We were asked to write a love letter to ourselves. I can’t tell you how much fun this was for me to write and I’m going to do it more often. I won’t share this letter until it’s time to have it emailed to myself in 30 days.
I really would like to suggest that anyone who is looking to really find yourself you take this challenge. Once I’m finished, I’m going to do it with my children as well.
Day 2 we were asked to take a life assessment…we are to tell what we like and what we dislike about different areas of our lives.
Here are mine:
Lifestyle: I like my comfortable way of living. I don’t try to live beyond my means and I have taught my kids to do the same. I dislike the fact that I’m not where I intended to be at 38 years old. My life is nothing like I planned it to be at 18. But for that matter, whose is?
Work: I am currently unemployed and have been for 4 years. I am actively seeking to get back into the workforce at the present moment while continuing to build my businesses so hopefully one day I won’t have to work for anyone else for the rest of my days. What I dislike about working is not being home when my children get home from school.
Education: I graduated high school and have some college and went back in my 20’s to a school for Business Management at a Business College. I dislike that I’ve never gotten my degree. Something I plan to change soon.
Finances: As of today 10/21/11 I don’t like anything about my finances. I’m going through a really hard time right now financially so I have nothing good to say!
Health: As far as I know I don’t have any health problems. I dislike my current weight and would like to lose about 40 pounds and tone up.
Family: My kids are my world. They are understanding, supportive, and right there for their mom. Dislikes: I wish some of my family members were closer and I wish a few other things were different when it comes to my family life.
Relationships: I like my ability to communicate with friends, spouse, etc. What I dislike is non-communication.
So these are my likes and dislikes! Hopefully by the end of these 31 days a lot of these things will be different.
I think this challenge came across my path at the perfect moment. I have been refocusing, decluttering, and going through some extremely difficult times in my personal life. My bestie posted this link in on her wall last week and I started following Happy Black Woman. As I was navigating through the website I came across the 31 days to reset your life challenge. It’s a free virtual personal development exercise. I have since asked a few of my friends to participate as well.
So here it is: Day one we were asked to choose a notebook and why, I choose a notebook I already had because I’m having some rough times financially and I’m learning to only purchase what is necessary right now. The notebook has stripes with several different colors and a base color of chocolate. I try to live my life in color and brown is one of my favorite colors. I choose this notebook because of the colors and because it was FREE.
My mantra: Trust Yourself. Think for Yourself. Act for Yourself. Speak for Yourself. Be Yourself. Imitation is Suicide! – Marva Collins
My song: is Diva by Beyonce
Please watch this video first…
First let me begin with this: There is so much about my life that a lot of people don’t know. A lot of my views are from personal experiences and what I’ve gotten from things that have happened in my life over the years.
Though I’m not a Muslim and I don’t practice Islam, there is an abundant amount of information that is useful for both black women and men. It causes you to do your own research and question things that you have been taught about your culture.
I really am going to truly start making a better effort to blog more, personally and professionally. My life is so busy that I really have to start taking an hour or two out of my day, before I go to sleep to make it happen.
As you know I just celebrated my 38th birthday. The past two months have been nothing but valleys for me. But I know my blessings are coming behind the storm.
One of my birthday celebrations consisted of a stimulating evening of some of my female associates, friends, and business associates. We had wine, food, massages, conversation and some bonding.
The room consisted of women from different age groups, industries, marital statuses, some are single mothers, new mothers, etc. It was very refreshing to be in a room of women, who are different but alike in so many ways.
