Note to Self
- Rosetta Mandisa
- Jan 28, 2020
- 2 min read
When I started this post, I didn’t have a title for it. Usually, titles help me to focus my writing and that helps me to give a great post. However, with this post, things are a bit different. Today, I just felt an urge to write and here I am, no title…just writing.
The year 2020 began a bit rough for me. It seems that I have many challenges all going on at once. I’m not sure which to tackle first but then I thought, why even worry about it? I heard that challenges are God’s way of turning our attention to Him. On this day, I would most certainly have to believe that’s true. I have been praying quite a bit lately for clarity and direction. Having a talk with God on a long walk always helps to settle my mind. What I want most is to make the best decisions for myself as well as family.
Despite what this year has brought me thus far, I have much to be grateful for. There are many days when I struggle with what to do about my life, my job, my kids, my grandson, my finances but then there are the days when I know and understand that I am blessed beyond measure. I have lived forty-eight years. I have had a hand in raising six kids. I have a job that forces me to be creative, determined and a lifelong learner. I have the most amazing family and friends a girl could ask for.
Life is moving forward and so am I. Life is not meant to be perfect, just lived to our fullest potential. If I was standing in front of my seventeen year old self right now, I’d tell her to “keep standing strong, to keep fighting and most of all to never stop dreaming. While the road will get rocky, your heart will get broken and things won’t always turn out the way you want them to, never forget that you are truly amazing! You are beautiful. You are smart. You are worthy and you deserve all that you can dream. So, when the tough times come, and they will, don’t quit. Pray and push through. Never stop learning, never stop growing! Don’t be afraid to ask for help and remember that you are loved!”
Found my title… 🙂
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