SincerelyAishe

Unlocking new destinations is like unlocking a new part of yourself. In every place I travel to, I discover something about myself/life. It’s almost if God places a hold on a destination until I’ve reached a certain chapter/point in my life. It’s like I’m on a world tour of self discovery.

In Hawaii, I discovered how everything in my life had to fall apart so that better things could fall together. In 2021, I watched my entire life fall apart before my eyes from my family to my career to my home to my love life. Everything I thought I knew or I thought I had, vanished. The reality was that God separated me from those things to remind me that they held no value. Going forward, I went through life looking for meaning, searching for purpose, and discovering the things in life that made me feel alive. What I found in the midst of the chaos was not only those things but I also found truth, peace, and myself. And what I came to realize is that what God had for me and my life was so much greater than anything that I lost (with the exception of my brother) or I had to leave behind.

Sometimes in the storm we don’t see God’s plan for us. We are too busy trying to protect ourselves and find shelter from the rain. But what we don’t know is that rain cleanses, it purifies, it nourishes. It’s how flowers are able to bloom so beautifully after a Spring full of storms. I’ve learned to be grateful for my cloudy seasons because what’s on the other side is too beautiful to miss out on.

All of this came to me because the trip I intended to go on changed 5 minutes before my departure time. Instead of me going to my original destination - Memphis, I was sent to Hawaii instead. So to God and Hawaii, thank you for connecting the dots for me.