I hadn’t forgotten you all. I simply took some time off to try to re-strategize and think of other ways to move the blog forward. I have books I’ve written which I’ve been dragging my feet in launching as e-books. There’s no reason but the inner gut feeling, that it may not be the best timing. 

As I searched deep for other ideas, one of which is already in the store, I kept telling myself that it would be wrong to venture into so much and not keep up with any.  So, I’m taking my time and watching my strides.  

I sure did miss you all.

One thought that crossed my mind while I was away, is that majority of the background images on this blog seem to be feminine. It wasn’t done with the intention to exclude the male readers.  From now on, I’ll try to incorporate background images that capture vast varieties. 

Last night, I was up doing the weirdest stuff – cleaning up my phone. As I did so, I noticed that my contact list seemed to be populated with contacts that had long moved on OR with whom transactions had ended OR that had relocated rendering their numbers inaccurate.  It took a bit of time to decongest the entire list and whilst I did so, the above slogan popped into my head – “out with the old, in with the new”. 

Sometimes in life, we may surround ourselves with people who are not helpful to our growth, self-worth, self-esteem, or independence. Many times, the fact that such folks are in our lives prevents us from having the courage to move forward in life. Despite the fact, that in many cases, the instinct within us is to up and leave, we could lack the inner strength to do so.  

As I continued to delete, it suddenly occurred to me that many times when we surround ourselves with the wrong crowd, it prevents the right crowd from coming into our lives because we give off the wrong vibes that more or less repel them from finding us. 

So here I was, saying calmly “out with the old”. Out with people that may have impacted me negatively or whom I allowed put me down and in with the new.  

One way or another, the fact that they were in our lives for a period caused us to understand the importance of genuine relationships or to value our true worth.

Now that they’ve completed their purpose, they need not trample down our pearls.