Lessons I have learned in 2015 and hopes for 2016

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This year has been challenging for me. Even with the excitement of getting a new job it was short-lived excitement once I realized that I has just jumped from out of the frying pan into the shark tank! I learned a lot about myself and how I interact with others. I learned that how I react and respond to situations has an impact on everything. For example, all of the ugliness that has happened particularly during this last part of the year I let it get to me and it had a negative impact on me physically, mentally, and spiritually.  I pray that I am better able to cope with stressful situations in the new year. My assistant emailed me that he will be taking off the first week of the new year. And I am OK with that. Is he doing it to spite me or "set me up"?  Possibly, but I don't care. I am rested, relaxed, and clear minded. I no longer wish to allow others to dictate how I feel. I hope to remember what I did to get back to this place of peace:

  • quiet time
  • eating home cooked meals
  • getting enough sleep
  • keeping my home in a presentable state
  • Focusing on the goodness of God in my life rather than the spiritual warfare surrounding me
My hopes for the new year:
  • A new job/career that I LOVE and the loves me back. I want to be value in the workplace. 
  • Financial stability. I struggled financially this year and I need to get back to a place where I have more than enough and can help others.
  • Health. Mentally and physically. 
  • Friendship and support. I felt abandoned this year. 
  • Healing from past hurts and trauma. 
  • Release in all forms. Not being weighed down by things that do not bring me joy or peace. 

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