Embracing This Season of Change - Learning to be a Change-Maker in 2021!

Hello all! It's been another hot minute since I've checked in, and it seems like I've promised every single time I post that I'm going to do better about staying active on this blog and interacting more with you all. But, as I often do, I fall short on meeting that goal and thus begins a tailspin of doubts and wondering if I'm meant to do this, or whether I should find a new project to immerse myself in.

Somehow, I sense that you, too, have been in my shoes, and you're also questioning if your path is on the right course, or what you might to do change that to reach for your dreams this year.

Look, this past year hasn't been easy for any of us, I know. 2020 was full of so much doubt, so many uncertainties, impossible, fear-driven decisions and choices we were forced to make and then just hope for the best.

I know you are right there with me when I say that most of 2020 just downright sucked on so many levels and for so many people across the globe!

For many, we faced loss on a global scale - loss of life, loss of autonomy, loss of freedom, loss of friends, loss of income. It sometimes seemed as if we were on a downhill spiral into a giant black hole. At times, we were unsure if we'd even make it out alive.

We doubted, we questioned, we hated, we spewed negativity into that black hole and allowed it to grow into a monster we were no longer able to control.

And to this end, I say - ENOUGH is ENOUGH!

Despite who you voted for or what your political beliefs have been, watching this inauguration showed me that no matter what side of the political spectrum you are on, the people as a collective whole have had ENOUGH! We want and desperately need CHANGE with every fiber of our broken spirits.

Within the words of poet Amanda Gorman who spoke at the inauguration, I found the tiniest sliver of hope to hold on to.

Within her poem "The Hill We Climb," I found the light I've been searching to follow, the one that would pull me back out of this dark hole that's been swallowing us alive for the past few months.

I went to her website to learn more of who this beautiful soul is and what she stands for, and the first words that caught my attention? She is a Wordsmith. A Change-maker.

Aha! No wonder I'm drawn to her!

As I reflect on the past year and the ambitions and goals I have for the year ahead and even beyond that, I suddenly realize I've been thinking about this all wrong. Suddenly, I see myself with a fresh perspective as I pivot my past mindset and rediscover my purpose.

Sure, I want to continue to be an author. And I want to excel at every aspect of that dream.

BUT... I don't want to be just an author. Just a person who reaches you through my books and words I put from pen to paper.

I want to be a wordsmith - one who inspires, one who uplifts, one who ignites a passion within others to want to do the same!

The very definition of wordsmith is: One with the ability to effortlessly string together words, no matter their actual meaning, in an instance and in such a way it brings a smile to the faces of those listening, sometimes often laughter or tears.

Yes, THIS is who I want to be for you.

And to be a Change-maker as well?

I let those words sit and stew in my spirit for just a moment longer before I react.

This... THIS... THIS!!!!! Is WHO my soul aspires to become!

The definition of changemaker is: A person that who desires change in the world and, by gathering knowledge and resources, makes that change happen.

See, it's not about wishing to do more, hoping to become more, it is about DOING everything within our power and capabilities and mindset to BE more!

My goals for this year are to fill my mind and surrounding with GOODNESS, with HOPE, with INSPIRATION, with LOVE, and in doing so, learn to inspire you to want these same things in your own life!

But we can no longer remain idle and just hope for things to change, can we?

We now have to do more than just WANT them to change, don't we? Or it will never be enough to bring that change to fruition.

In the prophetic words of Amanda Gorman, let us not "march back to what was, but move to what shall be."

Yes, this poem was intended for our great nation and offered up as a seed of hope to hold on to as we move forward and heal. But so much about her words affected me on a deeply profound level and spoke to my very soul.

I will leave you with a few of her words and hope they instill the seed of hope within you to see yourself differently, to do better FOR yourself, to BE better at being brave and unafraid of being the light and the change this world so desperately needs right now!

"When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid.

The new dawn blooms as we free it.

For there is always light,

if only we’re brave enough to see it.

If only we’re brave enough to be it."

~ Written by Amanda Gorman

Wordsmith. Change-maker

Here is the link to her website if any of you wish to learn more:

https://www.theamandagorman.com/

May we all move forward with eyes wide open and be brave enough to accep the call to change our world in 2021!

See ya on the flip side!

Much love always,

~ Sadie K. Frazier