12.5.14

I discovered that a year ago today I wrote a letter to myself in my poetry journal. How awesome is this! I truly forgot the date in which I began writing in my poetry book. Today I was looking it over and I gained so much inspiration from it and as I was finishing up, so I decided to read the first page. This is where I wrote the note to myself. God led me here. Wow! I am so not worthy but I thank God that even though I don't find myself worthy, God still does! My letter says:

12-5-13

Dear Jasmine Nicole,

Always be true to who you are. Write without disclaimers, speak without boundaries, teach without compromise. You are the Maya Angelou of your day, the Sojourner Truth, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Winnie Mandela and an ambassador for all the Sisters who paved a way so that you could simply be you! Always allow God to lead you! I love you so much. God loves you even more. Be strong, resilient, BOLD, confidence, fierce, loving and always striving to live like Jesus Christ.

Dr. Jasmine Nicole

P.S It was in you all along.

I am in awe of God and how he lead me to Speak Life into myself. Wow! I want to encourage you Sisters to write a letter to yourself for next year and begin to Speak & Write those things into your very being. Allow God to lead the pen/pencil as He writes a letter to His Daughter. He loves us despite our hearts good, bad, ugly...whatever the case may be. He loves You! Jesus Loves You! I am attending UCR and this Quarter has challenged me so and God showed me that I cannot take the last level tactics into this level. That I have to learn new tactics and ways of adjusting to this new journey. The last level tactics prepared the foundation for this new level but I have to continue to learn new ways of doing things. I love school but have been struggling with keeping up with readings and found myself becoming overwhelmed and self medicating with food, friends and wasting time instead of laying at the feet of Jesus and allowing Him to fill me up. I know I will successfully complete my first quarter at my University and I grateful for the reminder and encouragement. Yes it is challenging but God has graced me for this level...You will make it through Sister...