For those who have heard my story, you know that in 2003, after losing everything ~ my family & friends, my home, a career at Nike, all my money & material possessions ~ all due to my addiction to crack, I became a homeless, street prostitute on 82nd Avenue. It ..Continue Reading
The month of March is all about new beginnings . . . the grips of winter are losing their hold . . . a new season of life is about to begin ~ Spring . . . a time of rebirth, renewal, and regrowth. March embodies a kind of reigniting ..Continue Reading
“Learning to love yourself will be one of the hardest things you’ll ever do in life.” ~ Unknown My mission was to identify a set of core values that could guide my behavior and define my vision. Identifying my core values was necessary if I wanted to live a ..Continue Reading
“Don’t forget to fall in love with yourself first.” ~ Carrie Bradshaw No one could have known it, but I had a self-destructive habit of sizing myself up against almost everyone I met. And I never measured up. Other people were happier. More successful. Better equipped for life. Each ..Continue Reading
“You owe yourself the love you so freely give to other people.” ~ Unknown A few days later was my very first day of kindergarten. I was five years old and beginning some of the most formative years of my life. I couldn’t know that my father’s walking out ..Continue Reading
Much of our focus during the month of February is centered on February 14th ~ a day dedicated to the expression of love and romanticism. Certain notions and expectations of this highly hyped day have been embedded into society through popular culture. Romantic gestures of cards, candy, flowers, and intimate ..Continue Reading
res·o·lu·tion /rezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun a firm decision to do or not to do something the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to ..Continue Reading
res·o·lu·tion /rezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun a firm decision to do or not to do something the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to ..Continue Reading
res·o·lu·tion /rezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun a firm decision to do or not to do something the action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter A New Year’s resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to ..Continue Reading
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. – Albert Einstein Zero-Based Gratitude Perhaps you have heard of zero-based budgeting as a technique for governments, businesses, and occasionally individuals. Zero-based budgeting ..Continue Reading