Turning Life Challenges into Opportunities for Growth & Healing

  When the Winds Shift: Finding Your Stillness in Life’s Storms By Colleeno Chippy There’s a moment that comes after every high, every breakthrough, every milestone — a moment we rarely expect but almost always encounter. The winds shift. The atmosphere changes. What was once a celebration turns into a sudden, invisible storm. Life doesn’t always follow the script we imagine. Just when we think we’re stepping into a season of ease, sometimes a wave of challenges arrives. Illness, unexpected delays, disappointment, confusion — they seem to appear out of nowhere, determined to shake your foundation. But here’s the truth no one tells you often enough: Sometimes right after your greatest progress, comes your greatest test. The universe isn’t punishing you. God isn’t withholding blessings. You’re not being set back — you’re being prepared. The Internal Battle When hardship shows up at your door, it doesn’t just challenge your circumstances — it challenges your mind. Doubt creeps in. Fea...

Not Every Thought Deserves Your Attention By Colleeno Chippy Have you ever found yourself spiraling into a mental rabbit hole over a passing thought? One minute you’re calm, the next you’re worried, angry, doubting yourself, or reliving something from years ago that has no place in your present. Sis, it’s time to pause and remember this truth: Not every thought deserves your attention. You Are the Thinker, Not the Thought Thoughts will come, thoughts will go. Some are inspired by past trauma, others are echoes of fear or borrowed beliefs. But here’s the key: You are not your thoughts. You are the awareness behind them. Just because a thought shows up doesn’t mean it has the right to sit down, unpack, and move into your mind rent-free. You can think about leaving, and still not go. You can think you’re failing, and still be in the middle of growing. You can think you’re not enough—and still be more than worthy. Thoughts can lie. Often, they do. So why give all of them your energy? Mind...