I'm not changing my name. I was born with it, I love it, I'm keeping it. I just read an article about a Black woman changing her name to meet the requirements of big corporations. She dropped the first part of her name and just used her middle name "Marie" because that sounded more "professional". [...]
No matter what you do, people will always talk about you. Someone will always question your judgement. Someone will always doubt you. So just smile, and make the choice you can live with. Now that I'm older and more mature, I'm really big on being yourself. It's less stressful than trying to put on an [...]
As much as I would like to stay positive 24/7, there's times where I really get angry. Although this is normal, there are no excuses for you to lash out and potentially harm others or yourself. There are many ways to control your anger, but here are two that works for me. These two ways [...]
You're way too nice. Here's the thing, there's nothing wrong with being nice, but you take that to the extreme. You are willing to break your neck for others who won't do the same for you. You're easy. That's why they keep coming back. You allow people to come in and out of your life [...]
It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Verbal abuse is just as affective as physical abuse. It seems to get brushed off to the side a lot, becoming the 'norm' in relationships between family, spouses, and friends. We tend to see Verbal abuse as just 'words that causes no type [...]
2020 has definitely been completely different from the past years and the year is only halfway through. Although there's a pandemic going on and lots of things aren't looking right, we're alive and we should be grateful. I know some of you may be thinking: I'm sick of this. Life is too much to handle [...]
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're going to make it. You'll have the job you've always dreamed of and your life will be better than before. Don't worry about whose supporting you now. As long as you have true supporters you'll be fine. Even if you don't have a handful of [...]
Lordt. Clout is one hell of a drug. Like, the things people will do to get a ounce of clout is outrageous. You got people changing entirely into a different person to please others and create this false online presence. I've personally seen people change how they talk and wear things they HATE just to [...]
A lot of good things can happen once you find the courage to promote yourself. I woke up to some good news this morning. I submitted an article to be featured on sheen magazine's website and it was approved! If you've been following my blog, you know I LOVE to write. It's the only way [...]
On this day 155 years ago, my ancestors were freed. They dreamed and prayed for this day to come, longing for nights where they would be able to LIVE. The day finally came, and their prayers were answered. However, the years to come would worsen. They weren't able to live in certain areas, they didn't [...]
