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Self-Respect
Mental Health Month
“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” –Wayne Dyer May is Mental Health Month and even though this year marks the 70th anniversary, […]
More30 Days, 30 Ways to Empowerment!
For 30 days, I thought it would be good to explore what it means to be empowered versus powerful and how to get comfortable with the “ugly” parts of ourselves. It took me a REALLY long time to become my own best friend, but I thought I would share some of the things that helped […]
MoreAgreement #2 Follow Up
Dr. King has been memorialized, not because he was a hero to a small minority of Americans with darker skin, but because he is a man who was respected throughout the world for his courageousness and contributions to humanity, even as he said ” No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be […]
MoreAgreement #1: Be Impeccable With Your Word
I recently started reading The Four Agreements again, and thought it is about time to apply the teachings of Don Miguell Ruiz. They are fairly simple agreements but sometimes hard to remember to apply. Going slow and applying one at a time, for me, is easier than all four at once. So, I will begin […]
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