As a young black woman who grew up under the sensational sounds of Whitney Houston, words can not express how saddening it is for me to hear that one of the greatest singers of all time is now dead. According to CNN, she was found dead at 3:30 PM on Saturday afternoon in her hotel [...]
How to Enjoy the Holidays
How to Enjoy the Holidays. Christmas is for kids. And it’s easy to see why. Just look at my cousin Alex, she’s having a blast and a half lol. When you’re a kid, it’s natural to enjoy the holidays! There is lots of love and happiness around you, aunties and uncles spoil you with presents, [...]
Effective Communication
I’ll be honest. This is a difficult subject for me to write about, especially when it comes down to matters of the heart. I can talk about how to love yourself, how to forgive yourself, and even how to forgive others because those three concepts are ideas that I can implement in my life without [...]
Forgive Others
Food is more than the stuff on your plate – Which is what leads us to this series of life lessons. So far we’ve talked about how to love yourself, we also discussed how to forgive yourself, and I know that these two steps will take time. Anything that is truly valuable in life takes [...]
Forgive Yourself
If you’re as human as I am, you’ve probably done some things in your life that you regret. Maybe you said some words you wish you hadn’t, or you acted in a way that was totally unacceptable and uncalled for. We’ve all been there before. Nobody’s perfect, right? The question is not whether or not [...]
Love Yourself
Seven weeks left till the end of the year. Can you believe that?!?! Ready or not, 2012 is about to come rolling in. Last week I announced that we’d be starting a series of life lessons here on the blog. I think it’s important, especially as this year is wrapping up pretty fast, that we [...]
Matters of the Heart
We talk a lot about food on this blog. But is food really all that matters when it comes to living a healthy, natural lifestyle? In my free ebook, Breaking Cravings, one of the three practical tips we discuss is how to nourish your heart. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. If [...]
