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#HappyNewYear #2016- #Faith & #Hope is the by-product of #actions which turns #dreams into reality

Hello

Thank you for stopping by-I hope you will enjoy the short read.

I wanted to start 2016 with hope, for some reason as the New Year approached a sense of fear washed over me. I can only put it down to being self-employed & not having that regular pay check, which goes with the territory. On top of that Christmas is a very busy period for the most part, I was physically quite run down too. Hence I have bounced back to be hopeful that 2016, will bring many great opportunities.

The inspiration for this blog post goes back a few weeks back. I had a period of self-doubt and I guess I was losing sight of hope that I would ever achieve my desired life, personally and professionally. I attended church one morning with the hope that I be re-energised to continue with my blog & bag. I noticed the word ‘hope’ emblazoned across this young man’s top, who sat in front of me. The word hope resonated with me, as I felt that has been at the back of my mind for many reasons. As I sat on the word ‘hope’ It gave me the idea- for the next line of KIMI bags- the tag line will be I am carrying ‘A bag of Hope’ I could also expand this by using scriptural inspiration or just a general thought. Other ideas that has fallen out of this included a bag of faith, a bag of peace….. The list goes on.

The Cambridge dictionary defined hope as:

to hope that something will be ​successful or ​happen in the way you ​want, ​even if it ​seems ​unlikely.

KIMI Thoughts:

I deliberately chose to talk about hope as a starting point for 2016, as regardless what state your life is in this should give us all food for thought. Faith & Hope is intertwined, together it forms the foundation of motivation, because without it why would you bother doing anything at all? In my humble opinion it’s fundamental in everyday living to have hope because, it’s the start of a living & not existing mentality. Faith is a mental state #hope follows, which is the by-product of your actions. Action turns dreams into realities and more so it takes you a step closer to your ultimate goals. I had a great thought via Facebook from one of the readers, he says:  

 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.

Should hope be in a short supply for whatever reason or you just want to increased levels because life can take unexpected turns & it’s natural to lose hope or any form of positivity for that matter. I share a lot of practical ways on SM- details below on how I stay inspired & motivated for example, I recently shared a pray jar idea- you can call yours dreams, thoughts, positivity jar because I truly believe in life is beautiful in itself, it’s great just to be alive, regardless of what the day brings. Lastly, as you may have already gathered I love mantra, wisdom & quotes plaque or calendar I share those regularly too.

I just want to wish you every happiness & success in 2016!

With love and hugs

KIMI X


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