“Heal what hurt you, so you can stop bleeding on people who didn’t cut you.” -can’t remember.

Welcome to Forgive Everything. Regret Nothing.  You are welcome in this space. Please receive my gratitude for taking time to read what I desire to share. There are many options for your reading pleasure; and you CHOSE to Forgive Everything. Regret Nothing. May you release regret and may you find peace in your forgiveness. And may all the blessings you receive, be a benefit to all beings. And may all beings know peace, joy, love, grace, and forgiveness.

Over the past three years, I’ve traveled the globe searching. I was looking for me! And I finally found her! The wisdom I collected while on my journey, I want others to know. The revelations that helped me to heal, I have a desire to share. The universal truths that I experienced—I believe will bring healing. And as we heal, one person at a time, the world will truly become a better place for us all.

And so, it is.

The reason for this safe space is that it allows me to fulfill my purpose, which is to live authentically so others are inspired to do the same. Living authentically is impossible without knowing who you REALLY are.  And the unhealed version of you, that one that feels broken, lost, confused, too old, unworthy, ashamed, or afraid, that is not who you REALLY are. And when you find the real you, oh what a joy it is to know!

I just wrapped up my spring cleaning and purging excess. I am purifying my live/work environment to make room…for that which is coming.

And let me just say, purging is so HEALING!

What I have discovered through this emotional and sometimes scary process is that I am NOW willing to ACKNOWLEDGE why I’ve been holding onto “stuff”.

It’s really simple. It is steeped in the belief—-“I am NOT enough.”

Now, I am intentionally and mindfully removing that which no longer serves me. As I am removing physical objects, emotional burdens are being released.

This is what I am learning to embrace

• My hands and my heart are sized perfectly to RECEIVE, hold onto, and then release. Release what was and embrace the IS-NESS.
• What I release will return as an elevated version of itself.
• I can never lose the capacity to hold ALL that I was designed and built to hold.

First, only I can decide whether I will fill my hands with things that NOURISH and make me STRONGER; or if I will fill them with untruths and nothingness. My hands will hold whatever I offer. I decide! My hands are vessels. I AM the source. Secondly, what I hold in my hands influences what my heart is able to receive. My hands will either feed my heart with thoughts and beliefs that will close it and keep me spiraling into darkness. Or my hands offer words of affirmation that give life and open my heart so it receives more light.

Think of your life as “hands”.  Hands are just an analogy. They are objects that have the capacity to hold, grip, squeeze, or slap!  Your life, as it is, is the sum total of YOUR choices, decisions, thoughts, and actions. You choose if you want to hold onto hate; grip guilt; squeeze onto excuses; or slap the hell out of all those things and decide to LIVE! I decided that I wanted to live! I want to experience all the goodness my life has to offer me, so that I can share it with others,

Too many of us are busy stuffing our hands (aka life) with EVERYTHING. Yet we still don’t have ENOUGH of the SOMETHING that we ALL can use a little more. And that SOMETHING is genuine self-love, an unwavering acceptance of who we are; AND an inner peace that is not disturbed by others’ ignorance, beliefs, or opinions.

Once I began to take ownership that I WAS CHOOSING to hold onto things that no longer served me, then, and only then, was I able to open MY hands and LET IT GO! I am learning to release it ALL. Let if flow, to where it needs to go. So long as it is AWAY from ME!

As I lean more into proudly professing my priorities and TESTIFYING my truths, I am letting go of defeating thoughts and limiting beliefs! I am accepting that I DO NOT NEED NOTHING! I know it’s not grammatically eloquent! I don’t need it to be. I just need it to be honest.  In other words, I do not need that “nothingness” that has been taking up space—occupying prime real estate—-that is my LIFE. I just need EVERYTHING that’s ALL God. Real simple. I only NEED what God has for me! I need only those things that are meant to help me become a more elevated version of me! I do not need to be a different me, I just need to be a better me. The real me!

Here’s an aha, we are ALL holding onto something and nothing at the same damn time.

Maybe you are holding onto those extra 75 pounds that you know no longer serve you.
Maybe you harbor negative thoughts about others or yourself. Maybe you are clinging to yesterday, what was. Or just maybe, regret and unforgiveness just don’t know when it is time for them to leave. They have extended their stay.  Forgive Everything. Regret Nothing.

God revealed this truth to me:

I have control over my intentions. Not IF, HOW WHEN or if NOT EVER, another person RECEIVES them. It’s my intention! Not another’s RECEPTION! Period. AND my inner knowing KNOWS that sometimes my intentions are NOT nearly as pure as I claim them to be.

I had to accept that sometimes I am guilty of sending out bullshit!  And then having the nerve to say “Well, that wasn’t my intention…” Well, God told me, “Just know, the shit you are smelling is YOURS!”,

That was a hard pill to swallow! But I did it anyway! I drank some water and breathed. Eventually, it started to dissolve. And dissolution is a long process! I am still in it!

Let me leave you with an analogy.

Let’s imagine it’s a beautiful, perfect, sunny 78 degree-day so you decide to play frisbee with your “acquaintance of the day”.

Let’s say you go first. Your flip your wrist and watch the frisbee as it soars away. The frisbee will come BACK ONLY IF your “acquaintance of the day” DECIDES to catch it and fly it back!

Now, let’s imagine your “acquaintance of the day” goes first, meaning, the frisbee is heading your way. Then, you decide if you will catch it or not, fly it back or not. When it’s a good day at the park, you and your “acquaintance of the day” have a fantastic time! Y’all both are feeling the sun kiss your skin and enjoying the calm breeze. You are both present, in the moment. You and your “acquaintance of the day” are vibing. The frisbee keeps flying, nicely and smoothly. The back and forth continues. Until one party decides “I’m done!” Then, there are other times that you and your “acquaintance of the day” show up at the park on dreary, rainy, cold day! You are a little annoyed. Feeling ungrateful and that funny acting “acquaintance of the day” is working your last nerve! First, she throws that frisbee far out of bounds. Yet, you are determined to catch it. So, your overachieving ass is running all over the park, tired, out of breath! All the while, your “acquaintance of the day” continues to stand in the same spot with that silly little grin on her face, patiently waiting to see what you will do. And you do not disappoint. You are running after that frisbee like a real FOOL!

Analogy number 2: You are no longer playing frisbee. You are sick of all those “acquaintance of the day” folks with their negative energy. You are done with them! So, you decide to just go to the park all ALONE. It’s more peaceful. More enjoyable. It’s also really predictable and consistent. It’s comfortable. No longer do you travel with a frisbee, you carry a boomerang.

A boomerang! That’s right. You throw it! And guess what? It’s coming back to you!

As EVERY action has an equal but opposite reaction, you little “toy” is coming back with the same intensity as it was thrown! You have 2 choices. One, be more mindful how you throw it! Or don’t throw it all! But once you do, know it’s coming back!

Here’s what wisdom has taught me. In the first analogy, I am both the thrower and the receiver. In other words, “It’s you boo.” And, the second analogy taught me, what you put out into the world, comes right back to you. In other words, reciprocity is real.

At the end of day, I realized that true healing could not begin until I was willing to accept these truths. I’ve learned that until I surrender and learn to Forgive Everything. Regret Nothing, the park I choose, the day I decide to go, or who I take with me are IRRELEVANT. So long as I have open wounds, I will continue to bleed, and I will bleed on people who did not even cut me! And that’s not cool. That is not okay. I don’t want anyone bleeding on me, so I must heal what hurt me! And you can too. Forgive Everything. Regret Nothing.