The biggest lesson I learned as I overcame my toxic relationship was to know what I deserve. There were so many times I bent over backwards for the one I loved that I ignored that the same energy, time, and effort wasn’t being reciprocated. I thought it was my fault he couldn’t give me the … More My Biggest Lesson Learned
Today I smiled, quite big actually, at the fact that God has been looking out for me since I was a child. I didn’t notice any of it until today, but today is better late than never. When I was young I dreamt of so many things that I wanted to accomplish when I would … More Manifestation at Its Finest
I was just at my cousin’s house last weekend. I tend to visit her as much as I can when the time presents itself. She lives quite a ways away from me, so it’s something I try to do at least once a year. I woke up in her guest room last weekend and laid … More A Blast From the Past
Sitting in church yesterday, the preacher’s sermon talks about waiting. How as people, most of us are not good at waiting. Whether it is waiting on God, waiting in traffic, or waiting for your turn in the chaotic grocery store line. Whatever it may be, most people don’t enjoy the wait. As the preacher is … More Appreciate the Wait
I constantly used to think about what stage of life my ex would be at in the future. Would him and his new girlfriend be married with children in a year? Would they live together like we planned to? It used to eat at me and make me exhaustingly depressed at where he could be … More Where Will YOU Be in the Future?
During my year alone I thought I would be completely healed before God opened the door of dating for me. But that wasn’t the case even though that would have been nice. Sometimes I catch myself in a similar situation or conversation and it takes me back to the horrendous situations I lived in during … More Not All Men Are the Same, Remember That
I used to ask my married friends all the time, “How do you know he/she is the one?” Every single one of them would respond back, “When you know, you know.” What kind of sorcery is that? That’s not a real answer. Well it wasn’t the answer I wanted. It didn’t help me out at … More When You Know, You Know
Since my six month check in, a lot has changed. When I wrote my six month check in on March 25th I thought I had figured out this whole dating myself challenge, but God has a way of making life exciting and giving you blessings you have given up on. Little did I know that … More A Lot Can Happen in Six Months
Statistically it’s said that it takes roughly eight months to officially get over someone. Sure enough that rang true with my situation. I am hoping this list of advice can help you mend your broken heart a bit easier and maybe a little quicker. KNOW YOUR WORTH. – If you take one piece of advice … More How I Survived a Break-up
It’s been awhile since I have spoken to all of you, to say the least. I’ve been thrown some unexpected curveballs, but all blessings. Actually now that I think about it, I have had a significant amount of blessings enter my life the last few months since I have last wrote. As mentioned in my … More 11 Month Check-in
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