Months of Sept to December: Mission of the Phoenix

Allow me to reintroduce myself...I know I have been gone for awhile but as many of you know life happens and certain things need to be taken care of. I know 2022 was a game changer on many levels for all of us. 2023 can be the most abundant if we want it to be but it will always boil down to: how bad do we want it?

I can honestly say for myself that 2022 certainly changed my life and how I deal with people on and off of social media. However, before I divulge more of what I have been thinking and experiencing over the latter part of 2022 my disclaimer statement is to remind everyone that I am not an expert on you. I openly and genuinely share my experiences to help enable everyone to help themselves and grow more as an individual. In some kind of capacity we are all here to learn from each other even from the negative experiences. Becoming the true alchemist that we all are at the core of our existence to live a more fulfilling life.

I promised myself in 2022 that I would accomplish many things: celebrated my 40th birthday in Barcelona, Spain; lost more than 45 lbs to the already 60 lbs I lost in 2021; completed a 5k in Disney in January then turned around a completed another 5k in July; went snowboarding in February on a girls trip; attended Snoh Aaelgra and Babyface' s concert and purchased my 2nd dream car that I wanted. Without giving away too much information the shift for my change came July 9, 2022 when the person I love more than anything suddenly came down with a horrible autoimmune disease forced me to make even more changes and rethink my boundaries with family and friends. The phrase that came to mind on several occasions was " trimming the fat" from my life. I started looking with my spiritual eye on how some relationships were producing positive and meaningful fruit and which ones were only producing headaches and heartaches. Many times I had to push down the feeling of guilt for doing what was best for me. For so long I put aside how or what I was going thru to attend to the needs of others and oftentimes I would forget about myself. I started to go into hermit mode and focus more on my overall health and utilized saying "no" or even "hello no!" Some folks got mad while others understood and respected my choices. In being there for my family member in a deeper spiritual sense I realized that I had this fire in me burning in a way that I had never experienced before. I often dreamed of me turning into a phoenix or transforming into a roaring lion. Both prolific in their own right is where I took into account the strength of both. I felt the transition happening at a more quicker pace and the things I wanted to manifest into existence started to happen...is still going on!

I always believed that when you stay in the mindset and heart space of gratitude it can truly move mountains. I have never been a person that complains but more of a person that gets in the attitude of " hey how can I change things to make it better for myself and others?" I know inward change doesn't happen overnight and outward change comes next. No one can truly see your situation the way you see it even if you provide the perspective. The last few months of 2022 I learned a quite deal about myself and others. Some are still around while some are not because the Universe has a plan and I fully trust it. Like it says in the good book" everything works out for your good" whether you see it or not. I think the overall lesson most fail to recognize is to be the highest authentic version of yourself to make the changes needed. Evolve or repeat the choice is yours. Remember to be good to yourself as well as to others and #LiveLifePositive