Before the night ends, I would like to acknowledge that today marks my 52nd–10th month birthday!🎉
Y’all, I’m finally becoming excited about my upcoming birthday! I can’t believe I’ve been in this world for almost 53 years!!
I’m in my first three years on this side of 50, and life has definitely been different. I guess it’s because I’m different, and I love this version of me—this more mature, settled (somewhat settled🤭) version of Shaun. Got me feeling regal!☺️👑🌺
The song that’s been playing over and over in my head is Donnie McClurkin’s “We Fall Down.” The song says—
We fall down But we get up We fall down But we get up We fall down But we get up For a saint is just a sinner who fell down And got up
I’m sitting in silence but my spirit is having its own little worship session. I love it when this happens because I know it’s not me. It’s not something I initiated, but Holy Spirit did. Hallelujah!
Feel free to allow your spirit to join in on the worship.
Y’all, I just found this small card in an old photo album. If I hadn’t removed a couple of photos, I probably wouldn’t have found it for years!
The translation according to Google: “You are the sweetest/most beautiful honey [my honey] in my eyes. You will always stay that way. I apologize if I hurt you.” Circa 1998
Storytime…
Turkey 1998
So, there was this Turkish guy who worked at my friend’s tailor shop who kept asking me to go on a date. Well, one day, after my friends Destiny and Kenny talked me into it, I finally said yes. Erdal was his name.
Erdal only spoke a few words of English, and I only spoke a few words of Turkish. So, our communication was basically limited to smiles and gestures. He didn’t drive, so his brother was our driver for the night. Y’all, I’m not sure where he took me, but I remember it being a small restaurant in a nearby town. Instead of eating inside, we ate outside in the dark under very dim lights. Which leads me to the last sentence of his message (if translated correctly)— “I apologize if I hurt you.”
Smiling because he didn’t hurt me. You see, I couldn’t eat the chicken. Although I could barely see the flesh of the chicken breast (due to the dim lights), I could tell by the texture that it was undercooked. Y’all, he kept apologizing. I felt so bad because he really wanted the date to go well. The card above was in the roses he gave me as an apology. Needless to say, we never went on another date, nor did we ever speak about it. However, we did exchange smiles whenever I visited Destiny’s shop.
THIS is why I keep everything—for the stories and sweet memories.🥰
Shaun
*Just a thought— I can’t even imagine going somewhere nowadays with someone I barely know, with a language barrier, and without a cell phone or my own transportation. I was so trusting!
“This time you’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.”
Today made 3 days of consecutive posting on Shaun’s Daily Inspiration! Woohoo!!🎉(Smile) This post that I’m writing now will make 1803 days on this site.
Y’all, it seems like eons ago that I was trying to post 10, 30, 50, 100 days in a row. What was so difficult back then, now seems like second nature today. This time around, it’s so much easier. Also, I no longer feel overwhelmed when posting here on It’s Shaun’s World. Honestly, it was the reset I didn’t know I needed.
Listen, it’s okay to start over because every experience you’ve had on your journey so far has prepared you for your next.
Remember, “You’re not starting from scratch, you’re starting from experience.”♥️
It’s true, God has so much more planned for YOU. Be careful not to place limits on Him. Give Him full access to your life and allow Him to move freely through you.
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