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ELECTION 2024: The Results Are In — And May God Have Mercy on America
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I understand clearly now
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Do Not Ask Me to Clutch My Pearls Over the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump
Op-Ed, Politics
Malevolent men with a proven track record of inciting violence and insurrection do not get to turn the consequences of their depravity — and the division they promote — into victimhood and martyrdom.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump
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The Power of Consistency in Relationships and Leadership
Life Coaching, Motivation & Inspiration
“Do you love your wife?Prove it.What’s the metric? Give me the number that helps me know. Because when you met her, you didn’t love her. Now you love her, tell me the day that love happened.
It’s an impossible question. But
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Do You Love Your Relationship Enough to Protect It?
Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching
PHOTO CREDIT: Tú Anh from PixabayFirst things first. This article is not for you if you’re still out there playing the field. Neither is it for you if you’re not ready to make a commitment in a relationship — and have explicitly said so. This
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Children Are Our Future. Teach Them Well About Love Languages
Life Coaching, Parenting 101
Earlier this week, a Facebook friend posted a picture of a birthday gift she received from her adorable 7-year-old son, an avid collector of stuffed animals. The gift? What else? A cute little stuffed animal, which subsequently made its way
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How An Emotionally Unavailable Person Could Break You
Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching
NOTE: Contrary to prevailing thought, it is not solely men who are "emotionally unavailable." It is an equal-opportunity condition, triggered in response to unresolved psychological trauma. Therefore, please feel free to use "men" and "women" and their corresponding pronouns interchangeably,
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The Bridge Is Not The Destination - Get Over It.
Life Coaching, Motivation & Inspiration
PHOTO CREDIT: OyeHaHa from PixabayI had “a moment” recently with a client who had been referred to me.After a particularly intense session, I had shared a song with her that I believed encapsulated her new mission: Diana Ross' timeless classic,
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The Real Art of Giving: Your Motivation Matters
Motivation & Inspiration, Self-Improvement
It is said, "It is more blessed to give than receive." But most people don't fully understand why. They think it's about the blessing of being in the position of having enough to be able to give. But that is
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Stop Trying to Fit in When You Were Born to Stand Out!
Life Coaching, Motivation & Inspiration
No more meekly saying 'yes'When my heart is screaming 'no'No more taming of my feelingsSo my power won't showNo more hiding my exuberanceFrom disapproving eyesNo more watering down myselfSo my spirit won't rise
No more 'smalling up' of mePretending I am
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In Love, You Shouldn't Have to Translate the Language of Your Soul
Relationship Coaching, Self-Improvement
Editor's Note: The context of this article applies primarily to cisgender, heterosexual men and women. However, some of the concepts explored do transcend stereotypical gender roles.What do men really want? Women think they know. If their stereotype is to be believed, men
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The Unvarnished Truth About Women’s Sexuality
Relationship Coaching, Self-Improvement
In the new wave of feminism, we still have a long way to go, baby
“You’ve come a long way, baby.”
That was the slogan that launched a 1968 Phillip Morris ad for the very first cigarette brand marketed specifically to women.
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Epiphanies Will Find You—Even on Jury Duty
Musings, Spirituality & Belief
I give no wiggle room when ignorant people say that not casting their ballot in an election is really a vote. Those people gave us Donald Trump. So, no.
The same goes for jury duty. I don't believe you get to shirk
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Father’s Day Is Painful For Many, But Here's Why Perspective Is Key
Life Coaching, Op-Ed, Self-Improvement
For many years now, my girls and I have approached Father’s Day with mixed emotions. My own father died on Christmas Day 2001, my husband who legally adopted my girls died from cancer eight years ago, and their biological father,
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It’s Time For Black Women — All Women — To Stop Denigrating Men And Look Within
Life Coaching, Op-Ed, Self-Improvement
Recently, I felt compelled to respond to a post shared by a friend on social media. It referenced this article, written by a black man, seemingly as apologetics click-bait for black women nursing chronic soul pain inflicted by ingrates, who
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The monkey that won’t let go of the banana is still hungry
Life Coaching, Self-Improvement
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This past week, I saw yet another meme on Facebook articulating a prevailing viewpoint:
“I know people who graduated college at 21 and didn’t get a salary job until they were 27. I know people who graduated at 25 and already
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Life May Be A Bitch, But That Bitch Is Good
Life Coaching, Motivation & Inspiration
"How do you do what you do?" someone asked me recently. "With everything that has happened to you, how do you continue being positive? Sometimes, I feel like I have to take on the world by myself, blind."
My response may
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Skyscrapers Aren't Built On Flimsy Foundations. Why Should Your Dreams?
Life Coaching, Motivation & Inspiration, Musings
A skyscraper cannot be supported on the foundation of a single-family home, neither literally nor figuratively. When you have BIG dreams and you want your body of work to have impact, especially on the global stage, there can be no
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How Many Milliseconds Separate Your Dreams From Reality?
Life Coaching, Motivation & Inspiration
As is normal when I travel, once I open my mouth to speak, someone inevitably asks, "Where are you from?" This past week was no exception.
In an oriental restaurant in the middle of the Mississippi belt, the owner strikes the
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I give no wiggle room when ignorant people say that not casting their ballot in an election is really a vote. Those people gave us Donald Trump. So, no. The same…
For many years now, my girls and I have approached Father’s Day with mixed emotions. My own father died on Christmas Day 2001, my husband who legally adopted my girls…
Recently, I felt compelled to respond to a post shared by a friend on social media. It referenced this article, written by a black man, seemingly as apologetics click-bait for…
. This past week, I saw yet another meme on Facebook articulating a prevailing viewpoint: “I know people who graduated college at 21 and didn’t get a salary job until…
“How do you do what you do?” someone asked me recently. “With everything that has happened to you, how do you continue being positive? Sometimes, I feel like I have…
A skyscraper cannot be supported on the foundation of a single-family home, neither literally nor figuratively. When you have BIG dreams and you want your body of work to…
As is normal when I travel, once I open my mouth to speak, someone inevitably asks, “Where are you from?” This past week was no exception. In an oriental restaurant…
