Stop Waiting to Exhale…
A few years ago I hit rock bottom. I was a bestselling author going through an emotionally draining divorce that eventually left me flat broke. Bitter and full of resentment I was one angry Black woman, mad at the entire world. “Why me?” was the question I constantly asked myself back then. I had lost my home, my expensive car and most of all my marriage. But instead of wallowing in self-pity I exhaled while making a conscious decision to stop being angry and to simply let go of the past.
My revelation began with an article by Iyanla Vanzant. She quoted Proverbs 3:6 “See His will in all you do and He will show you what path to take.” When I decided to let go of the past the first thing I embraced was my faith. I actively sought out God and his Holy wisdom in helping me to become a better person. Secondly, I had to realize that changing is a process; my anger and bitterness wasn’t going to go away overnight. So I made a conscious effort every day to do something that would make me a better person. I repeated positive affirmations in the mirror, I started a journal which would later become my second bestselling book and I stop being a bench warmer in church and became an active member. I stop allowing my ex-husband to bully me with his words and his expensive lawyer and I took a stand. I decided that my self-worth was priceless. I realized that I had to value myself before I could expect anyone else to find value in me.
Why I’m I sharing this with you? Because I want you to know that you don’t have to wait to exhale. Take a deep breath and decide right now to just let it all go. Life doesn’t have to be hard and you don’t have to be a miserable bitch that nobody likes to be around. Inhale the positives and simple let go of the negatives by exhaling.
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