Hi friends!!!

I know I promised to be more in-touch this year, but I’ve just been living life the past few months. Trying to adjust to my move & being away from my anchors.. traveling… just taking it all in.

But I have definitely missed you all <3

Do me a favor though… take a good look at this picture—

Question— can you tell I had an anxiety attack just two hours prior?

I had a terrible morning. Between trying to balance work & everything that is currently happening in my life, I had a breakdown. I just got so overwhelmed and became too focused on what was going wrong.. I was in tears. Thankfully, my best friend was able to console me and reminded me that I only needed to focus on the things I can control. Also, my niece suggested we put on dresses, heels, and makeup, and eat snacks outside. (Shoutout to both of them!)

You see, most of us are just one “Stuck on the door handle” moment away from completely losing our shit! (IYKYK). But it’s important that we have the confidence to persevere through those moments. Having confidence is often attributed to our physical appearance, but to me it’s a much deeper meaning.

You must have confidence that God uses ALL moments/things to work together for the greater good (for everyone). You must have confidence that no matter how many times you have to bend, you won’t break! You must have confidence that your inner beauty is exuding. You must have confidence that you’re destined for greatness.. because we all are!!

Far too often, we assume that a person is stuck-up because they may portray an amount of confidence that we’re uncomfortable with. Truth is, if we were all being consistent on our healing journeys, we’d all be walking with a certain level of confidence!

If you don’t get anything else from this today, I hope you take away the following:

1. As ironic as it is— healing hurts… but you have to stay consistent!

2. Once you’ve gotten in the groove of consistently walking in your healing (because it’s a lifelong journey for most of us & some days we’re more healed than others), you’ll be more confident in yourself.

3. The next time you find yourself judging another because they’re exuding confidence, stop and ask yourself, “Should this really be bothering me?”

4. Focus more on the things within your control.

5. On the hard days, take a moment to do/go somewhere that you can just be.. (scroll down to see where I ended my day 🙂)

Oh!! The next time you see someone post that “perfect” picture, just remind yourself that most of us don’t look like what we’ve been through/are going through.

Until next time; Be YOU. Do YOU. LOVE YOU 💜