Table for One Please

What's up Sweeties!

The weekend is almost here and I'm hoping that you're already planning to have a fabulous one! :D Yesterday, I was talking to a friend after she got back from having gone on a retreat by herself over the weekend. She said it was incredibly challenging and yet extremely liberating! Why? Because she was finally able to enjoy spending time in solitude...just her, her thoughts, her spirit, her mind, her heart. No girlfriends. No boyfriend. She was completely absent of distractions...maybe a little lonely at times. But she's back, she's refreshed and she's fabulous! We could learn a lot from her courageous adventure.

Many of us are so busy whether it be meeting the demands of work, school, family, church, and/or friends. We say "yes" to every invitation and answer every phone call. But we put the need to build our spirit and our mind on hold while we constantly give. As a result, we become depleted of our virtue. Our prayer life suffers, our thought life worsens and we soon become unrecognizable to others and ourselves. I don't believe that's how it's meant to be. We deserve more and we're definitely worth more.

If you're having trouble finding joy in your own company, then I encourage you to dig a little deeper. There's nothing we can offer others if we are not full of joy and peace. We owe it to ourselves and those we serve to do what it takes to be our best! So it may mean turning down a few dates and invitations to dinner parties. It may mean that we have to cut the phone off so we can have enough time to spend with God, searching and seeking a more excellent way for our lives! We got one chance ladies! This life is not a dress rehearsal. I keep reminding myself that if I don't take my life, my destiny and my gifts seriously, I will inevitably end up wasting my life! Mistakes, time lost, poor choices, the past---doesn't matter. What matters right now is that we do everything we possibly can to get that incredibly beautiful heart of ours pumping to a rhythm of love; confident about our worth, convinced of our value.

So this week, I challenge you to join me in beginning/continuing our journey to becoming and being whole. Ask God to search your heart, to reveal areas in your life that need more of Him and to give you the strength and desire to seek Him for a better you. Make prayer and time by yourself a priority. You're so worth it. Be courageous girlfriend. Be quiet. Seek your Father. Grow. Laugh. Cry. Cry some more. Laugh some more. You'll be better. You'll be stronger. I promise.

I love you,
Latasha