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7/23/2025 2 Comments

The Energy for Change- Part 1

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You've come to this place.
You've been here before, but only in your dreams. This is the place where you admit, out loud, that your current and past performance just isn't cutting it anymore. It's the place where you start to see yourself cutting ties with everyone and everything that no longer serves your life's mission. You're in a purging season, and this time, you wake up and realize:
This can't be a dream anymore.

You have to tap in.
You have to activate the energy required to create real change. 


So how do you make that change?
You need energy,
You need passion,
You need the wisdom of God to guide you through both necessary endings and new beginnings.

Many are the plans in a person's heart, but the will of God will always stand, no matter how life flows.
That's why spiritual alignment is the first step to lasting change.


Change requires your consistency.
You are the change agent.
You are the driver behind the wheel.
Your attitude, thoughts, words, and actions must align
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Because if they don't add up, they won't produce the outcome you're praying for.

Change can't be a part-time job. You must be committed, full-time, to developing the mindset and skill set necessary to change the game called your life. You have to own your ability to change and push it forward with intention.

Take inventory and check your mindsets and habits.
What needs to be eliminated
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What needs to be upgraded
?
What needs a full-on, no-going-back, level-up?


Check in on your energy source.
No one can give you the energy needed to execute your plan.
You need to align with your power source.

God is mine. He has a way of resetting my internal lens so I can see the path clearly when life gets cloudy.

Surround yourself with a cultivated circle, people whose performance and track record are worth studying.
And don't copy—study.

Everyone's assignment is different. But sometimes, we need a living reminder of what's possible.


If your energy has flatlined, it's time for an infusion.
The move forward must be well thought out and strategically focused, and balance is the key.

Get your daily dose of energy.

Create a "vitamin pack" that sustains your vision and propels you into the next level.
If you're putting in the work, you shouldn't be in the same place by the end of the day.
Even small steps are still progress.
Structure your time and energy.
There must be deposits, not just withdrawals.
Remember balance is key. And don't be afraid to add variety. It really is the spice of life.


Let's try something together. 
Inspired by Bill Hybels’ Six-by-Six framework, starting August 1st, 2025:

1. Identify six things you must speak energy into.
These can be projects, tasks, or personal initiatives.

2. Write each one on an index card.

3. For the next 6 weeks, speak energy into these six things.

Create a structure to determine the amount of energy each one requires.
Make this your Energy Infusion Chart.
Structure + Energy = Change
But before you begin—be real.

Be honest about where you are and where you need improvement.
Get the new knowledge you need from your source.
Tap into the energy required.
Do the soul work that will bring forth the change you've been craving.

Let this be your shift.
Let this be your season of action.
Let this be your energy for change.

Part 2 coming soon...

With Love,
Dee
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Will You Be There?

The vision is clear, the calling is loud, and the time is now.
On August 8th, we’re not just hosting an event, we’re planting something sacred.

Join us for the soft launch of H.O.P.E. — Helping Overlooked People Evolve,
a night of art, poetry, and purpose.

This isn’t just a program, it’s a movement rooted in healing, truth, and transformation.

H.O.P.E. is more than a feelings; it's our foundation!

Thursday, August 8, 2025
 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 861 Gerard Ave, Bronx, NY
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6/4/2025 5 Comments

Have You Seen Jonah?

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It's Time to Stop Running!

Over the past four months, God has allowed me to witness His invisible hands at work—on me and mine. I've seen things that should have taken months come forth in mere weeks. I've received spiritual convictions and repented in several areas of my life. And truth be told, I am still healing—even during God's rapid movement.


Have you seen Jonah?

For those unfamiliar with his story, Jonah is a man mentioned in the Bible (Book of Jonah, chapters 1–4). He was given a divine assignment—to carry a word of warning and salvation to the people of Nineveh. But Jonah loathed the people of Nineveh. He didn't think they deserved God's mercy, and he certainly didn't want to be the one to deliver it. The problem was—God disagreed.
So, when Jonah ran from the call, he ended up in the belly of a great fish until he surrendered to the will of God.

