I’m on the hunt right now for a:

Vehicle

When I first embarked on this process I felt

unsure of even where to begin. I felt overwhelmed at the beginning. There are so many options! Then the financial component is like:

What Play To Run?!?

I’m now a few days in and having fun. I’ve been driving a spacious loaner with 3 rows which has been very nice cause the kids are way in the back so they barely hear me and vice versa. We’re together, but apart. My kids know how to flow – adventuring with them has such ease! I’ve been chatting and doing different test drives and meeting different sales-peeps at various dealerships. Oh, how I have enjoyed these Shark Tank like games bahahahahaha

I told one of the guys who followed up with me via text that I was:

“Processing with my financial team.”

bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha – yall know who the team is?!?

(I ain’t telling yall ish – it’s business, but let’s just say it aint that serious.)

I’m thankful that I can get myself into what I want (within reason) without having to depend on “approval”.

I will say that I am ready to close this ish out and move on with my life. I enjoy driving, but have been driving quite a bit to shop and test. I’ll probably skip boxing tomorrow – so I can close this out.

Clarity really does come as we continue forward!

A new car isn’t just going to get out here and find me cause I want one. I have to get out here and hunt. Same with where we want to go in life – we have to hit the road of pursuit while expecting God to meet us as we go.

Due to researching and test driving – the parameters and requirements I have are becoming more clear. Plus, I let my kids weigh in as they are in this with me. I’m getting closer as I continue to pray and take leaps of faith through.

I test drove a car yesterday and it didn’t feel right when I got in it – I just knew. Then, today I got in a car and without driving it – it felt good to me, but still was off a little.

I’ve decided to venture out from staying “brand” loyal and to seek out more luxury.

It’s funny how we can try something out and then just passively go on cruise control without ever mashing on the gas again. Then we wonder why inwardly we are swerving with discontentment. Let’s get back to adventuring!

I’m at the point of asking myself what I actually want and then taking the necessary steps.

The career that I advanced in (with gratitude) – I didn’t choose because I was passionate. I went that route because it was the open door that I could walk through (with ease) then I went on auto – never working anywhere else. Shoot even me studying Information Technology in college was because a trusted professor told me that – IT is where the money was. I’m thankful for that guidance as it has helped to set me up financially – but I’m now asking myself- “Lonisa, what interests you?!?”. Being in my purpose is the most fruitful place to be holistically.

This requires being intentional.

You know what helped to move with intention today? This question from a salesman:

What can I help you accomplish today?

This made me really think. Like yea what am I here to do – let’s lock in and not be all over. Let me not depend on anyone else to tell me what I should be doing in this process.

The salesman today – helped me to accomplish my goal of testing out a hybrid and newer model of my current car.

This makes me wonder. Perhaps, my reaching out to others for counsel, processing, and advice is really not me just gathering info, but a sneaky way of absolving myself of carrying the risk and being accountable for downstream impacts. I’ve noticed that sometimes I will let the pressures of a situation force me into a decision instead of being proactive. Like right now – my car search is due to me having a non-working car – but I could’ve been browsing cars online months ago just to stay in the know – but a breakdown is what made me do this. You know what I’m saying? I could’ve stayed on top of researching in general.

Have you ever had to have a complete breakdown in your life to get shaken into radical action?

Oooohh, weee, that can be painFULL! Being forced to move up a grade cause you’ve been bottomed out can certainly make you pout and shout!

I tend to decide and then just chillax into the natural unraveling of that one decision/outcome. When I used to travel globally I didn’t weigh in on our excursions for real lol. I’d just show up and follow the itinerary that the team came up with… bahahahaha -> like “Oh, we doing an excursion in the Amazon, coo”. I just was glad to adventure with good company.

I’m done with that just coasting.

I now shift in and out of what I want – changing course quickly if need be. & adding to the itineraries – if not, creating them myself.

Like next year, I may move out the country. Now is the time for me to start researching before I feel the pressure of Spring 2026 being here.

In life there are lots of decisions, let’s practice asking ourselves what we want to discover or achieve moment by moment to focus ourselves.

Let’s lean into really feeling out what we want while being sensitive to God’s guidance. If we have to shift a few times after making a deal – then so be it. It’s part of the adventure.

So lovely, what do you want to discover/accomplish today? Share your top one below.

Deciding Smart & Sure,