Jackey is met with the growing distance from her high school sweetheart. As he is drawn deeper into street life, she faces the erosion of their hopes and dreams. One day, while waiting at the bus stop for him, a stranger appears. This encounter brings fear, confusion, and a challenge that forces Jackey to confront what love, loyalty, and her own survival truly mean.
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This urban fiction short story blends Romance, Mystery, and Urban storytelling as Jackey must decide if she can hold onto the familiar or embrace the unknown.
A Personal Note: This was one of the first stories I ever wrote for a college class, and sharing it now is a way of honoring my creative beginnings and embracing my evolution as a storyteller.
It’s okay if you don’t like to plan out your day, your goals, or your next move. And you don’t have to meticulously plan every detail of your life.
But here me out. Do take time to add planning and organizing to a part of your life’s journey.
“For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned” – Benjamin Franklin
According to Cornerstone Dynamics, in the last 20 years, working time has increased by 15 percent, and leisure time has decreased by 33 percent (Karina Keith, Time Management Stats That May Surprise You).
According to Forbes.com, fifty-two percent of planners reported having time for social life, and 44 percent had enough time for themselves (Bryan Robinson, Ph.D., New Study Shows Career Benefits In Planning Versus Procrastinating To Reduce Stress).
So, if work time has increased, and life gets much more complex as we get older, why not set aside a few minutes a day or several minutes a week to plan your time, your goals and tasks to prioritize and organize.
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT
I have always been a planner, a to-do lister. It helps me to declutter mentally, maintain productivity, and stay goal-oriented.
Whether you are using a paper/physical planner or a digital planner, there are many benefits to using one as it is one of many tools to aid you through this journey of life.
Then the Lord said to me, “Write my answer plainly on tablets, so that a runner can carry the correct message to others. Habakkuk 2:2 NLT
Benefits of Using A Planner:
Using a planner can help you get organized.
Using one can increase productivity.
Can build your motivation in accomplishing your goals.
Planning and organizing can help decrease stress.
Strengthen your self-discipline.
Help you manage your time.
Improves your focus.
Reduces anxiety and prioritizes well-being.
Sort through the chaos of a busy schedule.
Makes it easier to remember tasks.
What other benefits does using a planner bring?
Although I highly recommend using a planner, I must remind you a few things. Using a planner is not a quest for being perfect. Don’t forget to also allow spontaneity in your life. We should not idolize planning or plan without action or without seeking the Lord’s wisdom, will, and heart. With that said, remember the scripture below:
Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 NLT
Without God, we can do nothing. Without God involved, our planning is futile. Commit your actions to the Lord. Submit to God, and depend on Him, and allow Him to lead you to success.
Lastly, planners can help you manage your time, prioritize tasks, and organize your short-term and long-term goals. In doing so, you increase your productivity as well as your personal time to relax, refuel, and reengage with loved ones.
The new edition of the CPR Planner is available!!!
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.
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.
The physical CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It can help save a life during cardiac arrest: when the heart stops beating or beats too ineffectively to circulate blood to the brain and other vital organs. But while we need CPR to revive the body and bring him/her back to life, we need mental, emotional, spiritual CPR to revive our hearts, minds and more.
What areas of your life do you need to perform CPR on? How can you resuscitate your dreams, your relationships, your career, your body, your mind, etc? May God breathe life into you and every area of your life. May He resuscitate you towards hope, redemption, restoration, and peace. This planner helps you to continue your healing journey by exploring where in your life you need CPR (calm, peace, and a refreshing).
Get your life with this new planner. Stay organized. Plan your week. Set your goals. Breathe and receive God’s plan to revive the areas of your life with CPR (CALM, PEACE, and a time of REFRESHING).
My mentee just unboxed and reviewed my book. I am so humbled and honored!!!!! Go check it out (video link below) as well as subscribe to her YouTube and check out her jewelry, DesignzbyAriana-2.myshopify.com !!!!!!
Let’s Take This One Day At A Time Planner Available Now with Amazon.
I am so proud to introduce my new book, Let’sTake This One Day At A Time Planner! Just in time for Christmas and the new year. And being released in a season where I have been going through a lot as well as feeling up and down. So, we pushing through and looking forward to a new year!
To continue with the theme of my book, Bring It To The Surface: Poetry & Journal, I want to further encourage others with a special planner. I discovered that healing is continuous and living must be intentional.
Take a look!
Let’s Take This One Day At A Time Planner helps you to be intentional in taking one day at a time. This planner helps you to not only plan your week and stay organized, but also continue your healing journey and growth by being intentional in five areas: prayer, goal setting, self-care, gratitude, and reflection.
Tannika Nikeya 