A Good Tree :
Do you not see how Allah compares a good word to a good tree? Its root is firm and its branches reach the sky …
- Quran 14 : 24
The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Proverbs 18 : 21
Harnessing Fire :
- Ariel Helwani : A lot of people were surprised when they found out you’ve been signing your name “Champ 2011”. How did that come about?
- Jon Jones : I believe in the Law of Attraction. And I believe that you can speak things into existence. And I believe that when you know where you’re going, and you know what you want, the universe has a way of stepping aside for you. Me signing my signature with “Champion 2011” on it can’t hurt me.
It could only make me believe it even more. It works for me.
- Ariel Helwani : You’ve been saying something that I find to be very interesting; that the butterflies in your stomach are in formation. I’ve never heard that before. I think it makes a lot of sense. What do you mean by that?
- Jon Jones : Butterflies in formation, basically it means, when you have butterflies and you’re feeling anxious, and you have anxiety or are nervous, that’s when you’re most powerful I believe … You’re most powerful. So a lot of people, instead of homing this power and using it, they allow it to just consume them. You know there’s another quote that says, “A big pressure is like a fire, it’s like a raging fire, either you can allow this fire to consume you, and just take you over completely, or you can gain control of this fire and harness it” … I try to get my emotions under control and use this adrenaline to my advantage.
Buckets of Blessings :
Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won't laugh at you.
- Jim Rohn (video)
2. #GeorgiaPeaches : Harnessing Fire
On August 25th, 2023 I wrote :
— I imagine being in Georgia this Thanksgiving ... —
In one hour
I board my flight to Georgia …
I have a habit of envisioning new dreams
In the midst of accomplishing old ones …
Why is that?
That’s when I am the most confident
That’s when my chin is held high
And my faith is strongest …
Alhamdulillah …
I’m learning to dream
And leave the results in God’s hands …
”Allah is the best of planners.”
Inshallah …
These visions will come to pass
And if they do not
Then something greater
Has already been written
And I require forbearance
As I patiently - and gracefully - ask …
Christmas :
— Either Vegas, Georgia or Vermont …
January :
— Step into a beautiful new home
— Make it warm, welcoming, homely and profitable
Before End of School Year :
— Bungee jumping in Canada
— Send three students abroad
— Excel in certification test
— Renegotiate contract
— Host two #TalkOut events
Summer :
— Texas
— European Country Hopping with the Circle
Ramadan 2025 :
— Travel to Mecca
These dreams are crafted vaguely intentionally
The specifics are formed as the time draws near
Once God allows them to form without fear
After I have surrendered faithfully …
Then I can harness the fire …
— K.S. Fort
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*** NOTE :
Starting November 20th, 2023, there will be a shift in themes. I am headed to Atlanta, Georgia that week. Thus, I cannot enter that space with the same mindset I have in Springfield, Massachusetts because I am entering that space to relax and detach.
Thus, in honor of that, I will be writing a short series titled :
#GeorgiaPeaches : Everything’s Sweet.
The "#LifeIntoExistence” series will continue when I return.
It will be a beautifully detached journey — with no expectations.
Inshallah …
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