Happy Sunday and Happy Heavenly Birthday to my incredible Grandma, Henrietta Ford!

My grandma was a beacon of wisdom, whose insights came not from formal education, but from her life experiences. Her words, simple yet profound, drew us in and made us think. Grandma had a gift for listening, and through her stories, she taught invaluable lessons on kindness, perseverance, and faith. Her wisdom inspired us to face struggles with grace and resilience, shaping the essence of who we are today.

In celebration of my grandma’s special day, I’m excited to release my first self-help tool, The Chrysalis Journal!!! This is not just another journal, it’s your first step for transformation. The Chrysalis Journal was designed to challenge you to confront your deepest thoughts and feelings. With carefully crafted prompts, inspirational quotes, and spaces for unfiltered expression, this journal dares you to break free and reclaim your life through self-discovery. I challenge you to embrace your unique journey and unleash the fierce, unapologetic version of yourself waiting to emerge.

Click the link below to place your order today, and consider getting a copy for a friend. Imagine the joy of experiencing this offering together, transforming it into a thoughtful gift that fosters connection. Seize this opportunity to treat yourself and brighten someone else’s day.

What are some of the challenges that you’ve faced in various aspects of your life, whether personal or professional? How did you handle those challenges in a way that fostered growth and resilience?

Twelve years ago, a new chapter began when I moved to Orlando, Florida🧡💚. This move coincided with the start of Live Laugh Love Without Limits. It was driven by the inspiring mission, “Aspire to Inspire Through Words”. As I navigated my own transformative journey, I hoped to positively influence others along the way.

Completion…

Fast forward to April, 2024, we celebrated the 12th anniversary of Live Laugh Love Without Limits. For those who don’t know, the number 12 symbolizes authority and spiritual completeness. As such, it feels like the perfect time to progress to the next stage. I want to express my gratitude for your support over the years, and as we look towards what’s next…

New Beginnings…

Let me introduce Chrysalis Conversations. Chrysalis Conversations aims to offer a more intimate and personalized coaching experience. Just as the chrysalis stage is crucial in a butterfly’s transformation, Chrysalis Conversations are crafted to promote introspection and self-reflection. The tools and strategies we develop during our time together will help you in evolving into your best self. Click the link below to explore the Chrysalis Conversations platform.

What is going to happen to the blog?

Good news, the blog isn’t going anywhere! Going forward, subscribers can expect exclusive content delivered directly to their email each month. So… if you have not subscribed, now is the perfect time to do so!

Book a Call…

Are you ready for a change? Schedule a call today, and let’s collaborate to craft the life you love!

I didn’t get a chance to post my birthday (rebirth) celebration picture this year on April 16th but this picture on the left popped up in my phone memories.

After receiving a blood transfusion, I was released from the hospital in a weakened state and looked like (in my opinion) a shell of myself.

Healthcare professionals had failed me but as a laid in the hospital bed awaiting emergency surgery, God sent an angel to my bedside. The hospital chaplain came to pray with me and he told me that on his way to my room, God told him, the lady you’re going to see knows my voice, you can talk to her. The chaplain told me that I was walking THROUGH the valley of the shadow of death🙌🏾

That’s all the confirmation that I needed because hours before while I was stretched out on the floor in an unconscious state, I saw bright light and had a talk with a man. I thought that day was going to be my last.

When they took me upstairs for surgery, God sent a seasoned nurse to my room. As we awaited the anesthesiologist, I begin to sing and pray. I looked at the nurse and said, I won’t need surgery. The nurse replied, I pray you don’t. By the time the doctor came back to check my status again, he determined that surgery was not necessary, the bleeding had stopped 🙌🏾

I celebrate my rebirth just like my birthday because God gave me new life that day. God showed Himself to me and graced me with the gift of life once again. This is 8th year of my rebirth 🥰

I know too much about God for anyone to ever make me doubt Him!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Nowadays, you see post after post about healing and trusting the process but you rarely see a post about what the process looks like.

See the thing is when you truly want to unpack your baggage and address the root cause(s) of your challenges, you must dig through layers of memories and raw emotions.

For example, you may think that a break up in 1992 caused your trust issues but in actuality, your fear of abandonment started at age 6 when your mother or father walked out of your life.

Think of life as a series of short stories that make up one book. Within the chapters of your book (life), there are pages that you have forgotten about or completely rewritten as a defense mechanism.

So, when you are on your healing journey, these omitted and/or revised pages come back and shake you to your core.

There will be days filled with tears and others filled with laughter. But there will also be utter disgust on occasion and a general disdain for folks that are not healed or working on their own journey.

This is the real awakening, realizing that you are more complex than you thought and that your inner child still cries out at times.

So I said all of that to say this, BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF. You are in a space and place that you have never experienced before and you must treat yourself with love and kindness. Your future generations are depending on your healing.

Chorus for Today: I am not the things my family did. I am not the voices in my head. I am not the pieces of the brokenness inside. I am light. I am light. I am light, I am light.

Transparent Thursday Post:

For those that know me, y’all know that “I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my ish”. I’m a perfectionist and I will study long and hard so that I get things right, the first time.

Well…one of my favorite desserts is the French Macaron. Being a baker, I make it my business to master my favorites so that I’m not forced to purchase the desserts from others all the time. While all recipes are precise, this recipe is delicate and precise AND you need EXTRA patience because it calls for you to take everything that you would normally do a step further.

So…I finally worked up the nerve to attempt to make French Macarons for the first time AND I BOMBED!!! Well…it was one of those things like,  they taste good but they don’t look right!🤣🤣🤣

I’m laughing now but I dropped a few tears because when I captured the picture, I immediately knew that I messed up.

Moral of the story: never be afraid to go after the things that make your heart smile. Although we learned at a very young age, if at first you don’t succeed, try again, as we grow up we don’t extend ourselves much grace. We become accustomed to perfecting and miss the joy of the experience.

So tonight as you wind down, make plans to go after those things that you’ve put off due to fear. Start formulating your plan and attack that goal with every thing in you. 🦋😘🦋😘🦋😘

Pain is something that we will all experience in life. No one is immune. While we generally believe that certain characteristics or actions of another are the source of our pain, the truth is, most times the pain is self-inflicted (I’ll save this for another post).

Now, the trouble with attributing your pain to the characteristics or actions of others is that you begin to believe that if you remove the person and every person that you meet with the same characteristics or behavior, the pain will end. Sadly, this solution does not deal with the underlying cause of the pain nor its lingering effects, it will only give you temporary relief and you could end up pushing the wrong people out of your life.

I learned this lesson the hard way (as many of us do). I confused the grief that I felt when that person was around with what I was actually grieving. It was not their presence that caused me grief, it was something inside of them that forced me to walk in my truth. Something in them would not allow me to hide behind the mask I wore. Their presence literally forced me to deal with me.

As you grow through life, search for the root issues. If you only look at the surface, you will stunt the process.

Remember, people come into your life for numerous reasons, allow people to do what they must and then let them go on their way.