will intercede with a prayer of leniency on your behalf, so that your New Life Moments are filled with Grace & Mercy." Minah 5:9

"A good person is without honor in their own circle, and their value is usually determined by their past, but since their focus is higher ground, their spirit speaks, wisdom will be remembered, love is good and their heart is pure."
Minah 8:1


The things that will make you laugh, can make you cry, and the things that you are drawn to, can one day chase you away, and the things that break your life can be the catalyst to helping you becoming whole again. Minah 4:55


"If you find yourself under a rock where gravity sits, because you've been dismissed, thrown away or treated insignificantly, raise that rock, brush yourself off, lift your head up, change directions and walk...the sun will shine again" Minah 5:51

  When you think that you have too much time on your hands, and still have so much work to do, make better choices in taking care of your business so that your cup will overflow with peace and satisfaction, than disappointment and procrastination." Minah 2:24



"When you say, "I Love You" mean it, act like it, and get to where you need to be, so that you can give it, its proper treatment." Minah 5:75


"Never forget what you should remember, and never destroy what should live, don't make a mess of things that you don't understand, and don't take for granted the things that you should hold dear." Minah 9:16


Until Next Time
Be Well
Belazadu'm

Yahminah McIntosh Copyright 2010

Meat and Potatoes for the HEART

...There is just something so beautiful about "Davyine" love in the raw...its not what you hear, feel or see but more so, of what you actually KNOW.  It is that whisper that you hear UNDER the noise of piercing and unforgettable pain, in the end, it truly is that deal." Minah 1:1


"The strength that you find in the peace of quiet and pure love that you find when all noise from experienced pain has been muted, is priceless and can change your life, if you are open and willing ." Minah 6:18

"Green grass and flowers can grow under your feet, even after a storm uproots every moving and living thing." Minah 3:6

"Sometimes brokenness can leave you retreating to dark places, but always know that the shades can go up, windows can open, and doors can be unlocked...So peak out every once and a while until you are strong enough to handle the light." Minah 10:10

"If the loss of love ever leaves you speechless, step out on faith and dream of SPEAKING in CLEAR AND COMPLETE sentences again."

Minah 2:14

 

"When you travel in places where your heart can't breathe and get lost, you have to retrace your steps, take a deep breath and pray to have the courage to step into a place where you will no longer have to hold your breath."  Minah  4:44

 "The most challenging task, is to allow yourself to stand still, heal and grow, when everything around you requires you to keep moving, block blows, and revisit the past."

 Minah 5:9

"Sometimes what you see, is what you need to receive, and what you hear is what you need to know, and what you feel is what you need to embrace and where you are, is exactly where you need to be."

Minah 3:15

"Even if you fall in love without a parachute, and swim in the deepest waters with sharks in close view, and begin wading because you like the temperature, you can avoid being consumed, if you believe that you can walk on water."  Minah 8:6

"...When your heart has an "Angel - Lien" (When a profound impression has been left on it) on it, no matter what you do, where you go, or who you run into, you will always gravitate toward the place where the movements of wings brings you peace." Minah 1:18

"When someone shows you that they love and care about you...BELIEVE THEM." Minah 8:7



 "Aged and matured love is like the finest wine, distilled and filtered, flavorful and full, bitter and sweet, intoxicating and filling, and can lose its taste but never its beautiful bite, that can sneak up on you after you've rested from drinking it." Minah 9:99

"When your glass is half full, you have to be careful about what kind of fruit you add for taste, for it may splash you to emptiness."

Minah 3:45

"When enough is enough, running is just not good enough...But walking away at a comfortable pace, while bowing out gracefully will and can change your life." Minah 4:11

"The truth is that when you really love someone that you've experienced the climb of beautiful mountains with, and have covered one another during treacherous storms, and shielded each other during unchosen battles, you never forget the shared victories and even though the difficulty of time can weigh on the bond that you share, if you have Hope, the bough will never break. "Minah 8:18

"May you never lose the JOI that you felt on your proposal's day, or the appreciation for the shine of the diamonds in your ring, may you always remember the pure and innocent love on bended knee and the courage that carried you through muddy beaches, hurricanes and wiped your tears after defeat...May you always hold that dear to you." Minah 2:22

"During a much needed break to build a bridge over wrecks and years of broken pieces, Love can grow, change, mend, heal, become what you desire and Survive, just make sure that when you return you're holding a pot of god." Minah 12:34

"THOUGH YOUR VISION OF LOVE MAY TARRY, YOU BE PATIENT AND WAIT FOR IT, FOR A LITTLE SLEEPING AND A LITTLE SLUMBER AND A LITTLE FOLDING OF THE HANDS, WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, WILL BRING FORTH YOUR DESIRED RESULT IN DUE SEASON. INDEED" Minah 5:55

