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My Hopes for 2018

FIVE Hopes I have for 2018

January 16, 2018 by AdeOla Fadumiye in Life

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you enjoyed the holidays. Mine was mostly laid back and peaceful. I made it into 2018 with my mind and faith intact, and I’m truly thankful. I’m especially ecstatic to be back with my first post of the year after a month-long break. I’m glad I took a break, because I moved a few days before the first of January and I spent most of my month-long break packing and then unpacking.

I'm still unpacking and I have boxes everywhere, but hey, it is 2018, and that calls for some rejoicing.
Why? Well, 2018 is going to be a year done differently. To start off, I am sharing SOME of my hopes for the year.

First and foremost, my 2018 hopes for the blog are

  • To keep sharing the lessons I’m learning as I live my life , and I hope to inspire you and add value to your life.
  • To get even more appropriately vulnerable with my journey [I have no desire to gaslight, dump on you or flood you]
  • To continue to shape my voice and point of view for the blog and beyond. OPERATION Explore. Define. Refine, and
  • To introduce you to some of the wonderful women I encounter in my everyday life; I plan to conduct some interviews this year. I need to develop a format and/or theme, but it is on my 2018 blog agenda.

With that said, here are SOME of my hopes and intentions for 2018.

REST
I was laying in bed one evening in December panicking about 2018 when scripture verses from Psalm 127 dropped on my heart. “If God doesn’t build the house, the builders only build shacks. If God doesn’t guard the city, the night watchman might as well nap. It’s useless to rise early and go to bed late and work your worried fingers to the bone. Don’t you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves?” The bolded question stood out to me, however, I had already been wrestling with the theme from these scripture verses long before that evening.

One of my biggest hopes for 2018 is to experience what it means to work hard from a place of grace rather than from hustle, toil and strive. I am a dreamer, Type A, an overachiever, and an executor, and for so long, pushing myself through hard and difficult situations have always been a badge of honor. Lately, I sense God calling me to dump the hustle, toil and strive, and to let him do what he alone can do. “Grace will take you places that hustle would never get a foot into,” and he spoke these words of advice over me a lot at the end of 2017. Strive and hustle does not necessarily mean hard or good work. I’m choosing to work hard and to also rest my body, mind, heart, and soul.

LIVE FULLY W/ JOY UNSPEAKABLE
Going along with the spirit of REST, I will do more of the things I love this year. I will see stage plays and performances. I will go to more concerts. I will see a play or two on Broadway. I will go on a few road trips. I will make new recipes. I will visit many wineries with friends. I will travel a lot more.  I will go out dancing. I will choose activities that shoot my adrenaline off. I will engage in adventure. I will spend quality time with family and friends. I want to do things that make me swell and bubble over with joy. When I’m living joyfully, I find that nothing is impossible for me. The joy of the Lord is truly my strength. Without it, happy moments are not fully enjoyed, but with joy, painful seasons are bearable.

JOB STABILITY
I believe one of the source of my hustle and toil is having my hands in too many things, and I never did get a chance to breathe. My hope for this year is to have some sense of job stability, though I’m still leaning towards a mix-match of stable and steady work project over a 9-5 gig. CONFESSION: I’m nervous about a 9-5. I haven’t had one in a while, and regardless of that, it is not my style. 

I hope to be more strategic in choosing and blending my work projects. I’m currently not running any businesses, hence I have space to think through  my next steps. 

SERVICE
I'm praying through what working out my desire to serve in 2018 would and should look like.

YEAR OF BAE
In the wise and famous words of Yvonne Orji, “Dear Bae, take your time and hurry up!”

There you have it! These are some of the things I'm  leaning into in 2018.

What are your hopes for 2018?

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January 16, 2018 /AdeOla Fadumiye
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ADEOLA FADUMIYE is a writer + editor, a project + event manager, and the creator of Pearls from our Fathers. She writes at the intersection of faith, entrepreneurship, feminism, culture, race, and inequality. Her work has appeared in Radiant Health, Big Cartel and mater mea. AdeOla also has more than a decade experience in project and event management working with non-profit, small businesses, and entrepreneurs. Some of her clients are The Naturalista Expo, Little Things Borrowed, Grace and Ivory, and N Natural Hair Studio. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Mass Communication (Public Relations and Communication Studies) from the Winona State University, and her Master in Public Health from the George Washington University. She is a 2017  StartingBloc Fellow and a 2017 alumni of the THREAD at Yale: Storytelling in Modern Media program. She lives in the Washington DC metro area.

