This year is almost over and it’s time to do some much needed evaluation before 2024 creeps in on us. I will be the first to say 2023 really shocked me. I thought my life was going in one direction and it did a full 180 on me! Do y’all remember playing Red Rover as a kid? You would try to run through their arms to break the hold. Well I feel like as I was running to break free from the craziness of 2022, they (2022 & 2023) decided to clothesline me and now I’m on the ground with the wind knocked out of me. I’m legit re-evaluating my whole life, like what in the actual heck happened!
Nevertheless, I picked myself up from the ground and dusted myself off. I’m no punk! And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, you will get knocked down a few times. The question is, will you stay down? I laugh at the new phrase, “life be life-ing” because if it weren’t, we would be dead. It comes down to finding something that grounds you, and in my case it’s God. Having a sense of self through His eyes allows me to feel I have the strength to press through. The devil really be thinking he’s doing something, but he can’t keep you down if you have your mind on the only one who can reach out His hand and pull you up after each knockdown.
Another thing I’ve learned this year, is that a sound mind is a powerful thing. I’m so glad the devil didn’t take my mind! Mental health is so important, and this year I learned why the hard way. This is why having God’s Word is key to sustaining your mind. Whatever you think your actions will project that. A phrase I’ve been using lately is that “no man is an island.” We need each other and that’s okay to have people in your life who encourage you to become your best self. You better believe that’s going to be much needed in life. 2023 may not have ended the way I hoped, but I press through because God is not through blessing me. 2024, I’m ready for you and I won’t back down.
Be Sweet 