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“Damaged people damage people.” Marianne Williamson Does this sentence make sense to you? Have you ever been in a room full of negative people and try as you may, they soon coat you with their negativity? What is it about human nature that we tend to stick around toxic people in hopes of changing them?… [Continue Reading]
You know the song “Call Me Maybe”? If not, Google it now and have a listen. It is really sweet and fun to dance to! I have some lyric changes for those of us who meet someone and BAM, we are in love! Then when it does not turn out to be a fairy tale,… [Continue Reading]
I was thinking about the people in my life who I do not believe carry their own weight and me doing more than my fair share of work, carrying the burdens. I instantly had an image of myself as a pack mule….a big, strong mule able to carry my weight and twice that on my… [Continue Reading]
A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to spend about 5 days with a friend. Just us two! We worked side by side, we checked in with each other, we had meals together and we walked around NY together. It was easy, fun, light and sweet! It had been so long that I had… [Continue Reading]
When I was growing up in Trinidad, I was repeatedly told that I was “too emotional”. I have struggled with that label for most of my adult life and certainly felt the weight of non-acceptance the whole of my childhood. Heck, why would I expect others to accept me as an adult when I was not even… [Continue Reading]
It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under my skin over my right shoulder, and I hoped it would go away. Then it started growing and I STILL hoped it would go away. Until it grew to… [Continue Reading]
What is the basis of this question? The basis of this question is approval or disapproval. Will people disapprove of my actions? What actions are we usually concerned about? Actions that involve what society will think? Should you stay or leave an abusive situation? Should you give up your whole life to take care… [Continue Reading]
Emerson, “Whenever you meet anyone, remember they are going through a great war”. If we could only keep this statement in mind when we rush to judge people. We interact, draw conclusions and we act as if those conclusions were actual fact. We create arguments around the made up facts. We play judge and… [Continue Reading]
We cover our bodies to hide our imperfections. We use make-up to cover our blemishes. There are so many products out there to cover up our flaws. But regardless of what we look like on the outside, deep down don’t you just want to run around naked? Naked in that you do not have… [Continue Reading]
Answer me, oh my love, just what sin have I been guilty of? Won’t you tell me where I’ve lost your love? Please answer me sweetheart….so goes the first verse of an old song by Nat King Cole. I grew up with this song….I can hear my father crooning the words along with the radio… [Continue Reading]
Many of you already know that my work is about serving abused women by providing free empowerment classes. If … [Read More...]
“Damaged people damage people.” Marianne Williamson Does this sentence make sense to you? Have you ever been in a room … [Read More...]
You know the song "Call Me Maybe"? If not, Google it now and have a listen. It is really sweet and fun to dance to! I have … [Read More...]