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| Mojo as seen through my daughter's lens |
Using Your Mojo
I always keep a small notebook with me so I can capture those thoughts and ideas
that are original, profound or something that I want to investigate later. My
little notebooks are full of all kinds of information and reminders. Every few
days or so, I look back through my notes to recall the things I’ve already forgotten.
There are
times when I have absolutely no recall of having written something that’s
clearly in my own handwriting. Last night, as I flipped through the pages of a
book I keep near my nightstand, it happened again. This particular notebook is
used for dreams, ideas that come to me when I exercise while listening to books
on tape and to keep a record of the profound things that are said by my friends
when we are just chatting on a phone call.
As I looked
through these pages, I found a note which reads as follows;
“We are all born with a pocketful of
magic.”
I have no
idea where this came from. These books are not my journals, so there are no
dates on the page; no rambling flow of ideas or frustrations. These are just notes to myself.
As I looked
at this tiny message, I began to wonder about this pocket full of magic. Now, I
know that this idea was not my own because I prefer the word mojo; which
according to Wikipedia, is a slang for self-confidence, self-esteem or sex
appeal. I think of mojo as a kind of moxy;
an unseen nudge that forces us to stand straight and remember just who we are
and what we are capable of during those moments when greatness is possible.
My pocketful
of mojo is an internal boost of power to be used when the external conditions are perfect
for me to realize my dreams.
In my little
book, next to that statement, there was also a question; Check your pockets.
Even though
I don’t recall writing this, I am sure that I must have been asking
myself whether or not I have made the most of my mojo.
I’ve done
great things, some of them seem downright magical; but I still have lots more
to do.
When our internal drives have kept us
on the path of our strengths and the world around us responds to our discipline,
we are in perfect alignment. In other words, when you walk with Purpose, you
collide with Destiny.
Be prepared and ready
and remember your mojo.
Be you, be well, be
wonderful
Bertice Berry, PhD.
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