Navigating The New Year

 

As we are bringing 2025 to a close, we have to be ready for what's to come in 2026. I know that many were dealt a difficult hand in 2025, and while those hands that you were dealt may not have been in your favor, we know that the BEST is yet to come. Now, I am not saying create a New Year Resolution, because as we know many don't stick with the resolution; however, create GOALS that you want to achieve and go be great! We have to create a space of being intentional!

Being intentional is setting your goals, but putting YOURSELF first and standing on business. If you create your goal list, you have to prioritize each of your goals and stick to it! While you are turning your focus to meet your goals, you also need to look at the relationships and friendships that may have run their course. As human, we have to know that everyone has a season in your life; and as you look toward the future and what's to come, know that they may not be on that ride with you. It may seem as if you are losing a friend; but that is not the case. You are walking into a NEW YEAR with Faith, Focus and Courage to tackle 2026!

My intention is to finish my book, build my business and brand and begin my doctoral program! I want to be an example to my daughter and show her that with INTENTION comes GREATNESS! Don't allow the naysayers to get in your head and deter you from your goals!

Mental Health:Learn to talk about it

May is Mental Health Awareness month, and I want to be as transparent as possible and speak from the heart. Many times when we as individuals are going through something we keep it to ourselves and bottle it up. It wasn't until last year that in dealing with depression and anxiety that I had to seek out a therapist. Now, many times I've heard that black people don't do therapy, or we deal with it in our own way. So my question is what is the way we deal with situations of depression and anxiety? 

Oftentimes many problems get brushed under the rug and never get dealt with properly. Emotionally holding those problems in takes a toll on your mental health and causes more problems. My mother passed away three years ago, and I was there for everything from after her death. I thought that going back to work would help me cope with the fact that the woman who gave me life is no longer here on earth. It masked the situation, but I never grieved properly. I felt that I not only had to be strong for myself, but for my dad and siblings, and other family members. Boy was I wrong! Two and a half years later it catches up to me. I buckled down and started speaking to a therapist and meditating. 

In speaking with a therapist it opened my eyes to understand that I needed to be in the company of others who were dealing with the loss of a loved one. I joined a Griefshare group on FB, as well as I began to build my relationship with GOD. Once I did those things a weight was lifted and I could be there for my husband and daughter. I had to understand that I had to take time for SELF and do what made me HAPPY. 

Don't ever feel like speaking with a therapist or counselor is negative or brings negative connotations. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Speak your truth and find your peace!