Let the Journey Begin!

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Hey to all my Blooming Beauties, it’s Granny, your tour guide.

As I touched on before this community is to help us navigate through this crazy thing called life. It is hard to be alone during the holidays, regardless of why you are. Children grow up and start their own lives in other places. Loss can come in different forms in our life, each with its own devastating circumstances. Sometimes were alone with someone living in the same space

 I think the hardest part about divorce for me was, our home was always the place where everyone gathered for the holidays, I loved cooking and baking my family’s favorite dishes. I guess you could say cooking was my love language. But it is not beneficial to live in the past, we must press on.

It is time to start new traditions. Have friends over for Friendsgiving. invite friends over for Christmas movie night, see the Christmas lights. Do the things you love that you have not done in years. Reconnect with yourself. The holidays to me are about family and friends. I know some of us do not really have friends because of a past relationship that was against you having friends. Maybe not against it but made it difficult to do so.

 It is your time now. You do not have to have loads of friends, just one can make all the difference in the world. I have found the best place to meet new people is to join a library lead book group, Church or join a class at the YMCA, they usually have several to offer.

This community is to offer encouragement, support and to build women up on this journey. There are no dumb questions. There is no hate speech. No negativity. We are all at a different place in life and we all come from diverse backgrounds. We have all had to make difficult choices. This community is about thriving and living our best life.

So, for my New Years resolution, I will only be allowing peace and joy into my life. I will no longer tolerate drama or dysfunction. Sometimes we may have to cut ties with our own family to achieve this but to have peace of mind and a healthy living environment is worth the outcome and most of the time once your family member sees you are serious, they may change for the better. You must set boundaries and stick to them. I have not always done a wonderful job at this but as I have gotten older, I have realized I must take care of myself and my mental health. You can’t pour from an empty cup.  So, lets thrive in 2025! I would love to hear your New Years resolutions, leave them in the comments below.

 Bloom where you’re planted ❁