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One day I while in the kitchen doing a little bit of early spring cleaning a song came on iTunes radio station that I’d been jamming to. It was called “Unfinished” by the artist Mandisa. I’d never heard the song before, but the words spoke volume to me.
Not scared to say it
I used to be the one
Preaching it to you
That you could overcome
I still believe it
But it ain’t easy
The older I get the more I realize that this thing called life is hard. No matter how easy I try to tell myself, it’s going to get things just seem to pop up to remind me that I don’t have it all figured out. Fun fact, I will never have it all figured out. The biggest lesson I’ve learned in these past six months of being my own boss, stepping into new territories, and owning my right to joy is that I matter more than the opinions of anyone else. I am the Queen of my life.
Let me say that louder for the people in the back. I AM THE QUEEN OF MY LIFE.
I rule over my looks, weight, finances, and personality.
I’ll be honest, took a while for me to get over the thought of “letting people down”, but by being so focused on what they thought or felt I realized that I was letting myself down in the process. I was so busy trying to keep up with what others expected of me that I wasn’t even paying attention to what I needed for myself.
Cause that world I painted
Where things just all work out
It started changing
And I started having doubts
And it got me so down
It sucked.
Now, I’m at a point in my life where I am content with the way things are. Do I want more out of life? Yes, of course, we all do but I also realize that killing myself to make things happen isn’t the path that I want or I’m supposed to take.
But I picked myself back up
And I started telling me
No, my God’s not done
Making me a masterpiece
He’s still working on me
Like Teresa Mendoza from the hit show Queen of the South of USA. I’m taking back my power from the people and things that tried to take it away from me. My fight may not be as dangerous as hers, but when strong women put their mind up to something, there’s no backing down. If you tuned in for the Season 3 Premiere of Queen of the South, you’d know that the show picked up right where it left off with tons of action and excitement. I won’t spoil it for those who haven’t seen it, but there is something magical in the way that Teresa is taking back control of her life.
You can catch up on Queen of The South including behinds the scenes footage here. If you’re new to Queen of the South or you’ve been a loyal fan since Day 1 share with me in the comments if you think this will be the season that Teresa Mendoza finally takes Camila Vargas down.
