The most important thing is to know that you are not a loser for walking away from something that no longer serves you, and there is no winning in sticking with something or someone when you need to let go.

She realized how ignorant she has been, she has spent years writing about and critiquing this marriage when she had no idea of what was really going on.

I feared their love wasn’t genuine, I feared they would hurt me, I feared so many things. But like Jaguar Paw’s Father, someone told me to strike fear out of my heart and embrace my new friendship.

It is hard to accept this because we are used to judging everyone on how many they have without considering how many they have been given.

We are grateful to be alive and in good health, but as much as we want to have a positive attitude going into next year, a part of us is still afraid of what it may hold. After all, we had high hopes for 2020 too!

When tragedies happen, we are always so quick to remember that life is short and we need to live a more intentional life. But when the shock effect of that tragedy is over, we return to the status quo and forget what we learned during the hard times about the fragility of life.

We may look alright on the outside, but our souls have been wounded with so many bad news, fear and anxiety, sudden disruptions to our plans and routines, uncertainty about what will happen next etc.

The first five months of 2020 have come with more low moments than highs for many people. The world is presently filled with so much uncertainty and fear because of the pandemic and its effects on our lives and livelihood.

If you look closely at your life, you will see that there have been many times like these that you received special assistance or guidance beyond your efforts and knowledge. They were not based on how good you are, or how much sacrifice you have made, they were unearned favour given to you freely, sometimes before you even asked.