Guiding my Steps: How I ended up in the middle of the Indian Ocean

God always has a sneaky way of lining things up. A lot of times I think God laughs at us when we get up set when our plans don't go through. Is hard to understand that God has better and bigger stuff for us and that failed plans are really a segway to something way better. It just takes us trusting God to see it that way.

I entered Gordon as Accounting and Business major and soon realized that I was not made for the business world. My mentality was sooo different than those in my class and I figured something in here is not like the other, something here just doesn't belong...ME! So I made the decision to switch majors and stumbled along a semester in LA and saw that it was under the Communication major and that was that! The main reason I switch to communication was to go to LA.

So I decided I should do it my fall semester of my senior year, since I wanted to spend my last semester at Gordon. When I went to apply I wasn't even allowed to apply...well that sucked! I couldn't believe it! The main reason I became a Communication major was to go to LA and it wasn't like I reached the door and it was locked, it was that I didn't even make it to the door! I was devastated! Now I had heard about a semester in Sri Lanka that summer, and in a split decision, right after hearing I couldn't apply go to LA, I asked if I could sign up for Sri Lanka and to my surprise I could.  The interesting thing was that God had been talking to me about trusting him that whole semester.

I had been receiving one constant message: God was guiding my steps. I had heard that same message everywhere. In chapel sermons, in songs, in conversations with friends, in readings and the freakiest was on a Fortune Cookie on FACEBOOK! EVERYWHERE! One after the other, over and over again. I was very upset that my main plan had been flushed down the toilet but God kept reassuring me that it was going to be all right, that HE had a plan.

Sri Lanka taught me sooo much and it literally changed my life and my view on things I didn't even realized I was struggling with. It changed my view of my role in the church and on my own personal culture. It was a split second decision and one of the best!

The great thing was that I did make it to LA, the time I had chosen was just the wrong one. I can't imagine going a different semester, I wouldn't have met the amazing people I did, or produce the work I did or have any of the life changing experiences I had if I had gone another semester. You see God knew that, and it was my job to simply trust him to guide me steps.

One of my favorite bible story is the one of Joseph, son of Jacob. God had given him a dream and destination, he was to rule over his family, although he was one of the youngest in his house. In order for that to happen he HAD to be sold into slavery. His bosses wife HAD to try to sleep with him. He HAD to go to jail. I'm pretty sure that Joseph had forgotten about that dream God had given him when he was just a child. However God knew what he was doing, he knew that crazy connection and path he was taking Joseph on. If he had never been in jail he would have never met the KINGS cup-bearer. And even though the cup dude forgot about Joseph in jail it wasn't until he was indispensable to the king that he time came! (This story is found in the Book of Genesis). God had given Joseph his dreams for a reason and he hadn't forgotten.

God's timing in ALWAYS on point and it is our job to listen and trust in him because who knows you might end up in the middle of the Indian Ocean like me :)

 

How to "Pull It Off"

"Yicaury only you can pull that off..." I think I hear this almost every time I put on clothes, which is every day lol.  A lot of people don't understand my fashion but they can't say that what I'm wearing doesn't make sense either and they can't explain why. Why my combination make sense on me but they would never be able to wear it.

Fashion is all about your personal interpretation. I always say I don't always match but my clothes always goes. So here are a couple of tips from me to you on how my brain works when putting an outfit together....(This post in going to seem very narcissistic but the reality is that I can only talk about what I know and what I know best is me lol soooo here is goes)

Never limit yourself to a "look". Try something new
I personally hate looking the same everyday. And when I go shopping I never have a certain look in mine either, so my closet is all over the place. I like to mix and match and keep things interesting.  Everyday is a chance to try something new and I express that primarily through my clothes! Don't do the same thing every day, its boring! You never know what amazing things you will discover about yourself and body in new  styles. 

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I love this dress, its easy to wear and very comfortable! Here I have accessorized it with a blazer (1.)for a more dress up look, with a belt and sweater (2.) for a semi casual look and with a shirt and thin belt (3.) for a casual relax look. 

