Live Your Best Life! You can choose to succeed in whatever you were meant to be or do. How many times do you meet people who are complaining about what they don’t have instead of enjoying what they do have? There are many opportunities in life. Doors close and windows open. Don’t spend so much time staring at the closed door that you don’t see the open window!
I am an ordinary person who chooses to live an extra ordinary life! During my life, I had many struggles. I was born and raised in absolute poverty and encountered many hardships along the way. During my journey, I had many mentors to help me (friends, relatives, teachers, pastors, co-workers, and the list goes on). Over the years, I learned the difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is an emotion in which we experience a wide range of feelings. It may be temporary and may be caused by earthly experiences or material objects. Joy is a stronger and less common feeling than happiness. It may be caused by spiritual experiences, caring for others, gratitude, and thankfulness. Christian joy is a good feeling in your soul. As a result of my trials and tribulations, I now have daily joy.
It is time to break the generational curse of poverty! Poverty has claimed too many families and left them feeling hopeless like strangers in their own land. According to some researchers, generational poverty may last for three to five generations. Poverty transcends economics. Many people have a poverty mindset or mentality. This prevents people from investing in themselves and limits their success. Inherited generational poverty creates hopelessness. This hopelessness may lead to child abuse and a number of physical and psychological problems. This increases the probability of growing up poor and repeating the cycle. Some abusive adults were abused as children themselves. It is up to individuals to find their inner courage, seek professional help if necessary, and choose to change behaviors.
The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet poverty exists. There is a limited capacity of the government to break this cycle. Poverty is a global concern. There are many reasons for poverty, to include mental illness, death of spouse or parents, low wages, unemployment, disabilities, racial discrimination, and sometimes just plain laziness. I don’t believe anyone want to live in poverty. They just don’t know the way out. My desire is to reach and uplift people who may have a poverty mentality or mindset. These people may be experiencing non-clinical stresses or situations in their life. This thing called life can get you down, but you can improve your outcomes.
I started writing my blog in 2019. Since that time, I have published two memoirs about my life growing up in abject poverty and pathways out.
My memoirs are available at www.simplybestreads.com or Amazon.
Francie Mae. January 6, 2024