Da Word... 129!

What's up all! How's it going? Yo, it's getting colder and colder over here. Fortunately, the heat in my apt building got turned on ;-D YAY! for warm radiators! Makes my crib cozy, and toasty, tru! Aight, on to... da Word!

checkit:

After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia's house, where they met with the brothers and encouraged them. Then they left.

- Acts 16:40

UH HUH! You catch dat piece of info in that there blurb that is da hotness? I'll spit it right here fa ya, "and encouraged them." It's interesting, my man Paul is like ALWAYZ encouragin' da bruthas and da sistas... ALWAYZ! And ya have ta ask yourself, "Why, in da world, is THIS brutha fa-ehva encouragin' peeps left and right? What is da secret behind this kinda bidness? What possible purpose or significance is forthcoming from fluffin' peeps' feathers?"

See, potnas, Paul was awesome. We also gotta remember he didn't just encourage peeps, he also laid the smack down. He spoke truthfully even if it would cut deep cuz to not speak truthfully to one another would be to stab your brutha or sistah in the back. Paul kept it real. And encouragement is DEFINITELY a big part of that. Encouragement is da bizomb. I mean, when someone encourages you, how do you feel? Man you start to feel tops! If you were down, you start to get uplifted. You begin to get MORE motivated. You start to have a better outlook on things. You start cheesin' more ;-D I can keep going peeps, the goodness that results is endless.

Encouragement, tru encouragement, is powerful. It brings people closer relationally and enhances the quality of life. Notice it is TRU encouragement, not the so-called encouragement peeps sometimes give to make someone feel good even though what they might be saying is not tru. Naw naw, directed, specific encouragement is where it's at potnas! It also gets people to think more of others and less of themselves. You know, that whole build people up thing, pouring into another's life. Now imagine if EVERYONE started doing this... thinking of others. You know what the collective cheesage on people's faces would be like? The collective joy? The collective motivation to do well and the collective genuine pride in one's work? People would feel appreciated and would respond in a way that is beneficial for all!

Aight potnas, I gotta bounce. Encourage a peep or two today ;-D

PeACE!

G-bless