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Truth is… this journey we’re on called life is not for the faint of heart. You will have days, weeks, and times it will feel like months or years that it’s an endless cycle of “what the [expletive]!” It sucks…
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I was lost. A 38-year-old black woman with 4 kids, 1 grandkid and no love life. Very different than the way I planned my life out all those innocent and naive years ago. To say that I was wore out…
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Lately, I’ve felt like my world has been turned upside down. I’ll be the first to admit that these first six months of 2018 have not been the most favorable. I’d even go so far to say they’ve been an…
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As someone who’s always looking for something new, I found myself stumbling onto Facebook Watch’s latest digital phenomenon. Next to Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix, it’s the next best thing. If you’re wondering what I’m speaking of it’s Jada Pinkett Smith’s…
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A WORLD OF NO PROMISES The sun finally came out the other day and the temperature soared past 70 degrees. Birds were singing, my flowers have started to bloom, and I was delighted to spend time outside enjoying the springtime…
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It’s officially spring, and the flowers are blooming, and our grey skies are being rejuvenated by comforting rays of sweet sunshine. As a St. Louis native, I know all about living in seasons, but spring is by far my favorite,…
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My daddy’s not perfect but God made him just for me. He’s my protector, my provider, he’s always looking out for me. My daddy’s my best friend, my first, true love. Our bond is so special, it could only have…
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Aren’t you tired of living an unfulfilled life! You go to bed every night with a feeling of emptiness, because you have so much in your head and in your heart that you’d like to accomplish, but you’ve done little…
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As we know Black History Month is coming to an end, but simultaneously the Black History Year continues to thrive.  New Orleans native, Blair Dottin-Haley and partner Brandon Dottin-Haley epitomizes just that—Black Excellence and History.  With the positive tagline —…
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Social media has gotten us all super confused and way too disconnected from reality. There is a strange obsession that the millennial generation has with keeping up with the lives of others through social media. We are obsessed with perfectly…
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WHAT ABOUT ME? We made it to 2018! Thank God. So many of us are starting the year off with writing goals down on paper, making more connections, having moments of reflection, praying and fasting. Some of us have acquired…
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When was the last time you set a goal for yourself? Last I heard, you were chanting “New Year, New Me.” But, here we are two weeks into the New Year and you are still doing the same old things….
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Every door you encounter is a corridor of opportunity. There are few opportunities that you will encounter in life that will automatically open right up for you. There are many doors of opportunity, but if you approach each one expecting…
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As a new year peeks around the corner, most of us take the time to reflect. We reflect on the year we’ve had, the choices we’ve made, and what we want the new year to bring. For some of us,…
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Your ambition is what gives you the desire to execute your dreams.Your ambition is what propels your desire to achieve.Your ambition is what pushes you to practice and perfect.Your ambition is what will keep you strong during life’s defects.There will…
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