Your communication and transparency drew me to this amazing community!! Thank you for sharing, you get us and we get you!!

Charis, thanks for this transparent message, I can definitely relate. The last few years have be draining, which has cause me to feel depleted, being that people pleaser and trying to help and fix everyone around me. Not taking the time to allow God to pour into this empty vessel. Not listening to my body, since I have lupus and taking care of self should be priority. Lately, I have gradually started to detached from some that drain me, and step back and take a pause break, alone with speaking up letting other’s know, I’m shutting down to work on me. Thank you for your inspirations, and the energy you give us all the time along with the love and passion you pour into what you do.

Gurrllla ! We need to stop tryna be Jesus and point people to Him. Jesus said to catch the fish, not clean them up ! Sometimes we gotta get out of our own way. We take on far too many “projects” and it’s exhausting. And why do we feel the need to try to save the world? Who told us to do it? What void inside of us makes us feel we need to help everybody but ourselves ? The fact is, we are useless to other’s if we aren’t fulfilled. How can an empty bottle pour our anything ? Ladies it’s time to find our chill and go into a season of rest.

Charis, CONGRATULATIONS! Thank you for the Energy budgeting tips. I completely understand and identify with what you’ve said. I still struggle with “taking care of everyone” as a priority. I didn’t know what to do or where to start until now. Tonight you gave me a new starting point.
Please continue with the Sparkle Party. We all love it because you keep it real. And music and dancing top it off. Keep up the great work, and God Bless you and Your Family.

Last year was hectic!

I had taken on two major projects simultaneously ( I had never done that in my 20+ years as a Principal Trainer in the medical industry). My thought was that I had been encouraging others in my devotional videos on Facebook to speak what they desired into existence and to have an expectancy of dreams, and desires spoken in years past to manifest suddenly. My words came true, but it took a toll on me as I traversed three different time zones to fulfill my commitment to the projects.
I was burned out. Last year once everything concluded in November ( not in great fashion mind you) I had to take an honest assessment of my efforts. I had to determine the “Why” and the “What” of taking on these two projects at the same time.
After answering honestly and determining that I opted to spread myself too thin, I took a much-needed rest mentally and physically.

I understand now the importance of being good to myself first, taking the rest I need without feeling guilty for doing so, and understanding that a “good thing” is not always a “God Thing”

Although I am not on Facebook any longer and miss the sisterhood of being in that space, you and all my sisters are forever in my prayers.

I am so grateful for the transparency and encouragement that you share in living your life to the full!

The SJSS Community has been a lifeline to me, more than you know!!!

I look forward to all that God will unfold as you move Forward.

God’s peace and my love and prayers to you and the entire SJSS family!
Gwendolyn D. Hatten-Dillions