Greetings! Can I be canted?…

The great poet Lil’Kim once posed the stated, “shall I proceed? yes, indeed.” While life has been progressing since my Greece entries, I have been over thinking how to manage Sugar Water Rowe – “the travel blog”. Thoughts on if I wanted this to be limited to a travel blog; what I should focus on; and more. Forgive my ability to overthink and fine-tune my ideas. I’ve forced myself to get out of my head and would like to share lessons I have learned:

1. I have come to accept that life is about being a good steward over what you have in that moment. In this current moment, I have many travels and experiences under my belt. I will take time to reflect on the feelings and moments encountered during those travels. Even in me continuing to be inspired in life; what I have in this moment is enough.
   
2. What will be shall be! I told myself it was ok to not force anything. When starting Sugar Water Rowe, I forced myself to start a social media page for her, because it was good for acquiring followers and expanding the reach of Sugar Water Rowe. I was thinking ahead; what was brewing was fueling me and I starting making myself anxious. I needed to take a step back and stop placing artificial pressure on myself.
   
3. Operate in faith and not by sight. I firmly believe that God will match my vibration! Look at my life. As a child, I can recall having big aspirations for a Country Girl. Specially, I can recall sitting with my mom watching an Oprah Winfrey special and telling my mother, I want to visit Africa one day. At the time my favorite movie was The Color Purple and I wanted to see what Nettie had seen. I held on to that idea and knew it would happen.
   
   Little did I know, a few years later, a Professor would approached me and invite me to attend a Study Abroad in Ghana. This Professor knew I would be interested in this opportunity and sought me out. Of course, I knew nothing about the study abroad process, so I figured it out. Remember, you never know who’s watching or who God is placing in your path.
   
4. I am divinely protected and loved! When every my mind envisions, my heart stores that vision, and my acceptance of already having what I”m envisioning allows me to bring my vision to past. I know God and my guardian angels are working on my behalf.
   
5. I am worthy! Now…this lesson required me to learn how to not only learn how to give myself grace, but also how to accept grace from oneself. I tended to talk myself out of accepting God’s abundance, because I didn’t think I was worthy enough for good. Now, I have given myself permission to give me grace and embrace the goodness that surrounds me everyday.

In closing, prepare for what’s to come, but don’t forget to live in the moment. Life is to be lived. Living requires being present. Presence demands for us to pay attention on what’s in front of us. Now that I have adjusted my glasses, we shall proceed (yes, indeed)!!!!