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Today’s Awesome!

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

Claimed it for me and you both. So, it already IS.🥰

Today is an awesome day!

You wanna know why?

It’s because you’re in it.

And because…

God reigns supreme.

Yes, He’s still on the throne!

So…

Smile

Shine

Love

Laugh

and

Be kind.

Today is an AWESOME day!♥️

I love you always,

Shaun

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The Bright Moments

Shaun Bradford

It’s Monday! Yayyy!!😅

It’s barely mid-morning, and I have already done a day or more of work. So, this Facebook memory is so timely. It’s a reminder to stop, breathe, and find bright moments when things become a little hectic.

Remember…

Stop.

Breathe.

Find something that makes you smile.🥰

Then, carry on.

You got this!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Never Stop Trying

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

Today’s message is the same as last year’s.

Try.

Then, try again.

And again.

AND again.

Keep trying until you see what you dreamed. It will happen.♥️

Love you much,

Shaun

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My Journey With God, No. 82

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning☀️

God is always working and moving, even when it appears He’s not. Here are a few memories from April 7th.

April 7, 2022 and 2018

This is a photo of a rock I painted at the same conference held four years earlier, April 7, 2018. “Trust” was one of my biggest barriers to moving forward. I had lost trust in almost every aspect of my life—family, job, profession, and myself. I was at ‘rock’ bottom and in the process of figuring out how to rebuild the trust I once had in those areas, as well as in unfamiliar areas I was tapping into.
On April 7, 2022, at the same conference mentioned above, I was presented with an award for Nutritionist of the Year. I had no idea I was receiving an award and had left the conference to check out of my hotel room. I remember receiving texts from several colleagues congratulating me and asking where I was.🤦🏽‍♀️😅

April 7, 2024

This photo was taken last year on April 7, 2024, at our state dietetics’ conference. It was the day my colleagues learned I had decided to run for president-elect again. These ladies have been by my side throughout my entire dietetics career—almost 20 years. They are my rocks!

In 2018, I was going through a weird phase in my career and wanted change. I needed it! I was losing confidence and trust in the work I was doing and in myself. So, a few months after the conference, I enrolled in a doctoral program to pursue a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree. I had already been working in community and public health nutrition, so it seemed like the logical move at the time. Plus, as I mentioned earlier, I needed a change. That was 2018.

Three years later (2021), I took a leap to become a full-time, independent consultant. That was around the end of the pandemic. At that time, I hadn’t seen my colleagues in person for over a year, so I felt pretty isolated. However, it was also during that time that I decided to promote our profession and my colleagues on my social media platform, Mississippi Thriving. I wanted Mississippians to know who we were and what our contributions were to improving our citizens’ health. So, I reached out to our dietitians asking if they’d be willing to be showcased on Mississippi Thriving’s “RDN Saturdays” (something I came up with early one morning🤷🏽‍♀️☺️), and several agreed! Hence, one of the reasons for the award I received.

Looking back, I’ve actually done a lot more than I thought over the past ten years. In no way am I bragging. I’m only acknowledging my accomplishments. For the longest time, I’ve felt like my life’s been stagnant, but in reality, it’s been moving. God’s been moving!

Y’all, I can’t say it enough, I am truly, truly blessed.🥰

Shaun