["God made us as humans in God\u2019s likeness and not as vinyl doormats with \u201cWelcome: Use & Abuse Me\u201d written on us. So WHY do we let people walk all over us by not saying \u201cNO\u201d? Sometimes you even have to say NO to work, children, and spouses. Even NO to something that seems like an opportunity but maybe it\u2019s not the right timing. NO is an okay word to utilize and sometimes you need to stick to saying NO.Change and starting new can be an emotional struggle. Sometimes a new beginning can start just with simply valuing and respecting yourself. You can choose to love and appreciate yourself. A top ten contender for the 1st step toward a new beginning is to love and respect yourself! Focus and work on changing your mindset from negative to positive to make a new you and start your new beginning. Like the lyrics from the song by En Vogue (1992) \u201cfree your mind and the rest will follow\u201d to \u201cchange your mind and the rest will follow\u201d. GOD OFFERS US A RENEWED MIND, LIFE, AND A NEW BEGINNING DAILY to do better today than we did yesterday! Bio: Janice Newman is the producer and host of the cable television series Y? Why Not! that airs weekly across the country. She is a business entrepreneur and owner of a real estate appraisal and brokerage company, professional development specialist, certificate in Christian counseling, writer, and teacher.","Follow and Subscribe to Y? Why Not! on Facebook and YouTube. Receive a FREE pdf copy of Janice\u2019s book \u201cY? Why Not!\u201d by subscribing to the Facebook page and sending a message.","Selfless Love written by Chanel Budd Chanel is a relationship and personal development expert, ordained minister, perfumer of \\\"Selfless Love,\\\" best-selling author, podcaster, and philanthropist. Born in Pittsburgh, PA and now a tenured resident of Dallas, Texas, Through Chanel's personal journey of working full time, being a young mother, and then becoming a wife, she leads to inspire others to be the best authentic versions of themselves. By assisting clients with accomplishing their goals and dreams, building renewed relationships and skillsets despite the barriers, and overcoming them during the process. Life, as we all know, has challenges, but we all have a choice to allow them to debilitate our growth and success or shift our mindset and take control over our lives by committing to changing the outcome and successes we all have within us. I challenge all who connect and work with Coach Chanel Budd to beat the odds by making a choice to grow and succeed in your lives, individually or as a couple. Her belief in selfless love led her to launch a perfume line that is called -\u201d Selfless Love Fragrance\/\u201d Chanel Rose-Budd created it to honor the journey of self-love, self-care, transplant recipients, donors, and caregivers. Mission I'm passionate about empowering individuals to embrace their true selves and become the true self they were born to be, helping them move from a place of quiet desperation to a place of hope and empowerment.","","January: New Beginnings: Not Just for the New Year New beginnings are about more than just a new year. You\u2019ve probably heard, \u201cNew year, new me.\u201d It\u2019s a pretty popular way to think about starting fresh\u2014especially when it comes to the start of a new calendar year. However, you can create a new beginning anytime you desire. They can happen any time you want them to and don\u2019t have to be limited to big resolutions or life- changing decisions. The start of a new year often brings with it a sense of possibility and hope for the future. But new beginnings don\u2019t just come around once a year \u2013 they can emerge and transform us in unexpected ways throughout the calendar. Every day, we have the potential to take steps forward in our journey toward personal growth and happiness, no matter if these changes are big or small. In fact, New Year\u2019s Day may not even be the best time. If you wait until January 1st, then all your old habits and patterns are still there, and you\u2019re likely to fall back into them reasonably quickly, which is why it\u2019s best to think about new beginnings as a process, not an event. Although it\u2019s common, no rule states you must wait until January 1st to start over\u2014you can take control of your life and make positive changes whenever you are ready and willing to make them. What makes a new beginning successful is your awareness of the fact that it\u2019s not just about the date on the calendar\u2014it\u2019s about how you feel inside and how you want to start living your life differently as a result of the change you desire to make. If making changes is important to you, then don\u2019t wait for the calendar or someone else\u2019s schedule\u2014make those changes when it feels right for you.","New beginnings are often associated with New Here are four things to consider when preparing Year\u2019s resolutions: people make big plans for for a new beginning: themselves and then have to deal with the guilt 1. Identify what you want to change in your life and disappointment when they inevitably fall and make a list of ways that change could short of meeting their goals. Most people create manifest itself (e.g., \u201cI want to make more time New Year\u2019s resolutions to signify their new for myself\u201d or \u201cI want to learn how to beginning at the start of the New Year. meditate\u201d). Interestingly, most people don\u2019t stick with their 2. Now, ask yourself why this change is resolutions for more than a few weeks. So many important to you. Why do you want or need it? people fail at making New Year\u2019s resolutions What would happen if this change didn\u2019t because they wait until January 1st to make the happen? changes they want in their lives. This approach 3. Next, identify the obstacles that might keep doesn\u2019t work because it takes time to get used to you from making this change happen, and making new behaviors automatic\u2014and changing brainstorm ways that you could overcome those