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Music is powerful. Music moves your heart, mind, and soul and even changes your mood. Music is a way to connect with others and is such a vibe. To be honest, I have my best cleaning days when I turn on some music and find a good playlist.

In American Black Culture music is a staple at every event from family reunions to birthdays. Family reunions are filled with line dances because it isn’t a family reunion until you do the electric slide. And let’s not forget about birthdays -y’all know we are going to sing the Stevie Wonder redemption of the song.

Even when you are singing at church, the runs on a solo hit a little differently and run a little longer. We will remix a song and combine them all into one and before you know it you have a 3 min song that turned into a 15-minute song. (But who’s counting?!!!) lol – me. 😂

The fact that we have our Black National Anthem, 🎶Lift Every Voice and Sing. 🎶

I mean – what more can I say!

From hip hop, rap, r&b, the quiet storm, blues, reggae, gospel, etc. – there’s music for everyone.

A good drum beat even without music – you can feel it in your soul.

Whether I’m saying, “It’s 7 o clock on the dot” or, “ You make me happy, this you can bet… someone will always jump in and finish the song.

I’ll leave you with this fun fact about my favorite artist and see if you can guess the artist.

“How you gon’ win when you ain’t right within”.

Our music is a part of American Black History.

It’s so important to show up everywhere you go as your true authentic self. Others can benefit when you are you – even at work. I started a new role last year and I’ve received tons of positive feedback on how others enjoy working with me because despite what happens around me every day I decide to show up as me.

For example, I love to have fun so when I lead huddles for the team, I always plan a five-minute game before we jump into the daily topics. We also have a shared board we update every day, so I started commenting under everyone’s post to say nice things and adding funny gifs or memes. Now others on my team have joined in. Those two examples may seem small, but they can make someone else day when you show up as you!

While there are billions of people on the planet, there is no one exactly like you.

No one has the same DNA strand like you.

I say this often, I can give every blogger I know the same blog topic, and our blogs will all be different. That just shows the beauty in the importance of being authentically you. 

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalms 139:14

I posted a picture on my timeline yesterday of the Cowboys stadium before the game occurred. The picture was captioned, “The Stage Is Set”.

From observing the picture, it was the subtle quietness that occurred before the game. They were anticipating what was to come once the stadium was filled with people.

When I looked at the picture, it was a reminder for me of how hopeful we can be before the New Year starts which usually carries over at least until the first week of the New Year.

New Year’s Day, the stage is set for an amazing new year.

Yells – 2022 is our year!

We set our goals, have vision board parties, and then somewhere along the way “it” happens. We lose momentum and focus or we never initiate any of our plans. The entire stage can be set for an amazing year, but if there’s no action from us then there will be no progress.

Today is Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day. I know it sounds like a made-up day, but by now some people have written their plan for the year and have never taken a step towards execution.

Don’t allow this to be you. 2022 can still be your year! Let’s get this done!

“Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19:21‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

Listen she can walk that walk!

2021 was a whirlwind! Some days I felt like I was literally hit by a bus. 😩 But the next day…I bounced back! I’ll give you my top 11 things from 2021.

• My relationship with God has grown. Y’all he loves me and he be talking to me because I talk to him.
• I traveled every month of the year – which I absolutely loved!
• I caught Rona 😩, but I’m grateful I didn’t have any severe symptoms. I was basically asymptomatic. 🙌🏽
• I received a new position at work.
• I learned not to be so hard on myself, particularly about my weight. I look amazing!!!
• I had my first self Publishing event!
• I have my first client to help with self Publishing!
• My friends and I had a dope photoshoot.
• I have accountability partners in so many areas of my life. S/o to my friends from DTA!
• I joined a new church! @social_dallas
•  I colead a connect group at church.

Wow, so much more happened this year, but I couldn’t  have done none of it without the grace of God on my life. I’m excited about 2022 and I’m expecting amazing things.

Share one of your favorite memories from 2021!