Another Lifetime Ago Had a friend tell me yesterday that they envied me. Not in a malicious way. But that they wished they could be doing what Im doing. They felt like they couldnt see when their time was coming... I had to remind this friend that God’s timing and His plans are unknown to us. Thats where our Faith comes in to be able to Trust what we can’t see. I reminded them that my current position and purpose was produced by pain. And many people want the current positions without the pain that precedes it. I had an entirely different life before this. Basketball was my everything. The NBA was my dream since 5 years old. Everyday of my life was dedicated to reaching that dream. Every birthday wish was the same. “If someone woulda told em that Hov would sell clothing... Not in this lifetime, wasn’t in my right mind”... that Jay Z lyric always hits me deep. There is NO WAY anyone could have told me this is what I would be doing. I wouldnt have believed them. Selling Clothing?! I remember getting hurt and trying to rehab to come back. Part of me knew it was over. Part of me couldnt accept that. All of me was filled with angst, fear, depression. I had no idea what I would do with my life. I tasted my dream and it was taken away forever. Now I look back and everything it took to make it to the NBA has translated into the work ethic, fight, network that have all helped me in what I do now. God gave me a dream bigger than the 1 I had for myself. But it took the 1st dream dying to birth the new dream. Would you be willing to lose what you want most, to have what God wants to give you?.... #ActiveFaith #ActivelyBlack #AnotherLifeAgo #StillMissTheGame