old habits takes even longer. obstacles (e.g., \u201cI\u2019m too busy right now\u201d or \u201cI don\u2019t know where to begin\u201d). Creating a new beginning isn\u2019t about the date on 4. Finally, decide on one small thing you could the calendar. It\u2019s about committing yourself and do today that would help get you closer to doing your best to keep it, no matter what comes making this change happen\u2014and then do it! your way. The key is being prepared to create a new beginning whenever you feel led to make a It\u2019s important to remember that this process significant change in your life. This can mean isn\u2019t about coming up with a plan for how you starting over on something small, like cleaning will change your life\u2014it\u2019s about getting clear off your desk or taking time for self-care. Or it on what you want and why you want it. could mean making bigger changes that require As you begin this new year, know that you can more action and commitment, like starting a choose your new beginning whenever YOU business or going back to school. ARE READY!! By getting clear on what you Whatever it means for YOU, I encourage you to want and why you want it, you will be more embrace that moment as an opportunity to reflect likely to take action, which is essential for on where you are in life now and where you want creating lasting change in your life. to be in the future Harriet M. Harris, MBA, is a wife, mom, entrepreneur, business coach, and owner of You can choose your new beginning whenever SHEmpowHERs Transformation LLC, who is you feel led to make a significant change in your passionate about empowering women to life. The only thing that matters is that you\u2019re overcome their limiting beliefs so they can prepared to make it happen and that it\u2019s not some live their best life without limitations. fly-by-night decision to say you made a resolution for a new year.","Today, Harriet helps ambitious women live lives without limits by helping them remove internal roadblocks so they can finally create the life and business they love. She is a speaker, coach, author or Stop Stopping Your Success and podcast host of You Are Not Your Trauma Podcast. Harriet's mission is to help as many women as possible tap into their power and potential to create lives of purpose and meaning. Ready to Stop Stopping Your Success? Check out my book and guided journal, Stop Stopping Your Success at www.stopstoppingyoursuccess.com. Check out You Are Not Your Trauma podcast on iTunes or Spotify and learn more about the show and guests at www.youarenotyourtraumapodcast.com. Learn more about Harriet\u2019s available coaching resources at www.harrietmharris\/linkinbio. Book & guided journal Show&Guest Coaching Resources","THE GOD OF SECOND CHANCES DR. BERLINDA A. HART LOVE I am a living testimony of God\u2019s goodness, grace, and mercy and I stand with others in their plight to understand why life has let them down, and how they can recover. Thus, I am inviting all readers into our Christian family, because that is where you will find true love, peace, and direction in your lives. I pose these questions to each of you. Do you believe God to be your Lord and Savior? I trust the answer is yes, because it is He who holds the power to open the floodgates of Heaven, far and wide, and pour us out a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it all (Malachi 3:10)? That is the first step in starting over, letting the Lord come into our heart and believing that He will work miracles for those who do, as He has done for me and countless others. The vicissitudes of life can be challenging to our ego, mental stability, and ultimate desire to follow our dreams. We are human and prone to err, hence the reason why Jesus is always with us when there is no one else around. Remember those footsteps in the sand? Those are the feet of Jesus carrying us when we are too weak to carry ourselves. God is a God of second chances. Therefore, we must not let negative people or negative feelings force us into a mindset that we cannot overcome obstacles. Consider those barriers as nothing more than opportunities for us to be blessed. The Lord will prepare a table for us in the presence of our enemies (Psalm 23:5).","I speak from experience. God has shown me favor and has opened doors that I never dreamed possible, and I believe that when God opens a door, nobody can close it and vice versa. What God has for all of us is individualized. Society has a way of locking us in a room and throwing away the key, because of subjective things like our age, outward appearance, or what others say about us. Remember that the higher we go up, the more \u201cbuzz\u201d we will hear. However, if we take one step, God will take two. He will protect us from the naysayers and haters who simply want to prohibit us from receiving the awesome treasures that God has coming our way. Think about it. Jesus was not loved by all He encountered. In fact, those within His inner circle betrayed Him and had Him killed. However, the wondrous thing is that the plan of salvation was not interrupted by their wrong doings. God sent His Son to redeem the world so that we would have the gift of eternal life (Romans 6:23b). Be assured. \u201cIf God be for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31)? When on this journey called life, we must be conscientious of our surroundings and follow the path that God has laid out for us. The Word says, \u201cFor I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not harm you, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11). I would rather not be referred to as a religious fanatic. Rather, my belief is in the power of the Almighty to bring me through any situation that I cannot manage by myself. Are you in need of a new beginning? Is time slowly slipping out of your hands? Do you feel that all you have done is in vain? There is still time to turn things around and be a positive impact on your family, community, and all of society. There is something great within each of us that the world needs. We must be that beacon light for others to follow. One of the most beloved hymns in the Christian church is, \u201cThis little light of mine.","I\u2019m gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I\u2019m gonna let it shine. This little light of mine, I\u2019m gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. Everywhere I go, I\u2019m gonna let it shine. Everywhere I go, I\u2019m gonna let it shine. Everywhere I go, I\u2019m gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.