Dress for your body
I have been a curvy woman since I became a teenager, I am blessed with my mommas curves :). But with privileges comes responsibilities lol. Know what looks good on you and what doesn't. Don't try to fit into a smaller OR bigger size, both options are going to make you look bigger than you are. I hate people that feel all proud that they "fit" into their "skinny clothes" and just end up bulking and muffin topping all over the place...not pretty. Look nobody is going to see what size you are wearing, they are going to see how clothes look on you. If you dress with sizes too small you are going to produce chinchos (spanish for rolls) that don't need to be. Also if you dress too baggy the clothes will give you the extra bulk thats just not there. Figure out your correct size and buy clothes that flatters you figure not that mutilates it! Also what you put under your clothes is just as important. Get fitted for your correct bra size, panty-lines are never flattering and nobody wants to know what color your panties are! A little spandex goes a long way as well ;) no shame in wearing it. WITH THAT being said...I don't have a gut, instead I have good posture! Standing up correctly will take off 20 pounds, give you presence when you enter a room and if you have been blessed with plenty of fruit to go around, it will take away that back ache. A little sucking it in will go a long way, it will help you stand up correctly and strengthen your core. So here is how you do it, roll your shoulders back, suck in your stomach and stick your butt out...then relax a bit. 

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Know the color wheel

I feel when people think of matching they think of the same color. I rarely match by color, I actually match my clothes by the style or look I am going for. I think this is what confuses people the most about my style. Knowing the color wheel and color harmony really helps you extend what you do with clothes. You don't only have to wear two colors at a time. You can wear as many as you wish as long as the look goes together. Example look 8. has four elements and they are all different colors but all elements go well. It is a complete look that is put together by style of clothing and not necessary by color. However knowing that blue and yellow are in the opposite side of the color wheel lets me know that the contrasting colors will look well together, like in look 6. 

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Do your hair, put on a little eye liner

One one my biggest pet-peeves is seeing an amazing outfit with a horrible hairstyle! NOO NOO NOOOO! Please if you took the time to wrap the gift please make sure you pick the right bow to finish it off! And make sure its the right hairdo as well. No one wants to see an extravagant bow on a brown paper wrapped gift. Now the same thing goes to what you put on your face. Wrap your eyes and your face appropriately. Make-up is not to disguise yourself its to highly your beauty. You can match your makeup to your clothes but even better match it to the style of clothing, just like making outfits, but even better match it to your mood. Try a new technic, youtube it, try a bright lipstick instead of intense eyes. Frame your eyes not just with eyeliner but with a great eyebrows! If you take them out yourself, not saying you don't do a good job, but professionals are called professionals for a reason. Its better to have awful bushy eyebrows for a month or two then to have them for life! Let them grow out and have them PROFESSIONALLY done, then you can keep them up on your own. If you mess them up restart the process, I have done this a couple of times lol. Its worth it.

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Do your research
There in nothing wrong with following trends, most likely that will be all you'll find in stores. Look at what people are wearing and figure out why you like it. Is it the color or the silhouette it gives? See how to style an outfit with accessories, how to do your make-up to complete and compliment your look, youtube how to videos. We have all these awesome tools available, use them. Believe me it will make a difference. If you see something you like ask the person how they did it and if they can show you. In your spare time (AKA when your bored) try it out in your house just for fun, it will be a trial run ;)

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Shop in the old lady section lol

What I mean by this is don't limit yourself to a store or a section in the store. I find great cardigans in the elder sections in Macy's. I also don't let my budget control what stores I go into. You never know what you will find on sale or clearance. Example my hat from look 13 I got at JCrew on sale! $10.00 bucks! The bracelet from the same look I found at the Hallmark store!! Yeap the place where they sell greeting cards. People are surprise to find out that one of my favorite department store is JCPenny! Thats one of my secret places lol. They have great basics like solid pencil skirts and great blouses (look 11 and 12)! Don't underestimate what you might find in stores and in the section you might find it in! Did i mentioned the JCrew hat was in the men section...Also find other sources for clothes like vintage shops and second hand stores. The blazer I use in looks 1 and 4 is from a vintage shop I went into where I found the necklace in looks 4 and 15. The blazer from looks 9, 14 and 15 I got for FREE at secondhand place. The trick about this tip is to have a good and sharp eye. If it catches your eye HEY JUST TRY IT ON! You never know what you can do with it.

