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Thank you for all the birthday wishes and for those who have supported me and my brand through this year of progressive change! So grateful to get the opportunity to start to see what life is like on the other side of fear.

Starting the summer off right! Emerald coasts, good food, and family!

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Sunday Reflections…...

Genesis 15:6-Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

My faith in God through Christ and his ability to love me as I am is more important than doing everything right. Abraham stayed screwing up, but because he believed what God spoke about his life, God’s perspective to his trust, considered him acceptable and in right standing with him. As we venture through the week remember to give yourself grace and patience. It took me years to make perfectionism a part of my belief system, and it is gonna take me some time to unlearn it. Receiving Gods love opens the door to honest conversation by which lasting change is the outcome. Be encouraged this week to know that you are accepted and the areas in your heart where you allow God to touch are the areas where you will experience freedom and joy. 💜 ♥️💜

Happy Wednesday Ladies!! Today in my quiet time the Holy Spirit reminded me that part of manifesting what we want is RECEIVING that it is already done. We mostly don't have an issue asking but sometimes it's still hard to wrap your mind around that God has already given us everything that has pertained the life and Godliness (2 Peter 1:3). Today I want to challenge you to shift your mindset everyday for the rest of the week to believing that you already have what you desire and change your heart posture from just wanting to preparation. ITS ALREADY YOURS... I love you 💕

Mark 11:24-Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Happy Birthday to Me!!🎊🎂🎉🎁🎈 As the new light of great opportunities break into another September, I look back on all the year’s blessings and challenges. There has been sooo much growth, love, and acceptance that has come in unexpected places as well as unexpected people. I am truly excited to see what is on the horizon of this new year as I continue in life and love.

It is with a heart of gratitude, that every year that goes by, I realize more and more, that with loving kindness I have been drawn AND that goodness and mercy continues to follow me and will follow me all the days of my life💗. This is 44‼️

P.S I will be accepting gifts allllll month… halleluer😂

Soooo further into dismantling my limiting beliefs, I moved on to step 2; “Questioning the validity” of the belief. This step includes peeling several layers lack, but out of all the steps I went through (I will list below..) the one that stuck out to me most was “Identifying the Source”. In Laymans terms, “Where the heck did I get this from”?

I mean to be completely honest, I always believed that I deserved better than just a basic spouse, but after seeing so many examples of the quality people in my life that I knew settle for less, I began to feel that this was the right or only way to enter into the journey of marriage. Frankly what I felt I wanted didn’t seem to be around, and also I felt the pressure of the clock ticking. The other side of this mindset was also my bruised confidence and lack of self-esteem that was further embedded a result of being with men that caused me to question my value.

There are so many of us as we journey in life that take on the perspective, lifestyles, and ideas of others when it come to our own identities and what we personally believe we can have. Can you identify yourself with any of this? Well if you can’t good for you, if you can you are definitely not alone💗.

As we continue to challenge ourselves in growth and love, I want you to ask yourself where did you begin to believe what you believe? What was the source? How long has it been there? Did you always feel this way? Let’s dig deep this week as we look into our hearts and allow God to help us find the root of our doubt regarding what we can have.

Tip: Ask the Holy Spirit to bring to your mind past events or situations that began or fortified your theory‼️

Questioning Validity Steps:
1. Identify the source
2. Check for evidence
3. Evaluate logic
4. Cross-Reference
5. Consult an Expert

So in reflecting the areas where my faith has been stunted, I realized that one the “repeat offending” areas is in that of relationships. Yes I’m talking love, marriage, and baby carriage here.😂😂

Don’t get me wrong, I have some absolutely amazing people in my life, but I also feel like I’ve been challenged in the area of being able to have someone who just truly understand my heart. Andddddd this is where the limiting belief comes in!! Because I’ve always heard people say that you generally get what you need and not what you want, after several failed relationships, I eventually accepted that I couldn’t expect to have my hearts desire. Crazy as that sounds, even with me being a believer in the Bible (that clearly states God can give me my hearts desire) it was my truth.

