I’m always thinking of new subjects to discuss in my blogs; about a week ago I said I wanted to do a blog on fear. I have been struggling with fear, being fearful about different things I’m facing in my life, so I decided to write about it in my next blog. This blog, of course, is not just about me encouraging others, but also myself. I have procrastinated with writing this particular blog post at least a couple weeks. Prior to that, I attended a retreat and there I was reminded of the word courageous. I decided this would be the word for the month. You know how you…
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Create Your Own Happiness
What makes you happy? Is it hanging out with friends? Going to the movies? Trying a new restaurant? How do you create your own happiness? One thing that I’ve learned is that no one else can do for you what you can do for yourself. Many times we wait for others to make us happy; we want someone to buy us flowers, plan a romantic dinner, or we want someone to purchase us a gift. If you don’t know how to do things for yourself how is someone else able to come in and make you happy? I’m big on creating the things that you enjoy or want in your…
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Legacy
This morning as I was checking my social media pages, I saw a post I posted a few years back honoring my grandmother on her birthday. As I went on through the day, I wondered what would I post on Bridgette Breaking Barriers. I was scheduled to post something today, but I had nothing. I started writing a couple of posts, but nothing worked out. I later noticed a Facebook post by my aunt honoring my grandmother. Today, would have been her 99th birthday. In this moment, the word legacy came to mind. I never had the pleasure of meeting my grandmother face to face. What I know about her…
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Things Aren’t Always What They Seem…
Have you ever wanted something so bad, but then you got it and realized it wasn’t all that great? I’ve been there too. Everyone desires something, the single person desires marriage, the married person desires being understood, have children or even to be single (lol, a little humor). Sometimes when we are struggling with things in our lives we forget about others. We begin to believe the lie that we are the only person struggling in life, or that our struggles are bigger than others, “they would never understand what I’m going through.” Don’t be so quick to judge or assume you know or even understand what others go through.…