I AM BACK...

I had taken some time off blogging and some social media sites, purposefully of course. I love social media, I enjoy the concept of connecting with friends and family who are a million miles away with just a click of a button. It's pretty amazing how you could be in a different continent, country or time zone, but still get to know that your high school friend bought a new car, or that a relative had their lunch at a fancy restaurant. I mean, isn't that neat? I had to step back when I realized that the "internet connection" was starting to disconnect my spirit. I was starting to compare other people's "status updates" to my reality. Someone once said it best "Never compare your private life to someone else's public life", well sadly folks, I fell into that trap. I started to see myself for what I didn't have, instead of what I did have. One thing is for certain; I have a purpose. My purpose isn't just to look pretty or feel important, my purpose isn't even to be admired by the masses, but my purpose is to SERVE. To serve others through my line of work, motherhood, being a wife, friendships and just by how I live my life.

To the young person reading this, thinking you are not good enough, magnifying your insecurities based on what others have, I want you to stay with me. To the elderly person reading this, and thinking to yourself "I am not as good as my peers, look at how happy they look on Facebook, I should

have done like them" etc. YOU ARE NOT THEM, never have and NEVER WILL. Stop looking at other people's lives to validate your own. You are blessed, beautiful and bounty in your own right. You probably are not equipped with the strength, courage or wisdom to handle the next person's problems or blessings. It always looks easy from the outside looking in.