Motivation for Monday

Dear Inspirations, 


Today I woke up feeling on top of the world!  Although my spring break is over and I am back to work I woke up with no hesitation.

 I think my hair is on point, my outfit was together and I even feel well rested.

It's almost strange because  over the weekend I suffered a setback.

 I think this is me really, really trying to practice what I preach wholeheartedly.

It's the first day of the week and I decided not to let anything steal my joy.

What's odd is the moment I said that it seem like the devil was like "BOOM! I am going to get you"

I had a small wardrobe malfunction now that alone can take you from a 10 to a 0, I was able to utilize my fashionista skills to pull it together.

Then my original plan for work was reassigned, (What I planned for today was no longer important and the copies I made no longer mattered) Don't you just hate when that happens.

Instantly I was  hit with a thousand negative thoughts. I quickly recovered those thoughts with a quick prayer.

Why am I sharing? I just wanted to let you know that even when you plan to be positive somethings will be thrown at you. The devil will TRY YOU.

 Even when you are prepared things will go wrong. Just TRY TO KEEP being POSITIVE. 

It's only Monday and I am sure there is more to come, but one thing I do know for sure is that I will keep going in this positive direction.  " My setbacks are a setup for a great comeback, This is not the end for me, this is only the beginning".

I know I have probably said this a thousand times and I am sure that I keep starting over and that's okay too.

Love Jasmine P. 

Over (DUE)

Dear Inspirations,

I would like to personally apologize for taking a five week break like I did. The last few weeks have been mentally taxing. I had nothing positive to share in my life.  I know exactly why, but I would rather not share that part.  Honestly, I think I have been in some type of funk. I have woke up daily trying to shake it and I  even tried to trick  myself  into believing that "I was okay". Truth is I wasn't and I really haven't been.

Without going into detail to much I will say that I know that God has heard every cry and every prayer that I have asked him to do in my life. Now it's just a matter of time and patience.

 

Somedays  I just knew I couldn't go on.
Each time he would send me a sign.

 

He would send someone my way every time  to say "you can do this".

I always tell myself "things could be worse Jasmine". Things could easily be worse. I made it through worse things then this before right? What's crazy is each day I tried to wear a smile and each day it seem like someone tried to take it off my face. Yet I am still alive, still breathing.

 

Everyone still depends on me. Everyone still believes in me. How could I give up? How could I quit?

Truthfully, that's the only thing that has got me as far as I am today.

You can say that this blog is  a personal reminder and it's totally for me but I would like to think that you needed to hear this as well.

Today marks the beginning of spring break and the beginning of better days.

From here on out I will focus on my blessings. By faith its already done. I encourage you to do the same.

Love Jasmine P.

Unleash the Beast

Dear Inspirations 

For a Monday I feel relatively good which is always a awesome thing. Despite  last week being  so hard for me mentally I made it through. I even had a few moments of "This can't be life, The struggle can't be this hard'', but it was.

You ever have a bad day and no matter how you try to get passed it seems like it just keeps getting worse? That's how last week was and I am truly glad that it is behind me.

This  week I'm looking forward to good news. Since last week was so bad I know this week will be better. I can almost feel my breakthrough coming. I am closer to victory. I am closer to my dreams. I can feel things getting better. I see myself coming out. These are the things I tell myself.

I am feeling pretty BEASTLY!

In current events...

@DearJasmineP on Instagram reached 700 followers last night. I know that might not be  much to you, but for me it feels like 700k. I started the movement really to help myself daily and then I realized how much people needed to see inspiration daily. I feel bad somedays and sometimes I can't even post because I don't believe in the message. On those days I scroll down my timeline and others inspire me. Followers like @Choran89 gives me hope to go on. I  have no idea how we began following each other, but I'm so glad we did. Although he lives in New York and I'm in Houston together we have made the perfect inspiration team. My only hope is that he doesn't stop and that he holds me to the same promise.

I love reading  all of the comments that say "thank you for this" and other positive thoughts. To all of my followers thank you for following, I hope that my truths inspire you and motivate you to chase your dreams. One day I to will follow my dreams and I hope you all remember this blog and remind me of my promise.

More good news, DearJasmineP finally has a LOGO and I am in the process of getting shirts designed! I am excited for the finish product!  Coming soon!

This week be encouraged, I know this is SO easy to say, but really try to stay positive.
Stay motivated by all of the positive things that are happening in your life. Embrace your struggle and embrace your future. Every now and again a door is closed, but its only for a new one to be opened. I know he truly has a plan for my life, for your life, for our lives! This week I challenge you to dig deep and unleash your inner BEAST!

Inspiring and Empowering all over....

Love Jasmine P. 

