God’s plan, Life

My Journey With God, 144

Shaun Bradford

Question:

Why does God put so many desires and dreams in our hearts only for us to have to choose which ones to fulfill in our lifetime?

Long, long, long sigh…

If you’ve been following me for at least three years or more, you may have noticed that I don’t mind pivoting to follow wherever my passions take me. I truly don’t.

As I look back over my life, I have always followed some passion of mine. From the military to culinary to dietetics to research to advocacy—haven’t even mentioned my creative side—I’m forever following a passion. It’s like I can’t stop. Ugh…

This morning, I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to connect all of my passions. And y’all, I have MANY! Every single passion I’ve ever had still lies within me. I mean every single one.

I must find a way to connect them all.

Yesterday, my daughter’s fiancé took me to tour his new workplace. The last company he worked for had a phenomenal space—it was so nice. I loved the warm and inviting atmosphere. However, this new company has the kind of environment I always longed to work in. From the outdoor spaces to the break areas to the artwork and creative spaces, I was on cloud nine. It wasn’t just the space, but the technology aspects of it all. Y’all, I’m a low-key techie and their setup made my day.

Side note: Since eighth grade, I’ve been in love with coding and technology. Even before then, I was designing flying cars and preparing to live in outer space. I was so ready for this era. At least I thought I was.😅

During the tour, I took a moment to sit in that space, to be in that atmosphere, to take it all in.

There has to be a way for me to do everything I desire to do. I just know there is! God wouldn’t have put all of this in me just for it to remain inside of me. Laughing because He knows I love a challenge, and I believe this one is going to be my biggest yet. I have to create something that will incorporate all of my passions, desires, and dreams.

Here are a few pictures from my tour. I just loved the art. And they had Scrabble games, books, puzzles, and creative spaces everywhere. Y’all, I was on cloud nine, for real.

My kind of world…

Anyhoo… here’s today’s inspiration— In God’s Strength— “God’s strength will take you much further than your own.”

Today, I’m tapping into God’s strength for real because ain’t no way I’m leaving this world without doing every single thing I desire to do!!

This journey of mine is an adventure indeed, and I’m loving every moment of it.

Feeling grateful and blessed.♥️

Signed with much love,

Shaun

Life

No More Overthinking

Shaun Bradford

Overthinking delays progress. What are you overthinking? What are you delaying?

Overthinking by Shaun’s Daily Inspiration

This year, I’m dead set on making overthinking a thing of the past. It’s either a go or no go for me. Time is too precious and much too short to continue wasting thinking of a million scenarios of how things could go wrong when I could be making moves towards things going right.

It’s Self-Love Saturday, y’all! What do you have planned? Me… I’m about to be a little extra… just a little.🤭

My daughter surprised me with a birthday sash!! Now why did she do that when she knows she’s easily embarrassed by my shenanigans?😅😂 But I’m going to be good.

Wishing you a wonderful Saturday! Remember to do something extra special for yourself.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

*Celebrating life… This is Year53.🌺

Life, self love

Feeling Blessed

Shaun Bradford

Happy Friday, Y’all!

Feeling blessed!🥰

Wishing you a fabulous Friday and beautifully blessed weekend!♥️

I love you,

Shaun

*This is Year53…

Life

I Speak Life

Shaun Bradford

Been singing Donald Lawrence’s song “I Speak Life” for the past 30 minutes or so, so I decided to share the song.

The song says—

I speak life. You’re gonna live, oh, my brother, my sister. I speak life. You are the head and not the tail you will prevail. I speak life. Don’t give up the fight for your life. You shall live and not die.

I Speak Life by Donald Lawrence

At this very moment, I’m speaking life over your life. Don’t give up the fight for your life. You shall live and not die.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

Life

There’s Greatness In You

Shaun Bradford

What a day this has already been!

Woke up to my first scheduled posts on Shaun’s Daily Inspiration displaying incorrectly on the reader’s feed. After Googling how to remove the statement that was attached to the post (was supposed to be the post’s text) and going through the process of removing it, this was what I ended up with…

It took me over an hour to get everything straight (ran into another issue while using the code editor). Very long sigh…

This is a screenshot of the feed after the post was republished…

Now, here’s what’s currently displayed…

Whew!!! Smiling as I write, y’all, THIS is my life. Gotta love it!

