A note from Wanda:
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Small Decisions, Deep Liberation
Welcome
Hi — I’m Wanda.
Thank you for joining Liberating Living Weekly. I’ve spent 20+ years helping people align faith and finances so freedom isn’t theoretical — it’s lived. Each Sunday I’ll send one short spiritual practice, a simple money move you can automate, and a podcast highlight to guide the week. Today’s issue is the fuller version of our first post: practical, research-aware, and designed to be used.
November invites us to breathe in fresh beginnings and change. This week’s episode (publishes Wednesday): Cultivating Resilience: Finding Strength in Unexpected Places — The Power of Perspective. Resilience isn’t born in comfort — it’s forged in the tension between uncertainty and faith.
Sometimes life feels like it’s testing your limits. But in truth, it’s stretching your capacity.
Every challenge carries a coded invitation to grow beyond what you thought you could handle.
You don’t discover your strength by avoiding the storm. You find it by remembering you can dance in the rain.
When things don’t go as planned, it’s easy to ask, “Why me?”
But the moment you shift that question to “What is this teaching me?” — something shifts inside you.
That’s the quiet power of resilience.
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Why This Matters
When we resist the hard moments, we block the very wisdom they’re designed to bring.
Resilience builds the muscle of faith — the ability to trust that even the unexpected is working in divine design.
The more you learn to find strength in unexpected places, the more grounded and creative you become — in your relationships, your work, and even your money flow.
Resilience is your divine reminder that nothing is wasted.
Spiritual Practices
Shift Your Lens: three Soulful Practices for Resilience
1. Pause Before Reacting.
Give yourself space to feel before you speak or decide.
2. Name the Lesson.
Every moment has meaning — don’t rush past your own wisdom.
3. Honor the Progress.
Sometimes just showing up is victory enough. Celebrate that.
5-minute Journaling Prompt
Take five quiet minutes today and write:
“Where in my life am I being stretched — and what might this stretch be strengthening in me?”
Be honest. Don’t overthink. Let the truth flow from your heart, not your head.
The Courage Fund
Money
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Faith
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Align with Freedom
Financial resilience starts with spiritual steadiness.
When your inner world is at peace, your financial world begins to align.
Try this today:
Review one recurring expense and ask: Does this align with my values?
Redirect that money toward something that supports your purpose (a savings goal, learning, or giving).
Faith says, “I will be provided for.” Stewardship says, “I will prepare for provision.”
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7-Day Micro-Challenge
Move + Journal + Fund
Each day, do one act that reflects resilience in motion:
Day | Focus | Action |
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1 | Mind | Pause before reacting — breathe first, respond later |
2 | Body | Do something grounding 9stretch, walk, or breathe outdoors) |
3 | Spirit | Speak one affirmation of gratitude out loud |
4 | Money | Review a spending habit and choose awareness over avoidance |
5 | Heart | Forgive yourself for a past “failure” |
6 | Focus | Replace one negative thought with a possibility statement |
7 | Celebrate | Write down one thing you overcame this week |
Deeper exercise — Two-minute Naming
(10 minutes total)
Write down one current challenge.
Next to it, list three possible gifts or lessons hidden within it.
Example:
Challenge: A job loss
Gift 1: Freedom to explore purpose
Gift 2: Time to heal and reset
Gift 3: Space for divine redirection
You’ll start to see that the same energy that feels heavy can also be holy.
Podcast Episode
Cultivating Resilience: Finding Strength in Unexpected Places
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The Power of Perspective
🎙️Practical + soulful steps. Listen → next to the current episode
Missed last week’s episode? 🎙️ Listen here
Listener Story & Invitation to Reply
“When I lost my job last year, I thought it was the end. But it pushed me into starting the business I’d been dreaming about for years. I didn’t realize until now that resilience isn’t about bouncing back — it’s about expanding forward.”
— A Liberating Living Listener, North Carolina
Your story helps others.
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Resource of the Month
Free eBook: Unblocked and Unbound — 5 Soul Codes for Spiritual Freedom & Financial Flow
That’s it for this week.
You are not broken because life feels hard. You are being refined, strengthened, and prepared. What looks like loss may actually be redirection. Keep your heart open. Keep your faith steady. You’re growing stronger — even when it does not feel like it.
Keep showing up for you. Keep flowing in freedom! 💜
Liberating Living Weekly
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