The CPR planner is back but with new additions and a new look!!! Ready to come alongside your healing journey and day to day schedule.
What area(s) of your life do you need to revive? How can you resuscitate your dreams, your relationships, your career, your body, your mind, and more? May God breathe life into you and every area of your life. May He bring you to hope, redemption, restoration and peace. The CPR planner helps you to continue your healing journey by exploring where in your life you need CPR (Calm, Peace, and a Refreshing). This planner has been updated with a new look and some new additions to help you continue staying on top of your daily, weekly and monthly planning.
Side note: somehow I thought today was still New Year’s Day 😆. I was totally confused and perplexed about how most of yesterday went by so quick. I must have slept much longer than I thought. And on another note, after my teen told me what day it was and then taking a look at the time it finally registered. But I was totally unaware that it is four (at the time I released this) something in the morning. I thought… nevermind. Please forgive me and Lord, help me. 😆
Well, back to motivation and inspiration. We have arrived to a new year and we are all going to need such force and encouragement to propel us through another year. This year may require whole new strategies, stepping out of our comfort zones and standing on business, much more perseverance and a determination to preserve our peace and joy in a world full of chaos. With God, we can overcome and make it though 2025.
I’m rewatching one of my favorite shows, The Walking Dead, and indeed this particular scene from season 6, episode 9 is one of my favorite scenes. (Link to clip is at the end of this post.)
This scene is so epic! And if it was in words it would be words of empowerment, encouraging us to not give up. That we are more than conquerors! That we must fight and persevere through the storms of life.
Well, Rick’s team is fighting zombies in Alexandria but is also taking back their home, their morale, and fighting for their group, their family.
I encourage you to press on. Press on to heal. To grow. To do more than survive, thrive. To forgive. To set boundaries. To accomplish your goals. To live life to the fullest. To fight anxiety. To become a better steward over your time and finances. To develop healthy relationships. To move forward from toxicity and seasons that God is moving you on from. To build your future through prayer, hard work, God’s guidance and His wisdom. Fight. Don’t give up. Be encouraged. Allow your tribe to find you and fight together. Allow God to lead you and guide you through each day.
Many people are eagerly awaiting the holidays with joy. They are excited and preparing for the holidays with cheer. But for some people, the holidays are not a joyous time. Some people dread the holidays and understandably because they have lost loved ones and for some this lost occurred around the holidays. Feelings of grief each year during these times may be inevitable. Other times people dread the holidays because they do not have the things they need or want for the holidays. And sometimes, people experience the holiday or seasonal blues because of mental health struggles, their environment, feeling overwhelmed and burned out from constant stress, or other forms of grief and disappointments.
No matter what the reason is, seasonal blues or holiday blues is real. Many people experience seasonal blues around this time because the days get shorter and there is less sunlight. And many people deal with holiday blues which is sadness, loneliness, or other myriad of emotions duting the holiday season. Healing is a continual process and overcoming the blues does not happen overnight but here are some things to help you get through the holidays and Winter season.
Check out the latest video on holiday/seasonal blues.
Autumn a.k.a Fall is now my new favorite season!!!!! I love the rich colors, the Fall Season staples like pumpkin spice, Apple Cider, Apple and Sweet Potatoe Pies, and warm sweaters. I also like the sunny, brisk weather. I also like the transformation of nature that reminds us that change can be beautiful and letting go is crucial at times.
Here are some photos of my Autumn season so far. Some of my fall looks, fall foods, drinks and places I have experienced so far.
I am looking forward to Thanksgiving now!!!!
While you check out the photos, I also have videos up on YouTube.
And I also want to know what is your favorite things about Fall?
Note: All photos taken by me except one. Tannika Nikeya
With the current economy, I know most of us are all feeling the financial pressures. Property taxes are high. Food costs have increased, and just overall, the cost of living. Even in my own personal life, things have been financially tight, debt piling up due to the cost of living, unforeseen circumstances, and issues that arose last year that we are still recovering from.
Financially Healing
However, I am learning about my relationship with money and learning to overcome certain mindsets and mismanagement. Not only am I on a healing journey, but I am on a financial mend, too. I am financially healing. Financial healing is a process of addressing and remedying unhealthy money patterns and relationships with money.
Some of the things I learned before and implement prior to us getting our home years ago helped me clean up my credit card debt and save money. So, I look forward to implementing these strategies again and applying such discipline this time around.
Discipline
One of my disciplines was to pay back debt one at a time and at least one debt paid back a year. The word of God says owe no man nothing, except love, and I would be happy to repay each debt and become debt free.
Word of advice: Never take out a personal loan and don’t have too many credit cards. Remember, credit cards and loans are borrowed monies, and they thrive on interest rates. So, if you are looking to get credit cards, one or two are all you need. And repay any amount spent each month in full.
Another thing I do is to pay the smallest to the greatest debt. Paying the highest interest rates I do not favor. Why? Because you see more of a progress with the smallest amount versus the highest interest rate, and that does something for your heart and morale when struggling with debt.
The second thing I am reimplementing is a budget. I have always used an Excel sheet as my budget tracker to map out my bills, expenses, and so forth. But after learning from a financial advisor that you have to create a budget that suits your lifestyle and not just your bills, that has been a game changer. And I pray to stick to my budget because I don’t, especially when using my debit card. So I plan to budget and try my best to stick to it.
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Dave Ramsey
I also plan to go the Dave Ramsey route and use cash more. Using my debit card or credit cards, it is easy to over exceed your budget and not stick to it.
Trust God
Another thing I plan to do is work on doing the homework to mend my finances. I have also been working on investing more or diversifying. And eventually, I want to start a garden. Lastly, I plan to trust God and try not to let the current economy crisis worry me. My God shall supply my needs according to His riches in glory.
Stand on Business
Now, for some other financial tips, try to save an emergency fund, save for retirement, and also get your affairs in order like getting term or life insurance. I know no one wants to think about these things or dont always have the wriggle room to save like they need or want to but start somewhere. As adults, we have to plan ahead, be responsible, and be good stewards.
Reflection What are some changes you are looking to make to better steward your finances?
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It started with introducing my first self-published poetry book, Setting The Captive Free, as well as sharing my journey of faith, growth, and writing.
It later expanded to also wanting to further my writing skills and experience.
It allows me to share my writing, new and old, from poetry to feature articles. From words of encouragement to skits. From sharing learned lessons to moments to remember.
4. To encourage others to take one day at a time along their journey of life and healing.
6. To get used to using my voice.
5. To remind myself and others who struggle with anxiety or even depression to rest, persevere, and hold on to God to get you through the fight.
7. Lastly, I blog because it allows me to let my hair down a bit. And whether I am blogging about beautiful moments in nature and around me I have taken with my camera or blogging what I learned from spending time reading my Bible while sitting down to a cup of hot water, honey and lemon, I can express it freely with my writing.
Tannika Nikeya 