A New Month, New Mercies, Different Milestones From a personal glance the first three months of 2023 felt like a complete trial and error. Taking a moment for health/selfcare, working through brain fog and debating on what to share seemed to create a lapse in blog content. Yet, April 19, 2023, is here. Mixed emotionsContinue reading “Embracing It All”
Category Archives: Self-Care
Life Connects, Lives Connect
Grace-Filled Connections When facing life moments some cultures may say “if it is not blood, it does not matter.” That has always been a tested concept for me. Reflecting on my life experience from birth to now, family relations and friendships have been a cumulation of life turbulence or roller coaster rides leading to aContinue reading “Life Connects, Lives Connect”
Life Interruptions
The Gift of Wonder The idea of this blog is encouraged from a book I read this past September, by a life friend and sister-in-Christ, entitled WONDER (author Taura Glaze). Through this book God presented an opportunity to PAUSE, OBSERVE and REFLECT. Reflection Moment: Who would have thought an unanticipated move to Atlanta 16 yearsContinue reading “Life Interruptions”
Embracing Emotions
Finding Grace in G.R.I.E.F. Gratitude Resilience Inspiration Emotions Faith Beyond Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence and Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month anyone can feel grief. With consideration of how medical and life matters impact day to day routines, grief can positively or negatively affect an individual’s life. Grief can change or redefine life for aContinue reading “Embracing Emotions”
No More Guilt
Advocacy and Rest October is a month where Breast Cancer Awareness and Pregnancy & Loss Awareness compel individuals to “break the silence” in support of warriors, survivors as well as those whose battle called for a different type of victory. Last month Pernicious Anemia/Vitamin B12 Deficiency Awareness Week and Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness month captivatedContinue reading “No More Guilt”
REDEFINING YOURSELF. . . AUTONOMY
No Pressure Reset While completing graduate studies there was one term that would carry emphasis in certain courses to introduce as a way to explore self-reflection, accountability and governing of oneself. . .the word is AUTONOMY. God was making me laugh and showing me His creative genius once more in a priceless way. Little, didContinue reading “REDEFINING YOURSELF. . . AUTONOMY”
Silent, Not Broken
Knowing Yourself Ever find yourself in a place where life has happened or you receive suggestions of why or what you are facing took place, but the narrative is not the truth for your story. I know it can be humorous and flustering all at the same time. In scenarios like this as an ambivert,Continue reading “Silent, Not Broken”
Living-Growing-Learning
Be Kind to Yourself So often we can get presented with questions by curiosity of others from life “events”. Questions like, “What’s wrong?”. . . “What happened?”. . . “Is everything alright?” Initially, for people who practice respecting an individual’s privacy, the series of questioning could be frustrating. However, this road of life can teachContinue reading “Living-Growing-Learning”