Author: linvazquez

Contentment

There are milestones in life that people either look forward to or they dread. Milestones such as graduation, turning a certain age, getting married, having children, landing the dream job and so many other things. For some people, these are things they look forward to with a passion but to some it just brings a sense of failure.

I recently turned 30 years old, Lord willing I am blessed with many more years. Society might expect a 30 year old to be married with kids and with a set career, but I have none of those three yet I am content. I can easily say I have failed according to what people have expected of me but I know that God has me right where I need to be.

I am blessed with family and friends, I am blessed with a good job, I am blessed with an incredible church. Overall, I am blessed and content with life. Do I still have goals? Of course I do, some that I have said out loud and some that I’m still hesitant to go after but I know God is by my side through it all.

Wherever you are in life, be content. Regardless of what people have expected out of you, regardless of what your family wanted for your life, regardless of the failures you have encountered, know that you are in your own path and your own journey. Contentment is satisfaction, if you are not satisfied then keep striving for where you will feel content. If you have reached it don’t stand still but look at what is next in life.

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Is It Time?

It’s September, we are 72 days away from Thanksgiving, 101 days away from Christmas and 108 days for 2021. I have no idea how your year has been but it definitely has been interesting. Many times it has felt like time is running out or like we are drowning in all the chaos. Is it time to get back to normal? Is it time to set a new goal? Is it time to get up and move? Is it time to place your trust back in God?

This year has been a huge year of reflection. As an introvert who is slowly getting out of her shell, I enjoyed the time of not having to be out in places but I also felt a need for community and for my family like I never have before. At certain points this year I felt like I was drowning in my own thoughts, I felt as though time was moving extremely fast. Time doesn’t wait for us, but what is it time for? This is a question that each of us needs to answer and figure out. It’s obvious that we all have seen the chaos in our country, regardless of where you stand, we live in a broken world, but I want you to know that you are loved, and I love you. I may not know you, but you have a purpose and there’s a reason why you are living in this time and age. So my question to you is, what is it time for?

As time keeps going, take a moment to breathe and figure out what your next move needs to be. For me, it’s time to trust that God has given me gifts and talents to use not only for myself but to impact at least one life that will change the world. I hope it’s you and I hope I can push you to keep going in the path God has called you to.

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Almost Perfect

I can be the type of individual who is good at brushing things off and letting things go, but there are moments like this were I beat myself up for almost reaching a goal and not completing it. I can be a competitive person, and I am the most competitive with myself. I don’t normally vocalize my goals to the world and many times I only share them after I have completed them.

I’ve been on a weight loss journey for close to two years and a weekly goal I have is to “close my rings” on the activity app of my Apple Watch. As you can see on the picture above, I was only minutes away from closing my exercise ring for Sunday, May 10th.

I will be honest and say I was pissed off at myself for falling asleep and not doing at least 5 minutes of weight lifting. By the time I woke up it was too late to close out a perfect week. I realized that this very tiny bump in the road could’ve easily made me not care for the rest of the month and I would’ve slacked off in working out. I’m still a bit mad at myself, but it has pushed me to go above and beyond now. I will definitely get frustrated at the end of the month when I look back at my rings and even if this happens again, because I’m sure it will, I need to keep going.

Knowing that I’m not the only one who can be extremely hard on myself, I want to encourage you to keep going. If you’re reading this far already, keep going after your goals even if you messed up a few times. It is better to keep trying and have plenty of wins and one failure than to have one full failure that stops you from winning. You got this, keep going, tell me your story, we can do this journey together!

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Slow Down Mode

As Gwen Stefani once said, “This…is bananas!”

It seems like this whole situation was taken out of a movie scene from an end of times movie and applied to real life. What an incredible time we are living in! Many of us have had to pause our typical routines and are learning to either adapt working from home or looking for our next side gig while this situation dies down.

I don’t know or even understand your situation but take a breather and a step back. You’re used to running 100mph with every day life but it’s time to gain some perspective. As crazy as life may be, look at something you can gain from your current situation. You can rise your way to social media fame or read that book that has been collecting dust and spiderwebs in your room.

I know it’s easy to point out the negative parts of having to slow down, but look for that ONE win and let it be your motivation to take advantage of this crazy time. I hope you’ve been able to manage, and if it’s been crazy, let me know. Send me a message of your crazy time, I just wanna know I’m not the only one trying to gain understanding in this season of life.

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Frustration

We all face it at one point or another. It can be over the smallest thing and if we’re not careful, we end up letting that little frustration control the rest of the day.

Have you ever gotten frustrated when you’re writing super neatly on a paper but all of a sudden you either smudge the paper or one letter in a word comes out crooked so it throws off everything? Yeah, that frustration makes you grab the paper, crumble it and start over again and now you’re frustrated because you can’t believe you’re fussing over something so small.

Now think about life, I’m sure you’ve had plenty of moments of frustration that you can’t even count them in your hands. Guess what? I don’t have a solution for you but all I have is a suggestion; BREATHE! Your attitude about any situation you are encountering right now is going to determine how you deal with these type of situations. If you continue to stay focused on how crappy things continue to go, your sight will be clouded and it will make it that much more difficult to overcome that situation.

Ultimately, I will always encourage you to go to God and pray. Pray for peace, for understanding, for clarity and just watch God move. Don’t believe me? Try it. Still don’t believe, well then, BREATHE. As you breathe, your mind clears up and you can focus once again. But when you pray and go to God, not only will you have that clarity that breathing can provide, but you learn to lean on God rather than yourself. As you lean on God and His strength you can learn to deal with similar situations better. Stay focused, keep going, and don’t let the frustrations control the outcome of your day.

Blessings!

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