Where did the year go? Is it really the LAST DAY of 2009? Wow... Has 2009 been a good year for you? Or has it been a year that was full of pain, frustration and unwanted changes?I can sincerely say that it's been an interesting year for me in many areas of life. Disappointments, excitement, sadness, loss, positive gains, love, etc. But overall, 2009 was the year of "enlightenment" for myself. A year that brought about acknowledgement of my very own downfalls and drawbacks... Things that I no longer need to rest on, but things that I need to change in order to excel, succeed and become prosperous in the new year.
So many of us out there are so quick to blame and point fingers at EVERYONE else around you for the predicaments in your life. I am charging you to take some time to reflect on your past, your actions and anything in your life that may be an enabler. Take the time to get to know the things in your life that are keeping you from being your best. Is it really someone else's fault or your own?
In 2009 and my 27th year, I made it my responsibility to seek out and understand the choices that I've made in my life. Choices that may be the cause of not being where I know I SHOULD BE at this point in my life. I am where I am... BECAUSE OF JEMIA. No one else. How many of you can honestly look at yourself in the mirror and admit this to yourself? Sometimes our PRIDES, EGOS, & ATTITUDES prevent us from "keepin' it real" and allowing ourselves to see that the FIRST STEP to change, is the admission of one's own faults.
Reflecting on the last year, things went pretty smoothly overall. But in order for me to reach my full potential, the time taken to discover my hindrances from years passed, will make way for 2010 to be a truly unbelievable and SUCCESSFUL year!
What will you do to make 2010 a wonderful and memorable year for you? Or will you continue to let the same problems hold you down, the same negative attitude keep you from your blessings, or the same cynical people keep you on their miserable level? It's up to you... you decide...
With GOD, the love of my life, my family and true friends all by my side, this year has been forecasted to be one of my best! First things first... YOU CAN ONLY MAKE YOU HAPPY... Don't sit around worried about what everyone else has to say about YOUR LIFE. Their happiness does not depend on you, nor does yours depend on them. My personal motto for 2010 is "HAPPINESS is a CHOICE that REQUIRES EFFORT"
In 2010 and my 28th year, I am in the pursuit of LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST! I have to take pride in my own life before I can expect the people closest to me to be proud of their daughter, sister, girlfriend, cousin, niece, best friend, auntie, etc... While we're so busy trying to "check" other people about their short comings... sometimes in life you have to know when to sit back and "CHECK YOURSELF..."
While this may be the "Year of the Tiger" for the Chinese, I am proclaiming this year to be the "Year of Unbreakable Love and Success!" :)
I'm looking forward to attending my church's anointing service with my family and sweetie, then I'm off to celebrate with friends! I am especially looking forward to my love's "traditional" New Year's kiss! *muah!* (I can't believe this is our 3rd New Year's together!!)
I'm wishing each of you a blessed, prosperous, exciting, happy and delightful new year!
See you all on the other side... 2010 that is...!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
~JUST JEMIA :0)
***This post is dedicated to my "other mother" Earline P. Davis (March 4, 1949 - January 28, 2009) You may be gone, but you'll NEVER be FORGOTTEN. Love you mama!***
