Blog: Things that stood out to me in 2023! By: Brandee Marie Darden. Friday, 11/17/23!! 
Intro to my blog!!
Well, hello my Blogger Dreamers! It's your girl aka the Blogger Queen herself, Brandee here and welcome back to an all new weekly blog episode where I talk about anything from my poems or anything that comes to my mind! How are my Blogger Dreamers doing today? I hope everyone is doing okay and well! Whatever it is going through your mind or whatever it is bothering you, just know that I am always here for my Blogger Dreamers and you are loved here! Don't let people knock you down because you are amazing as you are! Don't change for someone who doesn't accept you as you are because if they can't like you as you are, then you don't need them in your life!! Happy Friday or in other countries, Happy Saturday! Before I get into today's blog episode or do a recap of Wednesday's blog episode, I want to remind everyone that I will be taking a break next week but don't worry, I will be back! Now, on Wednesday, I did a birthday tribute for my dad for his birthday! My dad is a special man in my life who makes me happy and who is very caring and loving and I am so blessed to have an amazing dad who can make me laugh! If y'all haven't read that blog but would love to, the blog is called "A birthday tribute to my dad"! Please, go check it out whenever y'all can! Please! Thank you so much! Now, for today's blog episode, I will be talking about things that stood out to me in 2023! In this blog episode, I will be talking about if I had to pick 3 things that stood out in 2023, what stood out to me? Why did those 3 things stood out to me? What lessons did I learn from this year? Why did I learn those lessons? What is my advice to my Blogger Dreamers who struggled in 2023? Why would I give that advice to my Blogger Dreamers? Now, without any further ado, let's jump into our blogging imagination and get this blog episode started! Shall we? We shall!!
Talking about my 2023! How would I describe my 2023? Why would I describe my 2023 like that?
How would I describe my 2023? If I could describe my 2023, it would be a wild ride of changes! I saw changes in myself that I was like thinking to myself "how did I change so fast"? I went through a spiritual change which I am so proud of myself for! I started to pray more and not only that, I have a place where I can call "my prayer room" which I am so proud to call that! Another thing that changed is that me and my amazing boyfriend made a year! To me, it doesn't feel real but at the same time, it does! I can't believe that me and my boyfriend made a year! This has been so crazy but to think that I have changed this year has been crazy but I am proud of my change! I am proud of who I am! If people can't accept me as I am, then you didn't accept me at my worst! Why would I describe my 2023 like that? The reason why I would describe my 2023 as wild ride of changes because I changed my life completely and not only that, I became more confident of who I am! I am proud of the changes and I can't wait to see what God has in store for me for the rest of 2023 and into 2024!!
3 things that stood out to me!
If I had to pick 3 things that stood out in 2023, what stood out to me? If I had to pick the 1st thing that stood out to me in 2023, the 1st thing that stood out to me was celebrating me and my boyfriend one year dating anniversary!! To think about me and him celebrating our one year has been amazing! I never felt so much happiness in my life and I feel so happy with my amazing boyfriend! The 2nd thing that stood out to me in 2023 is realizing who are my real friends are! When I realized who were my real friends were, I was fine! I am okay with not having many friends because I rather have real friends than fake friends! The 3rd and final thing that stood out to me in 2023 is the day that I professed my faith! On Wednesday, March 15th of this year, I walked up to my preacher and told him that I believe in God and I believed that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and I will never forget that day! The two things that I will never forget is the date of me professing my faith and the date of my baptizing! Those are the things that I am proud of and I am proud of myself for how far I have come within my spiritual journey! I am so proud of myself!!
Why?
Why did those 3 things stood out to me? The 1st reason why celebrating me and my boyfriend's one year dating anniversary stood out to me is because I never imagined that me and him will hit one year! Well, scratch that! I knew in my heart we would make it within one year but at the same time, I am shocked because this man treats me so well and he is so supportive which I love so much! The 2nd reason why finding who my real friends stood out to me is because I realized who are my supportive friends and who aren't! I find out having real friends is much better than having fake friends! I rather have a few real friends than a ton of fake friends! I realized that I am much better off with having a few real friends than having fake friends! I don't need that in my life and I don't have time with dealing with people don't want to be there for me and who doesn't want to support me! There is a saying "if you can't love me at my best, then you can't love me at my worst" and I truly believe that so much! If people can't deal with me having mental health issues than you can't have me being happy!! The 3rd and final reason why me professing my faith stood out to me is because when I told my preacher about believing in God and that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, I felt such a weight off my shoulders and I couldn't be more any happier! I feel like I could breathe and I just such happiness in my life again!! I am incredibly proud of myself and I am happy that I can pray for the ones who are in need and spread the gospel!! I know that God is real and I know that Jesus died on the cross for our sins!!
Lessons that I learned from this year!
