How were the holidays for you? I hope your answer is great. However, those of you who had to walk on egg shells, just know you’re not alone. Hallmark movies let everybody think Christmas is perfect and full of laughter and joy. If you are fortunate to have that kind of Christmas, praise God. If not, remember those who struggle.

If you never heal from what hurt you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you. Healing emotional wounds take time, forgiveness and a lot of patience. If you won’t do it for yourself, do it for those people whose lives you will hurt if things don’t change.

You should never make a decision when you are sad, hungry, angry, lonely or tired. That takes you to a place of disappointments, weight gain, poor decisions, and frustration.

The secret to your future is hidden in your daily routine. All of us make decisions to do certain things every day. Each decision we make will take us to a destination. You are TODAY what you decided to do YESTERDAY and the day before.

You’re like a tea bag…not worth much till you’ve been through some hot water. So when the hard times come, never fear. God is doing a work in you!

Remember that person who quit? Neither does anyone else! So, determine in your heart that you are going to achieve whatever you set out to do. Believe you CAN and you will!