Life

Dolly

Shaun Bradford

This morning, in the middle of writing my post, I shared—

“I pray life is treating you kind. Side note: Why am I hearing Whitney singing “I hope life treats you kind…”? I just love my life. It’s so random.”

Little did I know that when I stopped to share that, Dolly Parton had either transitioned or was making her transition. I can’t stop crying. I wish I knew…😭

My baby girl’s heart is so broken right now. She absolutely adored Dolly. Ever since she was a kid, she has said she was going to be just like Dolly Parton when she got older. I’m sad for her.😔

May Dolly rest in peace. I know Carl is happy to see her, and she’s happy to see him.♥️♥️

“I Will Always Love You” by Dolly Parton

Life…

Cherish it.

Respect it.

Love you,

Shaun♥️

empowerment, hope

Change Begins With YOU

Shaun Bradford

Change requires change, and that change begins with you. Whatever change you desire to see, start making moves toward that change. Do not stop until …

Change

On this day a year ago, I wrote another blog post titled “Change.” Here’s what I shared then—

“Change requires change.” [Originally shared on August 25, 2023]

This morning, I was torn between sharing this Facebook memory and one from 2018 that said, “Don’t limit God.” Then it dawned on me that both were actually connected. We limit God when we choose not to change. As we know, change isn’t always easy, and most of the time it requires more work than many of us are willing to put in unless we want it badly enough. However, if we truly want to see God do the impossible, we must be willing to release the limits off Him and be ready to change to align with where He’s taking us.

Question: Are you willing to put in the work to change?

Change is what I’ve been experiencing lately. Not in a bad way, but an empowering way. What I wrote last year is exactly what I’m experiencing today—

“We limit God when we choose not to change… if we truly want to see God do the impossible, we must be willing to release the limits off Him and be ready to change to align with where He’s taking us.”

Y’all, God is so good. It always amazes me how He subtly takes us from point A to point B, and we have no clue it’s happening. We may feel something happening, but it doesn’t actually resonate until we see reminders like past posts or journal entries.

I’m so grateful for the change I see in me. I’m embracing it—all of it. I’m so thankful and blessed that God loves me.

Have you experienced anything lately that you asked for or just thought about?

I pray life is treating you kind. Side note: Why am I hearing Whitney singing “I hope life treats you kind…”? I just love my life. It’s so random.

Anyhoo…

Have a wonderfully blessed day. May it be filled with peace, joy, and love.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

**Be sure to stop by Shaun’s Daily Inspiration and get your daily dose of inspiration. 

hope, trust God

Happy 53 Years & 2 Months To Me🎉

Shaun Bradford

Today, I’m taking a moment to celebrate two months of being 53 years old. Y’all, it’s a blessing that I do not take lightly.

Over the past few weeks, I have witnessed so much suffering, pain, loss, grief, and sadness. So many young lives lost. So many people losing hope. Honestly, seeing it all made me want to retreat into my bubble and disconnect from everything outside my small circle. No matter how much light I tried to fill my timelines with, the more heart-wrenching stories seeped in. It was too much—so overwhelming. I know I can’t disconnect as I did before. I have too much work to do, and my purpose won’t allow it—Not this time!

As I prayed last night, God gave me this message—

You were never meant to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. It’s far too heavy a burden to bear. If you really must help, here’s what …

Release It To God

Today, I’m giving every burden and every care to God and celebrating life.🌺

I pray that you do the same. I know it’s much easier said than done, and I’m pretty sure I’ll have to remind myself to do so throughout the day. Smile, I’m human. But we’ve got this because God’s got us!

Wishing you a wonderful day filled with peace, love, and joy. You deserve it!♥️

I love you,

Shaun

**Be sure to stop by Shaun’s Daily Inspiration and get your daily dose of inspiration. 

hope

Good Night (71)

Shaun Bradford

Ending the night with Colin Powell’s quote—

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

We must remain optimistic no matter how dismal things may appear. I know on some days it’s easier said than done because right now so many people are hurting. However, we must continue to believe things will get better soon. Y’all, we cannot afford to lose hope. We must remain optimistic.

Wishing you a peaceful night. Please get some rest.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

**Be sure to stop by Shaun’s Daily Inspiration and get your daily dose of inspiration. 

empowerment, faith

When God Speaks

Shaun Bradford

At the moment my spirit is in worship. I keep hearing Greg O’Quin ‘n Joyful Noyze’s song, “I Told The Storm,” so I had to share it. The song says—

I told the storm to pass to pass
Storm you can’t last
Go away
I command you to move today
Storm when God speaks;
Storm you’ve got to cease
That’s what I told storm!

