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Starting Fresh

Starting Fresh in the Moment

Starting Fresh in the Moment Starting fresh, starting over and starting from where you are all indicators that you’ve reached somewhat of a stalemate in your life.  You decide that it’s time for a fresh start and in that thought process you decide that the fresh start will “start” soon. …

Wish

The Long Wish by Mariea Russell

The Long Wish I long for the day where the tears will stop flowing To feel joy and my love growing Strong I long for the day where I can take a walk in the Sun To feel His magnificent Love, to be at Peace and just be One I …

RRR Snippet: Random Thoughts

 Random Thoughts How often have you been reminded of something that wasn’t even on your radar?  Maybe you had an epiphany or recalled wise words from an elder or friend.   Perhaps a poem or something a single word triggered a whole other thought pattern. That’s where  RRR Snippets come in. …

Room for improvement

There’s Always Room for Improvement This posted was originally posted on 12/23/2014. I can still hear my mother saying ” There’s always room for improvement!” As a child that was the last thing I wanted to hear especially when I thought I had done a good job at either my …

Lizzie Valasquez: A Bold Beautiful Woman

Defining a Bold Beautiful Woman Beautiful refers to the person. Beautiful refers to the person inside and out.  A bold woman is a woman who thwarts convention and wrestles defeat to hold life together, protect her family, get around obstacles and/or affect change.  Bold women are elastic not plastic.  Their …

Volunteer

Thankful to be Alive

Thankful to be Alive On November 1, 2015, I volunteered for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of Darkness Walk.  I don’t know how I stumbled upon the event or the opportunity to volunteer, but I was glad that I did. Organizers ask that volunteers be on site by …

Please leave a message

Please Leave a Message

Abandon the Era of 24/7 I was having a conversation with someone on recently and he said that he felt guilty when he didn’t answer the phone when someone calls.  The solution to his problem, according to him, is to put the phone on silent so that he does not hear …

RRR Snippet: Just Keep it Moving

Just Keep It Moving Every now and then you may hit a bump in the road and trailing each bump are the same options as well as some new ones. Option number one is to let the bump control the situation with a likelihood of losing control. Option number two …

Unforgiving Hearts Harden the Soul

A Heart Doesn’t Have to Be Soft to be Warm What causes people to be unforgiving?  Have you every asked yourself that?  Do you ever wonder or do you just accept that unforgiveness is a part of life or your right to do so? We know that at the core …

Mind

RRR Snippet: Change Your Mind Enhance Your Life

Change Your Mind  Enhance Your Life Are you a dream seeker?  Do you pursue whatever dream that pops into your head that you believe will enhance your life and the lives of those within your sphere? Does it seem as if even you don’t know what you want to do …

Defining Moments

Acknowledge Your Defining Moments “This post was originally published on Smart Healthy Women on March 17, 2015.” Defining moments refer to that very instant that you realize your life will change forever.   They are the epiphanies that shine a light on a specific purpose. You spend your entire life doing the …

Inspiration Comes From Action

Want to Be Inspired? I just love when God gives me these awesome nuggets.  As I was sitting around the other day wondering where my motivation had gone he gave me this:  “Inspiration comes from actions that you take.”  Boom!  There it was the obvious answer to my lack of …

So What’s Your Story?

Everybody Has a Story So What’s Yours? One thing that we all have in common is that we have a story to tell.  Although my story is about me, it’s also about what we have in common that might bring us together.  It is about sharing your story in hopes that …

She Is the Earth by Michael Worthy

I Love You Black Women Twin mountain peaks; Volcanic eruptions to nurse her young. And even though his seed brings forth produce in her garden, Her rich soil yields the fruits of the human family. She is ruddy, comely and radiant. Her hair in its natural state is more regal than …

Comfort Zone

The Comfort Zone

The Ever Present Comfort Zone In the comments section of a blog post that I read the other day, someone mentioned that they had stepped out of their comfort zone.  Immediately a blog post started circulating in my head and this is the result. The term “comfort zone” is a situation …