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

  Grieving for the Life I Think I Could Have Had     Some days, I can’t believe I have lived way more than I have left to live, and I am sad. I am sad for not having done more with this life, but I am happy to be alive. I have this feeling of regret at the things I wanted to do but didn’t do. I wanted to travel the world. I traveled a little bit, and I enjoyed visiting Panama and Florida. I hold onto the taste of those experiences with joy. Paris, London, Scotland, and Africa are still calling, but is it too late? I wanted to study law because I was intrigued by the subject's nuances. I found that this wasn’t a passing fancy when I studied criminal and contract law. I loved it and wanted to go on, but a little worm in my ear says it’s too late. But is it ever too late to study and learn new things? I grieve because I made so many decisions that I knew were wrong because I love making others happy, even to my detriment. I grieve for the amazing travels I could an...

  Have you ever had one of those moments when you are overthinking something, and the answer just appears? I have been struggling to come up with blog topics. Determined to write this morning, I went on X, and one of the influencers I follow, Fiona Smith (https://twitter.com/The_MMW), had this “Three Financial Choices…”   The cogs in my brain started, and so this blog was written. So, what are these choices: The choice as to how to treat yourself/your body We all know that if we mistreat our bodies, time will catch up with us unless we die before anything happens. I was a health-conscious teenager and young adult. I ate nutritious foods, started exercising and paid attention to what I ate after my favorite high school teacher told me I was getting too big. I was big – food was a comforter. Then my dad told me (and he was trying to be hurtful) that I looked like a Chinese pig! So, I cut my portions, stopped eating junk food periodically, and even became a vegetarian. ...