January Lessons: Commitment, Purpose, & Marriage

Ifie Natasha Brandon
6 min readMar 21, 2023

A few things January taught me.

me, having a ball, yet also stuck in a bed of foam

I’ve been learning a lot of lessons lately. Lessons that have been a little hard to process because they’re all happening at once. Lessons I want to learn but am having a hard time deciphering what they actually are. I wrote down an idea “January lessons” I titled it. I figure, maybe I could write about the lessons I learn each month, or at least the. months I remember. I’ve learned not to commit myself to monthly things unless I am sure I have the capacity. otherwise, I feel like a failure. I’ve learned not to set myself up that way.

Push Through When You Want To Give Up

I am on a fitness journey — probably for the rest of my life honestly. In 2022 I worked out consistently (at least 2–3 days a week) and on the last week of the year, I decided it was time to take it up a notch. I wanted to do 5 days a week, add weights and cardio, and also become more intentional about my nutrition. It was a big ask of myself but I have goals and I knew it was time to move forward.

I’ve been salty about my fitness journey. Though Iw as consistent last year, I didn’t see the results I wanted to see because I was missing a few key elements. Also, I would have moments of weakness and slack that would drastically hinder my progress. This year, in…

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Ifie Natasha Brandon

Multi medium storyteller | Author | Yogi | Somewhere between Lauryn Hill, Nola Darling, & Jesus Christ