Where am I going with this?

God had me reflecting on this story after speaking with a few of my sis-stars. You see, sometimes God wants to use us to carry a word or complete an assignment that will elevate someone else to the next level. But if we're honest, sometimes we don't think that person is worthy—of God's tea or even our own. So we refuse to move.
We withhold the information, the connection, or the encouragement God gave us to give.

Don't get me wrong—I've been Jonah, too.
There have been many moments when God has told me to deliver a message (and most of the time, it's to pray for someone), and I've hesitated. Sometimes, it's fear that they won't receive it. Sometimes, I'm not even on speaking terms with the person. HOWEVER—God doesn't let me off the hook. No, He may not throw me into the belly of a beast, but He does deal with my heart through the power of the Holy Spirit.
And when I finally submit to His will, I realize this:
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There is a cost and a timer on the oil.

The oil flows only over the assignment God has given you. He is a God of covenant. That's why He created the rainbow—to remind us of His promise never to flood the earth again (Genesis 9:13–17).
He keeps His word. And if He has placed an oil with a specific assignment inside of you in a particular time and person—and you don't deliver it—you become a hindrance to His will.

And I don't ever want to become a hindrance to God.
In this season, God is removing every obstacle. Yes, this is a year of grace, but it is also a year of miracles, signs, and wonders. Just look at Jamal Roberts' win on American Idol—one of many signs of what's to come.
The ground is fertile, but God's people are sleepwalking. 


Faith alone won't carry you in this season.

God is looking for obedience, even when your flesh doesn't agree with His choice, even when you feel like that person shouldn't be the one chosen.
 God sees the heart—and He sees your heart too.
And He will not allow any Jonahs to stop what He's set in motion.

I'm praying for my own heart right now:
That I will have spiritual eyes that see, spiritual ears that hear, and an obedient spirit that moves.
Because the truth is—our inability to move could be holding up someone else's assignment here on earth.
We need each other to thrive.
We need each other to fulfill God's will.
So, if you're a Jonah today, stop running.
Repent.
Do the will of your Abba.
Be the blessing He designed you to be.
It might be someone else's turn today,
but your time is anointed and appointed too.
No one can stop the will of God.

With love,
—Dee
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5/5/2025 7 Comments

Look Before You Pour!

A T.E.A. Lady's Confession on Discernment, Depletion, and Divine Redirection
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People who know me know me as the T.E.A. lady.
And I don't just mean the kind you sip in a cup.
I mean the kind that costs you something—T.E.A.: your Time, Energy, and Attention.
I pour it freely. I always have.
It's how I share my love, serve, and move purposefully.
But recently, God pressed pause on my pouring… and whispered:

"Look before you pour."

We've been taught to look before we cross the street—but no one told us to look before we pour.
I've been pouring into people, places, and projects for a long time.
And only now, in the stillness of my depletion, do I see it clearly:
I was pouring without protection.

Red Flags I Missed While I Was Pouring:

When words didn't line up with actions.
When people made promises and broke them.
When deadlines came and went without any acknowledgment.
When I was left feeling… unsettled, unseen, and silently dismissed.

The Cost of Pouring Blindly:

Now that I feel empty, I realize something sobering:
I'm the only one to blame.
I wasn't being taken advantage of—I was bypassing discernment.

Dear Dee, 
Empty cups can be filled.
Broken cups cannot.
And when you pour into broken vessels, your tea—your time, energy, and attention—seeps out—wasted & misused.

The Heart of the Helper:
I think, for me anyway—I can't speak for anyone else--
I was always looking for someone to help.
It's who I am—a helper by nature.
But this season, I faced a hard truth as I looked at the backs of people who walked away: some people don't want help.

And if you don't assess the condition of the cup, you'll keep pouring into what can't or won't hold you.
That's not love. That's leakage.
Love does not mean emptying yourself for people who refuse to grow.

