"Stay Encouraged" courtesy of my Single Momma Hookup(tm) blog (499 hits)
Blessed. Lets start there. As I began to start my blog this morning. I was going to write about New Years resolutions, unfortunately the system locked up when I tried to save it.
I couldn’t understand why, but then I figured that wasn’t suppose to be the topic today.
Good morning if you are reading this then it is obvious you made it to see one more amazing day.
Before we can get to 2013 we have to get through the trials of today. It is on my heart to share just a tad bit of my story, because it is truly the testimony of, staying encouraged through it all. I set out on my journey to become a full-time Entrepreneur Oct 1, 2011. I set a 9 month plan to step out on faith. I planned out my finances, insurance and making sure my children were good. Why? Well I was unhappy in the space that I was in. I was making very good money,full benefits, come to work pretty much like I wanted to(senority), house, cars, my kids were good, a little bit of money in the bank, and life was comfortable. Proud of myself because I was doing it as a single mom but Unhappy. My journey was bigger than me. I needed to be fulfilled in so many more ways than any employer could ever give me. I was at work negotiating, making decisions and creating the financial plate form for someone elses team. I couldn’t do it anymore, it was a wrap for me so mentally I left the building. I was on auto-pilot the only thing I cared about was leaving that job.. I knew I had to create my own plateform/team, but one of the differences in my company I would invest in my employees through a loyalty program.
Let me go spiritual for just a moment. My heart was still with the patients, parents, my friendships were still together but I needed to leave for two reasons (1) I was hungry for so much more in my life and (2) To be a blessing to someone else. There was someone out there who was searching for a blessing and they got my position.
(It’s more to this story but you gotta read my book lol can’t give you everything)
The Journey begain ~ I was happy I enjoyed getting up in the morning smiling, listening to birds chirp, fixing breakfast for my daughter(and you know I hate to cook thank God for Khalil.lol), walking her into school telling her “I love you” and doing my 10 mile power walk. Once finished, I’d walk in the house and hear my son say he was proud that I actually stuck to the walking regiment. It felt so good getting to my desk, in my home, negotiating for my own brand and setting business meetings. Doing me. Going to the bank to speak with my personal bankers and they knew me by name. The greatest feeling in life. Yep this is what I signed up for FREEDOM. Then June 1 2012 was day 1 of true faith. It was hell, this was the part that I didn’t sign up for. Hard times.(like Run DMC says…lol) I struggled when I didn’t have to, I could have easily quit, but I didn’t I stayed on this road for rest of the year. Why the spiral? because nice and bad financial decisions keeps you broke real quick. Going from 0 to 120 in 60 sec that is what it felt like or skydiving with no parachute. The crazy part is I still didn’t want to go back to a full-time job and not because I didn’t want to work but thatz what faith is. I had to let me kids be with family.(Shots out to my Mom and Baby father for holding it down) My kids are my energy and I was on less than E without them. I just let go and allowed God to guide my steps, when there was no food, no gas in the car, no place to stay, my kids asking when we would have our life back, my mom on me wanting me to go work someone. All I could do was move to the passenger seat and allow him to drive, (complete control) began to stop talking to everyone and just walk in my destiny and it’s manifesting itself as I type this blog. So whatever someone else tells you stay focused on what he said. Everything that I wrote down, that I wanted is happening in the order it is suppose to.
Stay encouraged and KNOW that nothing is easy and when you get to what asked for it is more than you ever wanted.
Stay encouraged when you are dealing with losing someone
Stay encouraged when you are expecting him to marry and he doesn’t
Stay encouraged when you are expecting that Daddy to be part of that kids life and he doesn't’
Stay encouraged when you thought you were gonna get that promotion
Stay encouraged when the Doctor told you some news that was terrible wasn’t great
Stay encouraged when the light, water, gas is about to get turned off and you just don’t have it
Stay encouraged when you feel like Bankrupcty is the only option
Stay encouraged when the empty not even have filled
Stay encouraged through the heartache your experiencing
Stay encouraged when you asked for a raise and they told you no
Cause no matter what you are experiencing in your life he may not give you what you want right then but he will always give you what you need StAY encouraged
Singlemommahookup(tm) written by Kathleen P Martin (c)December2012
