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Hey family, I never spoke on the particular reason why I spent so much time away from home. As I am writing this blog, I am transitioning into Atlanta. This new transition is going better than I expected! Grateful beyond words. Let's get into the blog!  

Why did I prolong the process of moving back to Atlanta? My biggest concern about moving back to Atlanta was having a safe landing place 🛬 for my mind, body, and soul. As an artist, you feel so much of the world's pain. So, inner peace and having a peaceful place to create is important. I will not go beyond surface level within this blog. Because, some of my creative works should be released on a different creative level.  I will say, I had created a place of peace and safety in Los Angeles and a few years later, I was being nudge to uproot that creative space. When you are being nudge to make a shift in your life, you must move. New transitions can be difficult to accept, but life is full of transitions. Trust the Journey. Trust the Calling. And Trust Yourself.

Let me speak on being spiritually connected for a moment. Being spiritually connected, you know when GOD isn't playing with you 😫 and this is when you must move into the direction GOD is routing you. I see it as, GOD taking over and navigating your path. Being spiritually connected, you will allow GOD to get you on the correct route without pushback. Eventhough, GOD gets a lot of pushback from me 😫. GOD knows, I am human and sometimes I reroute. Again, being spiritually connected, GOD knows how to speak through you to get you back on the path of your calling 🙏🏾. When I reroute, I remind myself "This is Bigger Than Me" and allow GOD to reroute me to the correct path. The next thing I know, I am moving forward with the calling upon my life. Also, being spiritually connected, GOD will make sure you move out your own way. When you are connected to the source, you will be spiritually guided for life 🙏🏾. God plans are God plans. And GOD will not allow you to get in the way of any of those plans. FYI, there will be times you will have no choice, but to throw your hands up and say "GOD You Got It".

Yes, I had a tug of war with going through this new transition. But, the new energy and new layer of protection I felt once I landed in Atlanta; allowed me to let go of my biggest concerns about moving back to Atlanta. The new energy I felt when I came home is unexplainable 🥹. Don't get me emotional about the new layer of protection that was placed on me by GOD 🥹. When I say emotional, BABY emotional 🥹. I am grateful beyond words. If I did not feel the new layer of protection, I would not have made the decision to stay in Atlanta for the remainder of the summer.

Honestly, I was frightened I would not be able to stand in my purpose at home.  I made so much progress in LA, and did not want to go backwards. Today, I know it is possible for me to conquer my goals in Atlanta. Of cource, I will have to lay new foundation in the city, which can be done.  GOD is definitely doing something upstairs 😊. Because, closed doors are now opening within my family tree. A shift is happening within my family realm. Work is being done. I am allowing things to flow within this new season of my life, because I have great tools in my toolbox to handle what’s unfolding. Now, I am able to sort and place my life puzzle pieces a little easier on the puzzle board. I am looking at things from a different perspective. Acknowledging that I was a runner. And accepting it's time to stay and work through the hard things, advocating for self, and asking so it shall be given. I am actively planting new seeds within good soil 🪴, watering these seeds, and praying GOD allows them to bloom 🙏🏾.

This new season of my life is calling me into rest mode as well. So, the last half of the year, I will have my “rest mode 🔛 often”. When we are walking into new seasons, we have to prepare ourselves for the adjustment, adapt to the new alignment, and adjust our minds to our new life. When you have created a place of peace and safety elsewhere, it can be a challenge for your body and mind to accept that the new realignment will have peace and safety. Remember, you are realigning. I know the new environment may be unfamiliar or even familiar , but the realignment is for a reason. So, we must continue to Trust the Journey. Trust the Calling 🥰. And Trust Ourselves.

- Filmmaker LaToya 🎞

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Lastly, I will leave you with words from Martha Beck

"Your true self is intensely interested in your real life work."

Next Blog: At the moment, my most vulnerable piece of art work is my book of poetry, Volume 1. Will I ever release it? 📕 LaToya's Real Life Work: Love ❤️, Filmmaking 🎞️, Writing ✍🏾, and Inner Peace. Let's talk about it in the next blog.

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