Trying to chase that old white man out of my head. I been so busy thinking bout him I never truly notice nothing God make. Not a blade of corn (how it do that?) not the color purple (where it come from?). Not the little wildflowers. Nothing.

I'm pore, black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here! I'm here!

I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way...I can't apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to... We will never have to be other than who we are in order to be successful...We realize that we are as ourselves unlimited and our experiences valid. It is for the rest of the world to recognize this, if they choose

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, author,

Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.

I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.

You may be sitting around waiting for God to change your circumstances. Then you're going to be happy, then your're going to have a good attitude, then you're going to give God praise. But God is waiting on you to get up on the inside. When you do your part, He'll begin to change things and work supernaturally in your life.

Your thoughts about your circumstances have you down. On the other hand, you can be in one of the biggest battles of your life, and still be filled with joy and peace and victory - if you simply learn how to choose the right thought. It's time to think about what you're thinking about.

What you keep before your eyes will affect you.

Jesus was saying that you can't have a larger life with restricted attitudes.

What you tolerate you can not change

I am not who people say I am. I am who God says I am.