THE BOOK THAT READ ME LIKE A BOOK BECOMING FLAWESOME: A Key To Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life BY KRISTINA MAND LAKHIANI THE BOOK THAT READ ME LIKE A BOOK BECOMING FLAWESOME: A Key To Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life BY KRISTINA MAND LAKHIANI Inspiring, transformational, and introspective are just some of the words that describe the well- written book, Becoming Flawesome: A Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life. Kristina Mand-Lakhiani, takes readers through the empowering journey of how she reached the pinnacle of self-acceptance and self-love. I found myself relating ..read more

Why Dreams Are Necessary…. Dreams are defined as a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. Dreams are also defined as a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. For the purpose of this post, we will reference the second definition of dreams. Most of us at some point in our lives have dreamed or aspired for something. It’s a fair assumption that whatever the aspiration was, its intended purpose or goal was to somehow improve your present reality in some way or another. Looking ahead for a greater tomorrow is usually the premise of a dream ..read more

Who Does God Say That I Am?   “Who are you?” is one if the simplest yet complex questions for many of us to answer. How do we put into words who we are in a way that someone else can actually understand us? My mind reflects to my time as a hiring manager. The first question in every interview was always the infamous, “Tell me about yourself.” I can remember candidates running down the list of every skill they possess and giving great details about their families and loved ones. And yes, it seems describing the people you care about and things you’re good at tells us exactly who you are. B ..read more

Balancing Mental Illness With My Faith Walking in faith is one of the very first lessons we are taught in the Christian faith. We are instructed to believe that God is good in any situation. Trust in God is a key component of the faith walk, but somehow, it’s something we’ve all struggled with. The lack of trust we experience is often directly connected to a relationship we’ve experienced with someone close to us. Perhaps it’s a parent, a sibling, a friend, or a coworker, but it is not uncommon for us to immediately attach human failures to the nature of God. Especially when you have lived out ..read more

First Impressions V. Lasting Impressions Which is more important? Growing up I was taught that first impressions were very important, but lasting impressions were never really discussed. The idea is that you make a good first impression as this will be what you are remembered by. I have lived by this philosophy my entire life. I strive to present myself how I want to be remembered; friendly, classy, relatable, comedic, whatever. However, in my life, I see how misleading first impressions can be. Take for example a first date or a job interview. A person will present their best self, but not th ..read more

Turkey With a Side of Tears Surviving the Holidays After the Loss of a Loved One It’s that wonderful time of year again. This time of year is for family, making memories, and showing love, all things I love doing. However, due to the pandemic, I’m sure these special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas will look different than any other year. For many of us, we’ll be sharing our thanksgiving meal with immediate family only or a small group of close friends instead of a large gathering. Unfortunately for many of us, we will be gathering to share a meal with the reality that a loved one so n ..read more

You’re Alive Because There’s More Lately we’ve seen more devastating news than ever. This year came in with a bang…and that’s not in a good way. More and more we hear of young people being murdered or passing away, people harming children, and the suicide rate in the black community is on the rise. I look at situations like Miss USA 2019, Cheslie Kryst and Ian Alexander Jr., son of famous actress, Regina King, who both in our eyes would have every reason to live, but chose suicide to escape their pain. It’s a very disheartening thing when people feel like suicide is the only way out. Though I ..read more

That time I was fired for being harassed by a coworker   The Set Up I know this title seems a little off, but I was literally fired from my job because I was being harassed. It’s my tea so I’ll go ahead and spill it. So some time ago I left my long time employer to accept a job working for the government. I thought this was an exciting new journey that would put my career on track, but boy was I wrong. The first red flag should’ve been when I went in at a lower grade than I was told, but I was playing it cool because I needed something different. I started this “dream job” but again I ove ..read more

I’ve been seeing so much about this prayer Ciara prayed when she was seeking God for the man He had for her. Ciara a multi-talented music star has grown more famous in recent years and it’s not due to her music career, but primarily for the family God has blessed her with. All over social media, I hear women sharing the prayer, saying the prayer, and raving about the prayer. And ultimately the prayer worked for sis because she snagged Russell Wilson, the professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks. Ciara is winning. According to her interviews, she specifically asked God for a God-f ..read more

Tired of the fight Using your words and gifts in battle Is there anyone else out there who’s just tired of fighting? I know I am. I’m not even talking about a physical fight but I’m talking about when you have to fight things in life that a punch or kick won’t fix. Like the fight for your mental sanity, your happiness, your peace, your reputation, your good name, your faith, your family relationships etc. Many times we just want God to speak to our issues and resolve them all at once. In these past two years I think we can all say we’ve been in a fight to keep or maintain something. Battl ..read more