Moana: Disney's still teaching life lessons!

It is no coincidence that today marks exactly 1 full year from my last post! It is #WINTENTIONALWEDNESDAY, so let's not talk about the losses or the unforeseen events of the last year that lead to my silence. What I want to discuss today is far more necessary than that! When I was a kid, Disney movies were always teaching me something. The Lion King taught me that family may not always have your best interest in mind. The Little Mermaid taught me never to sacrifice your voice for the affections of others. Beauty and the Beast taught me to always see the good in people even when their past has made them ugly. There are so many more, but let's dive right in! These are just a few of the lessons I learned from watching Moana (approximately 1 million times since my child found it on Netflix).

1. We are given our life mission before we know what life is.
2. We have our ancestors to guide us through our journey. We call it intuition.
3. We may be tempted to give up on our mission/vision/goals when things get tough, but we can't. People are relying on us to get it right!
4. We don't need special tools to complete the assignment. (Shiny isn't always a good thing LOL)
5. We will need to find our own strength to face the challenges of our journey, but those destined to help will always come when we need them!
6. We may have been chosen to fix a problem that we didn't create.
7. The reward of a completed mission is well worth the risks it took to get there.

What are some of your favorite Disney movie lessons?

Family is all that we've got!

Titus with his Mother

 

FAMILY IS ALL THAT WE'VE GOT

Last week I turned 25, and a few days later my movie came out (Furious 7)!!! I was so excited that I bought my tickets a month in advance!!!!! I was set to go to a midnight showing Thursday April 2nd 2015, but before any of that happened, I got the word that my cousin was mauled by a pit bull, April 1st. There is nothing in my life that has been more terrifying than getting that phone call.

As terrified as I was in that moment, all I could think about was whether or not he would be ok and how his parents and his brothers were feeling. He was airlifted from Tuscaloosa, AL to Birmingham, AL. It's a 45 minute drive, but it was severe enough for them to airlift him! We burned rubber getting up to the hospital, and when we got there all anyone could feel was gratitude. He is still alive.

This past Monday April 6th, we celebrated his 10th year of life in gratitude. The damage that dog did to his face is severe and will cause him to be hospitalized for a long time. He'll undergo multiple surgeries to repair the damage, but we are grateful that he had no broken bones from the neck down and that he is such a strong and resilient child!!

When you nearly lose someone that you love, it makes you appreciate them and your life that much more! In the words of Wiz Khalifa, "How can we not talk about family when family's all that we got?" Never forget to call and visit those that you love. You never know when it could change forever. If you would like to send a donation to support his parents so that they can be in the hospital with him and not be worried about bills, please donate to TEAM TITUS.

~Shanta

Nice to meet you!

I have been blogging for a few months, and I realized that I never introduced myself! Thank you all for sticking with me LOL My name is Shanta Wilkerson. I am a native of Southeast Alabama, and a UABirmingham alumnae. I have a three-year-old son, and I operate two businesses while attending Benedictine University online where I am pursuing my MBA.

This blog is a fusion of great information with topics ranging from product development to entrepreneurship, from faith to personal development, from my personal struggles to professional triumphs. This is the place to find out what comes next for Blessed Body Brand and Prosperity Legacy, LLC, and I assure you that it is AMAZING! Stay tuned to see what comes next!! It's nice to meet you!

Shanta