You’re Almost There: Keep Going

It’s your midweek check‑in, bestie that gentle reminder that you are so close to the weekend. Keep going, keep breathing, keep trusting.

“Peace be still and know that I am God.”
I’ve been waiting for a word, and this week… I finally got one.

God is never late. He is always on time. Even when your circumstances don’t look ideal, even when the timing feels off, even when you’re tired. His promises still stand. Your only job is to trust the process and stay aligned.

In this episode, I’m sharing some midweek motivation and a few affirmations to carry with you. Because affirmations are powerful — life and death are in the power of the tongue. So ask yourself: What are you speaking over your life?

This Is Where I Landed with Shayla
I’m in my bold, soft, God‑led becoming era — and I hope this episode reminded you that you’re allowed to take up space too. Step into your power, step into your softness, and choose the version of you that feels aligned, peaceful, and undeniable.

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Remember, you are that guy, you are that girl, you are whomever you choose to be. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Transcript

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Hello, hello. This is where I landed with Jalen. I'm so happy to have you here. If this is your first time landing with me, well, hello, hi, and welcome. And if you are return lander and have been rocking with your girl for a hot little minute, as always, hello babe. It's Wednesday, people. We are in the home stretch. Some would call it hump day. We have made our way to the middle of the week. The weekend is upon us, friends. How are you doing? I hope that you are well. I hope that you have been taking care of yourself. I hope that you have been doing all the things that we have been talking about. One thing that I wanted to remind you guys of, especially if you've been listening since season one and season two, is every day we are making progress to create the lives that we want to live for ourselves. As if you have been rocking with me for a hot little minute, then you know that affirmation and that reminder, words to live by, that I would always say in the first two seasons. Um, and I still say that to myself. Um I am currently um just winding down for the day, and yeah, I wanted to check in with you on the opposite side of this audio. You know, this week has been an interesting one, and it's technically only Tuesday, right? When you're listening to this, it's Wednesday or whatever you're listening to it. I hope that you're having an amazing morning, afternoon, evening. Um, or if your day is winding down, I hope that it was amazing. Um, and yeah, one Mother Nature is trying to take me out, and the girlies know there's nothing worse than that. It's nothing worse than that because you're like at this point, I'm waiting for my cycle to actually start, even though my my head has hurt, I've had fatigue, I've been sleeping on and off all day. I'm moody, I'm irritable, I'm emotional, my back hurts, my legs hurt. We've talked about this. Um, you can go back and listen to I think it's PMS Crying Laughing. Yeah, just go listen to that. And yeah, a hot mess, truthfully. But yeah, so that's my life. And yeah, Monday, yesterday, I did not have the best um work day, and that was overwhelming for me because I feel like it just set me over the edge. But also a great reminder that literally everything happens for a reason, and I have been waiting for a word and direction um when it comes to my work and my career. I've been talking about that on the pod for a hot little minute now, honestly, about just being in this in-between place of not knowing what I want to do, if I want to continue to be doing the same thing. I've been in the same career field for almost 10 years now. I'm 30 years old, so I've spent a lot of time in this field. And sometimes I'm just like, I don't know if I want to stay, if I want to go, if I want to shift, maneuver, do something different, right? Like still extremely young, and there's so much opportunity to try new things to venture into new careers. But I finally got the word that I have been waiting for, and I'm thankful for that because I don't move until I'm told to move. So now I am moving forward and you know, creating next steps for myself. And I know that God did not bring me this far just to bring me this far, and I know that he did not bring you this far just to bring you this far. So I'm just here to remind you of that, of course, because yeah, sometimes we just need a little reminder. And shout out to my friends, shout out to Faye. Faye had reached out um to me just to check in, and she had asked how I was, and I told her about just like work, and then you know, with like uh my brother's eight-year anniversary coming up on Thursday, which is just so crazy that it's been eight years and just all the things, and just having feeling like it's also okay not to be okay, and yeah, it's okay not to be okay, and you have to understand that and realize that, and uh yeah, like it's fine. And they and I today she came over, she uh picked me up, and we went to the park, and when I got to her car, I opened the door, and she had these beautiful bright yellow flowers and a bottle of wine on the passenger seat for me. And I'm like, Okay, girl, like oh, you're so sweet. Like, I wanted to cry, but um, I held it in for that moment, and we went to the park and we just sat and talked, and I'm just very thankful for the people that God has placed into my life. And I remember when I first moved here, I was praying for community, and God really just outdid himself with all the people that he has placed into my life. Um, whether they are still currently in my life or if they were in my life at a point in time, I have definitely been very blessed with the people that have been placed in my life, especially here in Vegas, where um, you know, like I am just out here. It's me and the Lord and my friends. I do have an older sister that lives out here. Um, but other than that, yeah, it's really just it's just me. So it's a process, right? And I'm thankful and I'm grateful, and that's how I know that God didn't bring me this far just to bring me this far. So I'm just gonna continue to just