As I woke this morning a thanked God for allowing me to see another day I began my morning regime. I filled my lovely stainless steel tea pot with water and placed it on the stove. I turned on the back burner and set the temperature to high.
I continued my morning regime and after a few minutes I could hear a soft whistle from the tea pot. As a few more minutes passed by the soft whistling sound from the tea pot became stronger. I ventured back into the kitchen and removed the tea pot from the heated burner and placed it on a burner that was not turned on.
I grabbed my favorite coffee cup, a healthy green tea bag, and honey for sweetener. I began to pour the hot water into my coffee cup and I could see the steam from the water escaping from the tea pot and evaporating into the air. I squeezed approximately 4 tablespoons of honey into the hot water and stirred the water until the honey mixed in. I finally dropped the green tea bag into the coffee cup and let it seep. While the tea bag seeped and released antioxidants and other nutritious elements I continued to get ready for school.
As I continued to groom myself I began to reflect on how this simple process of making tea in the morning applies to several aspects in our lives. A tea pot symbolizes us as people, the human body. God created us as human beings and gave us a body that is built to withstand the external and internal pressures of life.
God also pours inside us water which serves as our foundation and holder of the gifts and talents He has blessed us with. The desire for success, our passion and purpose, combined with our attitude, drive, and hard-work warms the gifts and talents that live inside us.
Overtime, similar to the tea pot our life whistle begins to echo louder and louder each day. However, our tea cup of life is not quite ready to be served. We need those key ingredients to give us those nutrients to help those gifts and talents God has placed within us to sweeten our tea. In life these key ingredients and nutrients are our successes and failures that we experience daily.
Just like finding the brand and flavor of tea you enjoy, along with how much honey to add, this takes time. You have to try a little more or maybe a little less in order to find the perfect combination that speaks to your taste buds. Nevertheless, these processes take time. In life finding the right career, the right person, the right car, or the right dress takes time.
You must be willing to fail just as much as you are desiring to succeed. I found the right combination and I was able to combine all the ingredients and create a delicious morning beverage that gives my body what it needs to start my day.
Do not forget, I also allowed my tea to cool before I took my first sip so I would not burn myself. In life just because something seems to “come together” as you like it, take your time and make sure you are ready to enjoy those flavorful combinations God has allowed you to birth. Just as I continued to get ready for school while my tea was seeping continue to grow in other areas of your life that will allow your tea to support you throughout your life journey.
Finally, sit with God an sip your nourishing tea cup of life daily and allow it to warm your soul and provide a nutritious boost to your faith which will allow you to believe daily that your goal in life will and can come true.
Dr. Walder strives to be a voice of hope and possibility through his educational tutoring, inspirational speaking, life-skills and NCAA rules and regulations workshops, self-help books and much more. Relying on a spiritual foundation, Marco’s intention is to motivate and inspire people from all walks of life as they seek to endure and overcome their daily struggles and continue to grow and enhance their lives.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Be Alright by Dr. Marco Walder
When life brings darkness, I will have the courage to be the light, as I hear Dr. King say to me, I will be alright.
I will not be afraid to rise high like a kite, as I hear Maya Angelou say to me, I will be alright.
For peace and love I will not fear putting up a fight, as I hear Malcolm X say to me, I will be alright.
When my talent and abilities are over shadowed, and my color is the only thing in sight, as I hear Jackie Robinson say to me, I will be alright.
As present and future generations seek to appeal injustices that only offer exclusive rights, as I hear Rosa Parks say to me I, will be alright.
When thorns of hatred try to create an image that can only do wrong and no right, as I hear Barack Obama say to me, I will be alright.
No matter what comes my way I have the power to say, I will be alright.
- Click on the link below to wactch 3rd grader Braylon Scott perform this poem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIcuSqZ1hng
I will not be afraid to rise high like a kite, as I hear Maya Angelou say to me, I will be alright.
For peace and love I will not fear putting up a fight, as I hear Malcolm X say to me, I will be alright.
When my talent and abilities are over shadowed, and my color is the only thing in sight, as I hear Jackie Robinson say to me, I will be alright.
As present and future generations seek to appeal injustices that only offer exclusive rights, as I hear Rosa Parks say to me I, will be alright.
When thorns of hatred try to create an image that can only do wrong and no right, as I hear Barack Obama say to me, I will be alright.
No matter what comes my way I have the power to say, I will be alright.
- Click on the link below to wactch 3rd grader Braylon Scott perform this poem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIcuSqZ1hng
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