Victim is Not My Name

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Victim is Not My Name

When life challenges you and moments come along to Devastate and to Destroy you. to Destroy everything that surrounds you. The devastation has no regard for your emotions, your home or your family.  Evil stands on your doorstep and kicks down your door without consideration of what lies behind that door.

What do you really do with that? What is the decision, the line in the sand that is presented to you?  What do you do becomes the question, whether you choose to answer it or not. That moment becomes Your Deciding Truth.

Victim is Not My Name

There is No way to really describe that moment and there are so many people around this world who have experienced those moments of indescribable devastation, the unexpected turmoil that you can’t really find the words to describe.   Moments that will now live with you for a lifetime.

My hope is that no one has to experience this road, but if you do, you quickly learn the definition of empathy, having a humble heart and you become branded with Gratitude.  

Devastating News, devastating moments,  in many ways are like a war zone of thoughts instantly, a surreal state, a flood of emotions and shock, immediately you become aware of where your Faith is in this type of moment.  You come front and center on what you believe and your question, what is my Faith? Do I trust God?

In the midst of trying to gather your thoughts.  In a moment you recognize, there are many wounded casualties around you who you refuse to see get lost and or to mentally, emotionally die.  in a moment, a moment, a second in time, you have to decide, in the midst of your own bleeding and open wounds. What do I do with this?

As a woman of Faith, believing and having experienced Mountain Tops, laughter, and love beyond measure including moments along the journey, that included storms, winds, and rain but now you’re in a Tsunami and you’re hopping on one leg, you have been injured, still in shock not even time enough to assess your wounds.

The smoke is clearing of what is left and you are now gathering up as many people as you can find that have been devastated by this unexpected bomb thrown in the middle of your journey,  you put the key in the ignition of the closest vehicle you can locate and you blaze forward, with no destination in mind. But you know, you recognize you can’t remain in that space, that war zone of thoughts, of defeat. This is shared metaphorically but it fits the moment of the heart and the battle of the thoughts that you’re life has been altered forever, did I mention without notice, without regard of the casualties that would be affected for a lifetime.

Victim is not my name

There are numerous moments with tears along this unfamiliar path, this uncharted terrain, including tears in moments of celebration but the decision has been made, no one can be lost on your watch and you recognize it is so much bigger than those standing around from the devastation, from the moment, it has become personal, and Yes it does include those left standing around but now you consider it includes. Generations not even born yet.  The questions then become so much deeper; Why, why such an attack? What is known about the survivors? What is known about those yet to be born? What is trying to be stopped? What? or Why? Questions, thoughts that you can’t help but consider.

Victim is not my name

To die is a decision and I often share that in a season, a moment that devastates there is always a choice to retreat and die, but let me be clear, Death is not always a Physical Death, you can surrender in defeat by choosing to become a zombie in life.  A Zombie, a body breathing, walking and talking with no life left in the heart and or the mind. With this decision, surrendering to be a zombie, a drifter, then you have decided to become present only as a physical body, a shell, present in a room.

I’m not sharing this to present you with answers, or to provide you with a blueprint, I know firsthand that the more I know, the more I’ve experienced, the less I know of a road map, a formula or which direction to go. If not for my Faith and experiencing God’s Peace beyond my understanding and His Grace that keeps me balanced, I don’t know where I would be present day. I don’t know what the story would read if I didn’t have a relationship with My Creator, a previous knowledge of the God that I know today.  I consider, I could easily have become a Zombie. I could have easily been that person in a dark, medicated room but God’s Grace said No, for me personally God reminded me that life is not luck, not a chance, God is love and he can see over the fence and behind the door, His ways are not my ways and His thoughts are above my thoughts.

Victim is Not my Name

I consider my life present day, to be at a Midpoint, there are a lot of years behind me now and a heart filled with anticipation and hope for many more years ahead of me to experience. Always a Choice, Always a choice along every step of my Journey.   I make a choice to embrace the moments, to be alert of the present day which means not to get caught in stressing over many little things that don’t even matter, a work, a practice to be consistent but I am alert to those things that trigger negative energy, and every time, every moment I have to remind myself of what is important.  To recognize, Distractions mean Delay.

My life, at a midpoint where I travel now with many chapters written behind me and I live grateful to write a new page every day, I’m writing a new page now, a new page in this chapter of my life’s book and it is my intent, my fulfillment to continue to do so, until my final page is written.

Victim is Not My Name

I’m in the Season of Post Assessment, a moment comes along and challenges your life, it is for me, as a war, a bomb has been dropped and while that is shock enough, truthfully in that moment you’re in a surreal state, a survivor mode and there are no words to really describe when your life is disrupted in such a violent way.  There are No Words. For observers, it was a moment, an expression of I’m sorry, my thoughts and prayers are with you, WHILE APPRECIATED OF COURSE, the reality it was a Moment for observers, but for those directly hit, it is tattooed on your heart forever and your perspective has made another adjustment, a shift, like water, a continuous flow of change and perspective in your view of life’s journey.

Post-assessment does a check of where you are, present day, conscious of this check now daily.  You recognize there was lost and now you go into the state of continuing life’s journey with observation, you watch actions, you listen to words of those that you are responsible for and you are conscious of the changes around you externally, as well as a vital piece internally, watchful to remain in balance, continually in the state of balance and conscious of what is needed in continuing the journey, Always observant, willing to do what is necessary to keep the balance, to strive to be balanced Mentally, physically and emotionally, a continual work but necessary.  

Victim is not my name

You recognize the change of the wind and now know it’s time to come out of the cave, you have been in a healing phase, in the Creator’s camp resting, asking, crying, trying to figure out What Now?  While existing in that location, you don’t have all the answers, you have been in retreat, recognizing that it was a time to allow your wounds to heal.

It’s Time to Exit the Cave that time was for seeking how and what can you do with these scars, these tattoos branded on your heart forever.  I know now, it is Not Just About Me, the fulfillment for me now is to Make an Impact, daily seeking God’s Wisdom and doing a little each day in encouraging others, in letting others know, they are not alone.  The others, I am referring is the many who have pain behind a smile, who experienced loss and in some cases having a hard time finding there way out of a dark room. Just a perspective to let someone know they are not alone, someone does care and understands a wounded journey.  

When your heart is bleeding, you really just need to know THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  There is a camp of Survivors, not with answers of Why, but connected in Continuing the Journey Forward.

Victim is not my name
You, I, We all need to be inspired, we all need at times to be heard, to be encouraged.

This shift has my Life on Higher Ground, New Terrain, a New Perspective and I didn’t mention easy, or figured out, I mean life is a New Unfamiliar Terrain to travel on my own.  

I have placed An Eagle Call and YOU know who you are.

Victim is Not My Name



This song Hills and Valleys by Tauren Wells really fits, the God of Hills and Valleys.
So Until next time, the Journey Continues. . . We are Not Alone

And Victim is Not Our Name

Robbing the Thief Named Regret is a part of the work and the work continues in exercising actions and deciding the words we choose to speak.  Always a Choice to speak Positive Words, to Operate with Love and not with Judgement.

Working every moment, every single day in a little or in a big way,
that really is not relevant.  The work continues regardless to what is known and not, the journey is continuing the work;   #MakingGratitudeContagious

Victim is Not My Name
My Name is Donyale and I’m rebuilding with Community H.B.B.A.