From Pruning, To Prosperity
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From Pruning, To Prosperity
A look back at 2024, and the exciting journey ahead.
Wishing you all the happiest New Year!
2024 was one heck of a year. You can tell since you haven’t received a blog post since JULY. My word for the year was LIGHT - I called in a lighter workload, more ease, less physical weight and more. I guess you can say 2024 did just that in its own unique and transformative way. I was thrusted into a health journey that found me going from appointment to appointment and treatment to treatment. A pruning of sorts took place. The journey has been uncomfortable, in some moments painful, but man, I am learning a lot. I focused on building healthier habits, explored new forms of movement like pilates and distance walking, plus, took time to care for my mental and spiritual health. The power of intentional living shone brightly, and for that, I am deeply grateful.
If I were to do a Simply Shakera Wrapped, it would look something like this:
366 Days of gratitude
120 Consecutive days of walking
75 Carnival Spice events including Blue Jays Carnival, Caribana with Guinness, Breakfast Television & more
52 Weeks of cultivating ‘light’ness
15 Hundred+ supplements
12 Months of personal and professional development
3 Blog Posts
2 Media Appearances including a new CRAVE TV feature
1 Dream Come True for my Inner Child: Featured in Yorkdale Mall At KNIX
1 New Amazing Partnership: Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Too many blessings to count!
Your Blessings Are Bigger Than Your Burdens
Nothing that I achieved this year could’ve been in my own strength; there were so many times I felt defeated or not like myself. I give God all the glory for guiding me, and ensuring that I never went without.
Beyond these career highlights, I celebrate:
food in my fridge
never missing a home or car payment
clean water
access to an excellent team of health and wellness practitioners
being surrounded by some friends and family - that lifted me up when I couldn’t go any further
and somehow, even on the tumultuous days, God maintaining my sanity.
God has always had my heart, but for my birthday, I decided to publicly surrender my life to him through a water baptism. 2025, the year of rebirth and intentionality.
My life is already an example of your goodness, but now that I have answered the call, Lord, I am excited to see where you take me next… even the irregular parts of me, the broken parts, and the imperfect parts.
WATCH MY TESTIMONY HERE
Thank you to my KOR family for guiding me into this new journey (@korchurch), my Global Mystical family for my anchoring through the wilderness, and @tiphanimontgomery for your leadership and teaching. ✨
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come; the old has gone, the new is here”
Journaling For Your Wellbeing
As we move into 2025, I invite you to set your intentions for the year. Whether it’s embracing healthier habits, exploring new wellness practices, or simply finding more moments of joy and gratitude, let’s make it happen together. True success isn’t measured by numbers but by the impact we make in our lives and those around us. Let’s continue to inspire and uplift each other.
Before you go, I have homework for all of us. One of my favourite business women, Emma Grede, shared these journal prompts and I’m challenging all of us to complete the questions within the next 7 days.
Journaling isn’t just about putting pen to paper; it’s a powerful tool for personal growth and well-being. If journaling isn’t already a part of your wellness practice, start now. It goes beyond writing, it can allow you to reflect, turn your emotion into words and unload our burdens in the most cathartic way. It’s also a great tool for tracking goals and celebrating achievements
My favourite use is for gratitude journaling, a practice that encourages you to fully embrace and cherish the beauty of the present moment.
On a blank page in your journal or notebook, complete the following questions:
Looking back at the goals I didn’t achieve this year, what were the main reasons I couldn’t get there?
What are the three things I wish I did more of in 2024?
What am I avoiding and what am I scared of doing?
How do I plan to learn and grow in 2025?
What habits do I want to create and what boundaries should I establish?
If you made it this far, thank you for your reading and being a part of my community.. Sending you love and light and looking forward to the wonderful things we create and birth in 2025.
