Years ago, I went to a parenting conference. During one of the sessions, I remember a speaker sharing a personal story that ended with a major lesson she learned. She admitted that she was so focused on who her daughter wasn’t that she was missing out on embracing who her daughter was. That remark has stayed with me for years. It made me realize that despite our best … [Read more...]
11 Ways to Cheer Yourself up When You’re Feeling Down
Lately, I've had a persistent case of the sads. Over the last several weeks, I'd stopped answering most calls from friends and family and become increasingly recluse. It came to a point where my friends threatened to show up at my house and force me out (one of them may or may not have actually done this). I know I'm not the only person in the history of ever to experience … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Bring Your “Sexy” Back
Sexy is a state of mind. That is the number one rule you must always remember when trying to raise your sex appeal. If you don't view yourself as sexy well how can you expect anyone else to. We can talk about all the things you can do on the surface, but understanding the deeper principles that play into your sex appeal will create much better and more consistent results. Yes, … [Read more...]
Social Impotence: 7 Confidence Builders for His Social-Game
You know when you’re at a social event…and a guy tries to talk to a girl. And it goes so horribly wrong that you have to turn your head and peek through your fingers just to watch. I hate those moments…when you bare witness to a man’s limp social-game. For all accounts, this dude is socially impotent. Sometimes I feel just as bad as the dude experiencing this…soon to … [Read more...]
Sometimes Encouraging Yourself is Necessary
The other day as I stood in the kitchen the lyrics to a song began bouncing around in my head. “Sometimes you have to encourage yourself.” The past few weeks my mind has been running a mile a minute and I feel like I am constantly playing catch up. During a time in which I have been fortunate to live one of my dreams which has been to work from home while I take care of … [Read more...]
Are Your Personal Insecurities Affecting Your Marriage?
I sometimes browse through old photos of my husband and me and reminisce about the special moments each picture represents. In addition to the memories, I also recognize how each of our appearances have slightly transformed over the course of our 15 year marriage. Yes we are older, but we've also both changed physically. There's been weight gain, gray hairs, hair loss, and … [Read more...]
Pretty Brown Girl Movement Teaches Young Girls Self-Confidence
Former Destiny's Child member, Kelly Rowland, recently revealed her past issues with her skin color during the 2013 Essence Black Women In Hollywood luncheon. She reportedly hadn't embraced her "chocolatiness" until a heart to heart with Beyonce's mother and her own. One Detroit mom witnessed her own daughter's suffering with issues surrounding their own self-image and decided … [Read more...]