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Who said a bracelet can't be a headband (look 20)

Just because a store sells it as one thing doesn't mean you can't use it as another. I think this comes with my editors eye but I never see just one use for items. EDIT EDIT EDIT! I once found a great floral maxi dress in the plus size section in Target (use of previous tip lol) I tried wearing it long but for some reason it never worked so I tucked the bottom of the dress into my pants and made the dress a bubble top instead. Eventually I ended up cutting the dress and its one of my favorite summer dresses. I got feather earrings and lost one so I simply added the feather to another pair of earrings, no, they don't match but thats what makes them awesome! Also who said if it broke its no longer good, example the tights on look 7. They are net and it snag and I liked it so I did it on the other side :) Not for nothing but I got way more compliments than I expected especially from complete strangers.

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Canvases are white for a reason

White is a great starting place for any outfit. Its so simple which means it can go any direction you want. ACCESSORIES! There is nothing better than a blank canvas! You can be simplistic a la outfit 16 or crazy a la outfit 5. Use the current color trends to your advantage like coral a la 17 and mint a la 19. Sometimes keeping it simple is awesome. Another thing about white is that is a great alternative to black. Although white is the opposite of black is does not do the opposite that black does to your body...in short it doesn't make you look fat :). Built on it any direction you want! Now when wearing white please please PLEASE don't put white underwear under it! Its just adding another layer of white which actually makes it pop out more. When wearing white wear skin-tone underwear or skin-tone camisole and spanxs to hide it.

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Learn the rules and then BREAK THEM ALL!

What makes an outfit is the surprise element. Yeah you can follow the rules but sticking to them only limits your creativity. Don't care what anybody says, trust your gut, if you like it it's for a reason! I was never considered fashionable growing up and I'm still surprise how all this came about but it took me wearing what I wanted and putting it together although nobody got it, style will catch up to you eventually ;)

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Last but not least...
CONFIDENCE 
If you don't have it you will never pull it off even if  you took the outfit right out of a fashion magazine. Know who you are, embrace it, and decorate yourself accordingly. 

Because even on the days you miss the mark, a la look 20 lol, people won't notice 

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Writing 101

So in college I took a writing class, odviosly I enjoy it. It really helped me appreciate writing so much more. I wrote poems, fiction, non-fiction, monologs and sooooo much more. I even had the oportunity of writing a script and filming it to rave reviews. But the class actually taught me something I don't think even the teacher intended, it healped me understand Gods omnipresense, his knowledge of our life and free will.

One of our assignments was to come up with a character, not a story. So we were asked to give it a gender, a background story, characteristics, habits, physical traits, something that made this person unique. So for example this is Maya, she has a hispanic mother and a white dad, she grew up in a suburban town and was always the only person with hispanic heritage in her class. Her hair is extremely curly and she has caramel skin and green eyes. She spent her summers visiting her mother side of the family and knows spanish. She can be stubborn and hard headed, and is always defending her point of view. She had an older sister who was killed by a car while she was playing in the streets and Maya witness it. Because she saw what a car could do to a person she is scared of driving but wants to become more independent. She loves adventure but the constant reminder of her sisters death makes her be extremely cautious.

Thats my character, she is nothing like me the author but she is her own person. Once we wrote down all the characteristics of this person we have created we place them into a story, into a scenario or a conflict. Base on the characteristics I have given her I, the author, know how she is going to act. I am not writing how I would do in this situation but how Maya would act. I am not making the decisions for her BUT since I know her so well I know what she is going to do. And thats when it hit me.

God is the author of our story. He knows who we are deep down to the core and because of this he knows what our daily decisions will be. He knows what would be best for Maya but its up to Maya to make that decisions. Gods knowledge of us makes him omnipresent but his willingness to let us be the characters we are shows us his ability to allow us to have freewill. And people freewill is what allows us to love :)

Yellow Jesus

So lets start with a color lesson today. If you mix yellow with blue you make green. The important thing about making green is that you only add a dab of blue to the yellow, only a little bit, because if you add too much you are just going to have a slightly ligther blue, and that's not what we want.

Its so interesting to analyze Christian faith and the concept of holiness. I see this a lot in churches when we talk about sinners and sin. We say things like "they" are sinners and self justify thinking that we, church goers, are no longer sinners. I do acknowledge that we strive to not commit sins but that does not mean we aren't in FACT still sinners. Its in our nature as fallen people. Although we are justify by Christ we are still sinners, we are still fallen. Its hard sometime to acknowledge that, but even Paul, PAUL, the man that wrote a huge chunk of the New Testament still struggle with sin, he said he wanted God to take something away from him and didn't he say in Roman 7:15 "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." (NIV). Our sinful nature never leaves us and the moment we think we are sinless and justified is the day Jesus sacrifice is no longer real or necessary in our lives.

