Personal Meditation no. 219

“Can you smell the Friday!”

Embrace the Within.

My final Friday of the 2021-2022 school year. And what a mess the past fourteen days have been for all of us and most importantly for the youngest of us. These kids are hurting and looking for a way. And there are plenty of bad examples, unhealthy temptations, and evil intentions around to turn their heads in the wrong direction. And we’ve got to work on being the better examples if we want any chance of shining light on the darkness.

A lot of grown folks are struggling with darkness too over the past fourteen days. I started those fourteen days in a bad space. I was in a mindset of fear. Over the past fourteen days, I struggled, I wrestled, I fought, I failed, I returned, I continued, and I built until I came out a different person. If you knew me fourteen days ago, then you really don’t know who I am today. I find out new things about myself daily as well. And I hope we are all working on that foundation of growth.

And it all starts with making better choices for ourselves. And those choices are not going to be all around you. Most folks are just struggling to survive. I was there as well. I was living unhealthy and swinging at everything around me like an infant. I was angry and frustrated and tired and a victim. BUT, I desired to be something else. I desired a change. I saw that potential to become something else. I knew I could be a winner. I knew I could live abundantly. I just needed to start the change.

And after fourteen days of working on my body, after fourteen days of working on my mind, after fourteen days of working on my spirit, I am in a much better place than I was. I am focusing on how I want to be as a person. I am focusing on making healthy choices for my whole body, mind, and spirit. I am focusing on moving forward and making my life better. There are always obstacles like tree limbs and high winds that will inevitably be part of our lives. These things fall on the just and unjust BUT we get to choose how we react to those obstacles. And I know it’s been a rough fourteen days, however, it has been an opportunity to start making changes. Every day is an opportunity to start making changes.

So, if you don’t like where you are, you can start changing that today. It may take you a short fourteen days to lay the foundation of your new journey and it may take you a long fourteen days BUT it all begins with one day, one change, one choice. And one day soon, you can smell the Friday!

Bless your heart. Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

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