“I Told The Storm” by Greg O’Quin ‘n Joyful Noyze’s

Listen, no matter what you’re going through, when God speaks that storm HAS TO cease! It cannot and will not last! Speak to your storm. Let that storm know who your GOD is!!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

love

Hello Sunday (290)

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️ and Happy Sunday!

I pray that you’re well.

Since I just shared a post answering the Daily Prompt, I’ll share what I wrote instead of writing something else.

Enjoy the story!♥️

I love you,

Shaun

Hmmm… I Believe We Met At The Airport

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love

Happy Self-Love Saturday! August 22, 2026

Shaun Bradford

Today, receive the love that you so freely give to others.

Receive The Love

Happy Self-Love Saturday!

As you go about your day, remain open to receiving the love you give. Too often, we focus so much on making sure others feel loved that we don’t allow anyone to fully show us love.

Today, I encourage you to embrace every ounce of love that comes your way. You deserve it!♥️

I love you,

Shaun

**Be sure to stop by Shaun’s Daily Inspiration and get your daily dose of inspiration. 

empowerment, hope

Go Where You Are Wanted

Shaun Bradford

“Go where you are wanted,” says Brand Strategist Nancy Martira.

Just listened to the latest episode of Wynne Leon’s podcast, The Life of Try, where guest Nancy Martira discusses how to find your audience based on your specific brand, your personality, and the beauty of forming meaningful connections.

Nancy suggests that if you’re trying to build your audience, find people who fully embrace you and what you have to offer. In other words, you really must go where you’re wanted.

One thing that resonated with me was having a niche style that many people may not embrace. Nancy said that the beauty of having your own business or brand is that you have no one to answer to. You can do your own thing. The downside—which may or may not be a downside—is that your audience may be smaller than most, but more than likely, your connection will be greater.

Sometimes I want a larger audience so that I can spread love, peace, hope, and kindness to every inch of the world. Smile. Then other times (most times), I love having a small audience because I can personally connect with everyone.

Recently, I created a nutrition and wellness Facebook group for women, and I have yet to promote it as I should. The reason is that I don’t want more people in the group than I can personally connect with.

So, here I am at this crossroads. Should I cap the number of group members and not promote it more, or should I allow as many people as possible to join the group and only focus on those who engage in the conversations?

Guess I have some decisions to make.

Be sure to check out Wynne’s latest episode— “Find Your Unique Value with Brand Strategist Nancy Martira,” and SUBSCRIBE to The Life of Try. There are so many great episodes on there, filled with gems of information and ideas.

–Shaun♥️

empowerment, hope

Let God’s Glory Shine Through You

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️ And Happy Friday!

Let God’s glory shine through you and through everything you touch and do. Allow Him to fill you with His presence. Amen

The song of the hour is Earnest Pugh’s song, “Rain On Us.” The song says—

Let your glory fill this place
Let your all-consuming fire, fill this tabernacle
Purify our hearts
Surround us in this place
And breathe new life within us
Send a refreshing glory
Purify our hearts

Rain on us, Breathe on us
Shower down, Shower down
Send your Spirit, Lord

Lyrics: Genius.com

“Rain On Us” by Earnest Pugh

Continue to be a beacon of God’s light. Allow Him to use you as He sees fit.

Wishing you a wonderful day and beautiful weekend. May it be filled with lots of love, joy, and happiness.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

**Be sure to stop by Shaun’s Daily Inspiration and get your daily dose of inspiration. 

hope

My Journey With God, No. 146

Shaun Bradford

My desire is to please God. Period.

Today/yesterday was long and exhausting. So exhausting that I fell asleep before 7:00 PM and missed the VERZUZ battle between singers Donell Jones and Joe. UGH… This was one I was looking forward to. Don’t plan to watch the replay. To me, the battles are only good when watched live.

Now, I’m wide awake!

Been reading past journal entries from this day and began writing a new one before I decided to share my thoughts here. Overall, the main theme from all the entries I’ve read—and not just from this date, but from my life’s journey—has been to please God. To make sure He received the glory in everything I did.

And today, it’s still the same. Nothing has changed.

Before I attempt to go back to sleep (hopefully it won’t take long😊), I just want to thank God for loving me. Many praises to Him just for being God. It’s funny how that “holy-roller” image I tried so hard to get away from in my late 20s seems to be in full effect now, and I truly love it. I’m laughing because the person, or “holy-roller,” I was in my teenage years lived her life based on perfection. I wanted to be the perfect example of Christ. What I didn’t realize, and it took me years to discover, is that God never asked me to be perfect. He just asked me to be myself, to love Him, and to love those around me. And that’s exactly what I intend to continue doing.

Y’all, God is so good. I am truly, truly blessed.♥️

Shaun