This is the best way I can explain why we need Jesus at all time. So in the beginning we were all green in Gods eye. Then we ate the fruit and our divinity, our pure breath of God, our perfect communication with God left and we became blue in Gods eye. No matter what man does they cant become green again. We are eternally blue, we, by ourselves, can't change things. However God loves us so much that he wants us to become green again, but since we gave it away he respects us so he doesn't overturn our bad decision but he gives us a choice. He gives us an option, Jesus. Jesus acts like a yellow filter for us, it is our decision to step behind him. Once we make that decision we are now PERCEIVED as green. God sees us green because of the Jesus yellow filter but the FACT is that we are still blue. Our nature has not change. We are still fallen! The moment we think we are green by ourself, that our actions and devotion to God make us green is the moment the yellow filter of Jesus leaves, and we become blue once again. Without Jesus standing in front of us we are all just blue people always falling short.

Never think you can reach salvation alone. Your actions, intentions, devotion or efforts are useless if you don't have Jesus, our lawyer and yellow filter in front. Salvation is through him. I also mentioned when making green paint all u need is a dab of blue and a  whole bunch of yellow. Forget about your needs and your desire, let those go and ask God to overwhelm you with his joy, love and grace. Don't try a lot of you and a little Jesus, you will never reach the perfect shade of green that way.

"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

Be you, be free

So I swear I'm tough, I really do. Most people who know me, like really know me, know I hardly cry. I don't cry at movies or weddings. I don't have moments when I need to a moment and spend the day listening to sad music and having sentimental episodes or whatever.

I'm a bit rough around the edges I suppose. I always say my parents thought I was going to be a boy so I got some of those characteristic plus my brother and I were closer in age and I always hung out with him. I've been a feminist since I could remember, anything you could do I could do better mentality. Never show your weak, I can carry my own boxes and lift heavy things. I can beat you up throw you on the grown and sit on your head! Tough. The only point I didn't try to proof was the whole sport thing, I kinda have no hand eye coordination.

I'm loud, intense, opinionated, critical, sarcastic, type A at times, confident, defiant, I like things done a certain way, and I'm not scared to proof my point. But at the same time I can be timid, quiet, reserved, go with the flow, self-conscience, observant, apprehensive and even passive. It's this dual persona that I have. I'm never scared to share my opinion when asked, it just depends how much of it I’m willing to give you. My opinions are mine and not everybody should have access to them.

I’m not the cookie cutter type of person. I’ve always been “offbeat”, even when small. I always had my own ideas and it didn’t matter how much I tried to fit it, I would always just end up popping out even more, eventually the real me would come out. It’s funny to me how even in the most eclectic places I’ve been called unique, for example Woodstock New York, home of the hippie movement, and where a big chunk still resides. I always have a different opinion, not because I’m trying to be revolutionary or rebel or devil’s advocate, which I do play at times lol, but because I can’t help it. I wonder sometimes if I’m just THAT different or am I just bold enough to be free. Free of expectations, free of people’s perceptions, free of social norm, free of limitations to express who I am. I see it, I like it, I do it. I think it, I say it. That simple

Its hard at time to be looked at with a raised brow, or to be called "weird" all the time. But the sooner you appreciate your own ways the sooner other people will too. And you will get over those things and take it as a compliment. You are expressing yourself, your free.

I’m free to be me and I can’t try to cover or hide what can’t be hidden, who I am.

Fear of Hell ≠ Love for God

I hate horror movies!! I’ve never been into being scared or having nightmares for days afterwards. I hate being jumpy for a while, feeling like things are in the corner or in the dark side of the house, even against my better judgment.  I don’t ever watch scary movies…ever!! But when I do the reality is that after a couple of days after watching one I get over it, I either forget about it, don’t remember the villain and realize that I was acting a fool and the better judgment I was talking about comes back. However I love love love romantic movies!  I can watch them all day. I can probably quote some of my favorites ones, call me a lost romantic but there’s something so beautiful when two souls meet and give themselves up to each other.  I can watch them and not get tired of them, even if I know the ending.

