When we get up in the mornings, we do not know what it feels like until we look at the weather report, or until we go outside. We see the sun shining and we think it is warm outside, but it is really cold. We dress for the temperature, but then it changes before we know it. I call this mixed up days of winter. There are days when it looks like it is going to rain and never stop, but then it doesn’t. Some days the sun shines and the sky is clear, but it is still cold. Sometimes the sun shines on cloudy days. We just never know what to expect, we just have to wait and see what it is going to be like after night falls and the next day arrives. There are times when the weather changes and we are sleeping and don’t know it until it wakes us up out of our sleep with thunder and lightening, and sometimes it is silent. We just never know from one minute to the next about this weather. Eventhough it is Winter, there are warm days to be enjoyed. Eventhough it is winter, there are some warm nights, and the wind blows a cool breeze, but it is not so cold that we can’t sit outside and enjoy it.

There are times when I enjoy sitting outside on a cool night just to get a breath of fresh air. I enjoy the smell that it brings to the air…that feeling of closeness, creation. Sometimes it is the best time to think because there’s no noise or interruptions to bother you. It is the best time to meditate. It is the best time to take a walk around in your yard and enjoy nature when there are trees and plants that have been planted, or they could have already been there.

I have seen winters so cold with no sun shining through the clouds to give any light. There were times when ice was every where and there were no sun to melt it. There were times when it would rain and the water would freeze solid in our yard from the front to the back, it was like a skating rink. I remember a lot of winters of my childhood.

Now new memories are made from season to season, year after year. This Winter has been some kind of Winter. I have enjoyed it, to be honest I am ready for Spring to come. I cannot wait to see the new birth that is coming! Yes, it is Winter every year this time, but the days are different every day; that is why I call it mixed up days of Winter.

Photos of Winter. I hope you all enjoyed looking at them.

“There is nothing wrong with learning something new, for as long as we live, we will continue to learn new things.”

Mrs. Shaunelius L. Sterns

Today has been a good day for me. I passed all of my exams, and I decided that I wanted to learn something new at my job. I feel like it is time for me to learn the business, because one day I want to own my own business. I know it is going to take some time, but I know I can do it. With good training, time, and patience I know I can master this position that I want. I am not taking no for an answer. I know what I want and I am going after it. It is time for me to have what I want in my life. It is time for me to do what I want to do in my life. I am done starting at the bottom. I have other things that I want to do in my life, and I am going to do it. I am tired of being plain, because there is nothing plain about me. I am bold and that is how I am going to be. I am multi-talented, and there is no reason for me to be wondering about what to do in my life. Sometimes it gets overwhelming to know where to start, but I believe I have found where I want to start.

I have the confidence that I need, my self esteem is through the roof; there is not one thing that is going to stop me anymore from being successful. I am here for a reason, and whatever I have to learn, I will learn. I love learning new things. I enjoy doing new things, and once I learn something and master it, I like moving on to something else new to learn. I do not like staying in the same position doing the same thing over and over again.

My life has been a journey of ups and downs, but I am still standing strong. Yes, I had a setback when my accident happened in November of 2020, but I have not let it slow me down. I am still working on getting stronger every day. I have my new goals set before me. In due time I will accomplish all that I want to do in my life, and I will be happier for it.

I have learned that I cannot let things get me down and stop me from doing what I want to do, because if I do that I will never get anything done. I will stay positive. I will not let negativity enter into my mind. I know that this is my year to be successful, I can feel it in my heart and soul. I am thankful that have someone to help me to stay positive when things go wrong. I am smart and I can do anything I set my mind to. I believe in myself. One thing about me is that I can sometimes be hard on myself. I have always been like that; I don’t know why, but I have. That is something that I am going to have to stop doing.

Well, I am going to just take things one day at a time. I am not going to rush anything. I am going to take it one goal at a time and accomplish it. Before the year is out, I want to have accomplished all of the goals that I have set so I can start on making new goals to accomplish.