Handle Yo Business!

I remember many times in my life where I was happy and enjoying life. I had no problem waking up in the morning, getting my daughter ready for school, going to work, running my company, coming home, working out, playing with my daughter, food, animals, bed. Wake up and do it all again. For years I did this. Happily. Unaware of many things, but I did it just fine. I handled my business.

Then my marriage started suffering, my grandmother got cancer, and priorities changed. I handled my business still but I found myself exhausted and often times sick in the process of trying to hold it all together. Several more tragedies and things outside of my control happened over the next handful of years and I found myself in the face of grief, sick, and completely exhausted more and more often. I had many times of severe anxiety and bouts of depression.

I made a lot of positive changes during this time and dealt with grief the best I could. It all felt like crap but I knew something was changing inside of me and I was going to see the other side of this. I had one thing to do every single day that kept me going no matter how I was feeling. If not I was going to lose it all and have a bunch of blazing fires I wanted nothing to do with. To myself I said one day, handle yo business!

I was in some serious survival mode but that was necessary at that point. I prayed all day every day, I cried A LOT. I knew I had my daughter to care for, my livelihood, my home, my animals. I wanted to live and experience the real joy. So while praying, I did what I had to do. I handled my business.

I would rest when the work was complete and do everything I had to do. I stayed away from drugs and alcohol and got rid of all of the toxic people and behaviors during this time. I had great support and if I needed more, I sought it out. I handled my business.

I had one more thing to do and that was lose the vape. I finally was able to kick that after many failed attempts. Going back just wasn't an option.

As I look back, I realize that despite many times of despair and desperate moments, falling and getting up, I can say I am so proud of myself. I thank God for always being there for me to count on and ultimately guiding me and helping me to handle my business. He always put people and things where I needed to make it a tad easier. I am forever grateful.

So I leave you with this. You got this. Handle yo business! No matter what story is playing in your head, handle yo business! Don't let all that hard work be for nothing. Handle what you have to and make the changes to make life better for yourself and your loved ones. Handle yo business! When you don't know what to do. Pray to God for the next right thing and handle yo business!

Sending you all of the love, abundance, and fighting power. <3

~Coach J