Le’Keshia C. Bell
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Resolutions get cancelled Goals get Accomplished
I do goals not resolutions Every year people choose to create New Year resolutions. I was and have never been that person. A few years ago I posted a status on Facebook that I do goals not resolutions. Resolutions to me are temporary. Goals are more permanent, especially if you write them down. If you write them down whether its at the beginning of the year, the beginning of the month, the beginning of the week or just the beginning of the day, at the end of what ever time frame you choose you can look back and see what you accomplished, if you accomplished it all or if you still have more to go.
By Le’Keshia C. Bell5 years ago in Motivation
YOUR LEGACY
December 28th 1959 you were born. On Sunday August 2, 1981 I your daughter, your firs celebrating. Now it's the 17th and I'm 12 years old and I'm mourning a loss that will forever effect me and I have never been the same since. It's been 27 years 4 months and 12 days and counting. Every year whenever the anniversary or your death, burial or birthday comes around I often reflect on how different my life would have been, how different his would have been, how different yours would have been, how his bird would of been if they survived, am I making you proud, am I living up to the promise I made to you. Am I your legacy living up to the legacy you left behind. These are questions I reflect on often but even more so on days like today your birthday. On days like today your absence effects differently every year. On days like this I miss you more, I wish you were here so I can ask the questions that I never got to ask you and tell you that I LOVE YOU MOMMY. Instead I settle for telling you in my thoughts and hope that you can hear me where you are. Memories of you are forever in my heart. I wish Heaven had visiting hours. It’s been so long that I can remember face but not your face. I can remember your face because of pictures I the living room of the old house, or the screensaver on my phone. It’s easy to remember your face when your face is my face.The mirror reflects you in me. I’m often told I look like you. Some have told me I act like you. One of your sisters once said to me “Just like Freida” and I simply stated I’m her daughter”. To be your daughter and to be told I’m like you and to have you for the short time I did was is an honor. I just wish it was longer. Things aren't the best down here right now and the struggle is real but so is God and the strength, love and leadership and so many other qualities that you passed on to me. I try to follow your example daily. I’m often put in the same position of leader, that strong person that everyone comes to for all there issues be it advice or just a listening ear or a helping had as I’m sure you were also, in fact I know you were. I’ve told the stories from those who hold fond memories of you and words like cool, al tight and sentiments like loyal, responsible just to. name a few are mentioned. I wonder how you handled it all. I wish you were here to have that conversation. I wonder if you felt alone or not. There are answers that I may never have to d St o many questions I wish I could ask you, but I have your memories, the memories you left with others and the stories that they tell of you and the example you left behind. With that within me and left for I use it to go my best to make you proud and create my own legacy for those coming after me.
By Le’Keshia C. Bell5 years ago in Families
