III John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. One of the realities of life is your body’s metabolism slows down the older you get. Before, you could possibly get away with eating fast food a few times a week, or ice cream every night before you went to sleep. This will not last forever because your metabolism … [Read more...]
Life is About this One Thing, and the Sooner You Realize It the Better Your Life Will Be
The older I get the more I realize that humans share many more similarities than differences. And no matter who you are, you're struggling with something today. None of us are coasting through life unimpeded on an express path to our most ambitious goals. And if you are, hit me up below so we can talk. We struggle because we're human. We struggle because we were raised by … [Read more...]
The Shocking Enemy Robbing You of a Great Sex Life
The product of a loving, healthy, and thriving marriage is a great sex life. Each of us have at least one love scene from a movie that inspires you to have a passionate love life with your spouse. Sex is God’s invention for couples to share in something they will share in with no other person. If someone asked you if a great sex life is a desire for you and your spouse, you … [Read more...]
What It Once Was, Well It Ain’t Now: How to Be Grateful for The Life You Have Today
By Bil Mooney-McCoy “See what it once was; well, it ain’t now. I’ma tell you what it is…” Lyrics from a song my son wrote. You know, sometimes, it’s important to look back – to see where you’ve come from. Lately, I’ve been distressed. I’ve assessed where I am professionally, artistically, and vocationally and I feel regret. At this stage and age, I should be further in … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Make Keeping Your New Year Resolutions More Successful
Every year at the dawn of the new year, millions upon millions of people sit down and decide what their New Years resolutions are gonna be. New Years resolutions are tasks, in my opinion that we set ourselves up for failure while trying to achieve every year. The Top 5 Resolutions for 2015 according to USA.gov are: Lose Weight Volunteer To Help Others Quit Smoking Get A … [Read more...]
When Life Feels Like it’s too Much; Here are 5 Antidotes to Help You Make it Through
There are days when you just want to crawl back in the bed and cover your head. Days when you want to block out anything that doesn't look like bucket of ice cream or a spoon. Okay, maybe you don't want the bucket of ice cream, you want something different. Whatever your choice, you want that one thing and all the temporary pleasure that comes with it. On this day you are free … [Read more...]
6 Examples to Pursue Your Passion & Find Your Partner
I have heard many times that singles need to be confident, have some level of success, be emotionally stable, etc. and they will attract Mr. Right or Mrs. Right. I definitely agree with those assessments, but one thing I've observed more than a few times is when someone demonstrates a passion for life or is living out their purpose, Mr. Right or Mrs. Right many times will … [Read more...]
Black Poetry Day: Life
Migration move. New country. New environment. New friends. New school. Family reunited. One dies. Family disintegration. Many heartbroken. High-school graduation. College-bound. Work-study. Study, Work. Loans, Grants. College Graduation. Look for work. Find work. Basic work. Pay … [Read more...]
Keeping Balance Between Work and Life; Does Your Family Come First?
Work is something we all do. There is no getting around it. Your work may be in the home, in a high rise corporate office, in your local church, or perhaps right now you are a full-time student. At any rate each of these can be called "work." Here we will term work as something that occupies time and causes you labor. Whatever your work, a well defined balanced relationship, … [Read more...]
Marriage Ain’t No Punk
Marriage should be a lifestyle, not a casual relationship that can be terminated on a whim. Therefore it should not be entered into lightly or taken for granted. Once entered in, handle the marriage with care and remember why the decision was made to marry. This should be a careful decision because marriage ain’t no punk. Marriage is a covenant between you, God, and your … [Read more...]
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff – Tomorrow Is Not Promised
By Tiya Cunningham-Sumter This week has been a trying one for me. I lost a dear friend unexpectedly. While I still struggle with understanding why, my focus remains on her husband and young daughter. My friend was an entrepreneur and a bold and driven woman; she traveled, she truly lived and gave 110% to everything she did. At only 28 she dreamed big and followed each of … [Read more...]