starting the day off right

i completely forgot to blog yesterday. the plan was to do it when i got home but my head was ITCHING and i had to take out my twists and braids. after doing that, washing and detangling my hair and deep conditioning it i was pooped. i know i turned on john stewart and fell asleep on the awesome glen beck spoof. guess i'll be watching that at some point today. but i'm feeling awful about not blogging yesterday. totally messes up my groove. i was doing so well. shrug. it happens. life doesn't always go the way you plan, right? things come up and you roll with it. but without a plan you'll be doing a whole lot of rolling - or roaming, wandering and meandering - and i'm not down with that. a sistah has a plan. mapped out by God and i'm just trying to fall in step.

i've always been an obedient person. i vary rarely broke the rules because i didn't want to deal with the consequences. but i learned that my over reliance on the rules was a form of bondage for me and learned to let go of that controlling aspect of my life. it was liberating and scary. but i probably got a little carried away. now i'm coming back to the center. i'm refocusing my energy on being who i'm supposed to be and appreciating that i'm made exactly this way for a reason. my purpose is intertwined with my personality. so i'm allowing the bad to be pruned and allowing the good to grow. working on developing my fruits of the spirit and walking in compassion, love and grace. it's not easy because there are always tests, and i hate tests! but i do like to succeed and God said he'd cause me to succeed if i honored him with my life. i can handle that. he's done so much for me.

so i'm getting ready to hit the day with purpose and intention. i have expectations for this day and all i need to accomplish in it. life is good! and from now on i'm planning to live and act like it. i was struggling in the valley of this stage of my life but i realized, the valley is where the growing happens. the valley is where the water is. the valley is where provision is. and when i've gotten that in mind, it'll be time to conquer the mountain so i can see what's next. man, god thinks of everything! now i'm off to start my day. a little yoga first and then a great time planning out my garden and then off to work on a freelance project that i'm more than geeked about. GO GET IT!