Change is Coming.....

"I think women are supposed to run the world but we won't be able to until we stop letting our emotions run us." ~ Mashonda

The Load is Getting Lighter

One week is in the books, I’m happy to say I did something I thought was impossible.

It’s not just the “not talking/dealing” with anybody other than family thing, it’s the four points I referenced last week in I Love You...But I Love Myself MORE! Worry, Trust, Forgiveness, and Anger.

Changing yourself is extremely hard, especially when the notion to do so seems to come from nowhere.

So what do you do when you need help or a point in the right direction, aside from praying?

I love to read, so I decided to go out this weekend and pick up some good reading material:

The 1^st book I got was: Do yourself a favor and forgive by Joyce Meyers

You can read an excerpt HERE

I really enjoy Joyce, so I’m also including a few video’s that have helped me of hers.

Video: The Forgiveness Test

Video: Do Yourself a Favor…Forgive

Video:  Moving Beyond Worry and Anxiety

Video: How to De-Stress Your Life  

                 

 The 2^nd book I got was: The Secret to True Happiness

The 3^rd book I got was: Look Great Feel Great 12 Keys to Enjoying a Healthy Life Now

I also plan to pick-up Let It Go by my Bishop, T.D. Jakes, but thought Joyce’s book was a good way to start as it’s written from a woman’s point of view.

There’s also

Mrs. Right: A woman's guide to becoming and remaining a wife by Tony A Gaskins Jr.

The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women by Elaine Meryl Brown, Marsha Haygood, Rhonda Joy McLean, Angela Burt-Murray

Sistergirl Devotions: Keeping Jesus in the Mix on the Job by Carol M. Mackey

In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want by Iyanla Vanzant

Peace from Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through by Iyanla Vanzant

The Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer, Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick

The Single Woman's Sassy Survival Guide: Letting Go and Moving On by Mandy Hale

I must say that none of these books are going to be the end all be all in helping me move on with my life. There’s only one way to truly overcome my past, change my thinking, and purge my mind- that’s allowing God to drive my life. these are only to give me motivation, ideas, and a different perspective on certain things.