Hello, to all of my lovely readers.

I think one of the most rewarding things anyone can do is: to recognize what is in his/her heart. Once you recognize what is important to you or what you care about, then you can choose your next step. Whether it be telling someone how you truly feel, accomplishing a dream that fear kept you from pursuing, or making a life changing decision; it’s important to one day face your fears and listen to your heart.

  I know how difficult it can be listening to your heart. Over the years, I have struggled with listening to my own heart and doing what I thought was socially acceptable. In order for me to listen to my heart and it’s desires, I had to stop worrying about popular opinion, or any opinion that wasn’t my own to be honest. You have to remember that people may not always get it. They may not get your vision, they may not see what you see, how you see it, or when you see it happening. But don’t let that stop you. If something is weighing heavily on your heart and has been, then you maybe you should start looking at that as a sign to pursue whatever the thing may be. Also, don’t be concerned with the what if’s. Because trust me, if you worried about all of the possible things that could go wrong, you’d lose the drive and nerve you have to actually go through with your heart’s desires.

For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to have my own blog, whether it be a written blog or vlog. However, whenever I hyped myself up to actually start one, I always chickened myself out too. I always asked myself: what if nobody cares what I have to say? What if  nobody visits my blog? But there’s a famous Babe Ruth quote (that I heard on A Cinderella Story),

“Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.”

And I find that to be so true. Don’t let your fears keep you from accomplishing something you love and have always hoped for. So I finally stopped letting my fears control my life, took a leap of courage and faith, and started my blog this summer. I must say, I am quite happy I did. And I just want to thank you ALL so much for supporting me as I embark this journey, though I love it, it can be quite frightening sharing my thoughts like this, but also so amazing to see you all post such positive comments on here and via text.

Remember, always listen to your heart (in reason!!! don’t do something outrageous, like do something that’ll get you arrested lol). Regardless of what others will have to say about your decisions. Sometimes, you have to make sure your happiness comes first. Pursue your dreams, reach for the stars, and embark on a journey of courage. I believe it takes a truly courageous person to first, acknowledge what is in his/her heart, and second, follow the desires of his/her heart. My charge to you all is to go do something you’ve always wanted to, but were too afraid to do. Tell someone how you truly feel about them. Start that business endeavor you’ve been dreaming of. And remember that, Rome was not built in a night. Sprinkle of Jesus actually just sent an amazing notification that I would like to quote and leave you all with as you reflect on the true desires of your heart.

“Don’t be hard on yourself if you don’t see results right away. Things manifest at the right time. Your hard work is about to pay off.”

Love,

Janna Alane

Hello everyone!

Today’s post is inspired by the famous saying, “let go and let God.” And thus, welcome to “Let it Go Sunday.”

Personally,  I have a really bad problem of lettings things get to me. And by things, I mean situations that I have no control over, that I can not change. For instance, sometimes I dwell on the past and how I wished I would’ve handled a situation differently, or acted differently in order to receive a different outcome. These thoughts sometimes consume me and affect my mood. But I had to understand that no matter how much I worried or stressed about these situations, the past is in the past. I can’t go back and change the past. However, I must use these past situations as a tool moving forward, to not repeat the same mistakes and to act differently.

I think the Serenity Prayer is the BEST prayer to use when trying to let go. It reminds us that we can not control everything, and that’s okay because we’re only human. We have to take a leap of courage in order to take advantage of the situations we can change for the better and let God handle the rest. See, this is where “let go and let God” comes into play.

I am currently obsessed with the Ctrl album by SZA, I listen to it EVERYDAY. And I think she said it best in the song, Normal Girl

“This time next year I’ll be living so good, won’t remember no pain, I swear.”

And boy do these lyrics hold so much truth to them, when I heard them the other night riding home from work I knew I had to include them in this post. Last year around this time, I was in such a sad and terrible emotional state. I didn’t know how I could overcome how bad I felt or if I would ever be happy again. But I did and that was nothing but God. I had to let go of all my hurt, all of my fear, all of my sadness and I gave everything to God. He transformed my life and my mind in such an unimaginable way. Even though my life isn’t perfect, I can truly say I am living so good that I don’t remember the pain of last summer. Thank God!

So whenever you’re feeling down or are second guessing yourself or stressing over things you can’t control,

let it ALL go.

Give everything you have to God, pray the serenity prayer, and keep moving forward, changing the things you can.

And remember, this time next year YOU will be living so good, you won’t remember the pain.

XO,

Janna Alane