Farewell 2020

The last day of 2020. What a year! As I sit and reflect and think about this year I can truly say it has been a life changing year for me. What started out as a normal year is ending in a way that I would of never imagined. Although COVID-19 will be remembered for so much I will never forget how it changed me. This year I found ME! The me God intended me to be. I found my voice and have learned to love the sound of it. It all started with teleworking from home. I focused on equity work. It fueled the passion that God had already given me for people. I would make breakfast/lunch/dinner for myself and sit outside as if I were in a 4-star restaurant. I’d say “Cofield party of 1!” In something as simple as that God was teaching me to love me, to know how important I was even when I felt like I was all alone. I began to tweet and post daily. (Stuff that spoke to me) Not knowing how encouraging and inspirational it was to others. As I began to transition back to work, I felt so different. It was like I was no longer the person that walked out of that office in March. I’ve always wanted to do more, but didn’t know what or how. My problem was I was thinking it had to be something big! I began to use the passion that was already in me to re-create the bulletin boards in our office hallway. Who knew that it was just the beginning. As weeks passed by my boldness began to emerge. What seemed like to others as “you’ve had a lot of great ideas lately” was just me not only thinking things, but speaking them too. As more weeks passed by I decided to make some frames for myself. Figured I’d put an affirmation or two on them. What happened next was much more than I could of dreamed of. I sat in bed looking for ideas.💡 I found the one picture that spoke to me. It was after 1am but God had given me 4 complete frames. I was so excited! I printed them and put everything together. I sent a pic to my daughters and niece (my cheering/hype crew), they loved them! I showed it to one person at work, she said “are you selling them?” I asked a second person and she said “are you selling them?” By the time I got to the 3rd response of “are you selling them?” I was like ok Lord I hear ya. Now I’ll admit I was dragging my feet a lil at first. (Yup I was fighting a lil fear) However I decided that I would be ready to launch my NiecySpeaks Life collection after the Thanksgiving holiday. (shout-out to my daughter for the name) I’ve found so much Joy in creating frames for others. I would like to thank my daughters and my niece for their continued love, support, and inspiration as I continue to create even more! I stepped into 2020 as a Chameleon, just blending in with my surroundings; but I end 2020 as a butterfly...I have discovered my wings, beautiful and bold, and I’m ready to soar! I don’t know what 2021 has in store for me but I plan on continuing to seek God in all I do...basking in the Joy and Peace that he has given me. And most of all living, laughing, loving life...on purpose! 🌺💕