radiation...

I sat at a table in my local Starbucks yesterday afternoon, next to three tables of young women writers. Beautiful, energetic, excited, passionate, intelligent, motivated women...some natural headed, or dreaded, adorned in silver and cowrie shells...some permed, perfectly coiffed, or wrapped...in the latest prada or kate spade, and a lil platinum jewelry...but all radiating this...light. There was a marketing exec, a graphic designer, a grad student, a lawyer, a social worker....all seemed to have achieved a certain level of what they perceived to be success in their chosen field. The were all radiant....in their self-awareness, confidence....passion.

Folks came & left....buying coffee, making casual conversation...but they all, male & female, young & old, seemed to be attracted to that light. The sistas asked that I capture the moment, on digital technology for them, and I happily obliged, grateful to share that moment with them briefly. The crowded together, multi-hued, wrapped in multi-colors and smiled...and shined. As I took the picture, a tall, attractive brother holding a tall gingerbread latte asked if I wasn't supposed to be in that picture with them, and if he could assist? How flattered...how blessed....how can I describe how I felt? I thanked him & said no, captured the moment digitally, and in my memory. And stopped for a moment to think how blessed I was.

I like to think of that light that these sistas radiated, as the God within them..the God within me...the God that resides within all of us. I'm so blessed that I know that He's real, and that I accepted Him into my heart, that I know enough to subject my will to His, and am able to follow His plan. And if I resembled those sistas even a little bit..even a smidgen.....I'm grateful for that as well.

Now, if I can only stop assigning these corny titles to every blog....