Sister U Matter!

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Sisters, sometimes life can just be unfair. It can be full of twists, turns and unexpected trials. Life isn’t bad all the time but when not-so-good things happen to us, it sure does feel bad; sometimes really bad-- like we’re at our worse point ever in life.

So, when we find ourselves in these places, what do we do? Do we react or respond? How does the bad, that B word, affect our lives? We make a ‘that B word’ choice: bitter or better. Yes, Sisters, we can decide how will we handle the adverse situations in our lives.

We can focus on the all of the I’s associated with the situation…I hurt. I was betrayed. I was humiliated. I was mistreated, etc. and when we focus on the I’s, that means we have chosen…bitter. Bitter keeps us stuck and stagnated in our emotions and our thinking. But we can also focus on the E in the situation. How can this elevate me? What lessons can I learn from this? How can this situation make me better? Focusing on better helps heal and move forward in spite of the not-so-good. Do you see the difference?

That B word—what’s yours? Bitter or Better?

Always remember…Sister U Matter!®

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Thank you for just being you and for being a part of my life. It seems like people that we love or that we are connected to are leaving this world every day. I have read many tributes from loved ones to those who have passed and it is obvious that the person’s passing left a hole.

With that in mind, I want you to know that I thank you and appreciate each and every one of you. I encourage you to tell the people in your life the same. Let them know now while they can savor it and hear it straight from you.

Spread the word…Sister U Matter!®

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I’ve been reading a lot of social media lately and I have seen quite a few people wishing away and even regretting 2020. For most of us, 2020 has been some kinda of year and it’s just April. It seems full of challenges, crises, sudden losses, disappointments and upsets. If we think on them too long, these events can be overwhelming and even depressing.

But if we are honest and take a second look, we’ll see that 2020 has not been ALL bad. There has been some accomplishments, some wins, some successes, and even some pleasant surprises. Some of us even completed some once thought unachievable goals. Yep, those also happened in 2020!

Go ahead, take a second look!

Say it Loud…Sister U Matter!®

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When I was growing up, my peers and I used to play the Double Dare Game. It simply was a dare (a challenge) to do or say something extreme. However, it wasn’t just any ole challenge, it was a double—a big, super duper—challenge. So, with that in mind, I want you to play the game, too.

Right now, with everything going on, some of us may be feeling anxious, fearful, scared, depressed, nervous, panic and maybe even helpless and/or hopeless. But I double dare you to find at least one positive in your life right now to focus on. I promise you that there is at least one. This may be difficult; even extreme. You may have to think long and hard to find it but that’s the object of this version of the game: to be extreme in the positive!

My personal response to the Double Dare: I am grateful that my son is home safe with me. (Now for those of you who know me personally, you KNOW how much I enjoy…ummm (clear my throat) LOVE would be a better word-- my empty nest (smile). But I am willingly give up “my space”, with all that is going on, to know he’s home and he’s safe.)

Okay enough about me, what’s yours? What’s your response to the Double Dare? (Feel free to comment at the bottom of this post. Your comment just may uplift someone else today.)

Now, I double dare you to find and focus on one positive in your life right now. I also double dare you to double dare someone else to do the same.

Spread the word…Sister U Matter!®

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Hold On Pain Ends

I read this message on a local digital church sign the other day and I thought what a timely hope reminder: Hold On Pain Ends!

These are some painful times that we are living through right now. Every day the news seems to get worse and worse. A steady increase in the death toll, a dramatic increase in the unemployment rate and the number of sick growing so rapidly that it threatens to overload our health system. We suddenly find ourselves struggling in areas in our lives individually, as well as a country, that we never could have imagined just a month ago. It can be overwhelming, can’t it?

Yes, these are painful times and we will live though them. Just remember H.O.P.E: Hold On Pain Ends!

You've got this…Sister U Matter!®

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