"The only benefit to not reconciling and being released from the past, is...there is none, in order to move you have to understand that quick sand was created to make you sink, and if you reach for help while comfortable with being up to your neck in "Pain's Sludge", you will sink further because you have nothing new to hold onto." Minah 8:88

"May the peace in and outside of love be yours, and may you take time to make time to heal and be good to yourself, so that you can take care of, be good to and really love someone...Enjoy what it feels like to FEEL THE REAL AGAIN..." Minah 7:77

Be well

Belazadu'm

Yahminah Mcintosh Copyright 2010

"From PITY TO POWER"

http://www.phamli.blogspot.com/

...In the midst of every fault, every feeling of shame, mistake, broken promise, shattered word and fragile moment of weakness, I've found a piece of peace in the fact that I was created to be healed, strong, have integrity and to be a productive part of the BODY OF LIFE. I still trust that my good days will outweigh my bad days and regardless of what it feels like,

 looks like and sounds like,

 I SHALL NOT COMPLAIN...

Minah 4:15

Purity

What a good feeling to know you're present, aware and alive! No bells, No whistles & NO applause.  I've shaken off every weight, and all dust from the bottom of my feet this evening, (like one who derobes down to their pure nakedness, to prepare for a long hot shower, leaving their clothes as a trail behind them).  Every light has been turned off and the light of my computer is all that you see, besides my Amber Candles that burn to the left of my night stand (blowing in unison by the air of the fan). 

What I Hear
What a peaceful noise the sound of reconciliation brings, I'm full today for no other reason than, I caught a glimpse of my face in my rearview mirror this afternoon, and my eyes were bright, clear and full. 

I love the time that I've been granted to just sit here, rest, relax, reflect and listen to music that ministers, edifies and uplifts my spirit. I believe that it is very important to filter and monitor, what we allow into our Ear & Eye Gates, because NEGATIVITY CREATES TOXINS IN THE BODY and I need to be completely clear so that I can wake up (God Willing, the next day) and do it all over again.  I found a beautiful gray hair today, that has been growing in one of my favorite locs (I think that I will name it Cymphoni).  I had never noticed it until today, and I smiled in admiration for what the Creator is donig! 

"It's amazing how much time we spend toiling over the negative and ugly things in our lives,

or even how we will translate Positivity, into Negativity and begin to get stuck and look at ourselves from a profound and obscure place.  What is more amazing, is how we have the ability to EMBRACE that of which WE KNOW, FEEL AND SEE IS GOOD, and take it and gird ourselves with its fruit and continue journeying through life."

Minah 12:30

an excerpt from

Street Lights

...The resurrection of a tired soul

a spirit unclaimed for seasons

due to hidden reasons

losing her thank you's

as she drowned in "yes please" and I do's

the street lights came on

a long time ago

and life called the little girl home

but because she wasn't finished she wouldn't go

drawing angels in the snow

and laying down in tear, tempered bricks to make

the hurtful past flow

she pushed them away, and closed her eyes to make them go

but souls can only handle the imagination of what they don't know 

double dutch

she plays

because she'd been handled in peculiar ways,

in the earlier days

and didn't understand that woman was created

to give birth to the best circumstance

not to live behind broken chances

she walked so far into the light

and confused wrong with right

day with night

blind with sight

displaced but reformed through the abuse of her

presence at the wrong time

walking up the steps, to her home to rest

and befriended by strangers

but her sleeves had no tricks left

when she clicked her heels she danced in place

and settled for wiping the blood from her own face

pressing rewind, she keeps pressing rewind

and turns around and realizes that momma could stop everything

but time,

so she sits, waiting for the doors to open again

so that she could fix, the broken pieces that she found floating in the rain

while she was let out to play

she just wanted to play

she just wanted to play...

Yahminah McIntosh Copyright 2010 

The Garden of Reason

What I know for sure, is that sometimes you have to dig deeper in order to RISE HIGHER!  I figured that since I had this most precious time on my hands this evening and since I desire MORE in every area of my life, I put on the gloves of FAITH and took the SHOVEL OF GOOD INTENTIONS AND STARTED TO DIG (with my wings and cape in clear view)


In my digging I began thinking about many of the things that I could have done, the people that I've forgiven but have not forgotten and the things that I've been forgiven for but am held hostage to, all in the name of good will.  I'm also thinking about all of the things in my life that could have buried me alive over and over again, those things that I'd like to forget and have spent the better part of my womanhood trying to get through and over, those things that caused me to lose the use of my heart and shattered every whole piece of me and the things that I stamped with Failure because of Fear, without completing. 


