A New Year is upon us. As the majority of the world prepares for its midnight celebration Im meditating on my past and my future. Last year my motto was “Just get it done”. Just get it done got my through major hurdles in my personal and public life. My Family, which consists of my husband and two small children started a new life in a different Borough of New York City. The move was very fast paced and came with finding new schools for my children. We all needed to map out commutes to get to our new jobs and new schools. Rough is the mildest word I can use. In 2010 neither my husband nor myself had stable employment and it robbed our family of so many simple enjoyments. The start of 2011 became our Just Get It Done Year…for the sake of our children First and us Last. We both started new jobs on the same day after one month of sweat, blood, and prayers trying to get an interview.
So my husband and I found the jobs, the schools, the best commutes possible and began Grinding. We started out on the road to recovery. We finally had the means to splurge on the kids like we wanted to. Holidays were really good to them. I started working on my appearance and lost a total of 51lbs. My confidence was restored. My relationship with my husband grew stronger due to my stupidity I realized just how much my spouse loves me and that made all the difference in the world. If you can find someone who will stick by you even when you are not perfect, they just might be a keeper! His name is not Mr. Love for nothing. God knew what HE was doing when HE named my hubby.
This year, 2012 my motto is “Outside Of The Box”. My resolution, aspiration, goal, or whatever you choose to call it will be to stop setting limits on myself due to my outdated outlook on life. I know now thanks to God for speaking to me through people that Ive been limiting / blocking blessings that had my name on them just because I did not think they were possible. This year I will allow myself to expect the unexpected, to just ASK first before assuming a NO is waiting for me, to TRY first before assuming its impossible. I believe in my heart that this will make all the difference in the world.
Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. ~Oprah Winfrey
