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Grateful and Blessed

Good Morning☀️

I’m so grateful for God’s love, mercy, and grace. To experience them all is a blessing.

I’m blessed.

You’re blessed.

We’re blessed.

I pray your day is just as amazing as you are!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Good Night (40)

They say to pick and choose your battles. How about choosing peace instead.

Yes… Choose peace.🙏🏽


I pray you had a wonderful day, and wishing you a pleasant night.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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You Light Up The World

Yes…YOU! Your presence makes the world shine. Keep being you and doing what only YOU can do.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

Smile. You are loved.

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Reminder

Stay present and let God handle everything else.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

He’s got you.🥰
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An On Time Word

Good Morning.☀️

I must remember that I am God’s child.

This memory made me smile. It’s so timely. So many can use a little encouragement at the moment, including myself.

Over the past few days, I have watched my lifelong dream of a kinder, healthier, and safer world crumble before my eyes. First, the president withdrew us from the Paris Climate Agreement, and then the World Health Organization (this one hurt!). Now, there is uncertainty regarding the future of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. If another outbreak, of any kind, were to occur, no one would know about it. This means we will be unable to prevent avoidable deaths. And then there’s everything else that moved us forward as a nation that’s now setting us back. So, yeah… this has been one tough week.

Soooo….

Seeing the words “Be Encouraged” made me smile and momentarily gave me a sense of hope.

I know God is with us. I know God is in control. I also know that certain things have to happen for better to come. Since the beginning of time, there hasn’t been an era without conflict, a great disaster, or some form of devastation. Well, now it’s our time.

I’m staying in prayer and trusting God. I won’t say too much, but God had already prepared me for this right before my 50th birthday. At the time, I didn’t understand what He was saying, but now I do.

Y’all, I know God’s got us. I don’t doubt that at all. However, I am still human, and my heart hurts.


This is all I have at the moment. I pray you have an amazing day!

Stay encouraged.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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It Will Happen: Never Stop Believing

Good Morning!☀️

Wrote the following on January 16, 2023 — “Never stop believing. In spite of the struggles, heartaches and setbacks, never stop believing that the dream God placed in your heart will happen. It may take days, months, years or even decades, but IT WILL HAPPEN. Just keep believing and leave the timing to God.”

Habakkuk 2:2 (NIV). Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.”

A few years ago, I shared Matthew A. Cherry’s story about his desire to be nominated for an Oscar award. Eight years after he tweeted about it, he was nominated for one and won! Here’s what I shared:

This is the social media finding I was referring to. Photo Credit: Hair Love/Matthew A. Cherry

Never stop believing. It will happen!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Uplift Someone Today

I see you and I see your heart.

Your kindness and encouraging words might be the reason someone decides that life is worth living.

Uplift someone today.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Courage

Good Morning!☀️

Being different takes courage. Are you courageous enough to be different?

You weren’t created to blend in. You were created to be different.

I hope your new year is off to a great start. Mine is going quite well.

Wishing you a wonderful Thursday. Please, please, please stay vigilant and in prayer.🙏🏽♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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The Trade

Good Morning!☀️

I’m not sure if this new routine of getting more sleep is going to work. I feel like I’ve gotten too much sleep. It’s new so I will allow myself time to adjust. The real test will be how I perform throughout the day. Will I need to take a nap this afternoon or not?

Anyhoo, here’s a message I found in last year’s journal entry. I wrote I found it on LinkedIn.

The LinkedIn quote—

“Your new life is going to cost you your old life. You ready to make that trade?” –Author Unknown

The cost.

There’s always a cost associated with change.

When I declared that this side of 50 would be different than my last 50 years of life, I had no idea of what it would cost me. On some days I feel like I have lost so much more than I’ve gained. My life isn’t the same. (Just being honest.) Then, on other days—most days—when I’m working on my own projects or spending time with my loves (which is what I really wanted—the freedom to move and spend time as I please), I’m on cloud nine. But it did cost me.

Yes, I made the trade because I desired something different. I wanted to experience something different. I’m only a year and a half into it so it’s very new. I know that in time I will adjust and one day the things I lost will feel like a gain. Giving myself time, grace, and space to process it all.


That’s all for now. Not sure if 6:00 AM CT will be my new post time or not. We shall see. I did wake up around 3:30, but forced myself to go back to sleep. This is another thing I will eventually adjust to. I know in the long run it’s for the best.

I pray you have a wonderfully blessed day!♥️

Love you,

Shaun

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Today’s A Newly Blessed Day

Today’s a newly blessed day. Don’t take it for granted. New opportunities and blessings await you. Seize them!♥️

Love you always,

Shaun