A Year of Growth: Turning Trials into Triumphs

                              Hello there, my darling,

I hope you had a great year. Even if it feels like your year wasn’t as wonderful as you

hoped, I trust there’s at least one moment or experience that made you smile. As you

reflect on the journey from the beginning of the year to this very moment, can you see

the goodness of God?

Let’s set aside material things and finances for a moment. Even when you thought it

was over, didn’t you experience a breakthrough in the end? That situation, that

heartbreak, that frustration was it not resolved eventually?

When you felt like you were on the edge, about to fall, did you fall? And even if you did,

didn’t you rise again? Now let me ask you this: did you think you went through all those

challenges because life was unfair to you? Perhaps that’s what you believed at the time,

but take a moment to reflect what have you learned from everything you’ve experienced

so far? When you achieved something, you wanted, did you look back and see how far

you’ve come?

Life, my dear, is about evolving. Yes, material things are important, and yes, money is a

necessity. But so is personal growth and the renewal of your mind. We grow through

what we go through. No one is truly your enemy but yourself. How others think of you or

treat you has nothing to do with you. You must learn to hold yourself accountable for

what happens in your life. If something isn’t working, change your perspective, and try

another approach.

Everything you went through this year was meant to shape and prepare you for what

you asked God for. God won’t bless you while you hold onto the same mindset you’ve

had since childhood. Adversity comes to teach us valuable lessons, to help us

reorganize our lives and our minds.

Ask yourself: what kind of company are you keeping? Do they help you evolve and push

you to become the best version of yourself? Or do they bring out the worst in you? The

year isn’t over yet. You still have time to reflect and make meaningful changes in your

life.

It takes courage to let go of the old and embrace the new. Are you brave enough to take

accountability for your actions and make the changes you’ll one day be proud of? I

believe you can because you’ve read this all the way through.

Take control. Take charge. You are where you are today because of the choices you’ve

made. If those choices weren’t the best, start fresh right now, this moment. Make better

decisions that will positively impact your life and the lives of those around you.

Yours with love…MLB