this year started off on what one might call the wrong foot. i would now argue, it was exactly the right one. i was broken up with swiftly and asked to move out of my apartment with no notice. at first it made no sense and i was mad at God for doing this to me. i now see He was doing for me what i could not do for myself. prior to this january and this breakup, i had no real motivation to do much. i had resigned myself to the concept of getting married and staying at home. there were bigger plans for me whether i liked it or not, and i see that now. the year was started with a large, unexpected amount of debt. i promised myself i would never rely on anyone, especially a man, to take care of me ever again. i chose from that point forward to be fully self supporting through my own contributions. i began to build my business. i learned a lot. i had to get uncomfortable- and im so grateful for that. without pain there is no growth, and without growth there is no joy. it still doesn...