I became even more real with the smile that hid the tears and the laughter that masked the feelings that I was too immature to deal with.  This was hard, but necessary, because even with the strongest wings and the best cape, you won't get far if  you use waste as your FUEL, so just deal with it and LET IT GO.  The lighter you are, the farther you can go and higher you can SOAR! GOD PUT ME BACK TOGETHER AGAIN! Amen Somebody

Engedi (The Mercy Seat)

As I sit here and close my eyes, I embrace the stillness of this moment and the reality of its dew as this day comes to a beautiful close. I'm entering into that special place, full of Precious Reflective moments. I'm looking around and brushing myself off as I step out of the place where I've sprinkled the ashes from what I've dug up.  I burned them with the POWER OF MY OWN FAITH, YOU KNOW? This movement causes me to shed tears that I know for a Fact, God CAN HEAR.

This place that I call "ENGEDI"  is where we have the  permission to stand still, be grateful, remember, lean to understand and feel the presence of all that is more powerful than ourselves...This is that time when we think about the price that we've sacrificed to pay, in order to purchase ourselves back from the places that we've given our most precious selves on consignment.

This is where we have the opportunity to become better than we were the moment before, where we can stand behind the veil, where we can pray without ceasing and speak openly and honestly with the Creator.  This is where we enter the "Boot Camp of Growth", Learn how to be better Individuals, Parents, Mates, Communicators, Sons and Daughters, etc...Here, We are able to embrace  the Power that we've lost, and realign ourselves and learn who & who's we are.  One of the most important gifts that I am taking from this time, is the capability of being able to CROWN THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA PROPERLY IN MY LIFE.

Ministry of Words
(Psalms ~86:10) (Isaiah ~12:5)


...I cherish the quiet peace that has enlisted my ear and heart, because ITS GOOD...Listening to 'I Desire More" - Crystal Aiken, "Alabaster Box" - Ce Ce Winans, "The Lord is With us in this Place" - Yolanda Adams & Fred Hammond, "Even Me" - Yolanda Adams, "Praise is What I do" - Shikinah Glory, "So High": - John Legend, "Bread of Life" -  Fred Hammond, "The Best in Me" - Marvin Sapp, "Count it All Joy"-The Winans...

"Don't be overdrawn by the attention that you pay to your flaws and mistakes, nor be depleted by the energy that you give to counting how many times that you fall, but be inreased by seeing the Best You that was intended to exist, be encouraged and edified by counting how many times that you get up and find value and security in the love that you have within yourself"
Minah  1:22

an excerpt from

Altar of Grace

Who is like the Lord, there is none

with all knowing power in the palm of his hands

there can be only one

none of what I've done

deserved standing ovations

without the acknowledgement of HIS SON

Alone in the presence of the most high

is where my peace abides

and where my broken soul is made whole

and untied

and again I am able to truly get to know HIM

rescued from beside the pond, where I've been sitting

and traveling my whole life, with issues of love

buried deep within tombs where He'D not been

the picturesque flow of the hem of his garment

touch it, they say and laugh but I crawl closer because

I'm weak but have faith...

Tears flowing like the River of Jordan on the mercy seat of GRACE,

on my knees, atop of rebellious seas, parting in their own way

His love summoning me to come closer

I'm free from the spoils of life's sweetness, that rests upon my hope's shoulders

My will is moved by the power of the anointed touch that changes my mind

words without sound are poured over me

and that still small voice, makes joy rain and stops time,

Inhaling an ascending wind that produces tears of bliss

in eyes that were once filled with pain

because I was shackled by ankle and wrist

spoken words oustretched ministering to my hurt

casting down myths of delayed healing, breaking the generational curse

Injected with a song

Appointed to walk along, a road filled with those who were where I've been

held captive to the weight of the perceptions of their own sins

at the altar of grace, where the keystoned answer to life's question is

I've found healing, love, peace, happiness, joy, purpose and meaning

and all that surpasses all understanding...

Indeed

Yahminah McIntosh Copyright 2010

My Dearest PHAMLI,

I reached the rainbow's end today and caught a shooting star.  That's right!  I have found so much POWER in the RELEASING of  unnecessary weight.  Time is precious and when you have the opportunity to reflect and thoroughly work things out that are needed, TAKE IT!  Seek to build a stronger relationship with the Creator, and take time to get to know you, so that you can IMPROVE IN THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS IN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT  WAYS, SO THAT YOU MAY BE A POSITIVE FORCE AND AFFECT THOSE THAT LOVE YOU AND THE WORLD AROUND YOU.  The enjoyment of your Life, will be so much SWEETER and LASTING , and the journey that you TAKE will be most gratifying when you learn to TRAVEL LIGHT, FLY RIGHT AND SOAR BEYOND THE FREY!

Remember, don't waste the time that God has given you, don't try and change the things that you weren't meant to change, stay in your lane, don't be selfish, enjoy your loved ones. Appreciate and value yourself for where YOU ARE, but never SETTLE FOR LETTING WHAT'S BURIED (things that you need to deal with and let go of) DICTATE YOUR FAITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May you be well, take time to reflect, get out those gloves and shovel and WORK IT OUT! I'll see you in Flight!!!!!!!!!

Until Next Time

Be Well

Belazadu'm

Yahminah