Stepping Stones

"If you don't build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs." 

• Unknown 

Stepping Stones...

Lord, 

I need a clear indicator...

That things will get greater.

Because, waking up on a daily,

For something I'm not in love with is becoming hard to tolerate. 

It's draining all of my energy,

Taking over me mentally,

And barely covering me financially. 

I'm no quitter, but I couldn't quit even if I wanted to, 

And that's what hurts the most, needing something that doesn't stimulate you. 

Or please you. 

Or make you happy.

Sadly.

It's the reality of many just like me,

Stuck where they don't want to be,

Just to have income to make ends meet. 

But, it's not their passion,

Not the life or career that they imagined,

And no matter how hard they work to escape, it takes forever for things to happen. 

When will it end? 

When will I smile again?

When will I enjoy work instead of work destroying who I am?

Physically taking me down. 

Lord, I just need a sign.

That I'm on the path You designed for me,

If I continue to be patient, You will reveal it just when I need it.

That I'm exactly where you planted me to be. 

For this very reason, 

To seek your advice and guidance,

So, that you'll give me the desires. 

Of my heart. 

I just want a new start. 

To do what I love and love what I do.

It isn't really work when you're putting your own skills to use.

For the money to be a bonus, because the work alone is satisfying.

The passion, the drive, 

Keeps me flying high. 

These are just stepping stones, 

To get me to the place where I really belong, 

Where my heart and mind will feel at home. 

When waking up and starting the work day will no longer be a dreadful thing to do,

Because I am confident that one day my dreams will come true, 

Trust the process Kiara. 

God, got you! 

"You will get there, but only if you keep going!"

• Unknown

I wrote this poem on last week. I realized how unhappy I am becoming working for someone else, when it was never my dream or passion. But, I realize now that it's just a stepping stone. Entrepreneurship doesn't happen over night and I need my full-time employment to help finance my self-employment until I get exactly where I should be.

I know so many people that has been where I am. That's has been at a job that's draining physically, mentally and emotionally; but, you keep going because bills keep going. 

Then, one day you decide that enough is enough, but you have to be patient, remember the end result and keep working towards it. 

A friend told me the other day, "You can't allow a job to steal your joy. You have to remember what you're working towards, because at the end of the day a job is just a job; not a lifetime of happiness. It's a stepping stone until you get to where you truly want to be in life." 

I agree. That job isn't worth it. So, I'm telling you today, it's a difference between having just a job and a career. Until you are fulfilled and you're creating the life you want, doing the work you enjoy, do not let it take away your smile or eat at your health. 

Once I decided that I was determined to get there, I started researching, enrolled into a informative 6 day course, revamped my social media, asked my mentor for advice and expertise, even put some money into my brand. Because, very soon I will be an author, I will be a freelance writer and blogger, and I will be self employed!

I'm turning the bitter from this short term situation, into better for my lifetime dream.

"The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better."

• Enid Blyton 

Until next time,

Xoxoxo,

K. Giles

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