For episode 24 I share an entry from way back in the year 2001, when I was 21 years old. I had finally got my keys for my dorm room for the second summer session at UW- Parkside after being without a room for the entire first session!

I was grateful then and I am grateful now, if you have a safe, warm, clean place to say, you are winning!! I don't take for granted any of the necessities or the luxuries I have because I know what it's like to not have, and I know so many go without. On the same token, I want it all, small joys lead to big joys, be grateful for what you have now and BIGGER and better will come, and it will be right on time.

Over the last couple weeks keys have played a significant part for me, one in giving some up on behalf of someone else, and the other in getting keys that were once a wild dream.

Key themes from reflection on this entry:

· Keys are so symbolic, if you see a key or keys in your dream, it represents opportunities, access, control, secrets, freedom, status, authority, power, knowledge and responsibility. Check my "I Dream in Color Dream Journal" for more meanings.

· God blessing you around the blessing, or an anointing of ease for what you are doing. The path of least resistance is often the right one.

· Having your own and the lasting impression that made on me. It's one of my biggest drivers, I am blessed with community, but part of my role that I love is that I am someone people can count on and I contribute to the whole in many ways.

· God always has me, won't He do it, yes He will!!

· Everything happens for a reason. . .even if it feels wrong, hurtful, or backwards in the moment. Trust God, trust the process! #Surrender

· The tip I have been on for a long while: me and God, God's plan!! That's my focus, everything else is just noise.

Part of being a Queen is knowing that every single moment may not feel like royalty, but if you look around and remember who you are, the moment and surroundings will rise to meet you. Keep your faith in God and who He made you to be, Queen!

- What are the things in your life that are matching your royal?

- What people, places, things are you settling for that you may need to reevaluate?

- What things are yours or could be that you don't quite feel worthy of/for yet?

Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping handwritten journals since 1995. Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation. Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here. Understanding your past and bridging it to the present (and future) is a gift. Join Opal as she shares wisdom from the past as it becomes present day epiphany and a blueprint for all that is next.

Enjoy!

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