Hello December:
Please take it easy on me.
I have had some year.
Just want to end this year
with peace, love, and good cheer.
Please take it easy on me.
Wishing you peace, love, and good cheer. Have a blessed month.
Love you!♥️
Shaun
Hello December
Tag: gratitude
You Are Victorious
This post is for those currently experiencing setbacks, heartbreaks, and disappointments. Despite how dire life might seem at the moment, please know that your story is far from over. You cannot give up. You are so loved. Brighter days are ahead. Believe me, you will make it as you have many times before. There is no doubt that you will win!
I can hear Yolanda Adams singing, Victory. Can’t you? Smile
Love you.♥️
Shaun
Blessed
Facebook Memory: November 29, 2022
One word…
BLESSED♥️
This is Year50
Shaun
Which Lens Are You Looking Through?
I hope Facebook never does away with its “Memories” feature. For years now, it has been my source of inspiration, encouragement, smiles and much needed messages. Here is one I decided not to make public and only saved it as a reminder to myself. I was going to publish it but changed my mind. I knew what it meant to me then. Needed to see it again to reassess what it means to me today.
Facebook Memory: November 28, 2021
Reading Will Smith’s book WILL. Sooo many gems in this book. Here’s one I just had to share. Something to think about when making decisions.
“It’s amazing how skewed your vision can become when you see the present through the lens of your past.”
There’s no way we can move forward if our mindset is stuck in the past, or we continue to react to present situations based on past experiences.
Decided not to share this with anyone. Don’t believe they’d understand. However, I’m posting it privately so that it shows up in my memory next year.
Which lens are you/am I using to view the present? Are we looking through the lens of the past or the lens of the future? Something to really ponder on.
I have yet to read Jada Pinkett Smith’s book, but I did read Will Smith’s and LOVED it. So much of what he wrote resonated with me. I remember writing that we must have had the same zodiac sign or something (we don’t, I’m a cancer and he’s a libra). Then, after listening to Jada’s conversation with Jay Shetty, I was like maybe we are alike also. Maybe it was the era of when we were born, or being young adults in the 90s. I just view things a little differently than most.
See, this is the perfect example of how my year long celebration has been going. I’m tasked with an assignment/assessment of a situation that I need to deeply examine before moving forward. My decisions will set the stage or trajectory for my next 50+ years. Yeah…THIS is what I have been working with since turning 50. My jubilee year has not been the celebratory year I expected; however, it has been the year that my future self is dependent on.
That’s all I have to share at this moment. Not going to assess and decide today. Nope, this requires a lot of thought and assessing. I just needed to see it today. Trusting God for more affirmations, confirmations, and revelations. I am listening, God.
Anyhoo…Welcome to Shaun’s world! It’s deep. It’s complexed. It’s me. It’s who I am becoming. God has so many great things planned for my future. Stick around and see how it all plays out.
Shaun
Hello Sunday
This time I remembered it was Sunday. I don’t know what I was thinking last Sunday. Laughing
I didn’t really know what to write for today’s Hello Sunday so I went searching for inspiration. Well, I didn’t have to search long. When I opened X (I really wish he wouldn’t have rebranded Twitter), I had a notification that someone had retweeted one of my tweets from months ago. It was a comment I had made during former First Lady Michelle Obama’s book tour for The Light We Carry. It was a quote from her father—“You fall. You get up. You keep moving.”
That’s today’s message–
You fall. It happens. Life happens.
You get up. Brush yourself off. Your story isn’t over.
You keep moving. That was only a small part of your story. God has so much more in store. Soooo much more.
Praying you have a wonderful Sunday. I love you!♥️
Shaun
God’s Favor
God’s Favor by Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers
Lyrics: Genius.com
I know that you don’t feel your best
Hold on, Be strong
God’s not forgotten you
Broken dreams got you feeling blue
Hold on, be strong
God’s looking out for you
Just remember at the end of the day
The favor of God can open the way
God’s favor, is more precious than life
(God’s favor, more precious, than life, to me)
I know that you don’t feel up to the fight
Hold on, be strong
The battle is not up to you
Oh I hear you say, it just ain’t no way
Hold on, be strong
God’s got the final say
Just remember in the midst of your down
The favor of God can turn things around
God’s favor more precious than life
(God’s favor, more precious, than life, to me)
So what if doors are closed
God’s favor can bring high places down
I know that you’ve been faithful
And when God get’s ready to bless you
There is nothing no man can do
God’s favor, more precious than life
Thankful
Today is my first Thanksgiving without my momma. I started feeling it yesterday. Whew… Life… I am so very thankful for the 49 years (almost 50) we had together. She was definitely one of a kind and will forever be missed. Thankful she’s no longer in pain (she was in soooo much pain) and finally at peace. This Thanksgiving she is finally free.
I am the most thankful for life. Thankful that I am still here to experience God’s goodness. Thankful I am still here to love on my babies and them love on me. Y’all, they are my hearts, my smiles and my joys. I love them so much.♥️♥️
I am also thankful for my dad and bonus mom, my siblings, other family members, friendships (the strong, SOLID ones), and YOU. I am so very thankful for YOU!♥️
To everyone celebrating Thanksgiving, “Happy Thanksgiving!”
Love you,
Shaun
Celebrate Your Successes
Remember to celebrate all of your successes including those only you and God know about. Like the fears, doubts, insecurities, and perfectionism you overcame before making your first move. Yes, those successes are just as important and should be celebrated too.
Love you!♥️
Shaun
Standards and Boundaries
There is absolutely nothing wrong with setting standards and boundaries. Protect yourself. You matter too.♥️ ~Shaun
Dreams
Just woke up from my second or third weird dream. The first dream felt so real that I woke up as if it was happening at that very moment. I could see it so clearly. I could also feel it. I wrote as much as I could remember in my journal. The dream was very straightforward, nothing to interpret. However, I kept hearing, “You woke up too soon.” Hmmm
Now that I have written about it, perhaps the dream shouldn’t be my concern but the message I received afterward. I woke up too soon. Was there more to see? Guess I will never know because I did not stick around to find out.
The dreams that followed were not related or quite as interesting. But that first one had me a bit shook. Most of my dreams are just dreams; however, some are pretty real. Since childhood, I have witnessed some version of my dreams happen. I even dreamed my mom would suffer from paraplegia only months before it happened (it’s journaled). So, I don’t take my dreams lightly, especially not the ones that wake me up like this one did. The crazy part about this one and the message I received after I woke up is I actually forced myself to wake up. I did not want to see any more.
Well, this is how my week has started. I pray your week is pretty normal. I am going to tuck that dream away and focus on something else, which goes so well with this Facebook memory from a year ago. Was going to save it for my second blog but I’ll find something else to share.
Facebook Memory: November 20, 2022
Focus on the good.♥️
Enjoy your day!♥️
Shaun
It’s Shaun’s World 
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