Your Dream; Your Reality

Have you ever dreamed and that dream came true down to the very detail.  Did you tell anyone about the dream? If not; now do you wish you had of? Why is it that we feel that disclosure equates validation?  It really doesn’t.  The reality is it was your dream. Now that it came to fruition, only you can apply it to your life.  I … Continue reading Your Dream; Your Reality

A Wrinkle In Time

The Disney film was more than a story. The costumes and scenery were beautiful.  All the actors played their roles well. However, the story presented was a lesson for the young, old, and in-between.  There were several underlying themes that stood out for me.  One was about the importance of family.  Family is more important than than our personal aspirations.  When the family is broken, … Continue reading A Wrinkle In Time

Ten Steps to a better Relationship

Relationships fail because people see relationships as performance based. What you do for your love ones is the barometer for love. What happens when you can’t give or do? How then are you loved? True love comes without expectation. The gift of love is inherently free. Deepen your relationship with God.  In order to have healthy relationships with people; you must first have a relationship … Continue reading Ten Steps to a better Relationship

Healthy Boundaries

Setting boundaries is an important part of establishing one’s identity, as well as being crucial for one’s mental health and well-being. There are different types of boundaries, from physical boundaries to emotional boundaries, and there are also different levels of boundaries, from loose to rigid, with healthy boundaries falling somewhere in between. Below, offers insight into building better boundaries and maintaining them. Name your limits. … Continue reading Healthy Boundaries

Sifting Through Life

Expectations…… Our family and friends have expectations for us.  Some of these are attainable and others unrealistic. However, these expectations remain in our subconscious and become a driving force or a train wreck.  They may or may not align with our dreams. As youths our brains are said to be like a sponges taking in both good and bad information.  Once the input is absorbed, … Continue reading Sifting Through Life

Martin Luther King’s Day

Today is a national holiday to commemorate the birthday of Martin Luther King.  This national holiday should be a day of tributes, parades, and peaceful events.  However, this holiday under our present administration is cloaked around insulting tweets of bigotry and hatred about a group of people or nation of people. On January 1, 2018 Newsweek came under attack for publishing an image of Dr. … Continue reading Martin Luther King’s Day

Ways to Alleviate Negativity – Day #4

Observation:  The more I post about ways to alleviate negativity this week; the more I am confronted with it.   Realization: The ways to alleviate negativity is a practice that must be exercised; not ignored. Ways to Alleviate Negativity: Quiet the noise around you Get rid of the baggage you hold on to; i.e., image baggage, childhood baggage, shame  and guilt. (See pg. 16: In the … Continue reading Ways to Alleviate Negativity – Day #4