Goals, no matter how inspiring, are not enough. They provide direction but don’t guide us on how to get there. What happens when the initial burst of motivation wears off? What happens when life gets busy or things don’t go as planned? As James Clear puts it, you do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.
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Steps to Build a Purposeful Vision for Your Future
Have you ever paused to ask yourself, “If I keep doing what I’m doing now, where will my life be in five years?” A strong vision is essential for creating a purposeful and fulfilling life. Without it, we risk drifting aimlessly, making decisions that don’t align with our goals or God’s plans for us.
In this post, I share how to create a clear, God-centered vision for your life in 2025 and beyond. Learn how to reflect on your past, envision your future, set actionable goals, and align your steps with God’s purpose.
It’s time to stop settling and start building the life you love. Ready to begin? Read the full article now!
Embracing the Journey: Lessons from 2024
2024 has been quite a journey—a year filled with big dreams, humbling lessons, and unexpected growth. Looking back, I would describe it as my planting season. Although it wasn’t glamorous and didn’t yield immediate results, it was a necessary experience. As I reflect on my year, I’ve come to realize that I’ve learned a great deal about growth, timing, and trusting God’s process—even when things don’t go exactly as planned (and they didn’t).
In this article, I share the wins, the losses, and the lessons I’ve taken away from this year, and how they’re shaping my vision for 2025. Hopefully, they’ll inspire you to reflect on your own season and get excited for what’s ahead.
5 ways to stay motivated to exercise
Why are you exercising? What is the desired outcome you expect to have by exercising consistently? And how do you maintain a consistent exercise plan without falling off your routine? Follow me as I show you five strategies I use to stay consistent.
9 Tips for Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience
What do you do when life as you know it suddenly changes for the worse? How do you recover from a major tragedy? Where can you find the type of support you need to get through the difficult times? These are the kinds of questions many of us have been forced to answer in theContinueContinue reading “9 Tips for Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience”
I drink my coffee with sugar and cream
Balanced living requires us to be conscious and aware of everything going on around and within us. The ultimate goal is neither to resist change nor hold on to one way of responding. The ultimate goal is awareness – being fluid and understanding, indulging in moderation (or offsetting excess) and accepting life as it changes moment by moment.
Portion Control – How to effectively manage your intake when eating
Balancing calories or simply knowing how much food to consume in one sitting can be very difficult. To do this effectively requires first understanding the difference between serving size and portion size. Read more….
Monrovia – here’s how to manage your weight and budget while quarantined
In these uncertain times, it makes sense to stock up essentials. While that is good, people are hoarding and as a result spending way more than they should on really unnecessary items, like the toilet paper craze. When push comes to shove, can you eat the toilet paper? Please shop smart. Buy things that are lifesaving.
The Power of Collective Action: How One Neighbor’s Effort Changed an Entire Community
“Sometimes we learn the most from the least expected places” I was reminded of the call to love recently when my neighbor’s light pole (Liberia Electricity Company, LEC) fell. The wires laid across the path I drove on every morning to work and every afternoon back home. Every time I drove over it, I thoughtContinueContinue reading “The Power of Collective Action: How One Neighbor’s Effort Changed an Entire Community”
Five myths about postpartum weight loss and the truth
Postpartum is the period immediately following childbirth and up to six months. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the postnatal period as the most critical and yet the most neglected phase in the lives of mothers and babies; most maternal and newborn deaths occur during the postnatal period. The postpartum period can be divided intoContinueContinue reading “Five myths about postpartum weight loss and the truth”
