Hello Gideon Season

Destiny, Zahir, and Ameerah 3 of my hundreds of children. 

Yesterday.

The end of a 10 year journey. I started working with Philadelphia Freedom Schools in 2005 as a rising HS Junior. I started the program that summer not really knowing what I was getting myself into. But nonetheless I completed that summer with a few bumps, but my passion and calling started to brew. I continued to work with this program through the school year. I realized (well sort of) that I had a gift. What was it exactly? Where was I supposed to be headed. Well at that point I didn't know. I still do not fully know. So as the story goes I continued through the program during high school and college. I move around and up the "ranks" of servant leadership.  I went to and from this program throughout HS and college. Holding the positions of Junior Servant Leader, Fannie Lou Hamer Trainer, Blac Star Scholar, Servant Leader Intern, William Still Trainer, Site Coordinator, Academic Advisor and ending with 2 years as the Program Coordinator. And yesterday I transitioned into a new space, a slightly different atmosphere and I said good bye to my babies, my students, I didn't realize how much they all touched my heart. Yesterday I told them that it wasn't good bye it was a  see you later to them  and to a program that raised me groomed me, and that I am deeply indebted to. I appreciate the experience and the lessons. I cried and laughed a lot with my students and peers. Thank to everyone who has been intrugal in this journe, But a new Journey awaits . Romans 8:28 says And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Thy will be done Lord. Philadelphia Freedom Schools I LOVE YOU. Asè.

ReThink your PASSION!!!!

It Pays Off

Plans of the Heart

      So it seems that I have been stuck since Saturday, Well actually before Saturday in a Creative Rut, Mental Rut. I want to do so much and get some much done that I think that my creative wires are now going berzerk!!! I think about 50 things at a time and I don't know where to start. Today however I look up at my at my wall and read a poster that hangs right above my Computer and it says "God is Sovereign" under it it reads Proverbs 16:1-4:  

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit. Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established. The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.

 Then I said to myself, that the only way that I can get out of this rut is to trust God and God alone, I talk a lot about having faith in things unseen, you know faith the size of a mustard seed. And I realize, that I am a victim of not practicing what I preach.And that ain't cool! So today I am affirming to have faith in things unseen and trust that the Lord has my best interest at heart and I know that it will come to pass.


More often than not we seem to forget that their is a higher being that will if we so choose to allow, will guide us to the place that we need to be. It is reassuring to know that if I just turn my will over to the Lord and truly ask him to guide my heart my feet and steps than the will of the Lord will show through. So instead of being afraid of things unseen. Use this time to Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it. Refocus the plans of your heart.

What is Rethinking?

Happy Saturday folks! So I realized that as I was sending out my blog post into the universe that I never truly explained what the purpose of this blog was. SOOOO0 here we go. So what is Rethinking? I originally started this blog as a self journey to a better place. I wanted to document that journey. Hence the blog domain name as Journey 2 Right.. As you can see I fell off. I posted sometimes and sometimes I did't, I strayed. And I wasn't disciplined. So I started over about 3 more times before I came to where I am today. I want to use this blog as a way to grow myself and grow my readers. I think that we all are motivated in one way or another by the way that we interact, how we form our thoughts and by what we put out into the world. So let's use this platform as a way to exchange thoughts. We will have a some serious self checks. But the end result will always be to ReThink the process, Rethink your interactions and Fight for what you want. My motto is, "Decide that you want it more than you are afraid it". -Bill Cosby Before you go into something Think and Rethink. It will allow you to grow. So if you ready I am ready. Let's go loves. Be sure to follow me on Twitter @Rethink_ing And Subscribe to this page xoxoxoxo Love you!! -Ashley