keep doing what I've been doing, which is just trusting and hoping and believing and knowing that yeah, he will fulfill the promises, right? And that's just also a reminder to you on the opposite side of this audio. I always say, right, like, pray, ask for what you need, but also don't stop. Like, just because it hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean that it's not going to happen because it will. He is not a god that lies, and he always fulfills the promises. Nine-hour timing, okay, we've talked about that too. You know, being patient, and that is not something that I am good at. I'm looking at some affirmations right now, and um I see I'll just read off a few as just reminders to you, and hopefully affirmations that you can take and apply in your daily life. You can write these down, put on a cute little post and note, place them on your mirror. You guys know that's what I do. I have a bunch. Everything always turns out better than I imagined. I feel deeply, which is one of the most beautiful things about me. I am always evolving. There is nothing that God cannot bring me through. I am a rare light in darkness. The in-between is where the becoming happens. I have peace by the grace of God. I am allowed to feel. It does not mean that I am weak or regressing. My breakthrough is right around the corner. I am moving forward. God's favor is pushing me forward. Favor is about access. The favor of God is on my life. I am proud of myself. I have made amazing progress in my healing journey. I am soft and gentle with myself. I love myself more every day. I am filled with joy and light. I am love. My future is bright because God goes ahead of me. I am not defined by what happened to me. I speak with confidence and clarity. I am kind and patient with my thoughts. I replace comparison with self-acceptance. I honor and celebrate my progress every day. I welcome today with an open heart and a grateful mind. I maintain healthy boundaries. I love and honor my body. My energy is magnetic and attractive. I release the need to be perfect. I am debt-free. God always provides for me. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I am beautiful. I am never alone. Bruised heels still crush serpents' heads. Joy and grief can coexist. I deserve to move forward. I am in control of my thoughts and emotions, not the other way around. I embrace this new season of my life with strength and courage. I am exactly where I am supposed to be. God is always on time. My breakthrough is right around the corner. I am free. God has healed my broken heart. I am still releasing what has hurt me and what no longer serves me. And I love that for me. I will not allow fear to hold me back any longer. Increase my faith. I deserve the life I dream and pray about. Greater is coming. The better is coming to me. I deserve peace, happiness, and joy. Gratitude. Oh, God will provide. Gratitude is the best attitude. Financial freedom is on its way to me. I am free. I am blessed to be a blessing. I am safe. I believe my best is yet to come. I choose to heal. I am beautiful both inside and out, with walls and all. Just um mostly all, but some of the affirmations that I have on my mirror, I have a lot more that have fallen off. Um because your girl takes showers that are like a hundred degrees. So yeah. But I just wanted to share some of that with you guys. I hope that something along the way. I have some that I are kind of just like tucked in little areas on my vanity. I am about to enter into the best chapter of my life. God wants more for me than breadcrumbs. I can do hard things. I respect myself. Affirmations are great because they are beautiful reminders. And to repeat those things, right? The the power, um, the power is in the tongue. Life and death is in the power of the tongue. That's in the Bible. That's real, that's facts. And so what you say, what you think, what you consume, all of that matters. And so for me, these affirmations have been grounding for me, especially in just really tough times where my mind tries to get the best of me. I will not allow it. And so I have all of these beautiful reminders that every time I come into the bathroom, once I slide, you know, the curtain back after you know getting out of the shower, I see them, they're orange and pink, um, and they're just really great reminders. Don't let anybody dim your light. You are a ray of sunshine, deep breath, woo-sa. Trust the process. So trust the process. That's what I'm doing. I'm trusting the process, even when it doesn't make sense. I'm unsure. Um, you know, a little afraid uh of the unknown. I'm still believing, I'm still hoping because I know I know what he said to me, I know what he's shown me, I know what we've talked about. So just having that faith, trusting and believing, trusting and believing. I keep telling y'all, trust and believe. Faith of the muster seed, that's it. So remember, okay, you are that guy, you are that girl, you are whomever you choose to be. Also, reach out to me on Instagram. You can find me at landed pod l-a-n d e-d p o d. That's where you can find me. That's where I will be. What'd you guys think of the episode with Taylor, our first guest of the season? It was really special to have Taylor on the pod, finally. Um, and for her to be the first guest of season three. Um, and just talk about friendship and growth and love and faith and community and pouring into yourself and all of the beautiful things. Go back if you have not already, a friend's eye view freaturing Tay. Also, the titles of these episodes. I know. I I I know. I'm really good. Um, if you did not catch that, uh, a bird's eye view, because birds see things from a different perspective, and your friends see things from a different perspective as well. So, a friend's eye view. I thought that was a really cute title featuring Tay. So, yeah, go listen to that, share that with your friends, with your family, people that are in transition, that are healing. Ask them the questions that I asked Taylor. Um, you know, get their perspective on your journey. I think it's really beautiful. Um, and yeah, well, I'm out of here. I hope that you have the most beautiful day, the most beautiful evening, wherever you are, whatever time that this is listening, uh that you are listening, just know I love you.