I am a confessed “Techno-Geek-ess.”
One of my favorite reasons to love technology is that I can keep in touch with my loved ones in the Dominican Republic (and everywhere!) instantly and frequently.
When I moved to the United States, my little brother was 7 years old. Imagine what a blast and a treat it is to chat with him on Facebook or the Yahoo! Messenger.
He is an adorable young man and I am so blessed to have him in my life. He is so playful and fun.
He used to “shoo” the boys away when they would want to talk to me when he was really little and even had “the talk” with me the day I got married.
He looks all tough in all the pictures. He always makes fun of my height because he has been taller than me since age 9 LOL. Absolutely darling!
One night he said something to me that I just had to share:
—”Ela, you’re SO little, you’re an ant”.
I thought he was teasing me and laughed, but then he went on to say (type):
—”as little as they are, ants are the strongest in the animal kingdom. They can carry objects ten to twenty times their own weight (some even 50 times!!).”
Consider my shock. That was the sweetest thing!
You may be 6’3″ and I am 4’9″, but we all feel tiny at one moment or another. As small as we are, our faith allows us to carry a lot more than our perceived “weight”.
The ant is a heavy lifter and goes great distances -and even climbs trees – with her load. I choose to be an ant.
We can go the distance,
we can climb high,
and we can carry the weight…
when we have faith!
I love being my brother’s ant! No load is too heavy to bear when we have faith we can do it. It’s all provided!
Founder of the Positive MOM® and creator of the S.T.O.R.Y. System: a blueprint to craft and share powerful stories that will transform your results and help others do the same. Dr. Elayna Fernández is a single mom of 4, an award-winning Storyteller, Story Strategist, and Student of Pain. She’s a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, and 5x TEDx speaker. She has spoken at the United Nations, received the President’s Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award, and was selected as one of the Top Impactful Leaders and a Woman of Influence by SUCCESS Magazine. Connect with Elayna at thepositivemom.com/ef and follow @thepositivemom. To receive a gift from Elayna, click HERE.
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