Old Women & Trees

Trees tend to live a long time; they see and experience a lot. When the soil is missing nutrients, the air is thin or the sun only shines on one side, they may grow twisted or strangely bent, but they endure, still growing expansive and strong. The same can be said of old women.

Trees just do what they do - hold the ground down with their roots, feed birds, squirrels, bees and more with their fruits, and provide safe homes in their copious branches for tiny fowl and wise, majestic owls. Don't that sound a bit like old women too?

Grandmothers are sturdy and safe; when the world falls apart, you can be sure your grandmother's got you. Grandmothers are kind and compassionate; they'll stroke you while you cry, and hold a mirror in your face when you try to hide behind a lie. Grandmothers believe the very best dwells in you and we expect/help you to live it even when, especially when you don't believe you can or even want to. Because like trees, old women just do what we do.

Three degrees, four certifications, and state leadership in a national organization, I should've been soaring, but I couldn't even flap my wings much less get my broke, broken & depressed a** off the ground. I'm not sure I believed in anything; I'm very sure that I didn't believe in me.

I had a pair of heart attacks that nearly killed me. They did bury my credit; my family fell apart and I found myself homeless with nowhere to go. People that swore they had me, abandoned me; I was alone and afraid without a clue what to do.

I didn't know, but I wasn't alone; an earth angel was watching over me. That angel stood me on my feet; believed in me, encouraged and supported me until I could stand and walk, even flourish on my own. My angel taught me something I'd never dared believe was true before - that I was valuable and worthy of kindness and respect; they appreciated my life of hard work and convinced me that I deserved for that work to pay off.

I can never pay back my angel, so I honor and show my gratitude for them by believing in, encouraging, and supporting those who are broken and afraid like I was, by walking with them until they grow strong and believe in themselves too.

Education

- Licensed Minister - ICOF 2005

- BA Interdisciplinary Studies Emphasis: Sociology, Psychology - University of Texas 2014

- Certified Leadership Mentor - University of Texas 2014

- Social Justice Organizer/Leader with The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival 2018 - 2021

- Certified Life Empowerment Coach - Empowerment Coaching Academy 2022

- Certified Expert Coach - Champion Academy, PCM Accredited 2024

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