Wrapped For Success
Preparing yourself a meaningful life
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Take Back Your Power, Know Your Worth! POWER = One that has personal control or authority. Do you own your personal power? Or do you give it away so freely that you don’t know who you are anymore? When we give away our personal power to anyone who lives to overwhelm us by continuously, saturating our self-esteem with their selfish needs and requirements, we give away our personal authority by becoming a puppet to that person. We give our permission to the friend, lover, husband, boyfriend, or parent to soak up every bit of control and self-worth we have in order to further their agenda with no thought as to our own needs and well-being. Today we give away too much of our own power. We allow others to determine how we feel, how we think, and what we do. I am encouraging all individuals to Take Back Your Power! Why do people willingly relinquish their power to give someone else control? It is because of dysfunctional parenting we have dysfunctional families, which has been a multi-generational problem since the making of man. But at some point, we must simply gather the knowledge and tools required to break free of bad parenting in our lives to become the individuals God sent us here to be. All people were born with talents and gifts we were meant to develop in order to become healthy, happy, and successful. The road to inner joy regardless of our upbringing is long and difficult, but certainly attainable. That is the goal of the Wrapped for Success program for all societies who need the support and love to make sweeping life changes to become well-adjusted, powerful individuals. Learning to have wisdom, insight, and a strong love for what is right. We don’t have to remain stuck being everyone’s fool and caretaker. Once we learn how to love ourselves, doing what right will comes easily. Loyalty is not bondage. Love doesn’t mean being held captive to a person’s selfish whims. Love and appreciation for self as a individual of great potential, talents, and God-given gifts is understanding and helps one who is lost to find their way back to the light. Take care of yourself first emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. The age-old adage that you can’t love someone else unless you love yourself first is a truth given to us through the teaching of Christ. It is no less important today than it was thousands of years ago. Love for self… it understands and helps one who is lost find their way back to the light. But, never allow the love of another to be greater than the love of self. Why? I used Power because –either we control our own life or allow someone else to control us. We need to understand what we are giving up. Here are some scenarios: 1. I love him, so he can take all my money, destroy my character, and keep me in financial bondage. 2. She’s my family so she does not have to pay any rent, but I can’t afford to feed my kids. 3. She’s my best friend but talks behind my back, it hurts, but it is okay, because she’s my best friend. I’m afraid to lose her. 4. His temper scares me to death. I have to comply to keep myself safe. 5. My bank account is at an all-time low. Though she promised me she’d pay me back, I haven’t seen it yet. 6. I’m afraid for my children. He’s a bad influence and his example isn’t good for my kids. No, it is not okay to continually be hurt by the people you love. It is our job and duty to give of ourselves but to do it wisely and discriminatory. Would you throw yourself to the wolves because they are hovering over you and hungry to rob you of your life? It is our job to instill moral and values within ourselves and those around us to help each other grow. Do things out of love that will not harm you or set you back. Stop putting yourself in a bind because you do not want to hurt or lose the person you are giving your power to because it would mean being alone. If they cannot respect you then they do not deserve your loyalty or love. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (5) It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. (6) Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. (7) It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) When those people leave and take your power with them you are the one left hopeless and depressed wondering what the heck happened. Filled with self-doubt and fear to move on and love another or trust anyone ever again. We find life worthless because we have lost the value of self-asking how much more we could have possibly done. My love to you: Take Back your Power! Take Back your Life! Take Back your Wisdom! Know your rights; Personal Power is yours and no one else’s. If you give it away, understand you are giving up your whole self to another who may not have your best interests in mind. Protect your life, future, wealth, Mind, Body, and Spirit. Build up that strength that is deep within and Take Back Your Power! Take hold of your Life! Know Your Worth! You determine who you are and who you will become. No one can hold you back but yourself.
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WRAPPED for SUCCESS is a place for non-judgmental self-exploration, self-expression, and self-development. It is a space that allows you to lovingly seek the truth of who you are. It is also a resource that will help you on your journey to creating a purposeful, fulfilling life.
Everything starts with you. How you view yourself, treat yourself, and present yourself to the world is directly related to your ability to create a successful and happy life. If you do not love yourself, how can you create the life of your dreams? You must rid yourself of any shame, guilt, anger, or self-hatred that is holding you back. You must also conquer the self-defeating thoughts and behaviors that place your future in jeopardy.
When you love yourself, possess inner strength, and have external resources, you will find joy. You will have the ability to achieve your goals and manage life’s difficulties with dignity and power. You can also create stronger family bonds and raise self-confident children who are capable of becoming healthy, productive adults. Furthermore, you can build loving, productive relationships with other women and creating stronger, nurturing communities.
About the Author
CHERESE WALKER received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Paul Quinn College and a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Distance Learning from the University of Phoenix. Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. She currently works as a special education teacher, motivational speaker, and certified life coach.
Ms. Walker’s desire to help both young people and women take control of their destinies was born out of her journey through pain and despair to self-love and success. Along the way she learned that forgiveness, love, motivation, determination, education, and spiritual connection are essential for building a rewarding life. She also came to understand that many people including women are entrenched in bitterness, hurt, envy, and strife due to life’s difficulties. This knowledge has inspired her to empower other women to heal from pain and create loving, purposeful lives.
She established Women with Resilience, Aspiration & Pride for Success, Inc. (W.R.A.P. for Success, Inc.). The organization helps women develop the values, beliefs, skills, self-love, and power that are needed to create successful lives and loving families. It also encourages women to develop nurturing relationships with self, partner, one another and join together to create healthy families and thriving communities.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Ms. Walker resides in Dallas, Texas where she is raising her young son with the support of his father and pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology. She is also the author of Twisted D’Zyre, which will be published in 2011.