8/11/2024 0 Comments Ep. 10 - And Just Like ThatWelcome Back to the conversation. If you used to watch the hit HBO sitcom, "Sex In The City", Carrie would often narrate the episode with "and just like that" blah blah blah happened. "And Just Like That" has been circulating inside my head all morning. Then R. Kelly's song "Just Like That" kept following. Hurricane Beryl hit "and just like that" we were out of electricity for a week. At the time of this writing our power has been restored since last Monday. Last week was a weird week!
Personally, my week has been all about bounce back. I have been so consumed with getting back to my norm and establishing my foundation while being a new resident in my current city. Like everyone else, I had to deal with my share of obstacles and red tape while achieving work-life balance. Things started progressing and I had moments to myself where I caught myself smiling with utter joy and contentment. I'm grateful for those little moments because A FEW moments happened where that joy got infringed upon. Silently, I did my best to take a non-emotional observation. "And Just Like That" I began subtracting from my life. I began subtracting apps I don't use. More photos and videos that I no longer need or want to make public. I began streamlining content. I unfollowed any account that didn't put a smile on my face or make me laugh in the last 30 days. I made myself less available for what doesn't make me any money or direct me towards money within the next 2 weeks. I took my focus off the macro and for the moment just focused on the micro day to day things that are imperative to daily and future progress. I talk to God often but I had several moments where I paused in surrender - reminding myself of how far I've come and why I have persevered to this point. "And Just Like That" I began grateful for the times I took time to document my journey. Life is happening all around us and time is gone in a blink of an eye. If you don't keep good record of things, you can become easy prey to false witness or other deception. Earlier today, I woke up around 5:30am with writer's block. I just couldn't bring myself to type for some reason. "What is something tangible and honest I can share with people today?" I thought. Then I remembered some very calming words from my childhood. When I was a little girl, I really enjoyed my first church I grew up in. On Sundays, before we got into the sermon, one of our elder preachers Reverend Orange would always begin with the same speech EVERY SUNDAY before handing the pulpit over to our pastor Reverend Webb. "This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it" (From Psalms 118:24). He would continue with Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust In The Lord with all your heart and do not lean into your own understanding. In ALL your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy path." Every Sunday without fail for my entire childhood, he had the same intro. Since today is Sunday, your takeaway for this week is simply what Reverend Orange shared with us every Sunday. "This is the day that the Lord has made" - YOU WOKE UP TODAY. Oxygen flows and you had nothing to do with it. The sun shines and you had nothing to do with it. Every natural resource you need is available to you without you having to take action or "Make Something Happen". God has already took care of it for you. "We Will Rejoice And Be Glad In It" - Yesterday and everything that plagued you ended already. To carry it with you is a choice. If you have to so be it and if you don't have to, then let it go. If you cannot change something, why waste energy fretting about it? "Trust In The Lord With All Thine Heart and Lean Not Into Your Own Understanding. In All Thy Ways Acknowledge Him and He Shall Direct Thy Path." I had a moment last week, where I had to consider some things that happened to me and what I did in response to it. I had to consider whether my response was appropriate. Of course when hurtful things happen we initially just want to feel better and we comfort ourselves in the idea that "we are right". When in reality even people who do you wrong, also think they are right. All you can ever do is make you are behaving and carrying a clean heart and good intentions. Everything that after that is out of your control. If your aim is to protect yourself more and separate yourself from things that rob your joy, silently remove yourself without harm to anyone. If anyone even cares why you chose to remove yourself, they will ask you. If they don't care they won't even notice or miss your presence. If it doesn't bother them that you distanced yourself, everyone is happy (thumbs up emoji). If it does bother them that you removed yourself, then a mature conversation will be initiated to mend whatever created the disconnect. If that doesn't happen they don't care and why should YOU? People are happy doing the things they do, that's WHY they do it. Make sure you are doing whatever makes you happy! "Trust In the Lord with all thine heart and lean not into thine own understanding" is such a powerful statement and instruction. Cause people be people-ling and we forget or sometimes may not even be aware of how much of our life has already been worked out, provided for and remedied by God. Especially, when life has presented you so many scenarios where you felt you had to fend for yourself. Truthfully, if you can read this, you already overcame whatever those situations were and "THIS IS THE DAY that the Lord has made". You made it to the finish line of whatever those previous situations were and TODAY you begin A NEW RACE that may consist of you beating your old record and setting a new precedent. Today's race MAY GO DOWN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS depending on what you do with it and how you perform in it. Today's race may just be an exhibition race for you to take note of where you are compared to where you want to be. Nevertheless, TODAY is another opportunity for you to be a champion! So lean NOT into your own understanding - or ANY OTHER UNDERSTANDING that takes your focus off this truth. Cause if your race was over or "you got disqualified" you would have NEVER been alive to see TODAY. You are more loved than you know. TRUST ME, I'm not just saying that. I had my own situation where God had to show and remind me of that just 2 days ago! "And Just Like" I'm passing on it so we can all stay sane in this crazy, weird *Daria Voice* Sick, Sad World. Check out my YouTube video, "Being Grateful Is Gangsta". I meant every word in this video and gratitude really has been the secret ingredient that keeps me elevating:) Love, Your Favorite Happiness Cheerleader, AaronaTheVirgo To See MORE of my comedy, musical comedy and other content - Go To My YouTube Channel @aaronacreates If you like this blog or my content, you can show your support at my eStore aaronathevirgoshop.etsy.com
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