Behind the Ph.D. is a Flawed but Fearless Woman

Behind the accomplishments there were many struggles, pain and nights of tears.  These matriculation processes for me were purging.  I am glad I arrived but there were many things I left behind.  Those things were fear, doubt and un-forgiveness.  Many of our young people are going through the same processes I went through.   There are many dying inside because they think they are in this alone.  I want you to know don’t give up I too dealt with the same struggles.  Even though I had both of my parents, there were times they did not understand my struggles but they knew the power of prayer.  I say to you young boys and young girls it is so easy to focus on the negative side of your situation.  I encourage you to change your way of thinking and in the process of changing your way of thinking it will change the progression of your future. 

My process purged me of fear.  During my undergraduate years at Tuskegee I asked myself freshmen year "will I graduate?". I was afraid; I did not have what it takes to survive.  When I was child an educator told me,  "I did not have the capacity to learn like other children in my grade."  This implanted a seed of doubt. I did not realize it but this seed was rooted within and haunted me my entire educational pursuit.  I would find myself sabotaging my own dreams because of the seed planted during my adolescent years.  My process purge me of un-forgiveness. This word is physically, mentally and spiritually heavy. Un-forgiveness weighs down and destroys many dreams from ever taking flight.  I tell every young person wherever I go “Limitless boundaries requires forgiveness”.  The woman you see before you is flawed and had many hurdles to jump over but in that process I never gave up. I did not say, I didn’t think about giving up but what I said was at end of the day I made a conscience decision not to give up.   It’s not how you start the race but it is how you finish.   Transparency about my past keeps me grounded in my thoughts and steady in my plans for the future.

Destiny scripture for Dr. Moore’s Life

Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:6