I don't understand why people like scary movies...I like romantic ones better. I guess it has to do with the feelings behind them, and I'm just not a fan of fear. Fear is very strong however the only feeling stronger than fear is love. Love over comes all evil. Love also last longer than fear. Fear is something that you fight to get over, you want to overcome it, beat it, destroy it….then my question is why are Christians using it to spread the gospel?

I’ve always been against what I call the Gospel of Hell, when people preach to people about becoming a Christian so that they won’t go to hell. I feel like that was what I heard for a while. Hell this and hell that and the devil and eternal hellfire!! It’s a shock people don’t go completely mad when they hear these things. Now I am not saying these things aren’t part of the picture but the reality is that it’s not the whole picture, and definitely not the focus.  I feel  they are scaring people into following Christ, when we should be inviting them to a completely different story. Fear is what drives their decision…it is fear of hell not love for Christ that would get them into church. Have you ever witness an unhealthy relationship? A relationship based on fear. The person might be there physically but in their heart and mind that's not were they want to be, it is forced, unnatural and well...unhealthy. Nobody ever wants to be in that type of relationship. And God doesn't want us to be in that type of relationship with him, if he did he wouldn't have giving us free will. There is freedom in love, that's why its a choice, that's why salvation is a choice, its a great romance.

The amazing thing about the gospel is that it's a love story. There once was a boy who loved a girl. But the girl didn't love him. He offered her peace, joy, happiness, protection and most importantly love, but she didn't take it. One day the girl broke a law and was sentence to death. The boy suffered greatly for his greatest love was about to die, although she didn't feel the same love for him. In a desperate act of love he went to the court and declared himself guilty for her crime. Ultimately the girl was set free and the boy died in her place. He was innocent but the idea of  loosing her was worst than death itself. He died for love. But the greatest thing about the Gospel is that's not where the story ends. His love for her was so strong that it freed her from her death sentence but also brought him back to life.

That's the story we should be telling people, that's the story we should be inviting them into. Love conquers all fears, in 1 John 4:18 says:

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

The thing is that telling people to come to God OR ELSE YOUR GOING TO HELL (Thunder, lightning, scary music) its just like telling people give me a hug or I'm going to punch you. Stop showing them the boogie monster, instead show them P.S I love you :)
So today I tell you share this love story and reveal to people that they are that girl that boy loved. And to let his love and death for them enrobed them.

Culture is in the eye of the beholder

Color is an illusion, no, really it is. I love color, bright colors to be more exact, and I know this to be a fact. I have combine some crazy colors together and to my eyes they make sense, to others...not so much. I have had countless arguments about a top I own, to me its orange, to my friends its red...but who's right? I can confidently say both; it is the context in which we saw the top that makes us draw the different conclusions. When I got the top I most likely got it in a store with white walls and very well lit room so I saw the top as orange. When I wore it I put it with a purple skirt (great and unusual color combination btw) probably in an awfully lit room and therefore people saw it as red. Does the color change? Well, no, its not a mood shirt, the color is the same...it is the context that changes.

Ok here is a challenge for you. What colors is the top circled tile and what color is the bottom one...To my eyes the top is brown and the bottom is orange...we'll get back to this latter.

So I attended Gordon College for my B.A. It is a primary white suburban school. In most of my class I was the only Latina or minority, unless I took it with a friend. My comments were most likely VERY different than my classmates. We would read a book, the class saw it one way, and I would see it completely different. The teacher would make a joke or reference, the class would laugh I would write it down and Google it since I had noooo idea what it was about. The teacher would tell us to write a paper and when I got it edited by the writing center the student editor would tell me "Wow I never thought of it that way!” Pretty much I was the neon sheep in a herd of white. I actually realized I had an accent in college, I was 18...I had been speaking this way for years and all of the sudden I had an accent...you see my context had change. I went from an urban Hispanic, mostly Dominican, context to a suburban white context.

At Gordon I had all these qualities I didn't have back home. All the sudden my Spanish was perfect, I was the best dancer in the room, like I said I had an accent, nobody knew the brands I wore, just like I had no idea which one they wore (it took me a while to figure out what the seagull was all about), my hair was amazing because it curled AND was able to become straight, I had an eternal tan and I was the loudest in the room...I was super Latina Girl, able to answer all questions about my culture and the city...but why weren’t these qualities true back home?