[BIRTHDAY GIRL] If you know me, you’d know I LOVE getting older. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I’m grateful for A LOT of things today, and among them is the typical family, Christ, friends, and health list. This year, I added two new things to the list of what I’m thankful for - MY MIND + MY HEART. ⠀ •⠀ A few weeks ago, one of my best friends told me that I’m fortunate to still have my mind and heart intact knowing the battle I have fought and still fight. It was such a great thing to hear her say, because she is a psychiatrist and has worked with a wide range of people including people in the military. Just a few years ago after coming out from under a thick storm, she told me I sound like a soldier who just got back home from a war front - some post traumatic syndrome-ish. A week or so after, I was standing in front of my bathroom mirror doing something regular, and I heard God say very gently “get back to writing and write to heal.” That was how my current blog came to be. I am a writer, and writing saved me. ⠀ •⠀ All that to say, the gift of a strong, balanced and thriving heart and mind, I don’t take for granted.⠀ •⠀ Happy Birthday to my gorgeous self. 🎁🎂🎉💥🎊🎈🍾💃🏾🥂 #birthdaygirl #birthdaybehavior #birthdayweekend • 📷: @marcellousstudios
[CONSISTENCY] Dark places can shroud the truth, but it can never change or alter it. Truth just like God is consistent. It pushes through the darkness and reveals light. ⠀ •⠀ Just a few days ago, Tuesday to be precise, I was back in that head on desk fighting back fear and tears position when this scripture dropped on my heart, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand...For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”⠀ •⠀ Like how many times do I need to be reminded that he is my helper...🤦🏾‍♀️ in one month? If I’m to confess, more that twice but I’ll get it...ONE DAY...I’m just not fully there yet. 🤷🏾‍♀️ • 📷: @marcellousstudios
[MY HELPER] In the midst of my storm, I looked up and there you were - my helper. ⠀ •⠀ I have been struggling with doubt this month, specifically questioning if God would come through on all I desire and all that he promised. Earlier this month, in the middle of one of those hard doubt storms, the kind that had me head down on my desk and crying (read: sobbing), this scripture dropped on my heart, “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” Amen. ⠀ •⠀ I have been sitting in this scripture and a lot more like it all July long. What scripture are you meditating on this month? • 📷: @marcellousstudios
[ISSA FLASHBACK] Here is another image I love from the @grace_and_ivory_ shoot that was featured in @100_layercake. I know...I like weird-ish images. • 📷: @laurenlouisephoto ⠀ Shoot manager: @adeola.fadumiye ⠀ Dress: @grace_and_ivory_ ⠀ Venue: @ajax_dc ⠀ Bridal hairpiece & earrings: @littlethingsborrowed ⠀ Florals: @rockingbirdflowerco Rings: @malloryshelterjewelry Hair: @tress_styles ⠀ Make-Up: @mizchynuhdoll ⠀ Bride: @anna_baby22 ⠀ Menswear: @ezrapaulclothing Groom: @capturecomposecreate ⠀ Furniture: @smthingvintage ⠀ Cake: @fleur.and.flour ⠀ Invitations: @staccatoinvites⠀
[ISSA THROWBACK] Earlier this week, I was going through the pictures from the @grace_and_ivory_ shoot and fell in love with this image. Love has got to be a beautiful thing, and it is still #theyearofbae 😝 • This shoot was featured in @100_layercake • 📷: @laurenlouisephoto ⠀ Shoot manager: @adeola.fadumiye ⠀ Dress: @grace_and_ivory_ ⠀ Venue: @ajax_dc ⠀ Bridal hairpiece & earrings: @littlethingsborrowed ⠀ Florals: @rockingbirdflowerco ⠀ Rings: @malloryshelterjewelry ⠀ Hair: @tress_styles ⠀ Make-Up: @mizchynuhdoll ⠀ Bride: @anna_baby22 ⠀ Menswear: @ezrapaulclothing Groom: @capturecomposecreate ⠀ Furniture: @smthingvintage ⠀ Cake: @fleur.and.flour ⠀ Invitations: @staccatoinvites⠀
[COMING TO TERMS] At the end of May, the first project I managed in 2018, a bridal styled shoot for @grace_and_ivory_ , was featured in @100_layercake My reaction to the news was tamed. Don't get me wrong, I was happy, but I was not bubbling over with joy like I do when I see my byline in a magazine. • After much thought, I am realizing that for me as a project manager, the successful execution of a project and event is the cake, and getting the project published is the icing. I was the last person to leave the venue for the Grace + Ivory shoot, and I remember floating on air knowing all the planning came to a good end. I share more on the blog this week. #linkinbio • 📷: @laurenlouisephoto ⠀ Shoot manager: @adeola.fadumiye ⠀ Dress: @grace_and_ivory_ ⠀ Venue: @ajax_dc ⠀ Bridal hairpiece & earrings: @littlethingsborrowed ⠀ Florals: @rockingbirdflowerco Rings: @malloryshelterjewelry Hair: @tress_styles ⠀ Make-Up: @mizchynuhdoll ⠀ Bride: @anna_baby22 ⠀ Menswear: @ezrapaulclothing Groom: @capturecomposecreate ⠀ Furniture: @smthingvintage ⠀ Cake: @fleur.and.flour ⠀ Invitations: @staccatoinvites⠀
