... and the word of the season is suddenly

something tells me things are going to move rather quickly. buckle up.

I wish I could tell you how many times I’ve thought about sitting down and catching y’all up on everything - keeping up with my Sunday Sentiments. Life picked up at a pace that I could’ve never imagined just a few weeks ago. But if I could sum all of this up, it would probably sound something like this.

Ever since I made that Tabitha Brown post, I feel like my life has been moving 1,000 miles a minutes - but not in a bad way. My life propelled in a way I had never experienced before, but it wasn’t the virality of the post that did it … per se. The morning I made that post, I was driving my oldest daughter to the bus stop like I do every morning. I had a ton of thoughts going through my head about upcoming bills and the money I didn’t have in my account to cover them. Normally, those thoughts would send me into a spiral of sadness, anger, and frustration. On this particular morning, I stopped those thoughts dead in their tracts.

I turned the radio off and audibly told the enemy, “Nah. You can’t have it. You can’t have my mind. You can’t have my joy. You can’t have my peace." I may not have all the answers. I may not have control over a lot of my circumstances. But I DO have control over my mind, peace, and joy.” Plus, it was 7AM in the morning - too damn early to let the enemy play in my face and ruin my day.

It was like an energy shift. I felt it immediately.

I came back home, got on some calls, came across one of Tabitha’s post, and had the most random inkling to make that IG post.

That led to not only her liking and commenting (which I talk about here), but now I am connected to her. That video also gained me over 3,000 followers in a day.

The BET opportunity came shortly after. Then I was also asked to come on as a Story Producer for my friend’s docu-series that is screening at the end of this month.

Then being able to shoot for Pattern Beauty

Then an artist residency I applied for back in January - I got it!

SUDDENLY.

All of these things are cool. I am grateful. I even feel like I am deserving.

But the root of it was my change in heart posture on that random January morning.

My circumstances were still seemingly unfavorable. Overdue bills were still piling up. Opportunities that I really wanted were either going to someone else or I was getting left on read. A lot of things to keep me in a spiral of discontent.

But on that day, I made a decision. That regardless of what my life looks like, regardless of the dollars in my bank account, regardless of what my eyes can see …. I will maintain my joy. my peace. my mind. I declared that over myself and let it be know that the enemy had no dominion there.

That was the catalyst. That was my launching pad.

I believe.

If there’s anything else you can get from this post, manage your heart posture.

Don’t lean your eyes onto life’s circumstances but lean into what you know to be true and unwavering.

There’s so much in this life we don’t have control over … but there are still many things we do have control over.

Control what you can control.

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This is my cue to document this season of my life because I want to look back and truly soak it in. It’s only March and i’ve added so much to my Holy Nuggets notes (a note in my iphone where I track the moments God be looking out for me - small and big moments). I’m excited to see what else is in store for me.

Be blessed. Be encouraged.