Inflection Point: Almost Six Years After Launching the Ghion Journal, We Chart a New Path Forward
Posted: 08 Aug 2021, 10:08
We connected on December 1st, 2016, early that morning I wrote an ode to women titled “Memo to shE” and posted it on Facebook. Bethlehem read my post, immediately liked it and inboxed me to convey her appreciation. We added each other as friends and then chatted throughout the day; each time I had a 15-minute break from working as a cook in the cafeteria, I would go to the computer room to message her. She eventually told me to call her, I was afraid to tell her that I did not have a phone. She insisted and I told her about my plight; instead of hanging up, she said “so what “and told me to ask someone if I can use their phone. If you think I am driven, wait until you meet Bethlehem! Her passion for justice and giving back to society is only exceeded by her excellence as a mother.
Aside from God, it was Bethlehem’s kindness and healing touch that led me away from the dark hole of brokenness to the light of love. Everyone gives me credit for the Ghion Journal because I am the one who is visible, but this website would not be in existence without Bethlehem. When she met me virtually, I was not writing at an online publication, I was only posting my outlooks on Facebook. After she read a couple of my reflections and talking to me over the phone for a couple of days, Bethlehem insisted that I stop writing on social media and instead start a website. Behind every successful man is a woman who inspires him with love and encourages him to do better; women sacrifice their ribs for men and give the marrow that nourishes them...continued...
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Aside from God, it was Bethlehem’s kindness and healing touch that led me away from the dark hole of brokenness to the light of love. Everyone gives me credit for the Ghion Journal because I am the one who is visible, but this website would not be in existence without Bethlehem. When she met me virtually, I was not writing at an online publication, I was only posting my outlooks on Facebook. After she read a couple of my reflections and talking to me over the phone for a couple of days, Bethlehem insisted that I stop writing on social media and instead start a website. Behind every successful man is a woman who inspires him with love and encourages him to do better; women sacrifice their ribs for men and give the marrow that nourishes them...continued...
READ FULL ARTICLE AT: https://ghionjournal.com/inflection-poi ... -new-path/