After my first year at Gordon I came back and all of the sudden I had a new list of qualities...the music I listen to was weird, I had a "white" accent, my clothes looked weird, I spoke with unusual words and terms, I made reference no one got (and didn't take the time to Google), my jokes didn't make sense, my hair was styled different and I was the loudest in the room...yeah...that one is the same in both places lol. It was as if I was a completely different person...but was I? Had I really changed that much in a year?I figured when I went back to college the next semester I would fit in the culture better since apparently I had change so much...but that wasn't the case.

So what was going on? Was I really these two completely different people? Was I changing my personality to fit in? I didn't feel like I had change that much between the two groups, so why did they see me so different? Why was I orange to one group and red to the other...wasn’t I Yicaury in both places?

I feel this is something most multi-cultural people go through. It seems that no matter which of the cultures you’re in you’ll never fully fit in, you are always too much of another culture. But you're the same person everywhere…

Back to the picture, I’m guessing by the way I phrased the question you figured out that the two colors are actually the same. Here let me remove the context so you can see I am not lying to you. If you think I'm tricking you cover the tiles around the color and you will see it’s the same color. Why do we see one as orange and one as brown if the color hasn't change? Color is an illusion and  so is culture and the way people perceive you, it's all about where you're at . You are not too much or too little of something, you are the same person but your context changes how people view you, just like the case with the color blocks. When I was in school I was the only Dominican from a city that most people knew, when I was home I was the only Gordon student people knew, but I was still the same Yicaury, I was just in different surroundings.
The reality of being a multi-cultural person is that you are way too unique to fit anywhere. Nobody has your culture mix, your life experiences, which guides your perception of life. Sometimes it's hard to fit in, but maybe we're not meant to…so do what you naturally do best, stand out, even if nobody sees you the same, they still see you :)

Making your words be as valuable as Diamonds

 

Have you ever encountered a person that has a comment for everything: what you’re wearing, how your hair looks, the class you’re taking, the company you’re working for, the phone you use, the cell phone plan you have, the way you speak, the person you’re dating or just simply like, even the way you tie your shoelaces! EVERYTHING! They just love giving their opinion, and they do it so often that you don’t even want to hear it anymore. They talk and all you hearis a weeeeeeeeeeee sound in your ear; they make you dizzy! Since they talk so often you don't listen to what they are saying, you're simply just hearing it.Even if ONE day they have something of value for your life you wouldn't even listen, since you are so used to hearing gibberish. Their words are like the common crystal, inexpensive, weak and common, and pretty much they have little value.

Now on the other hand have you ever met someone who barely talked...like at all. They just sit and observe everything that’s going around them. They usually know everything that’s going on but you would have no idea. The minute they open their mouth the whole room goes silent and treasure the few precious moments of that’s persons opinion. The sound of their voice is usually followed by someone saying "OMG it spoke!” This person’s voice and opinions are so rare that those who hear it pay so much attention to it because they never know when they may hear it again. Their opinions are like diamonds, expensive, strong and rare, so it is highly valued.

I have come up with my own theory called silent wisdom. I try to practice it, sometimes I am successful other times I'm not as constant lol. But silent wisdom is when you give your words value, by holding back your opinion, your wisdom, and your input and release it only when necessary or asked. I worked in an office once and I didn't say much while there. I always held my opinion about the office chit chat and just listened. However when I felt I HAD to say something I would drop a diamond on the group, and they would not only listen but appreciate my rare input. I waited until it was necessary, until I felt that my opinion would be valued. In order to be heard you don't need to speak all the time, wait for the right moment, and think about what you’re saying.

What makes diamonds so valuable is how long they take to develop. Think about what you're going to say. Fully develop your thought before you release it. Another reason why diamonds are so valuable is because of what their made of, it is the only jewel thats just pure carbon, making it the strongest of all the precious stones. It’s not just about holding back your opinion to just say some random comment that makes no sense it is about making the content powerful, strong, pure and sincere. Talking too much might get you in trouble; you are just talking to hear the sound of your voice. Stop, Think, and then Speak.

One of my favorite scripture taught me this a while back.

When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
-Proverb 10:19

I hope you start practicing silent wisdom and add value to your words.