Not Created to be Alone

United we STAND, divided we FALL!

You are not an island, you were created to love and be loved. So what’s holding you back? What’s got you bound? Who told you, “you can’t?” Let’s get to the root! Make the investment in yourself and let’s do this work! I promise we are stronger together!

Enough running, enough hiding, enough isolating. You no longer have to suffer in silence, you are not alone, just make the decision to ask for help! You’ll be so glad you did! I PROMISE YOU SAFETY, I PROMISE YOU WILL BE HEARD, I PROMISE THAT YOU WILL NEVER be judged, criticized or “fixed.” Just loved, included, and empowered as you work to recover from past pains and REGAIN CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE!!!! Register for our upcoming Grief Recovery support group TODAY! https://calendly.com/gjews/gr Seats are limited.

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I‘m ready when you are

-Gwen❤️

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Beyonce – Homecoming

Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” performance at Coachella 2019 was OUT OF THIS WORLD AMAZING! We gazed in awe at this incredible, breathtaking production. The outfits, the makeup the hair, the choreography, all flawless!!! Me personally, I looked at her and thought, “How does she look like that? Better yet how does one even begin to imagine, coordinate, and execute all of this?” I had to know so I watched the Netflix movie “Beyoncé” to learn the story behind this excellent production. Besides 1 year of rehearsal, individually choosing each dancer and member of the team herself, meeting with production and management teams after practicing for 10-12 hours each day, she’d recently birthed twins! She was the heaviest she’d ever been and what began as natural birth ended with surgery. The recovery was way more than she ever expected, her words, “I didn’t think I’d ever be the same again.” Her journey to Coachella in addition to countless meetings, hours spent rehearsing, all while nursing and bonding with her children also included countless hours at the gym to increase her stamina and decrease her weight. She needed the numbers on the scale to change in a matter of months in order to fit her custom-made costumes. Then I learned, in addition to all of the aforementioned she gave up bread, milk, sweets, meat and a number of other foods to lose the weight. Again, her words, “I was hungry, and I missed my kids!” Regardless of your feelings about Beyoncé or the Coachella performance, it came at a high cost physically, mentally, emotionally and financially, but after putting in the work, there she stands, looking absolutely amazing, executing a performance unlike anything we’d ever seen! What’s my point? Your freedom (physically, mentally, and emotionally) and ability to regain control of your life is within reach, but unfortunately it isn’t free. Sometimes it will be scary, sometimes painful. My question to you, what are you willing to sacrifice and are you willing to do the work? My promise to you, you won’t ever have to do this work alone, I’VE GOT YOU! You ready? Let’s Work!

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Preserving Our Culture

Random thought 💭:

Watching “homecoming” with my kids! They don’t know anything about our black national anthem “lift every voice and sing!” I AM FAILING AS A PARENT!!!! How did my parents instill it in me? I certainly didn’t get it from our educational system!!! I’m dumbfounded!! Now that I’m thinking about it, it was the hymns we sang in church growing up! Hymns like these were embedded into our Sunday Services!!! The mothers took us under their wings, our sunday school classes, our youth ministries. I just remember the church being the village!!!!! They made sure we knew about our God & our ROOTS!!! Having a moment, but I’ve gotta do better!!!!Our culture is soooo rich! My kids will know of it!!!!! Time to go back to the basics!

(P.S. I’m watching this WITH my children because although the culture, the power of SHE and how STRONG, creative, and freaking AMAZING we can be as a collective is flawlessly displayed in this production, I’m right here to talk them through the less desirable moments and answer all questions ✊🏽)

We live well because you lead well

You lead when you have to lead afraid.

You lead when no one taught you how.

You lead even when you have to lead alone.

You lead when no one understand s.

You lead when no supports.

You lead well because you discern who and when to follow.

You lead well because you love well.

You lead well because you serve well.

You lead well because you consider your wife and children in every decision you make.

You lead BEST because when you feel like you’re leading alone, you KNOW, TRUST, and FOLLOW God!

We’re stronger because of your love, dedication, and leadership.

We’re better because we follow you as you follow Christ.

We bring joy, light, and life to all we encounter because of your example.

We are Jones because of the standard that you set!

Mr. Jones – You matter! You’re life matters! You’re example matters! Your vision and your dreams matter, and your work and your efforts are not in vain!

We Love You, Sir

Happy Father’s Day

❤️💪🏾✊🏽

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!

Do me a favor take a moment and look around you, take note. Now pick up your phone and notice the first thing you see. Now open up your text messages or your recent call list, and consider your last three conversations? Now open up whatever you use to listen to music, check out your most played list, notice the last thing you’ve heard. Consider your 3 favorite TV shows, what is about them that you feed on and/or identify with? Now picture your kitchen, go to the pantry, open the refrigerator door, what are you drinking/ingesting?

When you inventory your space, did you find proof of things that breed life or deposits of death? When you look at your phone, did your day begin with gossip, negative self-talk, or praise, wisdom, and positivity? When you analyze what you heard this morning, did it confirm gratefulness and generate positive energy, or did it reinforce hate, negativity, and ungratefulness? When you consider what you ingest, physically, long term is it giving you life, or killing you softly?

We’ve all heard the saying, “change your mind, change your life.” I’d like to add to this powerful statement, “change your environment, change your life.” What you consume virtually, emotionally, physically, and mentally MATTERS!!!! What you constantly expose yourself to and surround yourself with MATTERS!!!

Complete this self-evaluation and make the necessary adjustments!! Remember it’s the small-correct choices that you make every day, even every moment that lead to long lasting change! You’ve got this! Give me a 👍 if you’ve completed your evaluation and can truly say, “Gwen, I’m on it!” One small change every week is progress!!!!! You’ve totally got this! It’s time for change! Know that you’re not alone and if you need help, ask for it. #GoodVibesOnly #Time4Change

Reset!

Good Morning Lovelies! Hit the reset button! New Month -> Fresh Start -> New Opportunities! New month may also = new challenges but no worries, you’re ready for them! Anything June brings is just an opportunity to implement all the strength and wisdom gained from May! So June, heads up, we’re expecting great things from you!

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