Dropping Names

It is said, "It's not what people call you, it's what you answer to." Clearly meant to empower you when there's an attack on your person. The other side, of that same coin - the reactions of others, sometimes can give you a clue of who you are-- (by the way), I said that!

The thing that needs telling today, comes with the gift of dropping names. I believe it to be ok, seeing that none of the infamous men who are being mentioned did anything wrong or knew me beyond several minutes. Yeah, I said minutes and not the precious few minutes it takes to produce a thrill or life.

Based on the title of the blog and this post are reasons why, I equate my experience in the form of the swan. So you know, I didn't grow up being patted on the back - or made to believe, I was attractive. It was merely the responses of people outside of home - how I came to understand --- One can possess the power to turn heads and be powerless to pry open real change. Case in point; once at church, when service was over I learned there was a guest reception to follow. While I stood looking, an entourage passed me. One of its members saw me and without words, kissed me on the forehead and continued on - Him being, Jesse Jackson Sr.

At another time my [then] husband, myself, his friend, and wife went out to dinner. Not having a reservation, we are told we can wait for a table to open up at the bar. Not entering inside, we were directed to the garden bar. When a table came available, escorted inside by a waiter, me walking ahead of the others - on entering -a hush fell over the dinning area. While walking to the table I locked eyes with the Late Ron Brown, (Former United States Secretary of Commerce) he slyly smiled, nodded his head and the noise returned. I heard you ---you just said to yourself - (this was all in her head, right?). To my amazement, they, who I was with, witnessed it as well! During the night, we laughed as they fondly asked, "Who in the Hell did they believe you to be?"

"A person's gift makes room for them, and leads them before important people."

Proverbs 18:16