You ever walked into a situation and said “whatever is coming my way – I gat this!!!”?? I have done so more times than I could even count and let me tell you – the results were NOT consistent!!  LOL…. you thought I was gonna say I blew it outta the water right?!?! Well, that’s the way life goes sometimes aye. You get thrown into or even willingly walked yourself into unchartered territory thinking you will beast the hell outta it – some ya do but some ya don’t.

 I remember specifically my college years.  I decided to go for the position of Resident Assistant (RA) after my first year. In this position, I would be a part of a team where not only was I the youngest 2nd year student but, I would be younger than the majority of incoming freshman. This truth really weighed heavy on me. Interview after interview, I took on the scenarios that they asked of me, told them how I would handle it (based on the book) and I actually got the job. Now with this job, no matter the scenario we rehearsed or were made aware of from other RAs, whenever I came upon an active situation the way I chose to diffuse it would be something I have never experienced before.

Now, if my RA supervisor Doreen is reading, now would be the time to remember the good things I did for and with the team. 🙂 I have a lot of scenarios but 1 in particular stands out. I came upon a situation where a room of about 6 of my girls decided to take mushrooms during exam time . What WERE they thinking?? One of them was on a trip and believed she could fly, so she found her way out onto the dorm awning through a window. Luckily, I was able to get her back in the window with some help & after making her drink loads of water, there was no physical harm done. Can you say SCARED!?!?! Not her or her friends in the room watching and waiting…. ME!! Every scenario played out in my head, but she was otherwise a smart girl and I didn’t want to risk her being thrown out of university for a 5min lapse in judgement. The incident didn’t get reported but they never did it again (at least not on campus).

This made me approach the following year with much more caution and a huge attitude shift – my girls had to KNOW that I didn’t come to play with them and the 1st sign of “danger” (to them or others) they would be OUT!! Parents trusted me with their girls when they drop them off on the 1st day. I’m prepared to do all that I had to to make sure that they would get their college student back in one piece. When the school year was over, I used to get messages from my girls saying what a difference I’ve made in their lives by just being there within their freshman year.

Life has a way of making you take on situations differently each time. You approach with more knowledge, understanding, patience & overall a feeling of “I gat this!!” So maybe it was a scary or traumatic situation, learn – grow then GO!!

What are you going through in your life now where it’s “unchartered waters” ? Maybe it’s a home lockdown project, a marriage, becoming a new mom or dad (and it’s ALL new until you have a 2nd), a business venture, a blog (heaven help me) or a lifestyle change. Whatever it is, grab that drink – set your compass and go hard at it!!! You never know how God intends for you to come through this or who you may be inspiring with your resilience.