Diva's Diamonds: Where You Are Is Where You Are Suppose To Be by Queen Diva 1-7-11

Today's Diva's Diamonds:
Where you are is where you are suppose to be....I just finished reading an article about Nichelle Nichols "Lt. Uhura" of Star Trek FAME. She had mentioned in the article that she took the job as a stepping stone into becoming a "Broadway Star" and she felt being on Star Trek was going NOWHERE. After 1 Season on Star Trek she was ready to leave the show and told Producer Gene Roddenberry that she wanted to leave. But Roddenberry asked her to reconsider her decision. Then the very next night she attended the NAACP Awards and was overwhelmed by a man who claimed to be her BIGGEST fan and that man was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr!

"The Trekkie turned out to be Martin Luther King Jr., who told her that "Star Trek" was the only TV show he and his wife Coretta would allow their three little children to watch, because out in the streets there were African-Americans being hosed for wanting to sit down in a whites-only restaurant; meanwhile, "There I was playing an astronaut of the 23rd century." When she told Dr. King she was leaving the show he said, "What Gene Roddenberry had done was to establish who we were in the 23rd century." Insisting that she needed to stay on the show he said, "You are part of history, and it's your responsibility, even though it wasn't your career choice." (Except from www.39online.com/lifestyle/blackhistory/sns-black-history-pioneers-of-television,01206591.story)

Needless to say...and the rest is HERSTORY!

I shared parts of this story with you because many of us are thinking where we are right now is not WORKING for us! Or this is not enough for me I want to do MORE! Or even still...Why am I HERE? Nichelle Nichols story proves that although we make decisions that lead us to a place were we FEEL it's not a enough or doing anything GREAT we must begin to consider what am I doing to EFFECT LIVES? What am I doing that is making CHANGE? Is my contribution where I am right now helping others to GROW in EXCELLENCE? If you are asking these questions to yourself and you don't quite see what an IMPACT you are making then just ask those around you...How am I making a difference in what I am doing or serving?

You may be pleasantly surprised to know just what people LEARN from you and how much they LOVE you and just what kind of IMPACT your are giving RIGHT where you are SUPPOSE to be! Yes...you may be feeling tedious, bored, unchallenged, unmotivated, uninspired and unrecognized. But GOD sees you and HE will make room for your talents and if you truly want to know who you are influencing just ask someone! It's not Rocket Science! LOL! Asking someone how am I making a difference in your life by what I do day to day? You will begin to understand....where you are is where you are suppose to be.

Just like a diamond you shine resplendently...Keep Diva's Diamonds close to your heart and know that you are already FLAWLESS!

Love, Laughter & Light,
Queen Diva