Unexpected Blessings

If you would have asked me a year ago where i would be today; this would not have been what i would have described. I had a very different idea of what i would be doing. I thought I would have a full time social work job with an apartment and in a relationship with the man that I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with. Life had other ideas of what would transpire over the past year. These past few months have been months from hell. There have been struggles and pain that have occured in my life this past year that I never would have anticipated 12 months ago. A year ago i was looking forward to my senior year with high expectations of life, love and joy. Somewhere that was all lost and now i sitting down trying to learn how to breathe again and crying out to a God that I abandoned along the way.

The way i planned life is not how it turned out but in the midst of it all, there have been some unexpected blessings. I didn't think that I would still be working for a catering company but here i am and what a blessing they have been to me. My boss is giving me all the hours she can and for that i am grateful. I have been given the opportunity to spend my time volunteering. I know that things will fall into place and it is through the trials and struggles that I grow the most. I love this song by India Arie and I am trying to take on this attitude

Life is a journey,
Not a destination,
There are no mistakes,Just chances we’ve taken
Lay down your regrets cause all we have is now.
Wake up in the morning
And get out of bed.
Start making a mental list in my head.
Of all of the things that I am grateful for

Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes new dreams new ways
I open up my eyes and
I open up my mind and
I wonder how life will surprise me today
Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes new dreams new ways
I open up my heart and
I’m gon’ do my part and
Make this a positively beautiful day


Life is a challenge not a competition
You can still smell the roses and be on a mission
Just take a moment to get in touch with your heart
Sometimes you feel like you’ve got something to prove
Remind yourself that there’s only one you
Just take a moment to give thanks of who you are
Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes, new dreams, new ways
I open up my eyes and
I open up my mind and
I wonder how life will surprise me today

Early in the morning
It’s the dawn of a new day
New hopes, new dreams, new ways
I open up my heart and
I’m gon’ do my part and
Make this a positively beautiful day

Let’s make this a wonderful
Let’s make this a powerful
Let’s make this a Beautiful Day
It’s a Beautiful Day

Life is a journey,
Not a destination,
There are no mistakes,
Just chances we’ve taken
Lay down your regrets cause all we have is now