Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. Proverbs 16:24
Maritza’s complaisant energy made me smile in agreement on the inside of my being when she proudly said the words, “I am a queen and nothing you do or say will affect me! I know who I am! I know my worth! My father is the king.” I had to high-five my Colombian sister when she shared with me how purposely oblivious she was when she was confronted with a tall glass of gormless racism habitually by her co-workers. She mentioned that some of the customers she encountered while working in the banking industry several years ago were on the same page. There were five women on her shift including her supervisor. She said it was 3 European women, one African American, and a lovely Sancti-Fly Colombian named Maritza. Maritza said one of her co-workers would always make derogatory statements about Hispanic customers when she interacted with them as a teller. Then she would tell Maritza, “Oh, but you are so not like them Maritza.” She said the branch manager was a man and he would always make racist comments about people of color (African Americans & Hispanics) as well. Maritza personified the perfect example of strength as some of her co-workers exuded a foison of gaucherie. Can you simply imagine coming to work professionally every day, spending all of your time serving on a job where all pleasant words are absent but nasty remarks are always in attendance against you? I hope I would be as graceful as Maritza was if I had to go through that kind of test. Maritza also shared with me how she once had some European customers waiting in line to be served but they would never go to her as a teller because she was Hispanic. Maritza said they would relentlessly wait for the Caucasian women's line to open up no matter how long it took. I asked her how she felt about the experience. She exclaimed her thankfulness to God for all Caucasians not being like that (amen). She told me she just prayed for them and spoke goodness over their lives because her father is the king; making her an unbothered queen! Honestly, I was not expecting her to say that.
Practicing how to bless your own life and others is the way to go. Words do have power. Please make it your business to be health to someone's bones; don't forget your own. Maritza said she grew up around family members who always poured kindness in her life and showed her how valuable her life was as a child of God. Try your best to be unmoved by furphy language and situations. We have enough malice and hate in the world. If you don’t mind, always try your best to stay humble and kind. May sweetness be your complete weakness and your strength.
Practice Blessing Your Inner Dulcinea
(Looking in the mirror to self) Wow who is that? She/he is gorgeous or beautiful!
I am a child of the King I am important, I matter!
I will do it! I can do it!
I am surrounded by LOVE everyday all day!
Nothing you do or say will affect me. Your negative energy will have to flee!
I did my best today! I am so proud of me!
I will lose weight; thank you God for helping me in this area!
I am so blessed! Today will be a great day for me!
Something good is going to happen to me. I smell a miracle near me coming.
Divine connections are heading in my direction. Thank you God!
God did not forget about me! It is coming!
Maritza’s complaisant energy made me smile in agreement on the inside of my being when she proudly said the words, “I am a queen and nothing you do or say will affect me! I know who I am! I know my worth! My father is the king.” I had to high-five my Colombian sister when she shared with me how purposely oblivious she was when she was confronted with a tall glass of gormless racism habitually by her co-workers. She mentioned that some of the customers she encountered while working in the banking industry several years ago were on the same page. There were five women on her shift including her supervisor. She said it was 3 European women, one African American, and a lovely Sancti-Fly Colombian named Maritza. Maritza said one of her co-workers would always make derogatory statements about Hispanic customers when she interacted with them as a teller. Then she would tell Maritza, “Oh, but you are so not like them Maritza.” She said the branch manager was a man and he would always make racist comments about people of color (African Americans & Hispanics) as well. Maritza personified the perfect example of strength as some of her co-workers exuded a foison of gaucherie. Can you simply imagine coming to work professionally every day, spending all of your time serving on a job where all pleasant words are absent but nasty remarks are always in attendance against you? I hope I would be as graceful as Maritza was if I had to go through that kind of test. Maritza also shared with me how she once had some European customers waiting in line to be served but they would never go to her as a teller because she was Hispanic. Maritza said they would relentlessly wait for the Caucasian women's line to open up no matter how long it took. I asked her how she felt about the experience. She exclaimed her thankfulness to God for all Caucasians not being like that (amen). She told me she just prayed for them and spoke goodness over their lives because her father is the king; making her an unbothered queen! Honestly, I was not expecting her to say that.
Practicing how to bless your own life and others is the way to go. Words do have power. Please make it your business to be health to someone's bones; don't forget your own. Maritza said she grew up around family members who always poured kindness in her life and showed her how valuable her life was as a child of God. Try your best to be unmoved by furphy language and situations. We have enough malice and hate in the world. If you don’t mind, always try your best to stay humble and kind. May sweetness be your complete weakness and your strength.
Practice Blessing Your Inner Dulcinea
(Looking in the mirror to self) Wow who is that? She/he is gorgeous or beautiful!
I am a child of the King I am important, I matter!
I will do it! I can do it!
I am surrounded by LOVE everyday all day!
Nothing you do or say will affect me. Your negative energy will have to flee!
I did my best today! I am so proud of me!
I will lose weight; thank you God for helping me in this area!
I am so blessed! Today will be a great day for me!
Something good is going to happen to me. I smell a miracle near me coming.
Divine connections are heading in my direction. Thank you God!
God did not forget about me! It is coming!
