12th August 2018

Here’s to ME and Change

Airports are nostalgic and filled with memories happy and sad . It makes me feel reflective and I start to think of the different changes in my life . There are some changes none of us have control over in our lives . We constantly go through so many changes in our lives and life has taught me many lessons about how change has shaped me to become the woman I am today . As I sit at the airport today I choose to change the narrative of my life as I embark on this trip to put closure to a chapter in my life.

You grow and you learn with change , it has defined who I have become and how I have shown up in my life , in love, in friendships, with family and in the environments that I co exist in . I am still learning everyday. There are trillion little changes that happen in ones life every day . Have you ever stopped to think of the changes in your life and how it shaped you , changed you , impacted you . I invite you to stop and take a few minutes to reflect and you would be amazed at the little and big gifts life has given you admist any sadness or changes you may think you did not cope well with. From the way you drink your coffee compared to 4 years ago , to the new toothpaste you use , a new haircut , losing a loved one , moving house , a new career , new lover , friend, these are some of the changes that happen on a daily basis .

What life has taught me is that you always have a choice to choose how to embrace your change to live the life you want. It is so easy as humans to go to the dark spaces , sad or victim spaces when changes don’t go the way you want them too but I have learnt in my own experiences by changing my own narrative and taking responsibility for the things I did or did not do that resulted in some of my changes is not only empowering but so freeing . I have lessons to learn and I am constantly learning and growing from them .

I have learnt and am still learning that through some of my changes I have learnt what it means to truly love and respect myself and to know what I deserve in my life .

I know loving yourself sounds cliche but loving myself to me means never diming my light , being me , asking for what I need in the different spaces I exist authentically , trusting my intuition and respecting myself by learning to say no and when to say yes for me . I have no regret instead I look at my blessings and growth in everything I have experienced in my life . I am falling in love with every piece of me every day as I navigate through the changes in my life .

I Thank god and spirit for always consistently supporting and guiding me and for reminding me in so many different ways that I am loved. I am beyond blessed for my solid family and friends that walk my journey besides me .

Here’s to me creating a beautiful life for me and to a courageous and graceful me.