“Lord, I’m On “E”…Can I Get a Refill…Fulfilled?” Blog Series Part 14
*This entry is a part of a continuous series, reading the previous entries will help you follow without missing a beat*
Sometimes, people enter your life through family and become family. Such is the case with Delvia Wilder who was married to my cousin and even after their marriage ended…she is STILL family. In fact she and I are currently building a business, ArtSoulistic Creations which is a combination of her canvas art, home accents and my re-designed furniture. This woman has opened up my artistic eye and partnered with me in the wilderness. I am certain we will sit at the mountaintop together!
Working at SMC garnered me a few great friendships as well! Davina McCoy and I barely talked at work until leaving one afternoon, we started talking in the parking lot and I gave her a copy of my CD and the next day we talked some more. At the time, I wasn’t much for hearing about church because by this time I had been burned badly by one and like a scorned lover…I was done. Davina would pick me up for work when I had no car and play gospel music that I would frown upon until my broken heart mended and I realized all churches aren’t bad. LOL. She would be the one by my bedside when sick with tomato soup and gingerale!
My Work Angel who I will leave anonymous since she is still in her position, that many like to vilify because they cannot see the bigger picture. She teaches lessons almost through allegories like the bible…not always direct but very impactful. This woman looked at me at my job interview and said, “You don’t belong here, God has a Greater work for you but I will hire you while He prepares you.” Who does that? I was standing there crying like a kid, thanking God for loving me so much! She wasn’t just like that with me either, oh no! She has helped her staff in ways I have never seen management care. This woman has paid employees rent, bought them professional clothes, bought their children clothes and toys all out of her pocket! I was witness to God at work through her on many occasions and she wouldn’t tell you this but I feel the world needs to know that God still has people in corporate positions to reveal himself through! She treats each staff member as a person not simply an employee!
One day I received an invitation to a Women’s Tea and it listed that they had poetry. I couldn’t afford to go at the time but I said I want to do poetry at this tea and I kept that invitation for years. I would ask people about the tea and the woman hosting it. Three years later I received a call from Carolyn Washington to do poetry at her PossibiliTeas event. I had been referred to her. This was the start of a longstanding relationship both business and personal! In fact it was at one of Carolyn’s events that I met Dr. Jeri Dyson and Elder Vikki Kennedy Johnson who sat down at the table and immediately called me Delicious. I looked at this woman like: did she know me as a dancer? Why is she calling me that? Come to find out later, Ms. Vikki has some Prophet in her and she saw right through me. We were also instant friends. She made me laugh but she was so real! I later asked her to be my mentor and although she has become quite busy…every time we are in one another’s presence I am in learning mode. Jeri is a motivator…every time I see her she says something profound, comical or thought provoking. She’s a loving caring woman who I am so glad crossed my path.
Two years ago, I had the honor of attending Vikki’s GirlTalk Unplugged Getaway and it changed my life! Never before have I spent an entire weekend with women and it’s so real, so loving, so powerful! The venue was beautiful, the setup was awesome, the food was to die for and the lineup of speakers and entertainment were AWE inspiring! Women ROCK! It was there that I met La Tonia Taylor who has further helped me to re-awaken my JUICY SPIRIT! You would have to check her out to get the full understanding but just know this…I am now walking in all of my feminine pulchritude, spiritually/physically/mentally/emotionally and financially due to my Juicy Spirit Journey!
I also met Dr. Melva Green who has become another mentor to me (never too old to learn) and has taken me higher on an esoteric level. Her energy is so genuine and loving almost surreal…no really, I have never met anyone like her before, she embodies peace. In have met even more beautiful women through connecting with Melva.
All of the people I have mentioned here added to my family of resources, they became my troops. Of course, that is in addition to my mom-Lillian Johnson, my brother-Roscoe Johnson, my sister in love-Chandas Johnson, my cousin-Greg Johnson. Sometimes, we have to reach out to our troops and let them know the battle we are fighting, to enlist their help so we can win the war on our souls. These people feed my Spirit, they believe in me even when I don’t, they pick me up when I am down and most importantly; they speak TRUTH to me without hesitation.
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