I Am Intentional

Good morning Beautiful One,

Let's talk about momentum. This year has been full of exciting changes and new habits. Overcoming the temptations of an old you is hard to do especially when you've created habits that reinforce those habits. This morning I am anxious. We know that anxiety is worry of the future and that's what's on my mind. I am nervous about the better that I am becoming because it is unfamiliar territory. Everyone wants you to do better and be better, but no one ever talks about how scary it is.

I saw my ex yesterday. I literally went into a state of panic because of the mental stress that relationship caused. I immediately wanted to talk to someone about it and get angry. I chose to leave where I was and allow the emotion to flow. I chose to confront the emotion head on and breathe. I had many choices in that moment. I had many options that could have lead to backsliding. I wanted to go get ice cream and go off diet. I chose to drive home and breathe it out. I made a choice.

Momentum starts with a choice. Momentum is a moment. Moments that create movement in your life creates momentum. This world is so full of creating shame for your mind. It is inward based and forward faced to serve the image and not self. It makes you feel like you can't speak up when communication is the bridge between chaos and clarity. There has to come a time when you say, "enough is enough." Actions without thought are wastes of time. Actions without care are regrets. You deserve better.

I have become so intentional with my actions. There isn't a move a make that I haven't thought about. Now, in no way am I saying that you shouldn't be spontaneous. Please, live free, but the path to freedom is choosing freedom first. The path to the Free World that we believe in is FIRST accepting that God accepted you way before the rest of the world decided to give you a shot. The path to the Free World is a choice.

Which leads me to my challenge for you this week: spend one day of this week intentional. Let every decision you make, whether its what you eat or what you wear, be made with a purpose.

Life is a gift and sometimes, most times, we treat it like a game of chance. We beg for more but haven't created space for the more we keep begging for. We have to move delicately forward with the right purpose to create a world that everyone can enjoy. We have to go beyond what we have done to see what we have never seen before. It is our job to improve the human condition and in order to do that we have to be intentional with every step we take.

Keep your head up, be encouraged, and know that you are loved. You are a member of the Free World: a world without shame, without fear, a world where being who YOU are is expected. Be patient with yourself because everything is a process. Remember life is a marathon not a sprint. You'll make it through this week!