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Trust The Process and DON’T GIVE UP!

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According to the calendar spring began on March 20; however, IT STILL FEELS LIKE WINTER where I live! We’ve had a few days when the weather was warmer but I’ve still been wearing my coat, hat, and gloves and it’s April. Just a few days ago (yes, in April…we had SNOW FLURRIES!) Just because it still FEELS like winter doesn’t mean that it’s not Springtime. Even though it is still cold, I know and trust that warmer weather is coming! I have faith and trust the process of the changing of the seasons.

What’s my point? Simply this. I just want to encourage you to have faith and trust the process when it comes to the changes you are making in your life, especially at it relates to taking control of your health. You may not see the results you are looking for immediately and it may even seem like you are not making progress but DON’T GIVE UP! Trust the process and keep taking inspired action toward your goals until you get there.

When I initially decided I wanted to “tone my body” I started doing some strength training. I initially did planks (see my previous post How to tone your body without moving a muscle!); but then I started lifting weights. But guess what?! I started by lifting a One-Pound Candle. I graduated from 1 pound to lifting a 3 pound weight, then 5 pounds, 10 pounds, (the most I’ve done is 20 lbs). I didn’t really see much progress at first but as I continued I started seeing more definition in my arm muscles. Yaaay me!

I’m going to be transparent and admit that I have slacked off some and haven’t been as consistent with the strength training BUT I’m determined to NOT GIVE UP on taking control of my health and pursuing other goals! I have decided to faithfully trust the process and keep moving forward. I have a few mentors, role models, and Accountability Partners helping me with my journey and they are instrumental in helping me stay on track.

Whatever your goals are, I want to encourage you to keep the faith and Trust the Process! Keep moving forward. Don’t be afraid to get help when you need it! (And don’t be discouraged when things seem to be moving slowly or you sometimes get off track!). Hang in there and just take it one day at a time. You can do it!

P.S. If you need help and someone to encourage, empower, and equip you to take control of your health and create a life of joy, abundance, and holistic wellness, then I invite you to click here to check my availability for scheduling your free 30 minute discovery call. During this call I will learn more about what your needs and goals are and we can determine if and how I may assist you!

DREAM MESSAGES: 3 Lessons I Learned From My Dream!

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Sometimes I have dreams that are really crazy and don’t make any sense to me. Other times I have dreams that I forget as soon as I wake up. But every now and then I have dreams that say with me. I’m convinced that God still uses dreams to communicate with His people just like He did with people in the Bible.

Just recently I had such a dream. Some of the details I don’t fully remember but the messages I received are very clear to me. (I’ll get to that a little later.) During my dream I was at a church to witness the baptism of a friend’s child. Shortly after the service I was eating a gummy bear candy (strange for me, I know) which got stuck in my throat. I started to choke. Although I couldn’t feel the candy in my throat I kept trying to cough to clear my throat. However, my cough was weak and I felt like I wasn’t getting enough air in my body. I started to look around for help just in case I needed someone to do the Heimlich maneuver but I couldn’t find anyone. Panic started to set in! “Maybe I will have to just do the Heimlich on myself”, I thought. I couldn’t figure out why my cough was so weak when I couldn’t feel anything in my throat. As my cough got weaker in my dream I woke up and turned over from lying on my stomach to lying on my back. It wasn’t until I woke up and turned over that I realized that the way I was lying down either my hand or the pillow was pressing against my throat and partially blocking my airway. When I woke up I was able to cough forcefully and take some deep breaths. Ya’ll know I immediately started thanking God for my guardian angel who I know was watching over me. I’m so glad that I generally ask for God’s protection while I’m sleep (actually I ask for it at all times)!

You may be asking; “Karla, What in the world does that have to do with God sending you a message?” Honey, I’m glad you asked! The 3 messages I received are:

1) I realize the enemy of my soul (Satan) was ONCE AGAIN trying to take my life and silence my voice because of some decisions I have made. I have set the intention to walk fully in my purpose to use the gifts, talents, and skills that God has given me (including my voice) to encourage, empower, and equip individuals to take control of their health and well-being and create lives of holistic wellness,abundance, and joy according to God’s design.

2) Sometimes I am guilty of silencing my own voice when I let fear and doubt creep in regarding my purpose and God’s plan for my life. I have been trying to “play it safe” by sticking to what is familiar as it relates to my career. I learned that while I trust God to some degree, I’m still trying to be in control of things, so perhaps I’m not trusting God completely the way I want to and the way He desires. (This is painful to admit because I’m always encouraging others to trust God and I mean it when I say it). I’m learning to let God’s perfect love cast out all my fear.

