Hi! I go by "Bri" and I'm this hopeful girl, although I can't say that's always been the case, and still many times it's not. I'll talk about that a little bit more in a bit.
I found out about steemit through my best friend, as well as husband, @bre telling me about it (well, more like talking my head off about it. Lol. He was pretty excited about it).
He believes that steemit is going to be a huge social media platform. Well, this sounded cool and all, but I was mainly interested because it's a forum to write on and converse with people about matters I'm passionate about such as God, philosophy, faith, music, poetry, relationships, physical health and fitness, budgeting, and mental health. I used to be "that girl" who posted exhaustively long posts on facebook, but began to think that wasn't the proper forum for all I had to say. So I stopped doing that almost a year ago. It's hard with so many things to talk about; all the racist events going on, all the religious and philosophical controversies, all the this and that to talk about... I've been bubbling over crazy wanting to post something longer and more heartfelt than my few tweets on twitter, occasional "status update" on facebook, and pics with short captions on instagram. Hubby knows I'm an enthusiastic person who loves to talk about a plethora of things (in other words, I'm very opinionated lol) and even though he may be excited about steemit for slightly different reasons, I'm excited to have somewhere to chat about things and viewpoints with people from around the world. Oh, and I also like to write poetry and lyrics from time to time but haven't had any place to share. Now I do!
A little more about me, I became a Christian around age 20 and I loooovvveeee discussing what I believe and why I believe it as well as listen to and understand another's story, because we all have one and I LIVE for my love of them. I also am deeply intrigued with philosophy and spirituality. I'm open to debate however I prefer loose discussion, mainly because debating can be quite time consuming. I'm a recovering "people pleaser" who struggled with tons of anxiety seemingly all of the time. A little over a year ago I decided to become this hopeful girl and embrace optimism over catastrophizing everything and being such a pessimist about the future. The smallest things that went wrong in my day used to discourage me. For example, like in the picture above I had cut a pretty bad gash into my leg with some heels I was wearing earlier that morning. I knew I wanted to do a photo shoot with hubby later for my grad invite pics but I had a large ugly band-aid with bright red blood showing through the patch. Ew! Ikr!!! I already knew what I wanted to wear, and it was supposed to rain every day the next week, so instead of get frustrated about the shoot I decided to continue and do the shoot with poses that covered my leg (hence my left hand covering my upper calf. Yeah, not a modeling pose, just me tryna make the shoot work lol = ) So nowadays when my day, or week, or month, or even year, doesn't quite go as I "anticipated" it (to say the least) I simply modify my behavior and change my attitude so I can move on to what today can be like instead of dwelling in the past and worrying about tomorrow. I'm still not as peaceful and full of faith as I'd like to be, but I'm far more hopeful than I've ever been.
I have a handful of close friends.
I used to have a head full of hair..
But I shaved half of it when I started my hopeful girl journey..
Sometimes you might see me rock a wig in pics. But don't worry, it's still me. And no, it does NOT mean I cut my locs off ; ) I just like to try different looks from time to time. What girl doesn't?
Last, but certainly not least. The loves of my life are my three beautful children. They are the reason I decided to change my attitude about life. They didn't need a stressed out mom who was constantly on edge fussing at them about ridiculous little things I found a nuisance simply because of my lifelong battle with anxiety.
God is too good, my husband is too awesome, my children are too amazing, and my life is too wonderful to worry anymore. With faith over fear I'm going to be shamelessly hopeful and hope I can be an inspiration to at least one person out there to do the same. I've started a website thishopefulgirl.com It is currently open to the public, but I will be working on it to make it more than a blog. Stay tuned.
May God's grace cover us all. Truth, life, and love to you. This Hopeful Girl = )
Welcome to steemit :D
Hello @thishopefulgirl ! I followed you and UpVoted you!
Very cool that you are here! Steem on!
I wish you happiness! You will be happy on SteemIt!
Welcome to Steem :)
Welcome to Steem @thishopefulgirl I have upvoted and sent you a tip
Welcome to the platform sis!! I'm glad he was persistent in "talking your head off" lol. It's definitely a great community as well as a business opportunity.
Welcome! You are going to love Steemit!
Thanks. I hope so!
Welcome to Steemit . Great photos and post .
Welcome to steemit, very nice post, upvoted, resteemed and follow your account! Have a nice day, greetings from Hungary!
Welcome to Steemit @thishopefulgirl! I really enjoyed reading your introductory post. I must say it is so good seeing more passionate wives and mothers joining us! You are beautiful! I love your desire to want to live hopeful by trusting God along the way. I couldn't do this life without depending on God because I sure don't have the strength on my own. It does help having a God fearing spouse that is supportive.
I used to have locs. I actually picked mine out one by one when I couldn't keep up with the growth of them. I really miss them and sometimes wish I would have kept them. I really love yours.
I look forward to reading more of your posts. Your children are adorable. We have 4 and they mean the world to us. I try my best to remain strong in front of them but sometimes they see mommys weakness. I think it's a good thing that they see that I'm not perfect and that even adults have to learn to work through things. I post a lot about my family, parenting, Christianity (His Beauty His Word Inspiration), homeschooling, health, natural remedies and I love photography! Feel free to follow along with me and we can support one another on this journey. Many Blessings to you~ 😊
Hi! Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, I luh God, lol. It's really good to meet someone else more down to earth. I followed you too!
Lol!!! That was good. Likewise, so glad to meet you. Thanks for the follow back :)
If you have time here is a post I made awhile back with tips for newcomers. Just my two cents on what I've learned thus far. You can view it here.
Hi Bri. Great to see beautiful black couples on the platform. Whenever you guys want hip hop conscious conversations along with open minded convo on todays most relevant topics, come on over to my page.
Welcome Thishopefulgirl !! hope you enjoy here as much as i do ! Nice post, i will follow your account, please follow me !
Welcome to Steemit! I wish you a good days and inspiration to create in our community! Please follow me :)
Keep it up! You have a fresh account so I'm feeling generous. Have one upvote on the house and I hope to read more from you in the future!
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Welcome on here, i just joined aswell!
So much fun to both of us :)
I would really appreciate it if you check out my #introduceyourself post aswell :)
You are welcome!