Hello family.l want to thank God for keeping you all safe in 2025 and l believe the same God will keep you safe in 2026 and all the coming years.happy new year 2026✨✨✨ And today we closed the year in style at the Orphanage.l taught the children how to make liquid soap so there is no more need of buying it we shall be making our own. We made 20 litres

I wanted to come and wish everyone in the Empowered community an incredible holiday season and Merry Christmas!!! And yes that's my dad and step mom hahahaha

@Emil Moldovan did a post in his own group about this very topic a while back and I thought it would be a neat way to learn more about the individuals in this community :) Names are often the first thing given to us before we have any say in who we are--they're chosen by family, culture, traditions, hope. Sometimes they carry expectation, history, or a meaning that we later grow into. They can reflect lineage, faith, resilience, or values.They can also hold stories that were never ours to choose. Then, we live. And the name ends up being a reflection of our own experiences, how we show up in the world..They can hold a power that we don't anticipate. Some questions: 1. How did you obtain your name--what's the history behind it? 2. Does your name mean something? 3. Do you have a nickname and how did you get it? 4. What do you want your name to stand for? Poll:

Hello family as today we are celebrating birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.l wish you a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year 2026

A lot of stress can come from putting energy in the wrong places--in places that either don't require our presence or in places that we don't /can't control and not really manage. We think about the future (which isn't here yet, btw) and we try to control it. Controlling something that doesn't yet exist is fascinating. Maybe we can try influencing instead or responding when it's here. What's in your control? Your choices, effort, boundaries, words, and how you respond. (but even these can be influenced by other factors outside of your 'control') Outside your control:Other people’s reactions, past events, timing, and outcomes (We fool ourselves into thinking that outcomes are in our control, but, again, there are other variables that can play a role in this) Within your influence:The tone you bring, the environment you help shape, how clearly you communicate, and the consistency of your actions. Growth happens when we stop trying to control outcomes and start taking responsibility for our responses. Questions to ponder: Where might your energy work better if it shifted from control to influence? Where have I had a difficult time letting go? What did you feel like when you finally accepted something and let go? Poll: How do I approach control?How do I respond when things feel uncertain?