Dr. Thema Bryant

I'm not here to use you just to bless others. It's actually to flow into you so you can get from your overflow. When you are nourished, then it won't drain you or empty you to share with those girls in the home that you share with. But for too long, we are made to believe that we must say yes to everything. And that's the Christian thing to do.

And I want to tell you and Oprah on today, the holiness of no. No is a sacred word. It is a sacred word. And so you are a temple. Did you see Porsche go?

And I want to tell you and Oprah on today, the holiness of no. No is a sacred word. It is a sacred word. And so you are a temple. Did you see Porsche go?

And I want to tell you and Oprah on today, the holiness of no. No is a sacred word. It is a sacred word. And so you are a temple. Did you see Porsche go?

The holiness of no. Yes. The holiness of no. Because we're made to feel guilty for our no. We're made to feel guilty that like you have to say yes to everyone and everything to be sufficient, to be a good person. That's what you said yesterday. How much is enough? How much is enough? Why do I have to keep proving I'm a good person? And so now, you know, you get to say yes to yourself.

The holiness of no. Yes. The holiness of no. Because we're made to feel guilty for our no. We're made to feel guilty that like you have to say yes to everyone and everything to be sufficient, to be a good person. That's what you said yesterday. How much is enough? How much is enough? Why do I have to keep proving I'm a good person? And so now, you know, you get to say yes to yourself.

The holiness of no. Yes. The holiness of no. Because we're made to feel guilty for our no. We're made to feel guilty that like you have to say yes to everyone and everything to be sufficient, to be a good person. That's what you said yesterday. How much is enough? How much is enough? Why do I have to keep proving I'm a good person? And so now, you know, you get to say yes to yourself.

You get to say yes to your relationships. You get to say yes to the young children, the girls you have taken in. But it starts with the nourishment of your own soul. So I want to invite you to start doing morning rituals. where you feed your spirit before you start the day so that you do not go through the day running on empty. Feed you first. This made some sense to you today?

You get to say yes to your relationships. You get to say yes to the young children, the girls you have taken in. But it starts with the nourishment of your own soul. So I want to invite you to start doing morning rituals. where you feed your spirit before you start the day so that you do not go through the day running on empty. Feed you first. This made some sense to you today?

You get to say yes to your relationships. You get to say yes to the young children, the girls you have taken in. But it starts with the nourishment of your own soul. So I want to invite you to start doing morning rituals. where you feed your spirit before you start the day so that you do not go through the day running on empty. Feed you first. This made some sense to you today?

That's right. We have to be intentional so that we don't take relationships for granted or take people for granted. Sometimes we're like, oh, I know those are my folks, but we turn to them more when we're in crisis or in need or we neglect the relationship because we figure they'll always be there.

That's right. We have to be intentional so that we don't take relationships for granted or take people for granted. Sometimes we're like, oh, I know those are my folks, but we turn to them more when we're in crisis or in need or we neglect the relationship because we figure they'll always be there.

That's right. We have to be intentional so that we don't take relationships for granted or take people for granted. Sometimes we're like, oh, I know those are my folks, but we turn to them more when we're in crisis or in need or we neglect the relationship because we figure they'll always be there.

So we have to be intentional about engaging and creating moments and memories with each other that are joy filled. Have to do that on purpose and protect time for it.

So we have to be intentional about engaging and creating moments and memories with each other that are joy filled. Have to do that on purpose and protect time for it.

So we have to be intentional about engaging and creating moments and memories with each other that are joy filled. Have to do that on purpose and protect time for it.

Yes. So for matters of the heart, I have to connect it to my first book, which is Homecoming, because living for me a well-nourished life is being at home with yourself, being rooted and grounded from the truth of you. And my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Shelley Harrell, describes it as soulfulness. that if I live from a soulful, authentic place, then I am fully alive.

Yes. So for matters of the heart, I have to connect it to my first book, which is Homecoming, because living for me a well-nourished life is being at home with yourself, being rooted and grounded from the truth of you. And my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Shelley Harrell, describes it as soulfulness. that if I live from a soulful, authentic place, then I am fully alive.

Yes. So for matters of the heart, I have to connect it to my first book, which is Homecoming, because living for me a well-nourished life is being at home with yourself, being rooted and grounded from the truth of you. And my dear friend and colleague, Dr. Shelley Harrell, describes it as soulfulness. that if I live from a soulful, authentic place, then I am fully alive.

And being fully alive and showing up means that I have love for myself, that I have love for other people, that I let that guide the ways in which I show up. And I also, there is fruit to my soulfulness, right? When I am living from an authentic place, there is impact in the world around me. And so where's your fruit, right?