The Boundaries That Are Saving Me:
I'm living by a new set of boundaries, and these are my truths.
Sometimes, a door has to be locked.
Access has to be limited.
Not to punish people, but to teach them that your tea is valuable.
That you are valuable.

What God Is Restoring:
God is restoring self-love in me.
And honestly, I don't know if I ever truly had it.
I've been pouring out love for so long
that I forgot to give it to myself.
And that is no longer okay.
Not in this season. Not ever again.

Again, my message is to look before you pour because your tea deserves a worthy cup.

-With Love and A Limited T.E.A. Edition:) 
​Dee

Seasons Change,
People Walk Away,
But the Will of God Remains the same in Jesus' Name.

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For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11

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3/27/2025 4 Comments

Sacred Goodbyes & Divine Alignment: What Silence Taught Me About Myself

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Sometimes, silence is the loudest confirmation.

I can’t find one word to describe the emotional tone of March. It felt like there was an earthquake in my heart that fractured my soul. And what hurt most wasn’t the shaking—it was looking around for the people I expected to help put me back together… and realizing they weren’t there.

This month has been a reckoning. A shifting. An unraveling. But also a divine awakening.

I cried hard when I was met with silence. I felt abandoned. But I also felt the Spirit pressing on my heart, “Pay attention to the pattern.” Something always seems to happen when I choose not to let the darkness consume me. When I decide to rise, realign, and remember who the heck I am—resistance shows up in the form of fractured friendships and wounded words.

But I am light.
I am chosen.
I am a vessel that God is using in the midst of my suffering to heal others.
And maybe—just maybe—this shifting had to happen.
Maybe the placeholders had to be removed so I could fully step into the position God prepared for me.
Because I can’t be available for half-present people anymore. I deserve the same quality of T.E.A. that I pour.
When the anger hit my chest, I knew something had to change.
I can’t keep letting people crack the foundation God is restoring.

The Sacredness of Goodbye

Goodbyes don’t always come crashing in like thunderstorms.
Some arrive like a soft drizzle—barely noticeable at first.
I feel the rain but it’s not heavy enough for the umbrella, so I linger.
I stay in it a little longer.
Then I realize… I’m crying.
And I’m soaking wet.
These quiet goodbyes—the ones wrapped in silence and distance—cut deep.
They don’t come with closure. They don’t come with a fight.
They just fade.
And somehow, that stings more than a blow-up ever could.
But I know now: these were God-byes.
Ordained endings.
Necessary breaks for the season I’m entering.
And even though they left me with silence, what speaks louder is the truth:
Not everyone will fight for you the way you would fight for them.
Not everyone is meant to go where God is taking you.
I’m a cry baby—I’ll admit that.
I feel deeply. I hold on long.
But I’m learning that before anyone else, I have to be my first best friend.
A sacred goodbye may make you cry,
But deep down, you knew.
You knew the end was near.
Because something in your spirit could feel that a new beginning was on the way.
God has gone before me.
He’s doing a new thing.
And even without the closure I thought I needed, I trust He’s already building something better in its place.

Divine Alignment & The Month of April

Alignment isn’t just spiritual—it’s physical too.
And right now, I feel the shift in both.
Something’s off in my body and my soul.
So I’m taking both where they need to go:
My heart and soul to God.
My body to the doctor.
Because I trust what I feel.
And I know the body holds a score, especially when we’ve been holding too much for too long.

April isn’t just a new month—it’s an exit strategy.
I’m stepping out of entanglements that damage my soul.
I’m stepping out of financial deficits and emotional slavery.
I’m stepping out of the past and every broken thing I tried to glue back together.

