Daily Inspiration: Meet Shacre Jones

Today we’d like to introduce you to Shacre Jones

Hi Shacre, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I would say there are a series of things that got me where I am today mostly the things I’ve experienced in life. Born to parents of addiction my birth mother was an alcoholic and my father was a drug addict. Throughout life I’ve experienced so much trauma and many disappointments. I’ve never really had anyone in my corner so I’ve had to learn to overcome many obstacles on my own. I feel like I can’t tell my story without giving credit to God I’ve seen His hand on my life all of my life. Looking back over my life things hat should have taken me out or times when I should have lost my mind I was able to come out of many situations and circumstances with a sound mind. Through depression, sexual molestation, domestic violence, homelessness, and many other traumatic experiences I’ve faced God has always brought me out of it. Prayer and God’s word was my foundation. I feel like a lot of us will face or have faced many challenges but it’s what you do during those times that will determine where you go. In my moments of failure disappointments and at my lowest I learned to pray and trust God.

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
My life has been a faith walk! I have seen many struggles from sexual molestation, domestic violence depression. homelessness, financial instability, and event the emotional roller coaster of emotions. I grew up in dysfunction and never knew it until I was older and began to look back on my upbringing. I call it functioning in dysfunction. Yes I was raised with morals, values, and taught respect. However I had a family that protected child molesters and chastised the child for becoming gay as a result of sexual molestation. I was raised in a family that believed in that old saying “what goes on in this house stays in this house” and “children are to be seen and not heard” there were a lot of family secrets and ways that certain family members were treated. I never really felt like I fit in anywhere. Through getting to know God and therapy helped me get a clear understanding of things like healthy relationships and boundaries. I was always a person to help and do my best to please everybody else when I was losing myself. Someone once asked me who is the most important person to me and my response was God and my children and she said no God first yes however you are the most important person to you because you can’t pour from an empty cup. That has stuck with me because I can’t be anything to anybody unless I am something to myself. So I learned to take care of me

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
In my professional career I am in HR employee relations. I love this because I love people and I get to meet those from all walks of life. I look at every opportunity to make an impact and provide someone with wisdom and guidance. I like to give them something they can use later on in life to help them get through a tough situation. I’m most proud of fighting to get where I am in the corporate world. I have a high school diploma however I’ve been able to sit in positions that I wasn’t qualified for because I didn’t have the educational background. Trusting God, Hard work and dedication to what you do can put you in positions you think you weren’t qualified for. On a personal note I’m a certified life and accountability coach, Evangelist, and a small business owner along side my husband. I think what sets me apart is I do everything with a spirit of excellence. I don’t believe anything is perfect but you can put your all into what you do to create something great. What I’m known for the most is advocacy for domestic violence. After being healed of the dv experiences I’ve faced I have made it my mission and purpose to ensure anyone I’m able to lead and guide out of abusive relationships I’m going the distance t ensure freedom and safety

We’re always looking for the lessons that can be learned in any situation, including tragic ones like the Covid-19 crisis. Are there any lessons you’ve learned that you can share?
I think my biggest lesson with covid is to always have a back up plan and not to waste your resources and finances. Covid was something most of the world wasn’t prepared for and when jobs and businesses were forced to shut down people weren’t prepared. That taught me to prepare and stock up.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.shacrejones.com
• Instagram: Shacrejones
• Facebook: Life After The Scars
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamshacrethewarrior