Things will happen in life that will make you question whether pursuing your dreams, goals and purpose is even worth it. Guess what? It is! As long as you’re breathing, keep striving for the desires of your heart. DON’T GIVE UP!
Today, a few Facebook memories popped up that reminded me of my dreams, goals and purpose. I can’t give up. Yes, I’m tired. Like.. really tired. But I can’t give up. I have to see these things through.
One of the memories was of General Colin Powell’s passing. Oh how I wanted to meet him. I just knew I would. Same with Kofi Annan. I keep thinking that maybe if I was intentional about it, it could’ve happened. Life. Remembering Colin Powell🕊♥️ ~ Shaun
This morning I’m singing I Won’t Complain for myself and my parents. We’re all aging and life doesn’t look like it used to. However, God’s been so good to us, and all of our good days have definitely outweighed our bad. I know God’s got us! Amen
I Won’t Complain by Rev. Paul Jones Lyrics by The Mezzo Agency, LLC
… I’ve had some good days I’ve had some hills to climb I’ve had some weary days And some sleepless nights
… But when I look around And I think things over All of my good days Outweigh my bad days I won’t complain
… Sometimes the clouds are low I can hardly see the road I ask a question, Lord Lord, why so much pain? But he knows what’s best for me Although my weary eyes They can’t see So I’ll just say thank you Lord I won’t complain
… The Lord Has been so good to me He’s been good to me More than this old world Or you could ever be He’s been so good To me
… He dried all of my tears away Turned my midnights into day So I’ll just say thank you Lord I’ve been lied on But thank you Lord I’ve been talked about But thank you Lord I’ve been misunderstood But thank you Lord You might be sick Body reeking with pain But thank you Lord The bills are due Don’t know where The money coming from But thank you Lord Thank you Lord Thank you Lord I want I want to thank God God God God Has been so good to me He’s been good to me More than this old world Or you could ever be He’s been so good He’s been so good He’s been so good So good So good So good So good To me He dried all of my tears away Turned my midnight into day
Thanks for reading and singing along (smile). I pray you have a blessed week.
How do you define love? Is it patience, kindness and understanding?
How do you show it? How do you receive it?
Unfortunately, love isn’t black and white or one size fits all. How one person shows or receives love can be very different from the next.♥️
A few months ago I took the 5 Love Languages quiz– https://5lovelanguages.com. Took it twice and a similar quiz, and the results were the same. My primary love language is Quality Time followed by Words of Affirmation. If you haven’t taken the quiz, you really should. It’s pretty interesting.
They say it’s not the water around the boat that sinks it, but the water that gets inside. My prayer for you today is that the water – drama, chaos, dysfunction, bad vibes – remains outside your boat. The goal is to protect your mental health. Stay Afloat!♥️ ~ Shaun
Hold on – just a little while longer Hold on – just a little while longer Hold on – just a little while longer Everything will be alright
Pray on – just a little while longer Pray on – just a little while longer Pray on – just a little while longer Everything will be alright
God is working and I’m holding on. I know better days are ahead. This time I’m going to cherish them a little bit more. Smiling
By the way, the premiere of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 5 is tonight! Y’all know I get excited about Sistas. It would be so awesome if I could watch and chat from the comfort of my home. Remaining hopeful.
Well, that’s all I have for you today. Please enjoy your Wednesday!
As I’ve mentioned many times before, October 2019 was probably the worst month of my life. Now, here I am feeling like I’m somewhat reliving it again. I wrote the following a day or two before my brother was rushed to the ER.
Facebook Memory: October 9, 2019
So… I just read an article about Bernie Sanders’ daughter-in-law passing. She was 46 years old. For some reason this has had me bawling. I’m 46. All year long I’ve been seeing the quote “Everything happens for a reason.” It’s really got me thinking. Am I living my life to its fullest? What am I doing to make this my best life ever? Work is stressing me out. School is overwhelming. I tend to veg out on social media to get away from it all. Then that becomes overwhelming. All I keep thinking about right now is my birthday motto- #46andFree. Am I really free? Am I doing what I want to do? Am I truly happy? Am I living? Time to rethink some things. She was 46, y’all. I’m still crying. That could’ve been me. I have sooo many things I desire to do before I leave this earth. Prayers for her family. I think it’s time to log off for a while. Need to focus on my next moves. I’ll still post on Mississippi Thriving IG. I love y’all.🙏🏽♥️
That was three years ago. Never in a million years would I have guessed my brother would die ten days later.
This morning was another bad one for my mom. This time she cried for a while saying she can’t take this anymore. The irony of this whole situation is everyone’s praying for her to stay with us while she’s praying to leave. My prayer is that God’s will be done; and if that means it’s time for her to go, that everyone will be okay with it.
A few days before my brother died, everyone was praying for him to make it. When he started mumbling that he was tired and wanted to rest, they prayed even harder and kept telling him to “be strong” and “fight.” I remember thinking I just wanted him to be at peace. Y’all, I truly believed he would pull through, but he didn’t.
Momma has been preparing us for a few years now for this time. A few weeks ago she told us that she had accomplished everything she truly wanted out of life. She said that it wasn’t what everyone else dreamed of, but it was what she dreamed of.
I pray this isn’t a repeat of October 2019. I so love my momma and want what’s best for her. I know God is a healer and restorer. However, I also know that sometimes He relieves people of their pain by calling them home to be with Him.
This is all I have for this Sunday. Please keep my mom and family uplifted in your thoughts and prayers.
It’s Shaun’s World 
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