Yo’! The year is finally come to a close ladies and gentlemen. I’m honestly so amazed by how 2021 has been. Really; everything worked out as it was supposed to. I’m looking forward to the years to come. Looking forward to Jah enabling me smash those goals, raise a gentleman, be the best version of my self and so much more!
A couple of years back, I was in such a dark place that had left me extremely broken , confused and my purpose in life was slowly slipping off my hands. I no longer had a firm grip of who I was. I was no longer the overly confident woman I was. I had no love for myself. I was so insecure, my heart was in shambles, I was confused, I had a son that was quickly developing and I had lost touch with him. I wasn’t giving him my all. I had dreams I wanted to fulfill, my work was extremely demanding, I was generally lost.
I dare say that that period was the greatest test of my life. I had shifted from being the over jovial, happy Joy to the person who cried herself to sleep on a daily basis, to the person who spent so many hours on the web looking for answers and looking for affordable counselors, right left and center. When did life become this complex? A question I asked myself quite often.
Remember this article I wrote? When I wrote this article, I was genuinely struggling to let go. I was giving such healthy tips on letting go but I could barely do it myself. But somehow, I kept re-reading and re-visiting the article day by day and eventually I got the courage and decided to re-write my story. I purposed that I wasn’t going to fail myself. No, that was not what I had signed up for. Heck, it is not what God had planned for me. I literally stood up, dusted off my feet, closed that chapter of my life and opened a whole new chapter, and…..
Here I am…
Here I am, with a full time best friend, My Ace, who cracks me up all the time and a boy who has given me purpose. Here I am, having made up for all the lost time with my family, my son, my friends. Here I am, enjoying motherhood like never before, here I am taking full advantage and enjoying life to the max. Here I am with a new career path that has really challenged me and opened doors for me. Here I am having rebuilt my relationship with God. Here I am just taking it all in and thanking God for life and His blessings.
I know we have been tested by gut wrenching life experiences at one point in our lives that have left us feeling extremely doubtful of our abilities. These awful life experiences can cause so much damage but the damage can only go as far as we let it.
If you are struggling to let go or finding your purpose, I pray that God gives you the strength to reclaim yourself. Trust me, I don’t take all the credit, Jehovah God has played a HUGE ROLE to getting me here. Yeap, it took a lot of prayer, tough love, trusting and believing in God, to get here 🙂
Mine is a story of resilience and courage. Be inspired! Trust the Lord. Bad chapters never last forever.
PS: I’m always the girl dancing at a party 😀
Thanks for reading.
Love&Light! Always! 🙂
Hola! I’m Joy. I’m a boy-mom, full-time communications, advertising and tech professional a.k.a bossbabe 😊, fashion lover and a friend. I started my blog out of the love I have for fashion and putting myself together. I enjoy sharing my favorite fashion picks here.
My blog is also my safe haven and you’ll be seeing a lot more content on self help here. I’m very intentional about improving my quality of life and so should you!
