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By Caprice Coleman
This Sunday was not easy for me. Like many people, I was feeling overwhelmed due to recent events. I was trying to find a way to shake the sense of hopelessness.
While getting ready to watch our church service online, I saw that a friend of mine had posted a 30-second video of a song from one of my favorite gospel artists, Tye Tribbett.
In this clip was the chorus to his song, “We Gon’ Be Alright.” At that moment, they were the exact words I needed to hear. I felt good about it, so I shared my feelings on my social media accounts, writing, “YES!!! I needed this!”
It wasn’t long before Tye Tribbett himself retweeted my tweet!
When I saw it, feelings of shock, joy and excitement came over me. The excitement came from the fact that this artist I admired just took the time to retweet something I tweeted about his music.
I thought about that. It took minimal effort from him. However, to me it was like Tye (I just put us on first-name basis in my head) was saying, “Hey buddy, I agree with you. Thanks for the shout-out.” It made me think about the power and the influence that I have.
I’m no multi-time Grammy Award winner at the moment (never say never), but I have influence. I’ve always made it a point to try to respond to positive things on my social media accounts.
We all have the power to reach, talk to, or simply notice someone who may seem invisible to others. We never know what people are going through, especially during these times. What if we make it a point to use our power of positive influence? It doesn’t take a lot of effort on your part, but we never know the effect it may have on other people.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed or just not yourself, and the right person came along in a timely manner with just enough positive influence? What if we had that power? Guess what? We do! The question is: Will you use it?
We’re in a time when we can be negatively impacted by things seemingly out of our control. In these times, I try to focus on the things that I do have control over. One of those things is the impact that I have on others around me. You have it, too.
Just something to think about. I call it a dose of Colemanism.
Caprice Coleman is ROH’s color analyst and has been wrestling for more than 20 years. He also is an ordained minister and motivational speaker. “A Dose of Colemanism” appears every Thursday.
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