With that being said there are a few more steps that follow identifying what a limiting belief is and to overcoming it byreplacing it with the hope and faith that positions you to receive. Take a looks at the steps below to get the skinny on the rest‼️

- Identify the belief.
- Question it’s validity.
- Replacing it with empowering beliefs.
- Practice affirmations
- Seek counter examples
- Surround yourself with positivity
- Take SMALL steps
- Practice self-compassion
- Celebrate ALL your successes along the way.

So now we have the step by step process, I want us to focus on questioning the validity of this belief. How did you come to believe what you believe? Was it experience, did someone say something that influenced you, or have you not seen it modeled?

Let’s dig and pray this week together.
Smooches 😘

Welcome to August, the month of New Beginnings!!

Reflecting on my last post I stated that this month I am journeying to a new level of self love by strengthening the foundations that have already been laid in my heart when it comes to how I see and value myself . In taking this plunge I understand that it will consist of not only accepting the parts of me I love, but also loving my weaknesses and imperfections.

This means redefining and challenging beauty standards, dealing with limiting beliefs, revising boundaries, and being ok with prioritizing my physical, mental, and emotional health with out guilt.

If any of you struggle in these areas as I have over time, I encourage you to stay tuned into what I truly believe God is leading me to continue to build and discuss as he prepares all of us for what he has in store!

With that being said, let’s prepare to talk about limiting beliefs, AKA faith. Limiting beliefs are restrictive in nature and generally hinder personal growth in any and every place imaginable. To prep myself to address these, I am first writing out what areas in my life I feel “stuck” or where a pattern of stagnation seems to be on repeat.

Before I go off on the deep end with bullet points and such 😜, let’s take some time to really think this through. Where do you feel that you just can’t reach a certain level in your finances, relationships, or career? Why do you feel like you can’t get there?

To the bold souls, drop some of those answers in the comments! I honestly feel like we all will have some similar responses. Check you guys later this week😘

I believe love is the foundation of the most fulfilling life one could have. It drives personal growth, nourishes our emotional well-being, strengthens relationships, instills a sense purpose, and improves physical health. This one word is multidimensional and brings much impact to all our lives.

Many times when we think of love we think of romance or family, but how many of us think of it as a word of identity for self? Does love personify it’s strength in how you care, think of, and celebrate yourself? Are you just as balanced in loving the parts of yourself that aren’t quite as perfect as you’d like?

Well if you’re anything like me and have struggled in this area, I challenge you to begin to think of ways to love you more! We are approaching August which a month of new beginnings and before we begin to add more to our lives, we must make sure our foundations are firm.

In the next month I will be exploring a few tips and concepts that will help us to practically approach self love! Excited to take this journey with you! Are you ready?

I have reached 500 followers! Thank you for your continued support. I could not have done it without each of you. 🙏🤗🎉

Sooo I know it’s been forever and lots of things have changed since I started this journey! To say the least I went through surgery, career changes, as well as a emotional and spiritual makeover. With soo much change I can honestly say I’ve fallen alllllll the way off and have literally gained 35 pounds which puts me back at the heaviest weight I had been in over 15yrs.

In saying all that I have decided to pick up the pieces of what was once my fitness/wellness love and move every day this week. Im choosing not to do intense movement but I want to get my body in the habit of being active again .

Today in morning prayer I was reflecting on how I was gonna get back to where I was and what the quickest method would be when I feel that the Holy Spirit pointed out that I'm always in a hurry to get somewhere instead of taking the slow approach.

From fitness, weight loss, to love, I believe our desperation drives us to get somewhere, that we are not truly ready to possess and maintain in a healthy and sustainable manner. Today as I reflect I challenge you to do the same!

Think about how many times you've startedand stopped something without truly hitting your goal because it felt "too hard". Be reaffirmed today that where you currently are is where you are supposed to be! To everything and purpose there is a perfect and beautiful time. So slow down and embrace the journey. Remember to fast and too soon usually ends up in injury of some sort and healing will take even more time. I love you and have the most amazing and productive day!