Just wanted to share this with someone who may be listening. Everyday, something traumatic is happening in the world. Whether it be in our careers, our personal lives, in society; there is always something that is captured in social media, in the news or right in front of you that jarrs your emotions and sends…
Category: Wellness
The Art of Letting Go of Hate
Originally posted on Write, Live and Love:
I saw a quote this quote today and it sparked some interesting thought on my part: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This quote really hit me in a way that allowed me to…
Let’s Get it Started!
Welcome 2017!! Since my 2016 list of goals were pretty reasonably met (see post for details), I decided to expand on that and prepare a list of goals for 2017. Now that we are 2 days into the new year, I have spent more time reflecting on what goals I would like to accomplish for…
A Little Loc Appreciation
It amazes me when people see my hair and say they love it. I’m like: “really? Today of all days when I need to moisturize, wash and retwist?” Edges look all kinds of disrespectful but people love it. I guess I’m taking care of it pretty well! Shoutout to all the beautifully loc’d men…
Loving Yourself Gets Hard, and That’s Ok.
Today, I was faced with an emotion that I haven’t felt in a long time; I wasn’t happy with myself. I was having a pretty bad day and beating myself up about it. I hadn’t felt this way in a long time; in fact, I had been in surprisingly great spirits lately about a number…
Diabetes Awareness Month
Check out this great article highlighting Diabetes Awareness Month! https://healthlarious.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/diabetes-awareness-month/
5 Energy Shifting Techniques
If you have followed me, then you know that I have been making concerted efforts to balance my self-care and making it the top priority. I was listening to a podcasts, and the topic of energy shifting was discussed. I gave myself a little homework/reflective thinking assignment to think of 5 things that I use…
Happiness Isn’t Constant: A Realization
Recently, I had a sort of epiphany about life, and I feel like it’s going to change my quality of life in an amazing way. I have come to realize that it is ok to tell someone you are unhappy; because happiness isn’t constant. Once I adopted that mantra into my daily living, I have…
My Natural Hair: No Touching
Originally posted on Kjoywrites:
Simply put ‘Keep Your Hands to Yourself.’ Let’s talk topics are coming back. I’m here for it, so why not talk about natural hair and how it goes hand in hand with personal space. Some people will never understand that personal space is important not only in private but more so…
Food for Thought..
Everyone has clouds. Some darker than others; But never be the cause of why someone’s cloud gets darker.
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