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Smile 🌼

February 18, 2024 Shaun Bradford

Maybe I should have said at least 1/3 of my weekly posts will be original. Yeah… at least a third. Here’s another Facebook memory. Smile

Facebook Memory: February 18, 2022

You are loved, appreciated and invaluable. Smile!🌼

Keep smiling.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

Life

Passions come and passions go. However, I believe true passions never leave. If you have had the same core passions from childhood, they never truly leave, even when you try to suppress them to fit into your adult narrative. Nope, they stick around and peek through every now and then. Listen, life is too short to keep suppressing what you love. Let your passions shine. Be who you are. Love who you are. You are your passions. Embrace them.

Live your truth.

Follow your passions.

Be who God created you to be.

Oh…and forget what others may think or say. They are going to talk either way so let them talk. Just do you!

Love you!♥️

Shaun

Life

Smile, It Happened and Is Still Happening

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Shaun Bradford

Life is forever evolving and changing. Instead of crying over what was, smile because it was. Smile because you had the opportunity to experience it. Then, smile even bigger because you now have the opportunity to experience something even greater.

Facebook Memory: January 11, 2019

Happy Friday! Here’s today’s social media find. So, I’ve been reading old journal entries from 20+ years ago and reminiscing about the good old days (BTW: Today’s MJB’s birthday🎉). It’s amazing how time flies. If I could go back, I would definitely handle some situations and relationships differently. There were people in my past I wish I would have kept in touch with (grateful for FB reconnections 🤗). There were opportunities that I let slip away because I thought I was “oh so” brilliant 🤷🏽‍♀️ or because of fear. Either way, I lived and learned. One thing for sure, I can’t continue to look back on what could’ve, should’ve, would’ve, or might’ve happened. I can only look forward and enjoy the present ride.

I’m truly grateful for all of my wonderful experiences, whether they lasted for years or only a few seconds (that smile did something to me 😉).

Make the best of every moment. Don’t spend too much time thinking about how the story could’ve ended or will end. Enjoy the here and now.

Yes, it happened and it is **still** happening. Stay present and embrace the beauty of what’s happening now.

Just because a particular experience ended doesn’t mean something new is not already happening. God is forever working even when we cannot see it or feel it. Remember that every new day brings new opportunities and experiences. If we continue to dwell on what was, we will miss the beauty of what’s happening now. So, keep smiling. Our story is far from over. The best is yet to come!♥️

Shaun

Life

It Won’t Always Be Like This

January 5, 2024 Shaun Bradford

Singing VaShawn Mitchell’s “Turning Around For Me.”

Turning Around For Me by VaShawn Mitchell
Lyrics: Musixmatch

Sometimes discouraged but not defeated
Cast down but not destroyed
There are times I don’t understand
But I believe it’s turning around for me

I’ve had struggles and disappointments
There were times I felt so alone
Some of my friends, they let me down
But I still believe, it’s turning around for me

Around for me
Around for me
Around for me
It’s turning around for me

‘Cause I can see the breaking
I can see the breaking of day
God is making a way
A change is coming for me
If I stand strong and believe
There’s no reason to doubt
I know He’s working it out
It’s turning around for me

It won’t always be like this
He will perfect that concerning me
And sooner or later, it will turn in my favour
Sooner or later, turn in my favour
It’s turning around for me

It won’t always be like this
The Lord will perfect that concerning me
Sooner or later, turn in my favour
Sooner or later, turn in my favour
Sooner or later, turn in my favour
It’s turning around for me
It’s turning around for me

Around for me(around for me)
Around for me(around for me)
Around for me(around for me)
It’s turning around for me

Around for me
Around for me
Around for me
It’s turning around for me

It won’t always be like this
He will perfect that concerning me
Sooner or later, turn in my favour
Sooner or later, turn in my favour

Smile. Good news is on the way. I can feel it!

Be Blessed♥️

Shaun

Life

Keep Smiling

December 16, 2023 Shaun Bradford

When I hear the phrase “keep smiling,” I instantly hear Dionne Warwick follow up with “keep shining, knowing you can always count on me for sure. That’s what friends are for.”

The song, That’s What Friends Are For, goes on to say—

“For good times and bad times I’ll be on your side forever more. That’s what friends are for.”