I’m Celebrating….
The other day, I purchased a t-shirt online that reads “May Birthday 2020, The One Where We Were Quarantined…” When I saw it, I thought, I need this t-shirt so I can memorialize this historical year and all that it means for me.
Each year I am excited about celebrating the month of May mainly because it is my birthday month and I look forward to celebrating with family and friends. May is the month we celebrate Mothers and other women who have given birth to children who carry our legacies. May is also the month where My Sister’s Keeper Foundation for Women, the organization that I founded, hosts its annual fundraiser and celebration of the women who have completed our Leadership and Life Coaching Program.
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Covid-19 Reflection
We are certainly in a place none of us imagined we would be at the beginning of this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way we are living and being in the world. While this is a season of uncertainty, there are many blessings of this season that I do not want us to miss.
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Join the Self-Care Conversation....
I'm super-excited to announce the launch of my podcast, Harmonize Your Life: Conversations on Self-Care for Women of Color! Several years ago, I began a personal journey of self-care that has grown into a self-care movement for women.
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Gift Yourself on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is filled with love and laughter. Yet, for some people it is reminder of their singleness and many experience feelings of loneliness. Couples often celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special date night, a getaway, candy, cards, flowers and gifts. While others are dreading this day and their social media timelines filled with pictures of couples who are declaring their love for one another.
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What’s on Your Bucket List?
During this flight, I began to ponder all that it required of me to make this journey. I pondered my reasons for pursuing my dream amid busy schedules and a plethora of family and ministry commitments. I questioned, why am I subjecting myself to this cramped window seat next to total strangers on their way to same destination? Well it occurred to me, the reason I am willing to make the sacrifices of time, money, energy and comfort is because visiting South Africa is one of the things on my bucket list.
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Celebrating Survivors
October is National Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness month. Throughout the month, celebratory events are hosted by women’s groups, sororities, civic, community and faith-based organizations, designed to educate and lift the stories of courageous women. We salute women who have persisted amid personal struggles and obstacles that were placed in their path. To overcome such obstacles, these women exude with character and an undying determination to live.
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Alignment
Every morning I receive a devotional message from the Small Straws In A Soft Wind Devotional, by Marsha Burns. Yesterday’s message reminded me of a conversation I had with a group of women regarding issues of alignment. We spoke on the importance of having this virtue in our lives. We lamented about the times we neglected it and rejoiced over the fact that we finally understand the importance of alignment. The devotional message blessed me so I thought I would share it with you:
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Who’s On Your Self-Care Board of Directors?
Living a lifestyle of harmony requires that we engage, consult and inquire of persons with varied skill sets and expertise to which we can draw encouragement, information, inspiration, insight and instruction. I call these people my, Self-Care Board of Directors. These are the persons to whom I have made myself accountable for living a healthy, holistic lifestyle of harmony.
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Work Hard, Play Harder! An Excerpt from Harmonize Your Life: A Journey Toward Self Care
Recent studies on Americans work life reveal that Americans work longer hours than most countries. Statistics show that Americans citizens work 137 hours per year more than Japan, 260 per year more than the UK and 500 per year more than the France. At least 134 countries have laws that regulate the maximum hours its’ citizens are allowed to work during the week.
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Celebrate Today and Every Day!
The month of May is always a month of celebration and personal milestones for me. May opens up with the recognition that I am blessed to have a husband, three children who shower me with love on Mother's Day. Shortly after Mother's Day, I celebrate my birthday on May 16th. This year I am celebrating 56 years of life, good health, and a cadre of family and friends to share life’s joys and sorrows.
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Life Principles for Every Season
Just like spring follows winter, so it is with the seasons of our lives. Seasons that typify drought, disappointment, pain and failure are often followed by seasons of growth in our faith, family, finance, business, career and ministry. Seasons when our lives appear to be stagnant come at different junctures and cycles within our life span. Therefore, we must always prepare ourselves for a season change.
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Love Your Neighbor as Yourself… A Note on Self-Care
February is always an interesting month. It’s a time characterized by expressions of love for our spouses, significant others and love interests. Children are often encouraged in school to create and give Valentine cards to teachers, fellow classmates and parents during this festive season. While this season is a happy time for many, there are those who dread this season because it can be reminder that they are without a special person to whom they can share the difficulties and joys of life.
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Embracing The New Year
Many people begin the year with new resolutions regarding health, wellness, money, relationships, family, education, dreams, visions, personal and professional development. What I enjoy most the New Year is the opportunity to make new commitments toward my pursuits.
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Finish Strong!
Many people start the year with great plans and goals for their lives, careers, education, finances and physical fitness. We are often great starters but few are great finishers. In order to finish strong one must possess an inner resolve to see a goal or a project through till completion. It takes fortitude, tenacity, persistence and a determination to avoid distractions along the way.
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ROCK THE VOTE!
Voting is an opportunity to promote, protect, and preserve our democracy. Passing up the opportunity to elect representative leadership means we are electing leaders who share the common interests of the people. Elected leaders have great influence on our freedoms. They can choose to protect our rights to education, healthcare, economic freedom, housing, reproduction and religious freedoms, or they can restrict those rights. They can lead our nation toward righteousness or toward moral disaster.
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A Salute to Survivors
October is National Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence Awareness month. Throughout the month, celebratory events are hosted by women’s groups, sororities, civic, community and faith-based organizations, designed to educate and lift the stories of courageous women. While I am not a breast cancer or survivor or a victim of domestic violence, I have overcome challenges in my health, finances, relationships and family.
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A Change In The Season
September is one of those transitional months that mark a change in the season. The changing of the seasons affords us the opportunity to reflect, retool and refocus. In my book, Run & Not Be Weary: The Pursuit of Purpose & Destiny, I speak of seasons and how we must prepare for season changes in our lives. I write, “Within each season, our responsibility is to manage and complete our God-given purpose, regardless of its difficulty or duration. Then, in God’s appointed time, we must prepare ourselves to change along with the seasons of life.”
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