Cross Roads

Dear Inspirations 

Please know that all your efforts aren't going in vain, I know you might not see what's happening right now. 

"Your life is falling apart and falling together at the same time" 

I ask myself to sometimes what am I doing? 

How does this correlate with the big plan? 

I to get discourage, I to start to feel like I'm going through the motions.

This week I challenge you to believe that your on the right path. 

Of course the road looks dusty, the street signs might be missing, your car might be almost out of gas but you must keep going. 

This is so hard to type its even hard to say out loud. I'm battling with my inner self as we speak. 

I can. You can. We will. 

Thank you to my friend who reminded me of my dreams and encouraged me to keep going. 

Love Jasmine P. 

Hope (Two years)

Dear Inspirations,

Yesterday marked two years that I graduated from college and began my journey as a real adult. Graduation had so many emotions running through my body that day. I think for the most part I was extremely excited and nothing could take that joy away from me.

Well, two years later I am still not where I want to be in my career. I work a job that isn't to rewarding at times and most of the days it feels like a chore that I have to do. I have been applying for two years literally and nothing has really looked up. Yes, it's very discouraging at times to keep going but somehow week after week I go. Can you imagine week after week applying and hearing nothing? Can you imagine getting those letters "blah blah blah, thank you for applying we found a better canadate blah blah"? Yea, I have seen so many of them in the past two years.

Yesterday marked my two years post grad and it also felt like it marked a turning point in my life. I went on a interview for a company and a position that I know I am qualified to do. The interview went well and at the moment I felt hopeful. Yesterday I found hope. Now don't get me wrong I am Positive Patty and Motivational Mandy most days but in my mind sometimes I am I often fighting
myself thinking like Negative Nancy and Down Debbie. I believe that's human and that we all feel like that sometime.

I don't know if I got the job yet and I won't find out until January but that moment gave me hope.

I challenge you to find hope. To move forward in your life and keep applying yourself. The world is a cruel place at times but look for hope. To all of my grads live in this moment and don't ever give up.

Love Jasmine P.

Halloween and Antics


Being born on Halloween has had it's ups and downs.

My grandmother believed for the longest that I was satans child and she refused to let me celebrate it.

We sat in the dark with the lights off to ignore tricker treaters. We would always celebrate my birthday the day after or the day before to avoid the chaos. Every year I would have prefered to have a halloween party. As a kid I believed that the whole world was really celebrating my birthday and I just wasn't invited. I loved Halloween then and I love it now.

Those were the days. (not really)

Now that I'm older I can hardly wait to celebrate my birthday at my own cause and my very special way. Last year I was in Nigeria, living life at no cost.

This year I'm turning a quarter this year and at first it was scary. The little halloween baby turns a quarter yup... I was pondering on what to be for Halloween. Then it hit me. As a kid I loved LOVED
Minnie and Mickey mouse... Ok it might have been a slight obsession.

So for Halloween this year I choose to be Minnie- Minus Mickey.

I'm excited to share with you the finish product of my costume. I'm also having a small gathering to celebrate my quarter birthday.

Pics coming soon (:

Happy Halloween in advance.


Love Jasmine P.

 

Reflections of October

Dear Inspirations,

As the month of October comes to a rapid close, I can only feel an array of emotions. in 27 days I learned more about myself than I thought I would. The idea of giving excites me and I spend a lot of time trying to give. I assume it to be my role in society and when I'm giving I am at my happiest.

While life this month seems to have flew by I found my self bask in in the goodness of small joys. When I choose not to measure my life up against other perople. I now  know that I am doing pretty darn good. People can tell you all day but until it hits you is when it really sinks in.

  I can't tell you if it is the change of events in my life that has me feeling the way I do but I will say that I have throughy enjoyed October.

I've kept a close knit friendship with the people who really matter in my life. It's not that others don't matter to its just that some choose to be who they are.  This month I learned not to force it, Man it sounds so easy coming out. But forcing it has been my way for the longest time.
What happens when you chill? Sometimes the chips stack up and things go like you wanted them to.

Today I took one step closer to the next move on my monoply board. Grand prize coming soon.

In other news guess who's tuning older in 3 days? Me.
100 days ago I was freaking out about it and even kind of upset.
But today I must say "I'm ready for the next level of my life".

Whatever it entails I'll be merry with it. I know life will bring storms and there will be times when I feel like giving up but because of what I believe and who I serve I can't.

I won't.

Thank you to those in my circle who put up with me on a daily bases. The people that love me weather I have $2.00 or 20,000.

So before I blow out the candle on my imaginary cake. This time I would like to make an open wish.
I wish for happiness, love and most of all a open heart to accept what ever happens.

Closes eyes***** Blow........

 

 

 

Love Jasmine P.