\u201d People need someone to follow. Will that be you? Are you ready to try again? Sometimes we need to encourage ourselves, stay focused on our futures, and remind ourselves every day that we are somebody and we can accomplish many things if we try. There are a few sayings that we learned as children that still apply today. They are, \\\"Nothing beats a failure but a try, if at first you do not succeed try and try again, and a quitter never wins and a winner never quits.\\\" Why worry about the unkind comments of others? If what they are saying is inappropriate tune them out and seek others who have accomplished in what you aspire to do. Hang on to them for dear life. Study how they became successful, their failures, strategies, and successes. Also, it is better to show others what you can do, rather than telling them. Turn things around and everyone will want to be on your ship. Go ahead. Take that first step knowing that we are fearfully and wonderfully made in God\u2019s image (Psalm 139:14a), and that all good and perfect gifts come from above (James 1:17a). \u201cTrust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path. Proverbs 3:5-6\u201d A new beginning awaits. Claim it!","Available For Purchase $20 Buy Now","","","","\\\"My will of Fire\\\" Written by Jamari I am the son of Tina Holman and this article of mine is about new beginnings, or as I like to call it \\\"My will of Fire\\\". From the very start of my journey in the world of writing I've been looked down upon by my peers in the world of literature, or at least told that the way I used to write wouldn't yield much success in the long term, but I have always been a fast learner and for the most part, an imaginative person who has always saw what I could do with writing. I sometimes wonder why I took a step into a field I had no knowledge of outside of reading the books I read as a child, but since then I've seen the embers of my passion for writing get brighter and brighter before turning into the fire that's burning within me, and it has given me strength to make my dreams a reality. A lot of great authors, actors, singers, and just people in general have taught me to fight for what I love while trying to achieve an even greater power then I have now. My favorite actors have taught me to stand up for what I believe in and to fight to achieve what I dream of. My mother taught me to dream big and achieve my goal with the people who are important to me. Some of my closest friends have taught me to grow stronger with their help and to never let closest to me cry if I can help it.","Finally myself, I have learned to hone my skills as a writer and to grow even when I think I have hit my ceiling, to push through and achieve things I once thought impossible, and being on this path has taught me to strive towards the future of my life by becoming something that can make me even better when it comes to writing, as each thing I've talked about has been although more of a reason to keep going. Because I have a will of fire, my journey has just begun and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon. A new beginning always starts when you take the first step towards a future you want to come true, and that's what I've done, I have taken the first step towards the dream I have. And I remember by facing the hardships that life always throws my way, it's making me a better person who knows what not to do and what to do and how to treat people. It's thanks to that thought process that I know that it doesn't matter who or what you or even where you come from or are born, it's all about what you make of your life and what you make of the relationships between you and the people who matter to you.. That's why I am better than what I used to be, I'm better than anything that comes my way, and I'll be ok, no matter who you are or who you come from, know that your important to anyone who calls you a friend, a brother, a sister or even family, make your life matter to you and make your dreams a reality.","A big part of this article is about the new beginnings I have had because a lot of things have given me the drive to make my dreams come true and to give the next generation of kids who will change this world for the betterment of humanity a path into their own new beginnings. I look forward to the day countless children are able to see themselves in the worlds I'm building, I look forward to seeing their faces and hearing their voices. I look forward to watching the children of the world grow to have even brighter futures than the one I see for myself. I thank the creators of the things that inspired me, because they gave me a drive to change the world and leave behind something that the children of the future will be able to be inspired by. It's thanks to the stories and characters I've come to know and love, that I've realized, not only have I been inspired by the stories, but I also have come into creating my own stories based around black heritage and the culture we have as a people, but also around the cultures of other people and places. So my new beginning has kick started my growth. And once I reach my goal of publishing my novel, I'll move towards making my other goals come true as well. And for that, I hope everyone can see my work for what it is, one novel is the gateway to the entire library I have ready to be unveiled. I hope you all will see and join me on this journey.","","Financially Empowering the Next Generation Sezzle is your stress-free solution to financial freedom. 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