“Blooming from Brokenness: One Woman’s Rise from Despair to Divine Purpose”

  It isn’t that things are not OK, but you just feel so all over EVERYTHING! It all seems like too much to do, to accomplish. I know that I am hard I can be on myself, so, I feel like I should have done so much more already. So, sometimes, I think if you haven’t done this or that already, why bother! I think many of us have a little voice in our heads telling us that it is too late. Mine likes to scream when I am close to something good. Add to that voice, a cadre of family members and friends telling you that your dreams and aspirations are unattainable or a waste of time because of your age or the competition, or that it is something you can’t do.   Well, I was recently feeling that it was a waste of time and energy doing some of the things I want to do. Telling myself to just ‘settle’ and wait until my time here on this earthly plain was over.   BUT I am not the type to ‘settle’; I like pushing the boundaries. I like doing. There is still so much to see and do;...

  Letter to My Future Self Dear Future Self, Life has been a roller-coaster ride, lots of spills and thrills and in-between, but it is not over yet. So, let us have a talk as you move into this next phase of your life. It is true that you now have much less time to live than you have lived, do you really want to spend it worrying, being sad and feeling lost? Of course not! You still have lots of dreams and aspirations and there is no better time than now to kick start that future! So, what is stopping you from thriving? Your life’s experiences have provided you with a lot of fodder to light or reignite the flames of your passions. So, what, if you have failed, you always rise again. Do not let failure stop you from moving forward. You have failed before; you have failed in big ways and little ways, but you always rise again. Be like the phoenix you so admire – be consumed by the flames of life and rise again – strong, beautiful, and yes, powerful.     ...