Tag: love
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End-of-Year Reflection: Closing 2025 with Clarity, Courage, and Grace
There is something sacred about the final days of a year—the quiet pause between who I have been and who I am becoming. As I reflect on 2025, I realize it was not a year of loud achievements or neatly packaged victories. It was a year of internal shift, personal reckoning, and courageous recalibration. A…
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The Screaming Temple
May is Women’s Health Care Month, a time to raise awareness about the unique health needs and challenges faced by women. This month provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of preventive care, early detection, and treatment for women’s health conditions. Women’s health encompasses a broad range of issues, from reproductive health to mental…
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Mental Health Awareness
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and reduce the stigma around mental health issues. It is an opportunity to encourage people to seek help and support, and to promote mental health wellness and education. Mental health is an important aspect of our overall health, and it is essential that we…
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May: The Month of Transitions
May is a month of transitions. It marks the end of spring and the beginning of summer, a time when we say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. This season of change can be both exciting and daunting, as we embark on new journeys, leaving behind familiar routines and habits. The month of…
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Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd, aimed at promoting environmental protection and raising awareness about the importance of sustainability. This year’s theme is “Restore Our Earth,” which focuses on the need for immediate action to mitigate the effects of climate change, pollution, and other environmental issues. Here are some ways that…
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The Wonders of Wanderlust
When I was a young girl, I would hear stories about how my dad would travel from one place to another with not a care in the world. Everyone in my family would call him a “hippie,” without knowing the growing desire I had to follow in those same wandering footsteps. I begged my dad…
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Eco-Friendly Easter
Easter is a significant holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world. It is a time of renewal, hope, and joy, and has both religious and secular traditions. I love Easter and have many memories of Easter egg hunts at home, at church, and at family members homes! I am a sucker for jelly…
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Crucified and Reborn
Good Friday is the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and Easter is to remember the resurrection. Have you ever felt crucified? Have you ever needed to be reborn? I have. A few times. Not necessarily crucified but definitely bullied, tormented, chastised, belittled, and troubled. Life is full of ups and downs, and we…
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Pregnant Rihanna Breaking the Glass Ceiling
I watched the half-time performance of the Super Bowl LVII featuring the one and only Rihanna. It seems like the major superstar is pregnant with her second baby which was a pleasant surprise! The main takeaway from this performance was how absolutely amazing it is that being pregnant and performing is becoming more and more…
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Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual observance in the United States and Canada that celebrates the contributions and achievements of African Americans. It is celebrated every February and was first established as “Negro History Week” by Carter G. Woodson in 1926. The purpose of Black History Month is to educate and raise awareness about the…
Life, Lessons, and Luxury 