Last night, on a whim, a friend I hadn’t seen in years joined me and a gathering of mutual friends in one of our living rooms. I hadn’t expected this reunion to occur, but it was interesting to talk to her and learn about her life again, especially since things have changed so much since […]
Yesterday, as I was walking back from the train station after a long day at work, I ran into someone I knew on the way home. After we exchanged greetings and we proceeded to chat, it quickly became hard to hold a conversation as we both seemed lost in our own worlds. We had both […]
While browsing YouTube the other day, I noticed an interesting ad, placed below a video entitled, “Single black women find the search for love is especially difficult.” The ad pictured a Black woman with a shirtless White man next to the text, “AfroRomance — Where love is more than skin deep.” I didn’t want to […]
Have you ever been to a wedding and wondered why you were participating in the ritual? Most brides and grooms have no idea where many things come from. The upcoming movie JUMPING THE BROOM is a hilarious comedy that tackles the wedding ceremony that forces two divergent families to get along. Today the world is […]
Closure, that unpopular C-word that leaves otherwise sane people feeling stuck. Moving on from what was once an important piece of your life can be a difficult or painful thing to do. Without proper closure there may be sleepless nights, worrying and those awful “what if” questions pondering through your thoughts… not a great feeling […]
We all want to think positive. No one wants to be that person that people run away from. We all want to love lives that can be reflective of what we wish to do in our lives. Joy, happiness, and forward thinking should be your mantra. If we are creatures of a loving God why […]
What kind of people do you surround yourself with? Do they want to see you winning? Do you feel supported and loved in your interactions? Now is a time of collective elevation. We cannot do it alone. Within us all is the potential to be brilliant. Within us all is the existence of brilliance. Surround […]
Praying for friendships is one the most important things we can do in life. Without true friends we are bound in a world of loneliness missing God’s love in simple things. When we are children it mattered greatky whether someone liked us. We based our world on the people who did and did not like […]
In order to experience happiness and contentment with others, you must be unconditionally and authentically in love with the “self” – not selfish – but empowered and secure enough to know how to give and receive love. When we master the love of self, find happiness in our accomplishments, understand our needs and are comfortable […]
WASHINGTON – If a crying woman’s red nose isn’t a big enough turnoff to a man, a surprising experiment found another reason: Tears of sadness may temporarily lower his testosterone level. Those tears send a chemical signal as the man gets close enough to sniff them — even though there’s no discernible odor, say researchers […]
Trusting Your Intuition “Call it female intuition, I can feel the competition” may be the lyrics of Rihanna’s “Intuition” song, but women have been trusting— and denying— their intuitions for ages. When it was recently reported that singer Fantasia was dating a married man who was separated from his wife, one couldn’t help but wonder […]
Can Men and Women be Friends? Posted on October 4, 2010 by single and ready to mingle according to: http://theblindleadingtheblonde.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/can-men-and-women-be-friends/ I must have an answer, readers. Men and Women. Can they or can they not be “just friends”? For years, especially in my teens, I considered males my better friends than females. I found females catty, […]
