Analyze This Part 2: The Brothers from Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds Decoded

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 A few weeks ago I did part one of analyzing the brothers from the Tyler Perry movie Good Deeds. In my first installment, I decoded Walter Deeds, the character played by actor Brian White. In this final part of the series, I will decode the anatomy of the character Wesley Deeds and show how the some of the [...]

Music Mondays: Change Your Self-Perception with Words of Empowerment by Pink

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 What is it that controls your emotions? Who is it that influences how you view yourself? Do you allow the outside world to mold your feelings on the inside?   Not everyone will like you or get what it is that you are all about, but that doesn’t mean that their perceptions of you should [...]

Analyze This | The Brothers from Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds Decoded

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Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds movie opened in theaters a few weeks ago, and although I was planning to see the movie during opening weekend, I became very ill and could not make it to the theater. Once I finally did, I discovered that the movie was far more than what was on the surface. Tyler [...]

5 Ways to Learning the Art of Self-Love

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  For this week’s Music Mondays, I shared what it means to experience true happiness in life. Although there are many components involved that help to create this happiness, one of the most crucial is the art of Self-Love. . There is no doubt about it: to love yourself—I mean really love yourself—is a very [...]

Music Mondays: Angie Stone Defines the Meaning of True Life Happiness

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  Life for me has certainly not been easy. I haven’t had what many would call a ‘picture-perfect’ life. I have made more than my share of mistakes; I have had my moments of failing to plan and as a result experienced a great number of life defeats. I have witnessed my life go down [...]

Handling Hurt People who Hurt People

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A few weeks ago I had a situation where an intense debate developed between myself and someone that I was working with on a project.  Although I did my best to remain calm, the other person did the opposite, completely blowing up and saying some rather harsh things to me.  I have worked on projects [...]

What Do You See on Your Road Ahead?

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  Do you ever take a moment to reflect on your beliefs of what is in store for you for the year?  The act may sound daunting, but there is a quick and easy activity that you can use to help you not only identify your thoughts of how your year will be, but also develop [...]

Music Mondays: Chantal Kreviazuk Expresses the Power in Freeing Yourself

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Can I be real with you for a moment? I have struggled with the weight of insecurity my entire life………until now.  So often it can become very easy to get caught up in the perceptions that others have of us or what is deemed to be ‘the norm’ by society.  We entangle ourselves in a [...]

Book Review: MELISASource Recommends: World War Me by Jamal Bryant

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I must be honest with you:  this is the most powerful book that I have ever read—and I read a lot of books. . World War Me: How to Win the War I Lost is for anyone who has found themselves going through a season of life so tough that it feels as if the [...]

2012 New Year Equals New Beginnings

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 “The old year is now gone, and the 2012 New Year has now arrived. Any disappointments, frustrations, sadness or bitterness that you had in the old year–leave it there. Any bad break-ups, toxic relationships or friendships, any thoughts or feelings of past failures and regrets– it is now time to leave it all behind. On [...]