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What’s up good people!!
November is here …. another month that rolled up like ready or not here I AM. We are 9 days in, and Target already has Christmas ornaments out. I have to admit it was a bit overwhelming for me. The pandemic showed me how to slow down, how to not rush the days or the nights and how to simply cherish each moment. Unfortunately, not everyone got the memo and here we are Christmas trees up and Temptations Christmas on replay in many homes… No judgement I’m just not quite there yet!
My days have been crazy but, I could NOT let another day pass without sharing a few words with you all this week. I know that LIFE has been showing its hand to the whole table and if any of you are like me it feels like there are more BIG Jokers in the deck than before? In my reflection time today, I found myself feeling as if I wanted to run from the table because I did not like the hand that I was being dealt and as I laced up my kicks ready to push back from the table and RUN in a different direction, I was abruptly reminded that I AM NOT A RUNNER. It was in this moment that I realized the internal struggle we all have from time to time when we are tasked with making a choice to FIGHT through a thing or TAKE FLIGHT and run far away from a thing. With a small amount of time on the ANNUAL clock of 2022, let this be your reminder that you FIGHT much better than you RUN so running away is NOT the move nor is it an option for YOU.
As I encourage myself today, I want to encourage each of you to simply FIGHT the urge to RUN in the opposite direction because you are afraid of the possibilities of the unknown or because your feelings in this season are attempting to convince you otherwise.
FIGHT the urge to do more than you have the capacity to do for the sake of being done. One FINISHED project is so much better than 10 Unfinished projects. You have done enough!
FIGHT for your peace, joy and happiness even if that means removing things that no longer serve you.
FIGHT the spirit of comparison and feeling like you must do what others do to WIN. Your road to WINNING will always look different because YOU are different ….
FIGHT all the things that may come your way over the next 50+ days left in 2022. You have come way too far to throw in the towel now. I won’t encourage you to finish strong because many of you need to finish with REST and FINISH SOFT but even finishing with rest requires a FIGHT especially for those of “you” (me too) who have convinced yourselves that you do your best work under pressure and moving 1000 miles per min. Good Sis, Good Bro it’s ok to SIT DOWN. There’s a place for all types of FIGHTING so you CHOOSE what do you need to FIGHT through to end this year WHOLE.
RUNNING is easy for some …. for you NOT so much …. It’s not your JAM you are a head on person. You lean into the challenge and thing that may seem uncomfortable, but your life experiences have trained you for moments like this. The season is yours, BE the light YOU NEED in your HOME, in your community and in all your dealings. Choose to FIGHT through all those things telling YOU something OPPOSITE of your WHY and the TRUTH. You are a FIGHTER not a RUNNER!
YOU GOT THIS, WE GOT THIS!
However, you decide to finish do the best you can with what you have!
With Love,
RR- xoxo