Discovering YOU Magazine January 2018 New Year Issue Special Edition | Page 38

RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE

As time passes, the wounds get harder and harder to hide. When they’re finally exposed, he’s gone. In the grand scheme of things, the only thing stopping us is US. True we have no control over what others say or have done to us but we do have control of our reactions. As for the baggage we all have issues, the shame is not having baggage its KEEPING IT!

"SO TO ALL MY BAG LADIES, SEARCH YOURSELF. BE HONEST., ASK YOURSELF, "WHAT’S IN MY BAG?"THEN DO WHAT EVER YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET RID OF IT. PRAY, SCREAM, CRY, THERAPY, CHURCH WHAT EVERY IT TAKES JUST LET IT GO."

LET IT GO! LET IT GO! LET IT GO? Don’t let another year move forward with the same old baggage from last year. Journal your thoughts and plans. Know that you are a precious jewel and no one is worth letting your light burn out not even you. Isaiah 12:21 says, “I am your salvation trust in me and do not be afraid. I am your strength and your song”.

"...Erykah Badu’s “Bag Lady” This song is a prime example of the healing powers of lyrics with a message in the music. It serves as a wake- up call to women everywhere. "

Give God the Glory if we recognize that GOD is in all of us, and then we can start to treat ourselves and our brothers and sisters with respect. We are so quick to spot the devil in ourselves. Why not the DIVINE. In conclusion, stay encouraged women of God. Today drop the baggage and create new possibilities for yourselves and know that God is love and He is there to keep you from picking up anymore baggage.

The Radical