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Career, Fashion, Featured · November 5, 2017

Monday Motivation: Reinventing Yourself and Having Nine Lives


Mondays are not only the first day of the week. They are about reinventing yourself, redemption,rebounding, and starting over.

Do you know where you’re going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you? Where are you going to, do you know?

I must admit that I’ve been feeling some kind of way since I’ve turned 42. This has been christened my Jackie Robinson year, one that is brimming with excitement and rebirth. I haven’t been feeling reborn lately. As a matter of fact, I’ve been feeling all over the place. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but the one word that comes to mind is confused.

I’ve got plenty of things to celebrate, but I also feel a sense of urgency to get some things done. Like there’s not enough hours in the day for me to complete the tasks at hand. I want to change the game and do something different, and yet, I don’t know where to start.

Mondays are not only the first day of the week. They are about reinventing yourself, redemption,rebounding, and starting over.

Over the past week, I’ve been listening to Terry McMillan’s latest novel via audiobook called I Almost Forgot About You, and it’s been appealing to my spirit and my current life happenings. The narrator of the story, Dr. Georgia Young is a successful optometrist with her own practice. While she’s been a success professionally, the twice divorced mother of two and grandmother of four hasn’t been so lucky. She decides in her quest to abandon her boring life for one that is more exciting and puts her house on the market and decides to get in touch with all of the men she’s love before as a way to form closure for embarking on a new life in a new city.

Me and Georgia are kindred spirits.

While I am not interested in looking up old loves lost, I do feel like I need a change. Like Georgia, the monotony of it all may be getting to me. I need to work on getting healthier. I need to finish projects that have been lingering. I need to adopt newer, better habits. I need to stop saying tomorrow and do these things today.

Mondays are not only the first day of the week. They are about reinventing yourself, redemption,rebounding, and starting over.

I’ve done this before and I can do it again. In my previous life, I was a single mom of one struggling to raise my son on a meager check to check existence. I was able to reinvent myself into a married career woman who ran an entire department. Then I became the blogger turned social entrepreneur who ran several websites and blogs and wrote a book or three.

Now what?

The awesome thing about life is that you can, if you choose to, reinvent yourself. You can change. You can do something new. You can breathe again.

Mondays are kinda sorta awesome despite what some may think because it means a new beginning. It means that you can start again if you wanna. Cats may have nine lives, but so do you. You are so resilient because you can restart as many times as you feel necessary.

Mondays are not only the first day of the week. They are about reinventing yourself, redemption,rebounding, and starting over.

I’m not sure what life I am on, but I am ready to move on to the next one. One that is healthier, fuller, and more meaningful. One that I can truly spread my wings and fly without training wheels.

My cat purse (isn’t it cute?) is a reminder that I too, have the option to have another life if I want it. I hold the keys to what it is I want to become.

Mondays are not only the first day of the week. They are about reinventing yourself, redemption,rebounding, and starting over.

Mondays mean reinvention. They mean that you can get back into the game and finish it strong, and as a winner.

This is your weekly reminder that you are a powerful being that can accomplish anything that you want to.

Mondays are not only the first day of the week. They are about reinventing yourself, redemption,rebounding, and starting over.

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Comments

  1. Joyce Brewer says

    November 5, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    Love the photos and cat bag.
    I can’t wait to see/hear what you do next

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      November 5, 2017 at 9:54 pm

      Thank you! That photo shoot was one of my favorites. Stay tuned. 2018 is going to be a game-changer for me.

      Reply
  2. Lakesha Brown says

    November 6, 2017 at 9:37 am

    Girrrrllll these pics are beautiful! Photoshoot turned out fab! Thanks for the shoutout on the purse/website too! 😉

    Reply
    • The Cubicle Chick says

      November 6, 2017 at 10:46 am

      Thanks, Kesha! The purse is HAWT!

      Reply
  3. Sara says

    November 25, 2017 at 5:19 am

    Hello Danyelle Little,,
    Thanks a lot for this amazing post! I am also I am not interested in looking up old loves lost, I do feel like I need a change. Like Georgia, the monotony of it all may be getting to me. I need to work on getting healthier. 🙂

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Another flower arranging therapy Reel, this time w Another flower arranging therapy Reel, this time with roses and a little Stevie Wonder. I could do this all day! 🌹 #traderjoes #flowers #roses #therapy #selfcare
Mimosas, beignets, and Benedicts, oh my! Brunch is Mimosas, beignets, and Benedicts, oh my! Brunch is my absolute favorite meal and @louieswinedive in Clayton treated us so well! I will definitely be back. 

#brunch #stl #stlouis #food #stlfoodie #hosted
Brunch vibes. #latergram #brunch #stl #stlouis Brunch vibes. #latergram #brunch #stl #stlouis
A generous heart is always open, always ready to r A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love, we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers – the experience of knowing we always belong.” — bell hooks
One more week before she goes back to school for h One more week before she goes back to school for her second semester. Reppin #stl and @seriessixcompany. 

#stlouis #collegekid #stlmade #mykid
Flower arranging has become the self-care I didn’t know I needed. It’s a tranquil and relaxing experience for me. Get into it. 💐 #traderjoes #flowers #therapy #selfcare
It was about a mellow mood & self-care for me toda It was about a mellow mood & self-care for me today as I spent the first day of the year taking care of my mind, body, and soul. It went something like this…. #newyear #selfcare #overforty #fortyish
We made it a family night at @stlouiswheelpark. A We made it a family night at @stlouiswheelpark. A time was had and memories were made. Grateful that I got some extra days with these guys (thanks Southwest—now run my son back his reimbursement 😂).
My family gifted me $250 worth of Sephora gift car My family gifted me $250 worth of Sephora gift cards as one of my Christmas surprises. Take a look at my haul which includes makeup for oily skin and a some faves! #sephora #haul #skin #oilyskin #beautyproducts #overforty #midlifewomen
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