This is the Introduction from my most recent book, ” The Guide to MpoweringHER: Hope Embrace & Reclaim”
Life is much like a beautiful ocean. It flows from place to place. It has many twists and turns. It can be very calm and quiet, or it can be loud and aggressive. The ocean is home to many kinds of exotic fish, mammals, reptiles, and plants. It can create and tear down or destroy. The ocean has a hidden power that many underestimate.
The ocean and I as well as many other women hold more secrets than anyone could ever imagine. It holds the remnants, the path, and the hope of the Children of Israel as they escaped to the Promised Land. It holds the bodies of my ancestors who died of disease and hunger and were tossed from the slave ships. Jewelry, art, treasures, and weapons from wars lay at the bottom of the ocean. Some of these remnants lay hidden in sunken ships or buried under the ocean floor.
Like the ocean, I hold secrets, gifts, talents, skills, creativity, and the answer to one or more problems. I hold memories of yesterday, visions, hopes, and dreams for tomorrow and the truth of today.
I have given birth to two beautiful Queens. I have protected and provided for them with everything in me. Only them and God have seen the true beauty that lies within me. They were formed and nurtured in it. It is woven into the very fabric of their being. They swam in the ocean of love and beauty inside of me for nine months. They were birthed into my ocean, my life.
Unfortunately, the direction and temperament of the ocean can change in a second. This has also been true for my life. The storms of life appear abruptly. One moment everything is fine and then in the next everything is falling apart. Just a few seconds ago I was enjoying the calm rhythmic sounds of the waves, in a loving relationship and then, I blink my eyes and find that the wind is up, and the waves are now tumultuous. Everything is now crashing in on me.
As the winds and waves get stronger, I get weaker. I begin to sink lower and lower. I cannot breathe. I become anxious and depressed. I am crying frantically. I cannot focus, eat, or sleep. As I descend to the ocean floor, I cannot see anything. Nothing I am doing is not working. I am wondering am I stuck here forever? Am I going to die in this place of darkness, this place of uncertainty, this place of fear and void of beauty?
Am I going to leave my gifts, talents, and skills on the ocean floor? Am I going to allow the world to be void of the beauty and love I possess? Am I going to let unforgiveness and bitterness continue to incite rage within me and continue to poison me until I die?
Am I going to let my light die right here, right now? The very thought of my light dimming is heart-wrenching. I calm myself and I look up. I see His light shining from above.
My temperament and direction have changed as my eyes are set on Him. I now have hurricane-like powers. As I ascend to the top of the ocean, I take some treasures with me. I store in my heart the love of Christ. I gather the lessons I learned, the memories of yesterday, the strength, history, and legacy of my ancestors, and the hopes and dreams for tomorrow. I gather my struggles, my shortcomings, and all the broken pieces of me. I lay them at the feet of Jesus. I submit myself to His will and allow Him to transform my broken pieces, my scars, my testimony, and my failures into a beautiful, whole, and healed version of me for His glory.
I leave on the ocean floor the hurt and pain of yesterday, fear of the ocean’s waves and what they may bring into my life. I leave self-doubt and low self-esteem. I leave on the ocean floor the old version of me.
With my hurricane-like powers, I was able to heal. I found hope in my situation, I have embraced my authentic self and reclaimed my power. In this book, I share my process with you. This book is for those who are ready to heal, leave their hurt, pain, and bitterness on the ocean floor. This book is for the woman that is ready to find Hope in her situation, Embrace her authentic self, and Reclaim her power!
This book is for MpoweringHER! 
