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The PROCESS...
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Morning reflection/more like a blog (Iโll post this in my blogs as well):
Process: a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result. A series of actions or operations conducing to an end. I can vividly remember on multiple occasions wanting to just skip over certain phases of life. For example: when I was completing my undergraduate degree, I had very small childrenโand some days I felt like I was literally losing my mind... Like seriously!! Or, when I think back when I first started WOW/Women of Worth as a small group/before it became a nonprofit (canโt believe itโs been over 15 years).
Our first community conference had about 7 attendees (no lie); our second conference had a little more, and we eventually reached a total of 700 + women, most of whom werenโt even from the Jackson community/they traveled from far and near to be in attendance. We even did FB LIVEโs, โTalksโ and uploaded low quality videos. But hey...we were trying!
๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ โ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑโโbut the objective here is this: back then...I did not appreciate the sleepless nights that came with raising a family and grinding in school. Like who would? I was tired, irritated and I wanted to skip over that part of my life and just graduate already! Also, hosting events; doing large giveaways to the Florence Crittenton; mentoring young girls from there; bringing them to my house with their little kiddos, and more, was crazy for a young married mother, right!?
But...it was so much BIGGER than me! Granted, WOW has changed, evolved, grown, and shifted in so many ways; but when I look back over the process...itโs SUPER clear that is was soooo much more than what I realized back then!
All of that to say...donโt rush the PROCESS! Endure. Push through. And even ENJOY each phase! Whatโs being birthed in you is so much BIGGER than what you could ever imagine! And finally...donโt be afraid of CHANGE! Sometimes things will SHIFTโbut itโs important for you to embrace the change and go with the flow! Growth requires change. Thus, when you feel the shift happening, donโt resist! Simply adjust your expectations and open your heart to whatโs NEXT!
Is it easier said than done!? Well absolutely! But note this:
Your execution and obedience is not just for you, itโs for the future. Your obedience sets the tone, precedent and pattern for generations to come.
The next generation is following your example. Itโs your choice to either establish a pattern of generational successโor you can establish a generational pattern of defeat and failure. Itโs up to you!
Gallery of Reflection:
Blessings!
Canena Adams, LLBSW, MA, SRAS
Wife | Mother | Writer | Author | Public Speaker | Social Worker | Business Owner | Nonprofit Founder & Director | Sexual Risk Avoidance Specialist | Healthy Family & Relationship Advocate | Adjunct College Prof. | PhD Student (Public & Social Policies)
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