Here’s today’s post.

Greatness

There’s greatness inside of you. You may not see it yet, but so many others do. In the right light, you’ll see it too. Signed and sealed with love,…

Greatness

I added a reflection section, “Let’s Pause & Reflect,” at the end of the post. After the morning I’ve had, I guess I’ll be the first to finish the following statement:

“I didn’t always see it, but one great thing about me is …”

Y’all, one great thing about me is that my level of patience is extremely high.

I have been told many times that I have a lot of patience, especially by my older people, but I see it as me providing them with assistance or doing my job.

Today I saw that patience… or maybe it’s persistence. Having an “Aha” moment.

Thinking about several matters I worked on over the past few weeks, even yesterday—my birthday, and even moments ago (just got off a call)—I refuse to stop until an issue is resolved. So maybe it’s a little bit of both, patience and persistence.

Anyhoo… This problem is somewhat resolved. I still need to play around with a few more things to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

By the way, today’s Quote of the Day has posted, so I guess I’ll include it too. Honestly, it’s very fitting for this moment—

“This is your moment. Seize the opportunity to be great.” –Eric Thomas

And I did!😊

Sooo… how’s your day going so far?😅

I hope it’s going great and has been less eventful. Talk to you later!♥️

I love you,

Shaun

Life

53… Such A BIG Number

Shaun Bradford

Today has been pretty quiet, which is what I wanted.

Calm.

Peaceful.

Quiet.

Several times today, I found myself telling people “53 is such a BIG number.” One of my sisters agreed. She said “yeah, it’s close to 55.”

Honestly, I don’t feel like I’m in my 50s. I feel closer to my late twenties, early thirties. But… I’m 53.

Hmmm…

Not really sure what to make of this number.

Think I’ll just let it be…

a number.

Ending my first day/night as a 53 year old with gratitude.🙏🏽

Wishing you a peaceful night.♥️

Signed and sealed with love,

Shaun

Life

Year 53

Shaun Bradford

Today is my birthday, and I am blessed to be here, to be ALIVE!!🎉

My prayer for this year and years to come is to be covered and completely surrounded by God’s love, goodness, and grace.

My scripture for this year is Psalm 23:6—

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.”

Wishing you a wonder-filled day!☺️ May yours be just as joyous as mine.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

hope

Good Night (70)

Shaun Bradford

Ending the night and the final few minutes of Year52 with gratitude.

Thank You, Lord, for allowing me to have a beautifully blessed year. Thank You for covering me. Thank You for loving me. I’m so very grateful. So blessed.🙏🏽

Y’all, God is so good. Never take His love, kindness, mercy, or grace for granted. They’re given freely. Please receive them.

I pray you have a restful night.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

Year53 is loading….🎉

hope

New Book Alert!

Shaun Bradford

Hey Y’all! I’m excited to share that our WordPress friend and fellow blogger, Anthony Winn (tonysbologna.com), has officially published his first novel! Woohoo!!🎉

I had the privilege of following Anthony’s journey of writing “Letters from Jasper” from his first thoughts to the now published product. Knowing the amount of time and attention Anthony put into writing the book makes me even more excited to celebrate this moment with him.

Anthony, today is YOUR day!! Celebrate!!!🎉🎉🎉 Your dad would be so proud of you! In his words, “Mention my name, get a good seat.” You’ve gotten a great seat!😅 Enjoy!

“Out Now – Letters From Jasper is Officially Live!”

Photo credit: Anthony Winn. Cover designed by James Sutton (SUTSTONE, LLC)

And see my author’s promise! The post Out Now – Letters From Jasper is Officially Live! first appeared on tonysbologna : Honest. Satirical. …

Out Now – Letters From Jasper is Officially Live!

Here’s a little bit about “Letters from Jasper.”

The story follows a father and son as they attempt to reconnect after years of a strained relationship. Egos and old wounds kept them apart for years. However, their cross-country trip, filled with wild unexpected adventures, offers them hope and space for healing. As the cover says, it’s “One last drive. One last truth. One last chance.”

If you enjoy heartfelt stories about hope, forgiveness, and second chances, please celebrate with Anthony by getting his book: “Letters from Jasper.”

Anthony—“The best is yet to come!” Celebrate!!🎉✨

Shaun♥️