Positive Affirmations

OWN Your Beauty by April Clark, MSW of LC CounselingMany times in life, individuals will let others define what their beauty is. I say how beautiful you are, depends on how beautiful you feel. So why do we allow others to define us? As smart and beautiful as I know I am, there are a few rare moments when I…

by Leandra of What My World's LikeWhen creating a curriculum, the education field uses something called a guiding question. According to Educational Leadership, “A guiding question is the fundamental query that directs the search for understanding. Everything in the curriculum is studied for the purpose of answering it.”In striving to be the best version of myself possible, I’ve decided on…

Breaking Through: 6 Stages to Personal Freedom by GG of Peace, Love, and Pretty Things "Self-awareness is not what we think about ourselves. It is what we are aware of about ourselves." -author unknownWe like to cite our formal education, credentials and status because it makes us feel relevant and important. But a meaningful life can't be captured on paper,…

On Callings, Careers, and Masterclasses by Carmen of God, Men, and Money“If I was going to be successful, I had to be successful as myself. “I don’t know how you learn from success. I haven’t figured that part out yet.”– Shawn CarterI, like most of y’all folks, sat doe-eyed and gap mouthed when OWN, Oprah Winfrey’s new network, aired it’s…