For episode 25, we are taking it back to the 90s!! 1999 to be exact, and if you recall, 1999 was a transition year, not just for me but for the world, you could feel it in the air as we approached the new millennium.

There is no doubt that right now also feels like a time of transitioning for ourselves, our circles, our world, and in those times it's important for us to be centered. To know without a shadow of a doubt who you are, what you believe, and how you want to show up in the world for yourself and others.

I made this entry after coming home on a night where I was reminded that some of the stuff we find ourselves doing doesn't even match who we are. It was another countless night I found myself out at a party, or club, or get together where I did not enjoy myself, and I would have rather been home. Cue Alessia Cara's "Here". Even at 19 I could tell when things were pointless, and I hate spending precious time doing anything pointless. Fast forward a decade and a half later and I can still relate, can you?

Key themes from reflection on this entry:

Level ups and realizations are often paired, make sure you don't miss the blessing or the lesson!
It don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine or bs. . .you usually know right away that you don't want to be in a place, or that you should not have said yes, or that you are built for so much more. Sometimes it's that we graduated from spaces that once filled us, or that we once thought filled us.
Knowing and sticking to what is important to you will NEVER steer you wrong, as long as you are really following what God put in your heart and what He said.
Not spreading myself so thin that I don't represent well. If I cannot show up as my best self, or at least a stellar representation, then I do not have the time to go. I'll use the time to get right and be there for the next one. Now that right there is some QUEEN SHH!!!

Part of being a Queen is knowing who you are and representing that at all times and not entertaining anything less.

- What are the things in your life you are doing that no longer serve you?

- Are there things or activities in your life that never served you, but you just go through the motions?

- Who do you really want to be and how do you need to spend your time to reflect that?

Author, poet, spoken word artist and emcee Opal Ellyse has been keeping handwritten journals since 1995. Each week she shares an entry and ties it to current events and relevant topics of conversation. Royalty is living in your legacy while you're still here. Understanding your past and bridging it to the present (and future) is a gift. Join Opal as she shares wisdom from the past as it becomes present day epiphany and a blueprint for all that is next.

Enjoy!

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