Are You Financially Well?
I recently mentioned to a friend, that it seems like yesterday when I celebrated my 60th Birthday and in a few weeks, I be celebrating year 61. Like many women my age, thoughts about the future are more pronounced than they were in my younger years. The things that are important to me at 60 plus, are different than the things that were important to me in my 30’s. One area of wellness that is more important than ever, is financial wellness. As my financial planner, Frank Arnold, Sr. of ICI Financial Services, always says, “the only thing worse than dying young, is out living your money.”
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Tables… A Reflection on Women’s Histories
This week, I had the privilege of sitting at the table with a dynamic group of women in ministry. As I observed our interactions with one another, I thought, about the power of connecting with empowering women who own their unique power to lead.
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Real Love is Radical
During her presentation at the Harmonize Your Life Women’s Self-Care Retreat, Dr. Anastasia Alvarado made the statement, “Self-Care Says I Love You, Self-Love, Says Prove It.” This was a radical statement that created space for us all to reflect and reconsider the ways in which we are practicing self-love.
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Well Woman Exam: Reflections from the Harmonize Your Life Women’s Self-Care Retreat 2024
For the past 5 days, I’ve been engaged in hosting 94 women who joined me in Montego Bay, Jamaica for the 2024 Harmonize Your Life Women’s Self-Care Retreat. After a few days of being totally unplugged, I decided to read emails that had filled my inbox and noticed an important email from Kaiser Permanente that read “Important Message from Your Doctor.” This email caught attention because of the OBGYN appointment that I had just completed the day before I traveled from Atlanta, GA to Jamaica.
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My Milestone Year in Review
As we close out the year 2023, I’m reflecting on this milestone year. My year began in Aruba, hosting the Harmonize Your Life Women’s Self-Care Retreat with the women who have decided to join me on this self-care journey. In February my husband and I embarked upon a two-week mission’s trip to South Africa. While there we ministered in the cities of Cape Town, Georgia and Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It was the most amazing time of ministry, fellowship, and site seeing as we drove along the Western Cape of South Africa.
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Living From The Inside Out
There are many religions that practice yoga and use the principles found within to remain calm, balanced and to live a healthy centered life. As a Christian, I find these principles consistent with scripture that teaches me to reflect, think on good things and to walk in wholeness and peace. While practicing yoga I often reflect on the words of Socrates, “Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and inward man be at one.”
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Make the Chili… A response to my friend Dr. Monte Norwood.
This year, I hosted a Labor Day Brunch for my family. I went back and forth in my mind about hosting because of a very busy ministry and travel schedule. Prior to the summer season, I began getting my deck prepared to enjoy a fun and relaxing summer. But I have been so busy that I had not taken to the time to enjoy the fruit of my labor. Last week while I was scrolling on Facebook, I saw a post made by my friend, Dr. Monte Norwood. He shared about a friend who unexpectedly lost his wife. A couple months later they were golfing together, chatting about nothing. His friend inquired about his dinner plans and the conversation went as such:
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Where Did the Time Go?
This month our social media timelines are filled with pictures of school age children, high school and college students returning to school after exciting vacations and summer breaks. Many parents are posting pictures of high school seniors juxtapose to their infant, early childhood and elementary school pictures. These posts are filled with joy and congratulatory remarks regarding their student’s growth and success. Yet, many parents expressed a sense that their children had grown up seemingly overnight and without notice.
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Show-Up For Yourself Everyday: Practicing Self-Care While Traveling
I recently made a social media post regarding self-care while traveling that received much engagement. One comment several people shared was how difficult it is for them to remain consistent with fitness while traveling. While I have been consistent with my fitness, health, wellness, and self-care rituals for many years, remaining consistent while traveling is a discipline that I began developing during and post-pandemic.
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Celebrate Life!
The month of May was a month of celebrations for me! I’m still basking in the birthday blessings and well wishes in honor of my 60th Birthday and 30th Year in Preaching Ministry. In addition to celebrating me, I celebrated my daughter’s Ariel’s graduation from The Ohio State University Master of Music in Choral Conducting on May 7, 2023! I also celebrated with my sister, Yolonda Griffin’s 55th Birthday in a 7 Day Alaskan Cruise which was amazing!
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Living Intentionally
The month of May is an interesting month for many people. For me, May is the month of my birth which is always a reason to celebrate. May is the month when flowers begin to bloom decorating trees and bushes with beautiful colors and scents. In the South, where I live, many schools and colleges conclude their academic year with parties, proms, awards, commencement, and graduation ceremonies.
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Your Race… Your Pace…
Since travel is one of the ways I’m celebrating my 60th birthday, it fits well with my goal to complete the 50-state half-marathon challenge. My most recent half-marathon was hosted in Eufaula, Alabama. We ran a course in the beautiful Yolo Micco, The Creek Indian Trail, surrounded by beautiful trees along the Eufaula River. One of the things I enjoy most about running marathons is the opportunity to meet new and amazing people.
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The Journey is as Important as The Destination…
In my February blog post, I shared concerning the significance of 2023 being a milestone year, celebrating 60 years of life, 30 years of ministry and marriage. As I write this March blog post, I’m sitting in my hotel room near Table Mountain, a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
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Living with Significance
Many people adopt a power word as they begin a new year. Often it is a word that defines their mind-set and focus for the coming year. During the final weeks of 2022, I began searching for a word that would characterize 2023.
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New Year Reflections…
As I write this blog post, I’m sitting in my seat on a Delta Airline flight to Aruba, looking out the window at a clear sky above me and a bed of clouds beneath me. I’m buckled in my seat with my headphones plugged into the Delta stereo system, listening to the Peaceful Piano Mix, lost in my own thoughts. I’m thinking about all this year means for me. It’s a milestone year, filled with many reasons to celebrate.
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Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart!
Thanksgiving is one of most celebrated holidays among American families. The Thanksgiving Day tradition is so embedded in American culture that many travel agencies and departments of transportation report having more travelers in the air and on the roads during the Thanksgiving weekend than any other holiday in the calendar year.
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