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Good Morning☀️
How are you?
I hope and pray you’re doing well.🌸
It truly is a blessing to be spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically well. Not everyone can say this. Not even those who appear to have it all.
I’m blessed.
And…
So are YOU!
Amen
I pray you have a fabulous day and the most wonderful week. May it be filled with lots of love, joy, peace, and laughter.♥️
I love you,
Shaun
I fell asleep much too early. Now, I’m up singing—
“God has smiled on me. He has set me free. Oh God has smiled on me. He’s beed good to me.”
God has indeed been good to me.
Forever thankful.
Forever grateful.
Beyond blessed.
Amen
Shaun♥️
I held my first board meeting as president today.
It feels great to be back.
Pausing to take in God’s presence and goodness.
This is my Year51.
This is my life beyond 50.
Year52 is loading…
Beyond Blessed♥️
Shaun
Good Morning!☀️
How are you?
I pray that you’re well.🌸
I slept in again! Maybe my body is trying to tell me something. Hmmm… I guess it’s time to practice what I preach and focus more on self-care. Even though I still feel like I’m in my 20s mentally, the reality is I’m getting older. And if I want to see a healthy 100, I need to start making changes now. Which means, I must figure out how to manage my first post. I love writing when I wake up. I always want my “Good Morning” to be an actual first of the day greeting. Anyhoo… we shall see what I decide to do.
On another note, I woke up singing Kirk Franklin and the Family’s song, “Let Me Touch You.” The song says—
When I’m down
Let me touch You
When I’m lonely
Let me touch You
When I’m discouraged
Let me touch You
Like I never have before
Lord, I need You more and more, Jesus
Let me touch You and see if You are real
Such a powerful song! I don’t have to touch Jesus to know that He’s real. I know He’s real. However, lately, I’ve been asking God to show me Himself. I see him in the tiniest of things, but I want to see Him in bigger things where I can say, “Baby, THAT WAS GOD!!!!” And I don’t want it to come in the “I was about to get hit by a car and God saved me” or “I was on my deathbed and God brought me back to life” way. In other words, I don’t want to experience a tragedy for me to say, “That was God!”. No, I want to see Him while I enjoy life.
I thought today’s Facebook memory from three years ago (June 6, 2022) went well with the rest of the post, so I decided to share it here instead of posting it later. Y’all, that rose was perfect. I received it at an event I attended several years ago. The theme of the event was “Beauty for Ashes.”
Now, don’t get me wrong. I am extremely grateful for everything I have and for the way God continuously blesses and loves me. But I desire to see more of Him. And I don’t believe there’s anything wrong with me asking that of Him. I am His child, right?
Okay… I believe I have written enough. I don’t want to publish this any later than I already am. I pray you have a beautiful day and weekend. May they be filled with love, joy, peace, and laughter.♥️
I love you,
Shaun
**I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t mention that my fav has another new movie streaming on Netflix! It’s called Tyler Perry’s STRAW, starring Taraji P. Henson, Teyana Taylor, and Sherri Shepherd. I can’t wait to watch it. Check it out!
No matter what the day brings, life is so worth living.
Keep smiling!♥️
I love you,
Shaun
Good Morning☀️
How are you?
I pray all is well.🌸
Here’s a Facebook memory from June 4, 2022. The message is still the same but a little more pronounced nowadays. It seems like every week, someone I know or someone close to them has died. No lie, almost every week. I haven’t become numb to it, but it has made me live life a bit differently. Everything I thought was so urgent or concerning isn’t so anymore.
This memory is a message indeed. And before I continue, I must add that I’m not sad or depressed. I’m just beginning to view life differently and move in a manner that brings me the most fulfillment. Tomorrow isn’t promised, so the time is now!
I pray you have the most amazing day! May it be filled with lots of love, laughter, and joy.♥️
I love you much,
Shaun
**P.S. My posting schedule hasn’t changed. I was up late working on something and fell asleep, so I missed writing earlier. I guess my body needed the rest. It is my Wellness Wednesday.☺️ Maybe I’ll start scheduling all my posts to keep the time consistent. We shall see.😊
Lately, I have been intentionally stepping outside my comfort zone, doing new things, and meeting new people. I’m absolutely loving this space over 50. I will be 52 in exactly three weeks.
God is so good.
I am truly, truly blessed.🥰
Shaun
I’m allowing God to lead me to wherever He desires me to be.
Trusting Him and His plan.♥️
Shaun
Since I began the day with a memory from June 2nd, I thought I’d end with one.
Here is what I shared on June 2, 2019.
You will probably see the second picture every year because meeting Marcus Samuelsson and Leah Chase was like God’s hand touching my heart and soul. I had never experienced anything like it before. I simply said I wanted to meet them, and maybe a month or less later, I was with them. After thinking about what I shared in my first post of the day, “June 2, 2014,” I believe that trip set everything into motion. (See my previous post, “June 2, 2014.”)
Anyhoo…
I wish I could have sat down with Chef Leah Chase just one more time, but it never happened. Today, I spent the day with my 83-year-old retired Air Force friend (she’ll be 84 in September). I just love being in her presence. Listening to her reminisce about her earlier years and recent adventures (she loves to travel) makes me smile.
My heart is full.🥰
I hope you had a lovely day, and pray you have a restful night.♥️
Love you always,
Shaun
Good Morning☀️
How are you?
I pray you’re doing wonderful!🌺
June 2, 2014 at 6:59 AM
I wish I knew what I was thinking at that very moment. I wonder if I had caught a glimpse of my future. I was in New Orleans getting ready for Day Two of my culinary experience. Actually, it was a culinary media training where I was being trained to speak in front of a camera while preparing food. Even though I still haven’t done much with the training, it was a great experience, and I met some wonderful people.
I really do love my life.
I didn’t write anything in my journal on that day; however, when I returned home, I wrote:
“New Orleans was definitely a great professional experience. I came back with a sense of worth. I felt like I could actually accomplish my goals. I now have a different outlook on life & my role in this universe. I am destined for greatness & there’s nothing wrong with it. Thank you God for helping me realize my potential.”
Wow! So many gems in that statement. What an interesting, roller coaster ride of an eleven years it has been, and now I’m here. Here in this time and space. What will I do with it?
Well, that’s all for now. I pray you have a great day and wonderfully blessed week.
I love you!♥️
Shaun
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