[LATELY] With growth and open doors come overwhelm, stress, doubt and their counterparts, but then I lift up my eyes to the mountains — where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let my foot slip — he who watches over me will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over me will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over me — the Lord is my shade at my right hand; the sun will not harm me by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep me from all harm — he will watch over my life; the Lord will watch over my coming and going both now and forevermore.⠀ • This is the prayer on my heart and lips lately... 📷: @zoomworx
[LANGUAGE] I finally got around to writing my thoughts about #weneednewnames by NoViolet Bulawayo. This book was a lot of things, but the most delightful part about reading We Need New Names was the language. • Language is a beautiful thing, and the NoViolet Bulawayo uses it beautifully. She wrote and used English in the novel like only an African would. Reading her words was familiar, and I knew deep within my guts that she wrote this book for us and with us in mind. Her use of language is strong, energetic, witty and funny. She tackled some hard topics, but also made me laugh A LOT. I am still amazed at how much I giggled while reading this book. Her sense of humor especially in translating and blending the English language into the layered nuances of an African tongue was impressive. Above all, she wrote and spoke the characters without condescension. She wrote the world of Darling and her friends with strength and assurance of who they were in the world they occupied. • I shared a few more thoughts on the blog today. #linkinbio
[FAVORED] A lot can happen in seven months, and a lot did happen in seven months. In December, I moved in faith and dropped a lot of the things I was doing for work. I dusted my resume and stepped back into the job market. It was DRY at the start of the year, and I was stuck between looking for a full-time job and securing a mix-match of projects, primarily because I felt led to choose the latter over the former. However, I was nervous. The entrepreneurial life had taken a lot out of me and I needed a break. But God impressed it heavily on my heart so I made a list of business owners and entrepreneurs I wanted to work with, and I began cold and warm connecting to introduce myself as a project manager. • Fast forward to July, and things are A LOT different. I am working on a mix-match of projects just as God impressed on my heart in December. I am managing photo shoots, video shoots, re-branding projects, events, product launches, events for pop-up shops and social media content. • And I am still writing…God is blowing me away, and I am thankful. • On the blog today, I shared a Currently Living post – all about my career, love-life, travel and so much more. 📷:@zoomworx⠀
[SURVIVORS] When @radianthealthmag reached out to me about writing this 5-article story, I was blown away. They found me here on Instagram, and it was God way of reaffirming me. Hustle will never get you where grace would. • The icing on the cake was the kind of story I was asked to cover and the women I got to pick and interview for this story. African women at home and in the diaspora who had gone through pain and how they came out or are coming out. Stories of war, trauma, disease, death... it is the kind of stories I want to tell whether in text or in film. • Available online today and in @barnesandnoble on Friday. Ships worldwide too. • Photos: @ahmadbarber MUA: @ericabogartbeauty Hair: @illustrious_cuts Styling: @raycmone Cover + issue design: @zoo_as_zoo
[SURVIVORS] I have been speculating for over 6 months now about who was going to be on the cover of this @radianthealthmag issue. I even asked my editor, @nikki_igbo, but you know, top secret and sealed lips. 🙄😜🤣 I did not for once guess @luvvie, and I’m happily surprised. • Btw, Nikki is an amazing editor, and I totally enjoyed working with her and would do it again. She gave great feedback and spoke life. 💕 • Available online today and in @barnesandnoble on Friday. Ships worldwide too. • Photos: @ahmadbarber MUA: @ericabogartbeauty Hair: @illustrious_cuts Styling: @raycmone Cover + issue design: @zoo_as_zoo
[SURVIVORS] I’m so excited to share this @radianthealthmag issue, because ONE, @luvvie is on the cover and she is lit, and TWO, I wrote a 5-article story for this issue. • I interviewed five amazing and magical black women about their story of survivor and triumph. It was a huge honor. • Available online today and in @barnesandnoble on Friday. Ships worldwide too. • Photos: @ahmadbarber MUA: @ericabogartbeauty Hair: @illustrious_cuts Styling: @raycmone Cover + issue design: @zoo_as_zoo

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