3) If I don’t go ahead and use what God has given me to bless others, myself, and glorify Him in the way He has uniquely designed for me, then He may take the opportunities from me. (Like in the biblical parable of the man with the one talent who buried it – it was subsequently given to the man with five talents whose efforts doubled to ten). I surely don’t want to lose my gifts because of not using them.

The messages struck home with me. A couple of years ago I was inspired to start CROWN TO SOLE Wellness in order to encourage, empower, and equip others to create lifestyles of holistic wellness, abundance, and joy. I have seen God do some great things so far but I know that He has far greater things in store. One of my problems has been my need to see how everything is supposed to turn out. I want to know all the answers before leaping. And of course, I’m thinking about the “economics” of my situation (my family’s finances). However, I am continually reminded of who God is and that I am His daughter. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills (and the hills too) and He has promised to supply all of my needs according to His riches in glory.

For the past two years I have been taking baby steps with this business because I felt the need to help make sure my family “stays afloat financially”. But I knew in my heart that my “day job” as a State Agency Medical Consultant for the State of TN had become my “side hustle” even though that is where I was spending more of my time. CROWN TO SOLE Wellness is where my heart is and where my passion lies. It is the “other baby” God has given to me and I have to trust Him to help me nurture it and let it fly. God told me through a dream (as well as through some other recent experiences) that it is time to LEAP. The “T”, in the center of CROWN TO SOLE stands for “Trust in God”. So, I’m leaping and trusting God to keep me.

I encourage you to trust Him as well for whatever situations you may be facing. Proverbs 3:5,6 states; “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” Don’t let the enemy steal your joy. Allow God to use what He has given you to bless someone else and fulfill your purpose.

But that’s not all y’all. One of the “O’s” in CROWN TO SOLE stands for “Others”. We are not in this life alone. It’s fulfilling to assist others when we can. It can also be beneficial to enlist the help of others when we are in need. I’m putting it out there and trying to walk my talk by asking for your help.

For the next few months I am focusing on taking the transformational speaking aspects of my business to a higher level so that I can help more people reverse some of their chronic illnesses and create lives of holistic wellness. I have already started scaling down my State Medical Consultant hours so that I can have more room in my schedule for CROWN TO SOLE Wellness.

Here’s what I need from you:
1) Some of you are in positions at your churches, women’s organizations, sororities, health groups, civic organizations, or workplaces and you have need to hire an uplifing speaker to motivate your audience as it relates to their health and well being. Please contact me so we can determine if I may be the one you need to make your event great. Click here to Hire Dr. Karla to Speak

2) You may know someone who needs to hire an uplifing, transformational speaker for their event. Please pass along my information to them so that we can determine how I may assist them.

3) Please keep me, my family and CROWN TO SOLE Wellness in prayer!

I’m LEAPING y’all! Looking forward to hearing from you real soon!
Click here to learn more about hiring Dr. Karla to speak. Connect with me and let me know what some of your dreams are and if God has ever spoken to you through a dream!

FAREWELL 55! Fearlessly and Faithfully Forward for 56!

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IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!! YAAY! #56. Yeah, I said without hesitation or shame! I’m grateful to be alive and on this journey to serve others in a way that aligns with who I am and who God created me to be. I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching and trusting God to help me move forward and not be afraid. (Well, sometimes I do have a little fear but that has not served me well in living out my purpose, so I have decided to exercise FAITH instead.)

MAN! (Or MAANE! as my peeps say in Memphis) I see God moving on my behalf. I’m fully committed to pursuing holistic wellness worthy of the Princess that I am so that I can assist others on their journey in a way that is trustworthy, uplifting, and motivational.

Do I have it altogether? No, but I know that I have come a long way. When I decided to wake up each morning with a praise in my heart and on my lips – just grateful for another day of life – it left little room for the dread and urge to pull the covers over my head that I used to feel upon awakening. The decisions to feed my mind and body with spiritual enrichment, positive inspiration, and wholesome, nutritious food have made a world of difference in my outlook on life. I feel GREAT! And even on the days when I don’t feel my best I’m learning to “Bless the Lord” and trust Him and what He is doing in my life. So, yeah- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! Thank you Lord for my life!

My reflections today lead me to two bible scriptures that I want to share: Proverbs 17:22 “A merry heart does good, like medicine.” and Proverbs 3:5,6 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.” These verses highlight two components of CROWN TO SOLE Wellness (Optimism and Trust in God). If you haven’t already done so, I encourage you to incorporate these into your life as you move toward an abundant life of holistic wellness. Feel free to leave me a comment of ways that you have found to have a merry heart and what has helped to increase your trust in God. Go ahead and download my free CROWN TO SOLE Wellness Action guide also!

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