Skipping steps only delays progress. Skip too many and you will have to start over. ♥️ ~ Shaun
One Step At A Time
Category: Life
Awake Again
Listen, it’s after 3:00 AM and I’m wide awake again. Haven’t written this much in a while. Nothings wrong. Just can’t sleep and don’t have anyone to talk to so you’re it. Laughing.
So, I fell asleep after I scheduled this morning’s blog (hopefully I’ll be asleep when it posts). Then, I woke up startled thinking I heard the door bell ring. But y’all, I believe I was dreaming. It was like I was half sleep/half awake. Maybe I was having a dream that I needed to wake up from. I’m not sure. What I do know is that I woke up feeling empowered. Like I had just achieved something great. Now I’m laying here feeling like I’m on top of the world and haven’t done a thing. Boy is the mind powerful. I really would like to know what that dream was about. Gonna attempt to go back to sleep. Hopefully, I will wake up with same energy. I like it. Lol!
Good Night… Again♥️
Shaun
Wide Awake
It’s after one o’clock AM and I’m wide awake like it’s 7:00 PM. Decided to check my Facebook memories and found this gem.
Y’all, I had so much fun tweeting and chatting during my shows!
Nine years…
I spent nine years tweeting, then chatting, about my shows. I would tweet during the shows then talk about them all week long. Those were the days!
Next week two of my favorites – Tyler Perry’s The Oval and Sistas – return from their breaks, and sadly, I won’t be tweeting or chatting. Not sure how I am going to feel come Tuesday or Wednesday. Wednesday is when I would usually chat with the We Are Sistas Facebook group. Well, not anymore. I had to leave the group. I didn’t want to but I had to make a few sacrifices so that I could focus on school, and chatting with the group was one of them. Y’all, I used to chat before, during and after Sistas and then all week long. I’m not disciplined enough to only chat during the show so I chose to cut the cord. Y’all, a nine year habit/addiction is hard to break. Been having all kinds of withdrawals. For real! So yeah, I’m not sure how I am going to feel next week. Tears.
Anyhoo… This is Year 50. Soooo many changes. So many sacrifices. However, I know they’re all necessary. I’m making sacrifices today so that I can fully enjoy my blessings tomorrow.
Good Night!♥️
Shaun
You Can Handle Whatever Comes Your Way
It may rock you to your core, but it will not take you out. You got this!!♥️ ~ Shaun
Put God First and Keep Him First
On October 12, 2022, I began dedicating the first 30-45 minutes of my day to God. As soon as I opened my eyes, I would express my gratitude for life, love, peace and grace. Then, I would recite a few personal prayers I had written down. Lastly, I would listen to or read something inspirational. This had/has been my daily routine for a year. At least, that was my intention.
Well, over time I noticed that the time I spent with God slowly decreased. I found myself making compromises by spreading parts of my morning routine throughout my day. However, I was already doing this—watching inspirational videos and praying throughout the day—so it wasn’t like I was adding more to it. You see how I tried to justify my actions for taking away that first 30-45 minutes? Funny, but definitely not funny. That time I had dedicated to God was and is so important.
It wasn’t until a couple of hour ago that I realized that I had skipped that time all together. I said a few words of gratitude when I woke up, but that was it. I felt terrible when I finally realized what I had done. This didn’t happen all of a sudden. As I mentioned earlier, it happened over time. Every time I decided something was a little more important or I could just do it another time, the less time I actually spent with God.
After realizing what I had done this morning, I immediately stopped what I was doing and acknowledged Him.
Question: Have you ever found yourself too busy to spend quality time with God? Be honest.
Y’all, I just had an “Aha” moment. Quality time… Not just any old time, but quality time. Yesterday, I wrote that quality time was my primary love language, yet I have not been spending quality time with God. What was supposed to be quality had become a true routine, almost task like.
It’s time that I get back on track. I cannot afford to lose this relationship I have built with God. It’s too important. If you have found yourself putting your relationship with God second, third or last, I encourage and challenge you to change that immediately. Your relationship with God is vital!
Love you!♥️
Shaun
Praying
There’s so much going on right now. So much chaos. Sadly, so many are facing situations where they are surrounded by chaos and distress, and they feel like there is no escape. I’m praying that God gives them a sense of peace. Praying for their protection. And above all, praying that God intervenes soon.
Here’s my Facebook memory from last year. I realize that it may be difficult not to let what’s happening around you affect you; however, do all you can to stay afloat.
Facebook Memory: October 13, 2022
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.
Praying you have a blessed day and weekend. May God comfort you and surround you with peace, even in the midst of chaos. I know that He’s able.
Love you!♥️
Shaun
My Heart is Full
Today has already been a pretty amazing day. My daughter decided to take this morning off and spend it with me. We talked and reminisced about how much our lives (mostly mine) have changed over the years. I cannot say it enough, God is so good.
By the way, my top two love languages are quality time and words of affirmation. Most of the time we associate love languages with romantic relationships. At least I always have. And I know I’m not the one! Well, today God showed me that what I have been longing for I already have. I have it in my two. He blessed me with two beautiful souls who provide me with both. Smiling. My heart is full.♥️
Sooo… Should I count this as another level of freedom? If not, it’s definitely another level of awareness. I’m really beginning to love Year50.
Shaun
Be Encouraged: God is Working
William Becton’s song, “Be Encouraged,” says:
I know right now it's impossible to see,
But God is gonna work it out if you just believe.
Remember this one thing while you're going through,
If God delivered Daniel, He'll do the same for you.
Be encouraged no matter what's going on,
He'll make it alright,
But you gotta stay strong.
Source: Musixmatch
Shaun
Breathe
Breathe
Relax
Release
God is working.♥️
My Two Cents About Somebody Else’s Business — LOL
Soooo…
I don’t usually speak on celebrities’ business unless something about it resonates with me or hits me a certain way. So today’s big news on social media is Jada Pinkett Smith revealing that she and Will have been separated since 2016. I haven’t heard the interview or the whole story—and I absolutely detest click bait—however, this time I’m biting and adding my two cents.
Y’all, life be lifing! Let’s be real, we have absolutely no idea where life is going to take us. We are blindsided every day by things we didn’t see coming. And most of the time it’s not due to other people’s actions but our own. Sometimes we wake up and decide to react or respond to things differently. It happens. I don’t know why. Can’t explain it. But it happens. The only possible explanation is we are human.
I don’t know about you but I am far from perfect. I try not to judge people because I know firsthand that life can take unexpected turns no matter how much you plan. It’s the story of my life. As I have said before, I had my entire life planned out as a child. Then, one blow to my plan literally took me out. And it didn’t stop there. I continuously made decisions that took me even further away from that plan. Looking back I hate how it happen but most of it was necessary. Anyway, it took me nearly 30 years to stop blaming myself for how things happened and for feeling like a failure.
Y’all, I’m saying all of this to say, life is going to do what it does. It’s up to us to figure out how we handle it. And hopefully we have people around us who will support and love us unconditionally when it does.
I read Will’s book and loved it. Can’t wait to read Jada’s. I have been rocking with them both for over 30 years and I’m not going to let their authenticity, vulnerability or life in general, stop me from supporting them. As I have said before, life be lifing. Don’t be so quick to judge or throw people away because you never know when you’ll need the same kind of support and understanding. It’s called grace.
Thank you for reading to my two cents. Wishing you a blessed day. Love you!♥️
Shaun
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