Marquetta speaks....

Are you feeling like you have tried everything you could possibly do to move ahead? Have you prayed many nights for long awaited changes to take place in your life? And are you still finding yourself in the same place you started, seeing little to no change at all? For those of you who said yes to these questions….this word is for you today. I remember one time I was going out of town on business for a training. I had already made the necessary arrangements for the trip which included booking the hotel, flight, and renting the car. I had planned everything out prior to the trip. When I arrived at the location to pick up my rental car, there was a delay, or you can say a small problem. They did not have my rental ready. They had overbooked the rentals for that day. This was very frustrating for me because I was on a tight schedule. To add to the madness, I had to wait around for 30 to 40 minutes for them to straighten everything out. I then asked for a manager to assist with ...

Have you ever tried to look for a well laid out plan or blueprint to help you along the path of life? You tried to look at this person or at this particular community for guidance to lead the way or to help you determine which step to take next or even if you are going in the right direction. Well me too, until I got a huge revelation of who I was. One night I had a dream about traveling to an unknown city. Laid out before me was a blank life size map. This map was a very unique map. It only had enough information on it to guide me to my next destination. The crazy thing about this map was that I had to actually step onto the map to receive my next set of instructions or directions. Once I took the first step another set of instructions was given to me. When I didn’t take a step I noticed that there were no next set of instructions given to me. Only when I took the next step I could then see the next steps I should take. When I awoke from this dream I began to immed...

A month ago I gave several steps in an article that I wrote called “A Time of Healing” that victims of abuse can take in order to begin the process of healing from being abused. For those of you who are coming out of an abusive situation, I want to continue sharing thoughts and steps of how to continue the healing process. Abusers guilt: Stop carrying the abuse guilt around. Let the guilt go. Many times people who have abused individuals will make their victims feel as though they should feel guilty for leaving them. Some abusers may try to use tactics such as saying that they are going to kill themselves if you leave them. They may go as far as attempting suicide to get the victim to return to them. Don’t fall for this tactic! It’s only a ploy to get the victim to come back to them.  Prison of not forgiving: One of the biggest steps to healing from past abuse is learning how to forgive the abuser. This is also the hardest step for some survivors to do and often can...

Have you often wondered why your life has been full of trials, testing, and yes some downright knockout painful moments? Good news, you were in training to become a “heavy weight”. I recently did some research on some of the most famous heavy weight boxers and wanted to know what set them apart from the others. It all boiled down to their training in preparation for the big fight. Let’s begin with Rocky Marciano the “Brockton Blockbuster” who was the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated, ending with a perfect 49-0. Despite being just 5-11 and roughly 185 pounds, Marciano used his fierceness, resilience, and “Suzy Q” right hand to more than make up for his size deficit. Marciano’s secret for winning consisted of a number of factors , all of which came naturally to him. He loved to train. He ran 5 miles every day, 365 days a year, up and down the steep hills around Brockton, Mass. He’d sprint up; sprint down backward, forward, with 30-pound weights on his shoes. ...