My grandmother taught me one of the most important lessons of my life.
She used to say: “Sometimes your intuition not to do something or go somewhere is lying to you and is the trick of the enemy.”
There were Sundays I didn’t feel like going to church — tired from a long week, just wanting to rest — and she’d remind me, “That means you need to go.” Every time I listened, I left feeling renewed, grateful, and blessed that I showed up.
Recently, after my grandmother’s funeral, I faced that same test. My family — all 90 great-grandkids and 35 first cousins planned a big gathering. Part of me wanted to isolate and take the space I wanted to grieve. But I heard her voice again: “Go.”
And I did.
That night became one of the best nights of my life. We laughed, cried, and reconnected. My grandmother wouldn’t have wanted it any other way, because she loved when we got together as a family. Old wounds didn’t matter. What mattered was love, family, and healing. It reminded me that when you show up, even when you don’t feel like it, blessings often meet you there.
Sometimes that voice in your head isn’t protecting you. It’s keeping you from the joy waiting on the other side of discomfort. So, listen carefully. Be present where your soul can grow. Choose the spaces that feed your spirit and bring out your light.
My grandmother’s lesson lives on in me, and it’s one of the reasons I wrote Oh Brother, My Brother, a story about two half-brothers finding identity, connection, and healing in a blended family.
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