Being comfortable in your skin includes being comfortable with who you are.  Often times, we attempt to separate who we are from the things that we enjoy.  Well, I refuse to continue punishing myself for loving various things!   I am multifaceted, complex, and limitless.   I admit there has been a huge struggle with vocalizing my spiritual side.   I believe that spirituality is personal and should remain private.   However, I understand that we must serve as midwives, assisting others to birth.   After years of being held captive and oppressed by religious bigotry and mistreatment, I decided to chase freedom and embrace a higher level of consciousness. For me, I found my way through Messianic Hebraism; here, I found peace, solace, and understanding.   However, I recognize others may choose a different path...and, that is perfectly fine. I am still focusing on redefining and perfecting me.   Though I escaped, I still struggled with the idea of being perceived as a "preacher".  So, I would only post generic-inspirational messages... too afraid to offend.  Unknowingly, this was becoming another prison for me.

Today I declared to love me and embrace me, completely.  I get it and I understand, I am a preacher, minister, a teacher of scriptures, or whatever other label one would like to assign.   Equally, I am an educator, author, and speaker.    Nothing has to be taken away to be great.  I am great because of who I am, not because of what I do.