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In the midst of this hurried and chaotic thinking, usually a gracious
and loving God sends His voice by manner of His Holy Spirit my way.
I’ll get a phone call from a colleague who reminds me I am doing the
thing (really you think so?), an email from a reader who’s so happy
we’ve gone print, a hook-up from a friend who has my back, my editor
and publicist say something unknowingly about the magazine--how
wonderful it is or a new advertiser comes on board, a innovative idea
comes to mind, perhaps I receive a terrific article, a breathtaking
book for review or I get a wonderful note in the mail. Whatever it may
be, these things remind me I am right where I am supposed to be even
when it gets a little uncomfortable.So even though I am still pushing my 1997 Nissan Quest (or is it a ’96), the house needs major repairs; although the office is small, and subscribers seem few, the truth is this is the journey for me. I will not quit and neither should you!
BWM is not mine to quit. I believe visions are gifts given to those who can handle the call of the rocky road, old cars, and life’s uncertainties. BWM was gifted to my care just as God bestowed four daughters upon me to nurture and develop. Mom always told me it is not polite to return the gift to the Giver. The gift is ours to enjoy, develop and nurture.
Why can’t I quit? Because there are writers out there, like Robin Gooden, Jane Nteyafas, Gillis Triplett, Frank Chase, Jacqueline Moore and others who we’ve introduced in BWM. There are aspiring writers who will need BWM as their venue—a place of cultivation and support. Why can’t I quit? Because there are voices you won’t hear elsewhere, stories that will never be told in mainstream media. There are would be editors and photographers who will get their chance on our pages. Why can’t I quit? Because there are young men like Dan Duster, whose story you wouldn’t know. Why can’t I quit? Because I believe that we are required to leave a legacy. When my body departs this earth there should be an imprint—my mark, which lets people know I was here. I believed in something. I stood for something. Yes, my daughters will have an opportunity to take hold of the reigns and continue on this journey. Lives will be changed, because, this Black women simply didn’t know how to quit.
There is something within me, His power, which compels me to trust and press. In you is that same Source. Through the doubt, pain, stress, and sweat, I dare not quit because at the end of the day it’s not about me, but the Giver of the gift—His vision and purpose for me. I will not abort. You see, He called me to publishing, and only He can remove the burning passion for it. Never quit! Never ever quit! If your passion is God given and inspired never quit! I say Never quit!
- Serene Bridgett Hollingsworth is thePublisher & Editorial Director of Bahiyah Woman Magazine
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