Meet the Editor and Chief of Discovering YOU Magazine:
A Dream come True!
Written by Dr. Tunishai Anne Ford
Most people who meet me for the first time will deem me to be a person who meets no strangers because of my exuberant personality and witty charm. When I walk into a room it comes alive because I demand that, and I bring that aura with me. I have great zeal for life and my sole desire is to be all that God has ordained me to be and transcend that desire to others. Everything I set out to accomplish stems around fulfilling purpose and walking in my destiny and helping others make that transformation to do the same.
But like others who are destined for greatness, there have been many challenges, heart breaks, rejections and countless misunderstandings. There were many days I wanted to give up and say, “What’s the use, why am I even trying?” But that still quiet voice and that oh so tender shove helped me go on. I go on to live another day hoping this is the day that my change comes. I pray all day asking God to give me direction and to send the right people across my path to help show me the way and assist me to accomplish the task He placed before me. In fact, to tell you the truth, I am still waiting. But in my quest to succeed I pursue the plan that I believe He mapped out for me.
The insidious disease, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma could not stop me, divorce, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and the loss of two dear pets only gave me more strength and determination to seize the challenge,
although it was sometimes accomplished with a hung head and many tears.
The price for greatness and success can be quite grievous and lonely. I came to realize that early; there are only a handful of people that God will allow to get close to you to help you fulfill His purpose for your life. I had to learn that the hard way. So many came and went and a few tried to linger on, but with no success. This also includes the few romantic relationships that I tried to pursue; if they were not from God, the relationship quickly dissolved.
"Everything I set out to accomplish stems around fulfilling purpose and walking in my destiny and helping others make that transformation to do the same."
I learned from all of these life’s lessons and began to step out in faith and pursue the divine and deliberate mandate on my life. After the cancer ordeal, I returned back to work for a few more years until that still quiet voice in my ear became a shout