Suzette R. Hinton

Take your past off life support.

It is the doing of your calling that attracts the support of the God of the Universe. When I stepped into that space, the wind in my life changed direction. The doing rallied the Heavens. It was the voice of my faith. If you don__ do out of your being, you aren__ truly showing up. Maybe that__ what__ meant by faith without works is dead. Without it, there are no smoke signals going up to attract the people, resources or opportunities.

Authenticity distinguishes between a hobby and a calling. A hobby is something you like to do when you can. A calling is something that won__ wait. There is a different sound to one versus the other. Your hobby brings you joy but it is not a priority. Your calling is impolite and disruptive and doesn__ care whether it__ a good time or not.

Every step you take, every breath, every conversation, your calling is center stage. There is no longer a piece here and a piece there, but there is wholeness. The sound of your voice and the sound of your life have come together.

Pay your bills, yes. But don't invest in them. Invest in your dreams. What you invest in grows.

I want to speak to the dream in your heart. That dream that has taken a backseat as you have strived to live up to something different.

It__ not enough to hear someone else__ voice or to sing someone else__ song or to play the note that you heard someone else play. I had to tune into my sound and by doing so, I have recovered not only the sound of my voice but the sound of my life.

Every life has a sound. A voice to be heard. A song to be sung. A note to be played.

Men want to be known and loved for who they are by women.

Your humility is what secures your future and there is nothing like accountability partners who keep you real.

Honoring your feelings awakens your soul. Feelings keep you awake. And it is from that awake place, that sound, that you build your life.

Dancing is about enjoying life. One of the hardest things for us to do is to dance.

I believe that purpose is not only a destination but it is the energy that pushes us toward its fulfillment.

I dare say that if you aren__ showing up as you, you aren__ showing up at all. You are sending a phony, a counterfeit. It isn__ you. You might even reach a goal and have happiness, but the day will come that you__l need more.

By its definition, sound is interactive. It is you connecting with the frequency of something greater or richer through hearing. Likewise, when your sound goes out, you can no longer hear the sound of your voice. And if you cannot hear your voice, you don__ know who you are.

If the sound of your voice is not so loud it cannot be ignored, you aren__ quite there yet. You__l continue to try this for a little while and then switch to that. You__l chase everything that boasts of success but never truly find fulfillment in it.

If we fast forward through the journey, like Adam Sandler in the movie, Click, we__l look up one day and see that we missed our lives.

If there's going to be pain anyway, I'd rather it be the pain of growth rather than the pain of staying stuck.