A Letter to my Younger Self

Dear Marisha,

You’re such a sweetheart… I wish you would allow more people to see it. Imagine how different things would be if people knew how much you laugh and joke behind closed doors and circles! Sometimes life has a way of hitting hard. Don’t lose that smile. Don’t lose the life in your eyes. We both know that parents don’t know everything, but they know a great deal. Listen to them. It will keep you out of harm’s way. It’s imperative that you get to know and accept yourself as soon as you can.

JourneysMarisha MathisApril 14, 2016life, lessons, live, love, thirtyeven, thirty, wisdom, truth

My Beef with Transparency

I've been mentally vacillating on this topic for some time. Although I believe it is intended to be simple, somehow, I find it multifaceted. I understand it to mean being open (to some degree) and honest about what may be occurring or has occurred in one's life. It's a form of keeping things 100. I have a theory that everyone has been a criminal at some point, it’s just that not everyone has been caught (littering, dishonoring the speed limit, whatever it may be. Everyone has done something). Nevertheless, sin is the same way. Everyone has been a sinner at some point. I take issue when some present themselves as they have always been "spotless." because there will never be a time in this life that any of us are completely clean.

Journeys, CultureMarisha MathisDecember 14, 2015transparency, accountability, dont judge me, honesty, truth