Life = Ebbs & Flows
Happy New Year!
I’m super grateful that we made it to another year. We didn’t make it because we are better than others, or because of anything specific that we did to stay alive. Making it to see another minute (hour, day, month, year) is simply a gift. It is proof that God isn’t done with us yet. It is proof that there’s something that we still have to do in this world.
Even as you visualize your dreams, set goals, new year resolutions, etc., there are a few things I’d like you to remember every single day:
You have the power to choose: You can choose this very moment to be happy, sad, confused, excited. There’s no doubt that your circumstance and environment plays a role in how you feel. But remember…You can choose, in spite of the circumstance. Solutions are rarely found in a place of gloom. When you walk towards the light, you can start to solve.
People do not control your actions: It can be tempting to get people back for what they “do to you”, or how they make you feel. But here’s the thing - they’re not doing it to you. They’re doing it to themselves. You happen to be passing by. What you experience of others is simply a projection of their ego and yours. In those moments where their pain bodies are being tossed at you, you have to let it just pass by without transferring that energy to yourself. Dodge the bullet.
Nothing will change, until you do: You can explore as many courses, coaching, or content as you want, but nothing is going to change until you apply what you’re learning. If it was as easy as consuming the information, the world will be a much better place. Everybody would win. But…only few people actually do the work - the action and application. Be one of the few people.
Success is only success if it’s your own vision of success: It doesn’t matter what other people count as success, if you don’t know what you want, and what matters to you. Be clear on what success means to you. If success is being of great service to your family this year, do that. If success is building stronger friendships, do that. If success is making money, do that. If success is making sure that your kid gets into the school that you want for them, do that. If success is travelling to Ghana, do that. Success doesn’t need to be Dubai, or Marriage, or Banana Island. Sometimes, a nice cosy apartment in Ikeja will make you very happy. Find your own happy, your own success.
If at first you don’t succeed, pick yourself up and try again: some days are going to be harder than the rest. You’re going to fail on your exercise goal. You’re going to wake up late. You’re going to cuss someone out. You’re going to miss that opportunity. You’re going to be in a mood. You’re going to eat crap food. You’re not going to record that video you planned. You’re going to lose it in that whatsapp group. But tomorrow…you’ll do better, because now you know better. And when you fail again, you’ll try the next day.
Life = ebbs and flows: You have to give room for the various seasons of life. Sometimes it’s winter, sometimes it’s summer, sometimes it’s spring, sometimes it’s autumn. There are seasons - highs and lows. You cannot control this. Let God and the Universe do their thing, while you do yours.
May the new year bring you more peace, more joy, more love, good health, more friendship, more favor, more God, and more prosperity.
Peace & Love,
xx
Adaora 'Lumina' Mbelu
A Gift to start your year...
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