NEWYEAR’S Encouragement

2024

It is a very happy New Year ! Last year, I had a very rewarding year. I can’t express the joy, love, happiness, thankfulness, gratitude, blessings, and learning it brought to me. I spent some time with my family and friends. That was fun. Do you know what else is fun? I spent some time with myself. My niece, Makhiba, keeps bugging me about self-love and self-care. I told her, but I love myself, and I take good care of myself. She won’t leave me alone till she convinces me to look into it. Through reading and watching YouTube, my life changed. Understanding the whole idea was informative.

Now, I am mindful and aware of what I am doing and more focus on what is happening right now. Because I love myself, I make sure I get enough sleep, rest, and get what I want. I must have a healthy lifestyle. It is not easy because I am human. I can now sit at least 20 minutes by myself and enjoy the peace and quiet. Think about how my day will look like. This is the best time to reflect on things we are grateful for. It is good for our mental and emotional well-being The benefits of spending time alone are phenomenal.

Two years ago, my husband had a heart attack, and he had to stay in the hospital for a while. While he was gone, I had a wake-up call. I thought my husband was watching TV all day long. That was not the case. He was doing a lot. While he was gone, I was doing his chores that he normally he was doing. He was taking care of the pets, feeding them, and giving Sunshine, our dog, a bath. Shopping, cooking, taking care of the yard, and the pets and more. Doing his work while he was gone, wore me out. I got burned out. At that time, I didn’t go to the gym because I was exhausted. I learned that I’m taking him for granted, and I realized nobody knows how long we have left. We don’t know what the future holds .Then last year my youngest brother died and suffer from diabetes. Ever since then, I have focused on improving my life. If I want to do something, I better do it now, before it is too late. What came to my mind is that I want to stop family members and friends from getting sick. That lingers in my mind and in my heart ❤️ for a long time. I started working on this idea and very inspired to keep it going. I did interviews research, talked to family, friends, and whoever will be interested to talk about health. I started writing. My initial thought was to help family and others to become healthier and happier through writing a book.

Writing is exciting for me. It’s so inspiring. I feel good all the time. Through this experience, I learned that doing things we enjoy will improve our health mentally and physically, and our relationship with friend and family will get better. I started writing in March 2022, then I lost interest. The thought of encouraging family and friends to start living healthy is always there. I got back into writing and started going to the library. I met local authors that inspired me to seriously get into writing. I found out I enjoy writing. The point of this story is you have to know what you want. There’s a lot of people that are not getting what they want because they don’t know what they want. You are not going to get anything accomplished if you don’t know what you want. Believe and pray and work hard on what you want, and you will achieve what you want.

ENCOURAGEMENT

#1. We have to take care of ourself and love ourself. It will improve our physical and mental health. Managing our stress and improving our health will make us better friends and family member. We will have more compassion to others need.

#2 Spending time alone will help us recharge and react to ugly situation accordingly. It help us to understand ourself. The more time we spend alone will give us time to figure out what do we really like to do, instead of doing what everybody else wants to do. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. You can be around with a bunch of people and you will still be lonely. Some people find their passion when they are alone. It is healthy to be alone if you choose to be alone. Rather than feeling rushed or pressured, being alone is a great way to enjoy life.

#3. Sometimes tough times happens for a reason. When my husband got a heart attacked. I realized how much I love him and I was taking him for granted. Then when my youngest brother died, it was a rude awakening. This tough times help me improve my life. I start doing the things I have been wanting to do while I still have time. I start learning things I normally will not be interested in learning. Working on positive thinking is the best thing I accomplished last year. I found my self and my faith keep stronger. The result is great I wake up refresh and in a better mood.

 

#4. If we want something we have to learn to believe. Believe in ourselves and believe we can accomplish whatever it is with God’s help it is possible. All things are possible to those who believes. You have to vision what you want so you can work towards it. Believe it is possible. Believe in God, our friends and family. Believe this year is a good year ahead of us. Happy New Year, may all your dreams come true.

Philippians 4:13

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me.”