The Power of Nothing!

Too often we chase down the people we think will get us to the place of fulfilling our dream and we lose sight of the dream.  We let the inactivity of others invest in our own secret desire to give up and give in.  Even if we are 99% invested in the pursuit of our dream and the success of our vision, that 1% can demolish it all – if we allow it. 

We, the community, can sit and blame the higher-ups for what they are not doing.  Our anger is justifiable.  We, the community, can bang on the office doors, send emails, and chant outside the buildings of governing bodies demanding aid and solace, as we should.  There comes a point where we must accept the blame for the nothing that is happening and attribute some of it to our own investment in nothingness.

Every one of us has the same opportunity to be an advocate for a cause.  If the cause you want to fight for is as local as your own household, fight for that cause.  Doing nothing, while blaming others for doing nothing, increases the power of nothing.  Conversely, seeing a need and doing nothing to address that need is inexcusable. You are not allowed to use the inactivity of others as your own excuse for inactivity.  Doing nothing is contagious.  Nothingness breeds and grows and festers leaving a community sick and distraught. Do something!  Make an impact! Understand that everything you do has a rippling effect on the community.  Someone is always watching.  Someone aspires to be like you.  Someone is watching you give up or refuse to give in.  Doing nothing is doing something.

The Power of Nothing!

Tonisha “Ms. Toni” Pinckney ©June 7, 2011

My voice called out to you, begging

Your ears heard the intensity in every vibrating syllable

Yet you did nothing

You looked in my eyes, gave me a smile

And did nothing

I am not the forgotten,

I am the ignored

You saw me in need of empowerment

You saw I was undereducated

Yet you did nothing

I could see the lack of concern in your eyes

I could hear your dismissive words

I asked for nothing

You gave me a firm handshake and a promise to return

You have me a fleeting moment of hope

I chased you down as if you were my last chance

I peeped behind every corner of every dead-end

You continued to hide your talent in the highest places

Places I could not reach without your help

You did nothing

Like everyone before you,

I was left disappointed

The next step was unknown

So, I did nothing

You glanced over giving me a smile

I leapt up and ran to you

You smiled again

Realizing I was not the recipient

I turned and once again did nothing

You, seeing my dismay, did nothing

Two roads of nothingness converging

Productivity wasted

Intelligence set aside

I did nothing

You did nothing

We are the same!

 Remember doing nothing is a decision!

 As Always...

Continue Living...Continue Living in the MORE,

Tonisha “Ms. Toni” Pinckney is the Founder and CEO of I AM MORE, LLC. She is a speaker, author, and poet. Ms. Toni is also a forensic accountant, criminologist, and fraud examiner. She is available to speak on a host of topics relating to business and personal growth and relationships. Email: bookings@iammoreonline.com

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Focusing on Disappointment

Life happens! We all know it.  You may look at me and say life happens more to you than it does to me.  I may look at your situation and think your life is easy street compared to mine.  To whatever degree our disappointments, we can all agree that we have been disappointment.  Some disappointments hardly phase us.  Others can have such a crushing, debilitating effect that we are set off course for days, week, months, or even years.

Just as the disappointments of life happen, we must never lose sight of our appointments.  We are appointed to times, place, people, and tasks.  Our appointments are connected to our purpose for living.  If we are not walking in our destiny, our purpose, our appointment, we will begin to feel lost.  We will feel as if nothing is working.  We will begin to feel as if our entire world is out of balance.  Stops walking in disappointment – WALK IN YOUR APPOINTMENT!

• ·         Don’t allow disappointments to distract you from your appointment.
• ·         Don’t allow disappointments to displace you from your appointed position.
• ·         Don’t allow disappointments to dispel your beliefs about Who appointed you and why.
• ·         Don’t allow disappointments to disable you from fulfilling your appointment and the conditions of your appointment.
• ·         Don’t allow disappointments to deprive you of the strength, wisdom, and understanding you need for your appointed position.
• ·         Do allow your appointment to take precedence over your disappointments.
• ·         Do allow your commitment to your appointment to diminish the impact of your disappointment.
• ·         Do allow your firm belief in Who appointed you and why to empower you to walk in the authority of your appointment.
• ·         Do allow the knowledge of your appointment to enable you to rise above disappointments.
• ·         Do allow yourself to draw strength, wisdom, and understanding from the situations connected to your disappointments so you can be more effective, efficient, and have more impact as an appointed person who is standing at an appointed time in an appointed position to fulfill an appointment.

Your promise is connected to your appointment.  The reason for God fulfilling His promises is so you can fulfill your appointment.  God will always honor His word.  He knows what He predestined for your life. He knows He has to do what He said He would do so that you can do what He designed you to do.  It is then your privilege and responsibility to recognize His leading, walk in His path, and commit yourself to His call. 

STOP WALKING IN DISAPPOINTMENT - WALK IN YOUR APPOINTMENT!

As Always...

Continue Living...Continue Living in the MORE,

Tonisha “Ms. Toni” Pinckney is the Founder and CEO of I AM MORE, LLC. She is a speaker, author, and poet. Ms. Toni is also a forensic accountant, criminologist, and fraud examiner. She is available to speak on a host of topics relating to business and personal growth and relationships. Email: booking@iammoreonline.com

Ms. Toni’s Book “I AM MORE-the Journey” can be purchased from major online retail outlets such as Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com

www.TONISHAPINCKNEY.com

saymore@iammoreonline.com 
FB: facebook.com/IAMMORE 
Twitter: @IAMMORE

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