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Grow Through It

Shaun Bradford

Many of us have been through experiences that we thought would destroy us, yet we are still here. Still standing! Know that those experiences, and future ones, aren’t meant to destroy us, but to elevate us. We will emerge stronger, better equipped, and wiser than before.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

Shared on Instagram with the song “Live Through It” by James Fortune. Click “View Profile” to listen.

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8 Years

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning ☀️

I got you, Shaun!🥰

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of memories from my Research Diva–RD days. It makes me wonder what life would be like had I not let things rattle me to the point that I ran and hid? Because, honestly, that’s exactly what I did. I was still moving about and interacting as if everything was the same; however, inside, I wasn’t the same person. I had lost almost all of my confidence, and no matter what I did to rebuild it, it only made me feel more inadequate, especially when I started working on my doctorate. I also tried changing directions completely by playing around with Marketing. For a while, I was all over the play. Sighing…

Now, here I am, eight years later, more confident than I was a few years ago; however, not nearly as confident as I was back then. I rarely—almost never—think about what could’ve been, but today, I wonder.

Have you ever lost your confidence to the point where you retreated and hid? If so, how did you regain it?

By the way, I did find Gunsmoke (see last post), but decided to watch Leave It To Beaver instead.☺️

I pray you had a restful night. May your day be filled with love, light, hope, and peace.♥️

I love you,

Shaun

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Ugh… I Want To Talk

Shaun Bradford

What do you do when you’re wide awake at 2:00 AM and want to talk? Do you talk to yourself?😅

I don’t talk on the phone much. I’d rather text than talk. However, every now and then, I actually want to hear another’s voice. 😩

I’ll tell you who I could call no matter the hour, and they’d talk like it was high noon—maybe I should turn on the tv and watch a couple of episodes of Gunsmoke…🤭 Anyhoo, as I was saying, there was one person I could call no matter the time, and that was my momma. When I tell you she’d talk until the sun came up. Y’all, she could talk for hours!

I guess writing is the alternative right now. No response, but at least I feel like I’m talking to someone, not just myself. For those in the U.S., I hope you’re sleeping well (I fell asleep much too early last night😩). For those abroad, have a wonderful day!

Now let me turn on the tv and see if I can find an episode of Gunsmoke.♥️

Good Night