Remembering Those Minutes

Happy Valentine's to you... Today we acknowledge this day all across the world as a day of "Love" but over here we don't just celebrate a day of love, we try to celebrate love every time... all the time! Come with me and my bench and batty host, H, as we try to figure out what our love languages are... this one should be interesting... Connect with me on Instagram: @rememberingthoseminutes xo-enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabrielle-lindsay/message

I AM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEASON 2 IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so excited to be back! For season 2 it promises to be a action packed, exciting and encouraging one. ---will be doing it a little differently from time to time---you will be getting to know me a bit more...while still encouraging "us" as we all navigate through life's rough patches. For this season lets all promise ourselves we will try to at least laugh more to keep ourselves from crying because here on Remembering those Minutes, we cry together, laugh together, have fun together and grow together---more importantly, we grow here---nothing is being left out---- the good the bad and the ugly. Everyyytaaaaaang mix up and blend' up over her hunnie!!!!!! and just because we struggle doesn't mean we shouldn't have fun, we all know that all work and no play makes Jill a dull girl and we aren't here for that life and with that said for this episode, the "shenanigans" is real! Join me and my special guest so if you want to know what that is about stay tuned...please stay tuned! Cheers to a greater season.... let's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Find me on Instagram: @rememberingthoseminutes --------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to Lit by Nats (Natural Hand poured scented candles) who was featured in this podcast episode. Check them out on Instagram: @litbynats or via email: litbynats27@gmail.com for further inquires. also, special thanks to Big Han Edits (Instagram: @bighanedits). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gabrielle-lindsay/message

Season 1 is finally over and man it has been a bumpy ride but I made it! The journey hasn't always been easy but there is always something to learn everyday...still not there as yet but I am still growing, still changing, still giving myself grace everyday and everyone should. Thanks for the love, can't wait for Season 2! xo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gabrielle-lindsay/message

Soap won't wash away your shame sis! I struggled and still is am struggling with shame...but I am learning how to be transparent about it...have you experienced shame before? Yes...well...let's go! (Find me on Instagram: @rememberingthoseminutes)

I am back!!!!!!!!What a gawwwwnnn!!!!! What's up!!????How unu do??? Did you miss me? I missed you all. We have so many things to catch up on but I'm just stopping by to give a big shout out and reminding you all that I got the memo...I'm out of hiding so here I am! Let's gooooooo! (Find me on Instagram: @rememberingthoseminutes)

Affirmations for the mind, body & soul ft. Venesha Charoo

Life is truly a journey...the good, the bad and the ugly....it is hard to give thanks in bad times...but I am learning to be grateful regardless...so many persons have nothing...yet they are grateful...so many persons have lips, yet they can't speak...have legs yet they can't they walk. We have so much to be thankful for...are you grateful today?

Your pain may seem overwhelming and  unbearable at the moment, everyday heartache and depression feels permanent to you now. But, there are ways to deal with suicidal thoughts  and feelings and overcome that pain.  Listen to me as I tackle these issues on suicide, we were all made differently but we can all be encouraged-Life is worth living!

"You don't know what I'm going through, you don't know my story." We all feel pain, we all have scars. Reminiscent of past battles or struggles, these wounds leave behind deep scars. But how do you offer an uplifting word to someone who may have emotional, psychological and/or spiritual scars? Listen to me talk about how to be a beacon of encouragement and support those closest to you!

There are always going to be people in your life who misunderstand you and people who don’t like you. There will always be people who criticize you, judge you, attack you, and spread rumors about you. When you are misunderstood, you’re going to have a tendency to get in there and defend yourself. When you’re attacked, your tendency is attack back — just like the rest of us. When people criticize you, you want to criticize back. When people insult you, you want to insult them back. Don’t do it! Let them talk! You have two choices. You can defend yourself, or you can let God defend you. Which will it be? Who do you think can do a better job defending you?

Sometimes life hits us with life changing experiences that may affect us for the rest of our lives and everyone around us may say you will not live or make it...sometimes doctors will give us a time frame to live....but who will you believe? God has a unique way of getting our attention when he wants us to be aligned to his will for us. If you fall in any of those categories here's a young man's testimony that may encourage you. A message from the grave, he died and got a second chance at living...

"Even when you speak words in innocence and without intending any harm, it’s still possible to affect other people’s lives. Your words may have been meant as a way to enlighten or teach or inform someone else, but to the person on the receiving end they could sting, belittle or even hurt if they’re delivered incorrectly."~Alex Uwajeh

Forgiveness is clearly a voluntary action so that means its not or it should not be forced. After someone deeply hurts us, forgiveness is something we choose to do when we are ready to move on or when the love in our hearts speaks louder than temporary hate. In today's world...revenge seems to be more at hand, and appears to bring more satisfaction. Forgiveness takes courage and strength and I couldn’t agree more. “An eye for an eye” is a reaction to being hurt, physically or emotionally...and I personally feel as though this appropriate in some cases... The need for retaliation poisons our minds, and it takes hard work to finally be able to say “I forgive you.” But maybe if we would take a break from finding the perfect plan to get revenge and thought about the benefits of forgiving others and ourselves, we would become better and happier. Forgiveness is about letting go of the past, understanding and moving on. It’s about taking care of your own mental health and setting yourself free. Selfish? Maybe, but it’s the kind that does good to others too.

"My father was one of those men who sit in a room and you can feel it: the simmer, the sense of some unpredictable force that might, at any moment, break loose, and do something terrible." I was completely broken down- emotionally, spiritually and as a result played on my physical appearance. A broken self esteem and a terrifying childhood, I managed to wear a mask of pretence while I was dying on the inside, but by the grace of God, I was sustained and He kept me in that house while I went through hell and back...

It is heartbreaking to see so many people live their lives camping out in the past that cannot be changed and turning their backs on a grand future.  Don't let your past hold you back, take the first step! Leave and never look back, trust your process! Your past does not define your character- the future is brighter!

Raw, unsensored and real. A thriving woman sharing her story and experiences on just about everything she has encountered in her life about God, love, heartaches, family, friendships, pain, sickness, hardship and all the other "taboos" that no one speaks about. Life can get and be messy and we think we are alone, but just knowing that someone has been where you were or worse and survived...makes a huge difference. You are not alone...take it from me...I now know that