Bouncing back after a reset is what 2021 is all about for me. Time to do things differently if I want better outcomes and results. It’s the year to get unstuck. The year to fill in or patch up the holes that I either find comfortable or got stuck in which sends me into a tailspin. Blogging helps me share my journey with you. While I’m transparent, I’m also aware that boundaries are important. So I keep minutiae to myself.
However, I hope that what I share and how I share it inspires, enlightens, stimulates and gives you desires to reflect on your own life. On your own spiritual walk. On your own interests and purpose.
You may have been on top of the world and it came crashing down. Or you had such a devastating blow that you didn’t think you could fully recover from it. You can and you will bounce back if it’s a priority. Easier said than done, that I know.
I want to use the 4 value pillars of my blog to share how I’m bouncing back after a hard reset in my life.
INSPIRE
I was so uninspired by everything the last few years of my life. And before that I was just making it because I had to. If I fell apart, in my mind, then everyone around me would too. So finding inspiration to do anything passionate was always pushed to the back of the line. But sitting in the house for a year not doing anything but resting, reflecting and thinking will allow one to finally be able to seek inspiration. And I’m inspired by seeing people thrive and win in their purpose. To see their full joy on display inspires me to stay in my lane so I, too, can thrive and win. Fasting, praying and reading the Bible are the tools that are helping me find my inspiration.
ENLIGHTENED
I had to unlearn so much. To be able to do my own research and question all that I thought I knew. I can’t walk around acting like I know it all if I’m not willing to free myself from misinformation just because it’s what I always knew. Lifting that burden was frustrating, challenging yet cathartic. It was freeing. It made me question every decision I ever made. But to be enlightened gives you a sense of peace and joy that no one can take away from you. If I can’t check myself could I really bounce back? Nope. So, unlearning was a priority for me in 2020. How to communicate healthier was my biggest lesson. Unfortunately, I’m still surrounded by people who don’t see a problem with not using healthier options to communicate. Having the year to rest was so necessary as unlearning can be exhausting mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
STIMULATE
I hadn’t been passionate about blogging for quite some time. I love, I mean I love blogging. But the previous several years diluted my outlook on life which affected my blog. In order to stimulate myself to want more for myself I had to let go of so much emotional and mental baggage. I had to establish a spiritual life that allowed me to feel as if it was something worthwhile. Doing all of that breathed life back into me thus my blog. I started blogging at least weekly when I relaunched my blog last year. I was motivated because I was going back to topics I started blogging on in 2009 and new topics that peaked my interest.
DESIRE
I lost the ability to desire and dream. I mean it’s something I’m working to get back to but not being able to desire anything left me unfulfilled the past few years. Now I am motivated to seek out things that will bring me enjoyment and satisfaction. This year I desire to bake as much as I can just for the fun of it. From scratch I might add. And to eat lots of desserts too. Hey sweet tooth here. I desire to nap whenever I choose to. Rest has become such a nurturing aspect of my life and I refuse to give it up. And I desire to elevate this blog to where I know it belongs. A place where people come here to learn more about The Black Church, having a convoluted relationship with the church itself but desiring to make it a loving, healthy one and bouncing back from setbacks.
I chose 2021 as the year to get unstuck, to reset and to dream again. Clearing the past from holding me back was the first step and it took some work. And a lot of time. But it’s done now. Moving to the next step and that’s building my blog up. What I did before weren’t things I wanted, liked or desired to do. I did them because they made me money. But I don’t have to do that now.
This blog will be built based on what I enjoy, like and excel at. Blogging. That’s what I enjoy, like and excel at. And so I will work to rebuild the reputation I once had. A reputation that was synonymous with blogging. Yet I won’t let being a blogger define who I am as a person. It’s what I do. And what I do well. Bouncing back after a reset is not easy. But it can be done. And I’m doing it while you watch in real-time.
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