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Choose your circle carefully!

28 Saturday Dec 2019

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blessings, Boundaries, choices, courage, decisions, honesty, Inner circle, integrity, journey, kindness, life, lifetime, love, peace, people, reason, season, truth

I hope YOU choose to enter the new year, new decade with endless faith, oodles of optimism and most importantly, the right inner circle.

If this last year has taught me anything, boundaries are more critical than you know. Choosing to have boundaries simply means that YOU choose to be surrounded by people who share your outlook, share a similar approach and refuse to compromise core fundamentals – like the truth, honesty, integrity, compassion, kindness and love.

As we chart through various stages of life, we meet so many people along the way. Some of them come into our lives for a reason, season (painful and expensive lessons in some instances) and lifetime.

The key is to discern an individual’s role in your journey; and embrace and accept the role he/she is meant to fulfil for the said period. The fact is that holding on when a reason or season is over brings with it unnecessary frustration, hurt and pain so let go when you ought to.

All relationships should evolve (and dissolve) organically. Period. #youllcatchthatinaminute

With 2019 about to come to an end, let us make a conscious choice to refrain from taking the same “mistakes” into a new decade. There’s still time to do a thorough “spring clean”.

Your choices and decisions should be based on what’s best for YOU.

For your journey.

For your peace of mind.

With a new year. With a new decade. We get to make better choices. We get to put ourselves first. We get to stop pretending. We get to stop keeping up appearances. We get to be the voice that keeps it REAL 24/7.

My wish for you: may YOU never sacrifice your peace of mind and mental health to please anyone. Be true to YOU and always choose to have the courage of your convictions, even if you are standing alone. And never ever allow any person to disrespect you… cut your losses and walk away.

The right people will appreciate and love you unconditionally.

Blessings, love and perfect peace to you, always in 2020!

The promise of…

19 Monday Dec 2016

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2016, Belief, Charles Dickens, fabulous, faith, family, favoured, Fortitude, Friends, High note, hope, lifetime, Moments, Promises, Resilience, seasons, strength, thank you, time, Treasure

If I had to use a quote to sum up 2016 it would definitely be from Charles Dickens:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us..

 

I’m sure you will concede this was no ordinary year; it was challenging and yet fulfilling on so many levels.

And here we are… still standing… hopefully stronger and wiser.

But…

It’s bound to end on a high note.

 

Have a delightful Christmas punctuated with loads of love, laughter and memories to treasure for a lifetime.

Here’s to a promising and gratifying 2017. (Picture credit: Jarryd Kast in Busan)

 

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Thank you for taking the time to read.

Stay fabulous and favoured xxx

 

 

Just for today…

04 Sunday Dec 2016

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authentic, blessed, Blessing, chocolate, Determination, fabulous, favoured, grace, gratitude, journey, laughter, life, lifetime, moment, purpose, reason, relationships, season, thank you, unconditional love

In this moment, I’m thankful for:

* the grace to see another day

* laughter

*unconditional love

* authentic relationships

* chocolate on demand

* the space I get to call “me time”

* people/ situations who help me realise what I don’t want

* the fact that I choose not to settle

* the fact that I choose who to invite into my personal space

* the realisation that some bridges are meant to be burnt and never walked again

* letting go of someone once their part in your story is over – it’s all about reason, season, lifetime…

* every single lesson (no matter how bitter-sweet) that has gotten me to this point

* being blessed to be a blessing

As I continue to move forth with purpose and determination, let me never for one minute take the gift of each moment or freedom to choose for granted.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

Stay fabulous and favoured xxx

 

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It’s not about you…

14 Sunday Dec 2014

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God, hindsight, journey, life, lifetime, new year, pain, purpose, reason, resolution, season

Since my last post so much has happened. Some days felt like I was riding a roller-coaster ride that had no brakes and other times it was pure bliss.

With hindsight it’s safe to say that even the uneasy, unpleasant times offered me a nudge in the right direction. I now have a much better understanding of people coming into our lives for a reason, season and lifetime. I’ve also found peace in the fact that when a season is up and a person has fulfilled his/her role in your story that it’s okay to let them go. The trouble starts when we try to hold on longer than we ought to.

And so as I sit here typing, I can safely say that, I’ve made peace with the fact that some people will not continue to journey with me in 2015.

I’ve never been so excited about the thought of starting a new year. I’m not one of those resolution-making types; I’m more about evolving authentically one moment at a time. The more we edge closer to 2015 the more humbled I am about what God has in store. No eye has seen, no ear has heard…

Only now (finally, the penny dropped) I understand how vital it is to embrace the fact that the journey is not about me; that there’s a reason to the pain/pleasure and I can’t wish away my Divine purpose.

The one important reminder from this past week is that when you allow God to have His way the rewards and learnings are beyond measure… TGBTG!

So, wherever you are and whatever you are facing, know that ultimately all things work together for your good. Even when it feels like you’re caught up in a storm that’s not letting up, remember the One who holds you in the palm of His hand is greater… and has the final say.

Thank you for taking the time to read.

Stay fabulous and favoured x

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The answer is within…

15 Saturday Nov 2014

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authenticity, choices, conversations, decisions, lifetime, peace, perspective, purpose, reason, season

It’s amazing what a bit of solitude can do for your spirit.

It’s so easy to get caught up in the rat race and lose sight of what our ultimate purpose is all about. You see, no matter how invincible you perceive yourself to be, no person is an island.

We walk this earth to live, love and grow, together. Some for a season. Some for a reason. Some for a lifetime.

What I’ve come to realize over the last few weeks is that my encounter with some individuals have passed their sell-by date. You know that feeling you get when you you have done all you could and if that is not enough then it’s time to move on? Yes, that feeling.

My toxic detector is on red alert. Negativity, snide remarks and conversations that break instead of build have no space in my life.

I choose purpose instead of popularity.
I choose authentic instead of shallow.
I choose peace instead of chaos.

I choose to share my time with those who have the courage of their convictions instead of hiding behind the facade of infantile banter.

I choose to cling now more than ever onto Jeremiah 29:11 and Isaiah 40:31.

I choose to cling to my faith and look forward every good thing that’s Divinely ordained to come my way.

I also choose to give thanks for the Divine removal of every thing or person who hinders my purpose.

I know that the tough choices are the right ones. To God be the glory!

Thank you for taking the time to read.

Stay favoured and fabulous!

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