What lessons did I learn from this year? The 1st lesson that I learned this year is I need to learn how to let go of people who don't mean nothing to me anymore! I realized there are people who don't care about me anymore and I need to learn how to let them go by leaving them and that's what I did! I learned that if people can don't need me, I need to let them go which I am okay with that! The 2nd lesson that I learn is people are going to disrespect the boundaries that you made for yourself! When you make boundaries for yourself, people are going to disrespect them and they need to realize that you made those boundaries and they don't need to overstep their boundaries when it comes to you! The 3rd and final lesson that I learned this year is don't be afraid to ask for help! I realized when I thought I can but I can't do it and sometimes, I would be afraid to ask for help but when someone tells "what's wrong", that's when I need to tell them and for me, I don't want to burden others with my problems because when I do, I feel like I am overwhelming them and I don't like that feeling at all!
Why?
Why did I learn those lessons? The 1st reason why I learned the 1st lesson is because I always had trouble thinking about those people still care about me and they will always be there for me, no matter what but I was wrong and I starting to learn how to let go people who don't want to be there for me and I am okay with that! I'm strong and I will be fine with the people who are there for me! The 2nd reason why I learned the 2nd lesson is because I had people who wouldn't respect my boundaries and they disrespected my boundaries and so, I had to let them go and quit talking to me because they wouldn't stop adding me in group chats and not only that, I also had a friend who called me and my boyfriend "stupid" and I wasn't going to tolerate that so, I cut those people out of my life completely and I am okay with that! If I made boundaries for myself and you overstep my boundaries, I don't need you in my life and I am okay with people not being in my life! The 3rd and final reason why I learned that lesson is because I know I am going to have people who are going to be there for me and they will help me the best way that I can and I should never be afraid to ask help from others! I will never be afraid to ask for questions or if I am having problems in my life ever again!! I know there are people who are willing to help me and I appreciate those people more than anything in this world!!
My advice!
What is my advice to my Blogger Dreamers who struggled in 2023? To my Blogger Dreamers who are struggled in 2023, my advice is I know you had a hard time this year! I know this year was hard for you, but don't give up! You are a warrior and I believe you can finish this year out strong! Please, don't give up! You are loved and you are amazing! Don't let this year tackle you because you are much better than that and I know that you have who you so much and they care about you more than anything in this world! I care and love to death and I am willing to listen to you and try to help you the best of my ability and I will be there for you, no matter what!! Don't quit and keep pushing through!! I love y'all so much! Don't forget that!
Why?
Why would I give that advice to my Blogger Dreamers? The reason why I would give that advice to my Blogger Dreamers is because I want my Blogger Dreamers to know that they are never alone and that they have someone who is supporting them on and cheering them on! I want my Blogger Dreamers to know whatever they are going through, I care about them and I will always love them, no matter what! My Blogger Dreamers mean a lot to me and I don't want to see my Blogger Dreamers struggling! I want to see them as warriors and please, don't give up! I'm willing to listen to any of my Blogger Dreamers who might be going through a hard time! Don't listen to those voices in your head! You are much better than that and you are loved!!
In closing/ Question of the day?
In closing, you are going to have moments in your life where times are harder than others but you need to realize that this is your life and people are going to walk out of it! I had a ton of people walk out of my life and I realized, "I don't need those people" and I am okay with that! In 2023, I was taught a lot of life lessons and I was cool with that because it made me a stronger person that I am today and I am proud of myself for that! I'm proud for how far I have come in my life and I can't wait to see what 2024 has in store for me and my Blogger Dreamers! Here is my question of the day is what stood out to you in 2023? Why did those things stood out to you? Sound off in the comments down below and let me know! I would love to read everyone's comments! Please! Thank you so much! I love y'all!
Well, hello my Blogger Dreamers! I hope and pray that everyone enjoyed today's blog episode! 2023 was a learning year for me but that's okay because I am learning along the way and I am learning who you will respect me and who doesn't respect me and that's fine! We learn who are real friends are and who aren't our real friends and that was okay for me as well! I am okay to have at least 4 or 5 friends who care about me instead 10 or 20 fake friends who don't care about me! I am going to walk out of 2023 next month with my head held high and walk out strong! Now for today's quote of the day, it goes something like this: "You had me with your words. You lost me with your actions". (Quotes 'nd Notes). I love this quote so much because words and actions are totally different things! You can tell me things all you want to but when don't show me that you are going to do something, then you lost me and that's not good! Show me the action because if you don't show me what you are going to do in my life, then I don't need you in my life! I love y'all so much! I pray that everyone will have a safe holiday and a happy Thanksgiving to my Blogger Dreamers who do celebrate it! I will see y'all on Monday, November 27th where I will be talking about what made me want to write a book? Stay tuned for that! I love y'all and have a good Friday or in other countries, a good Saturday! Have a wonderful weekend and until next time, "Dream Big! Don't give up on your dreams" and I will see y'all on my next blog! This Blogger Queen is out! Peace! ☮✌💜
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Today's quote of the day! If you don't show me that you do care about me or you are going to be there for me, then I don't need you anymore! You show me who you are and I am moving on with my life!!   in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." -Eleanor Roosevelt. I love this quote so much because you are going to have fake friends who are going to walk out of your life, but you are going to have real true friends who are going to be there for you, no matter what!  To end today's blog episode, for this week's song of the week, I chose "Painting In The Rain" by Todrick Hall! This song has a powerful message and I love this song so much! Please, go listen to it whenever y'all can! Please! Thank you so much! I love y'all!! |
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