I am Unicorn: the name of a Glee episode from two weeks ago. It involved believing that you are a unicorn, and as Kurt’s dad says on the show, “a unicorn without a horn is just a horse.” A unicorn was chosen by the character Britney, and she says the character Kurt is a unicorn because he is magical and he believes in himself. At one point during the show, Finn didn’t believe in himself, but when his teacher told him he believed in him, he performed better than he thought possible.

Last night at Emanate, which is a ministry for people in their 20s and 30s, A.J. Jones, an incredible speaker, talked about believing in yourself. She talked about the difference it can make when someone believes in you, and how even if you think that you can’t do something, if someone you trust tells you they believe in you, that it can make a huge difference. So, she challenged us to a 40 day negativity fast. A negativity fast is when you cannot say anything negative, not even anything sarcastic, as A.J. pointed out that sarcasm is normally a form of humor with a negative or judgmental base. This means that you have to change your thought process to being positive as well, and that you also cannot say anything negative or think anything negative about yourself. Hold your thoughts captive.
Of course, with today being the first day and also being an incredibly trying day at work…I have had my moments. However, I will try my best to fast negativity, and the Lord has already shown me different ways that He will encourage me in my journey.

I had supervision this morning at work, and my supervisor looked at me and one of my co-workers and said that we have to learn to believe in ourselves and that we belong in this profession, because she believes in us. She believes in us, and challenged us to believe in ourselves! It’s like she went to hear A.J. speak as well. I also came home, and after having a slight nervous breakdown on the phone with my mom (ahem…perhaps where I may or may not have complained/been negative a bit…) I decided to watch Glee. Because I love Glee. The episode I watched was I am Unicorn, which I have already explained, and is yet another way in which I feel like God is on my side. Which is great to know considering this morning I wasn’t sure that He wasn’t mocking me.

And that  isn’t sarcasm…I was seriously wondering.

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