PERMISSION!

Heeeyyy Sis!

I am super excited today! Like really excited! No like you don’t understand my heart is filled with joy! Yes today is your girl’s birthday & I have turned 23!! But, I’m not just excited because today is my birthday, I am excited because today is the first day I am launching my very own BLOG!

Guuuuurrrrlllllll, you don’t understand how long I have been thinking about starting a blog. You know those thoughts you have at night like right before you go to bed, and then you stay up an extra hour because that burning thought does not go out of your head? Well yes, that has been me for the past couple of weeks. So yes, today I am excited because I am finally giving myself full PERMISSION to begin. You are probably thinking what do you mean by permission?

Let me explain sis.. lately I’ve been feeling like God has called me to do so many things but I have been afraid of stepping into my purpose because of fear. I have been afraid of failure. The thought of how things may appear to others scared me. Having to start a task and actually having to follow through somewhat stressed me out. So lately I have been static… still… quiet… comfortable..

But then something clicked while I was having some quiet time with myself. I was journaling and the word PERMISSION came into my head. For years I have been praying and journaling about my dreams and my goals, but I haven’t put in the work to achieve the things that have been placed on my heart. I came to a place where I didn’t want to waste another day being afraid to BEGIN.

So what better way to celebrate a new beginning on my birthday than to do it with my sisters!

Sis let’s not wait until 2019 to give ourselves full permission to begin. What is it that God has placed on your heart that He wants you to begin? What is that thing that is keeping you up late at night when you should be asleep? Is it the book you are supposed to be writing? Is it the job you are supposed to be applying for? Is it you wanting to change your career? Is it the relationship you are trying to end? Is it you trying to let go of your past? Is it you tired of being lonely and depressed every day?

& I already know you may be thinking sisssss… I have tried beginning so many times and it never works. Well, sis this time we are doing it together you are beginning a new chapter in your life with your sisters. So let’s start today! Let’s not worry about how things may appear to others. Let’s not doubt the gifts God has given us.

I want this blog to be a place where we as women are stretched. I WANT US TO GROW TOGETHER. This is the place where I want us to allow God to open the door to FAITH, and shut the door to FEAR. I want us to pray for one another and encourage each other. Speaking of prayer I want you to feel welcomed to leave your prayer request here so we can pray for each other! It’s nothing like having a group of sisters encouraging you and praying for you along this journey.

I am ready for us to begin together! I believe that once we give ourselves PERMISSION TO BEGIN the world is going to shake. The devil is going to be mad that we are no longer satisfied with our normal habits, but we are stretching ourselves to our fullest potential.

Sis, are you ready to begin with me?

At the end of each blog I want us to reflect together- that may include us writing, spending some alone time with ourselves, reading, journaling, or praying.

Today, I want us to take 15mins with ourselves. 5 of those minutes I just want you to sit and think. Yes sis, you may have to turn your phone on silent, you may have to step away from the kids, you might have to log off of social media. YOU JUST NEED 5 MINS TO YOURSELF TO THINK AND BREATH. You can even set a timer for 5mins!

After you are done, giving yourself 5mins to think, take 10 mins to write about what is stopping you from giving yourself PERMISSION to BEGIN. I believe that the first step that we have to take to give ourselves permission to begin is identifying what is stopping us from being our best selves. You can write in your journal, on a piece of paper, or in your phone. After you are done writing I want you to pray about the things that are stopping you from achieving your goals.

SIS WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER! LET’S BEGIN! CHEERS TO NEW BEGINNINGS!!

Love, Hugs, & prayers!

Xoxoxo <3

Najma C.