Forgive, Let Go, and Protect Your Peace

What's up, wonderful, amazing, sweet, and lovely people? How are you all doing today? I hope you're having an amazing day and that you have decided not to let anybody steal your joy!

Welcome to MaryamsJoyfulLife blog. It's a beautiful day, and today I want to talk about forgiveness.

What does it mean to forgive?

To me, forgiveness means deciding that you are no longer going to allow the pain of what someone did to control your life. It means letting go of the hurt, betrayal, lies, disappointment, or disrespect.

Forgiving someone doesn't mean what they did was okay.

It also doesn't mean you have to bring them back into your life or give them the same access they had before they hurt you.

Sometimes forgiveness is simply saying, "You hurt me, and it was painful, but I'm choosing to let this go. I'm not going to allow what happened to control my life anymore."

I've experienced this myself. There have been people who hurt me deeply, and the more I focused on what happened, the more it hurt. But when I decided to forgive and give the pain to God, I began to feel lighter.

I realized that holding on to the hurt wasn't hurting them. It was hurting me.

Forgive, But Have Boundaries

One thing I want to make clear is that forgiveness doesn't mean becoming a doormat.

You can forgive someone and still keep your distance.

You can forgive someone and decide that the relationship will never be what it once was.

You can forgive someone without giving them the same access to your life.

Trust has to be earned.

You are valuable, loved, worthy of respect, and deserving of peace. Don't allow someone else's actions to continue stealing your joy.

Forgive them.

Let go of the pain.

Learn from what happened.

Set your boundaries.

And keep moving forward.

Sometimes forgiveness isn't about giving someone another chance. Sometimes it's about giving yourself the freedom to heal.

So today, I encourage you to choose peace. Give your hurt to God and allow yourself to move forward.

Forgive, but be wise. Love, but have boundaries. And whatever you do, don't let anybody steal your joy!

Thank you so much for checking out MaryamsJoyfulLife blog today. Until next time, keep choosing joy! ❤️

— Maryam

MY CHRISTMAS RECAP AND STORY

 

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope this blog meets you well. It is always a blessing to share a post with you on this blog. I hope you had a blissful, joyful and an amazing Christmas celebration with your family.

I sure did have a one of a kind Christmas and Birthday celebration this year. I am talking about how I felt and the whole atmosphere. I found myself counting my blessings most of the time. This Christmas got me thinking about how far I have come and how good my God is. 

I remember one Christmas a few years back, I was pregnant with my first child and was staying at a friend's house while she was away. Things didn't turn out right and we were kicked out in the rain. That was not a good experience but it taught me one thing; there's nothing like having your own house. 

Being in this position of having my own space and the prosperity to maintain and keep rising, makes my life so beautiful and I have God to thank for that. 

During the holidays, I always go over the top, I mean I cook everything and all things I could cook. Then I end up throwing out a whole lot of food later. I don't like throwing away food. Well, to make a change this year, I decided to do something different this time. I made fufu and egusi soup for Christmas this year. Yasss! Check out my instagram for the reels. Follow me on instagram https://www.instagram.com/maryamsjoyfullifeblog/

 

Although I still baked cookies with my baby girl; sweet Zozo this year, as I have always done, all the other extras such as ham, turkey, rolls, mashed potatoes and gravy I skipped on purpose this year. It felt great to just enjoy the holiday without the guilt of all the waste of leftovers. I rested like I have not rested in a while and it felt great too! I refused to allow myself feel guilty for not repeating the tradition of cooking all things and everything and I felt great!

The kids had a great time too. Our time during the Christmas celebration was peaceful, joyful and amazing. Everyone was healthy and merry and that was more than I could ask for. We even made a gingerbread house :). See that video on https://www.instagram.com/maryamsjoyfullifeblog/

I believe enjoying every moment with family during the holidays and counting your blessings instead of comparing your life to other people's is a healthy way to spend the holiday season. Because when we count our blessings, we draw more blessings into our lives. 

I have so much to be grateful for this holiday and my peace of mind is top of the list.

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO DO SOMETHING BUT FEAR KEPT YOU FROM IT?

 What's up wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. I hope you are all doing great and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day. Thank you for joining me today. You're amazing!

Today is a good day and I am so grateful to God for this opportunity to share a blog with you. 

Have you ever wanted to do something so badly but  fear kept you from going from it? I have. It is a scary place to be. Do you know that when you make a decision to go after what you want in spite of the fear, you will discover a whole new way of living that causes you to expand and fills you with so much joy. 

No matter what it is you desire, it is not too big for you because you are the King's kid. God loves you so much and wants you to have abundance in your life. Abundance in all areas of your life. 

Here's the deal guys, I have been so afraid to start a podcast to share my hope, love and joy with the world. I started one a couple of years ago but gave up. Well, it is with great joy that I want to introduce you all to my new podcast Unshakable Faith Podcast. Make sure to follow me because we are going to have fun! This is going to be life-changing and nothing you have ever seen before.

Get the book "Unshakable Faith," on amazon.com. Official launch date is May 26, 2021. Join me on this journey and it will be an amazing ride!

No matter what it is you're desiring, pray to God for guidance and GO for it! Nothing shall be impossible for you. If it is the love of your life, ask God for definite lead and guidance that will connect you to your Divine selection.

I got Unshakable Faith!

Don't let anyone steal your joy!

Maryam