From Ashes to Beauty

            Don’t let snakeish people make you act like a snake if you’re not one! It’s so hard to not let people and circumstances change who you are and change how you deal with them. Turning the other cheek feels real redundant and real hard some days. People just say,do, and treat you however they want because you’re the nice one,the saved one, the quiet one, the sweet one, the forgiving one. Some days though it gets REAL OLD REAL QUICK. In those moments I really have to SIT, LAY and stay at the feet...

                   Detoxing is not only for the physical body. Think of the things that ail you spiritually,mentally, and emotionally. Similarly, you must detox those areas in life too. Spiritually -remove all things that weigh you down and interfere with your relationship with God. Mentally-declutter your brain and be transformed by the renewing of your mind by thinking on whatsoever things are lovely,just,pure, and sit on the couch of a therapist if need be “IT IS OKAY”. Emotionally-rid your heart and soul of past baggage, only allow positive emotional connections in your current...

             How about you just PRT? Pray.Release. and Trust God no matter the outcome. Sometimes life comes in like a tsunami,hurricane, flood, and a nor’easter ALL at once. It will straight punch you in the face and knock you down with all its might. In my humanness, I always want to “fix” things or “see what I can do”. Girl bye/boy bye...what I “can do” is make a BIG MESS! SMH, I mean you’d think I’d know that God is consistent and faithful but it’s like I can’t keep my hands out the pot sometimes....

             Going from survival to thriving is a journey with lots of winding roads. When you’ve lived in a place of survival for so long it becomes your new normal. Living in this space for longer than necessary puts you in a perpetual cycle of hurt,disappointment, and feeling STUCK! At what point do you change gears, start the process of healing and get out of survival mode? Survival mode is only intended for a CRUCIAL specific period of time. It’s NOT meant for long time periods. Making it through that specific period ALIVE is a...