April, I’m showing up as my friend—someone who can be trusted with me.
And from here forward, I’m keeping my peace close and my people closer—the ones who pour back, the ones who show up, the ones who see me and stay.
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3/2/2025 4 Comments

Letting It Flow: Finding Your Strength in the Release

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The lioness has been released in the belly of Denice.
Strategic. Focused. Discerning.
She moves with divine intention, her purpose revealed by God for her time on this earth.
She has given birth to her new self—reborn, unearthed, and unapologetically powerful.
Passion rooted in pain.
Wisdom cultivated in darkness.
She is the light, protected by heavenly hands, stepping boldly into her season.
She has a divine reason and must protect her soul.
Take off your shoes—this is sacred ground.
The beauty and the beast have reunited, and it feels so good.
She is set up for greatness, standing behind boundaries built with love.
Those aligned with her purpose may enter but cannot stay too long.
The lioness moves intentionally, knowing her worth.
There will be no compromising, no settling for a lesser form of self.
She leads with her presence, and her power will be felt deep in the hearts of those she is called to attend to.
She engages without attachment, for she has learned the importance of letting go and taking it easy—like a Sunday morning.
She has received joy after mourning.
She is a guardian of her soul, a self-advocate, and a nurturer of her being.
She pours from overflow, letting the world know she has survived the fire and has become the flame.
She no longer blames those who once hurt her.
She has surpassed those seasons and embraced the will of her Father.
Tears and prayers have shaped this lioness.
She is ready to move—writing, leading, training, and creating—while declaring this truth…

The Message That Shifted EverythingWhen I received baby sister's morning message, everything struck me because I knew it was God speaking. Every single thing I had been praying and asking Him not to do, not to allow, He did it anyway. And I know it's because He is preparing me for my promised land.
In my promised land, there will still be giants, and I have to tap deeper into the lioness within me. She's alive, stronger than ever, reminding me I am not the old Denice. This is a new Dee, a Dee who no longer sees tears as weakness but as cleansing. Even when I hate the puffy eyes left behind, I know God is liberating me, releasing emotions I once tried to stifle. With my birthday approaching and grief heavy in my heart, He's showing me that release is necessary.

Stepping Into Position: Where Power AwaitsThe lioness inside me was placed there by God. He knew the plans He had for me and knew that I was ready to step into them. A few days ago, I told Serenity that we have to step into the position that God is calling us into because power is waiting for us there. This power is not just about influence or control, but about the strength and resilience that comes from aligning with God's purpose.

We can't stand outside of the position and expect the power to meet us where we are. We must step into the
season, even when uncertain about all the steps ahead. That's when God releases His power. And that's what this lioness represents. She moves with strategy, focus, and wisdom. She knows that not everyone can come with her. She no longer entertains what no longer serves her. She isn't the same woman she was before.

Tears as Cleansing, Not BurdenI've always been a crier. So much so that sometimes I wish I could just turn off the valve. My tears often leave me puffy-eyed and drained, making me feel like they're a burden. But I've come to understand that being able to cry is a gift. It's God's way of cleansing me from emotions that, if held in, could become disease in my body. Think about it--what happens when we hold onto pain, resentment, or grief? It starts to affect our health. Crying is a release, a detox for the soul. And now, I'm learning that my pain has a purpose—nothing I'm going through is in vain.


Bending, Not BreakingFinding out my mother-in-law passed away on the last day of February while also preparing to celebrate my 46th birthday has been a test of endurance. I'm learning that sorrow and celebration can coexist. It's a hard lesson, but it's teaching me balance—between tears and laughter, between loss and life. I can celebrate my birthday on Thursday and still find the strength to bury my mother-in-law on Saturday. This is bending, not breaking. This is endurance. This is the reality of a woman who walks with God, even when the path is heavy.

Moving With Divine PurposeNo matter how deep the pain cuts, moving with divine purpose means returning to a place of knowing—filled with prayer, worship, and surrender. It's knowing that God has already written my story, and nothing happens outside of His will.
It's knowing that no matter what He ordains or allows, He has me.
So,
I have no choice but to shake it off and move.
To
write.
To
lead.
To
train.
To
create.
Because
God has given me an assignment, no emotion, hardship, or loss can cancel what He has called me to do.



When Pain Becomes Passion
Every tear, every heartbreak, every storm—I have turned into fire, purpose, and power.
I am no longer just enduring pain. I am using it.
To fuel my calling.
To set others free.
To become everything God has called me to be.
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