Category: Love & Well-Being

4 Steps to Heal From Abuse

The statistics of abuse are enough to make you want to stay locked up in your house by yourself. I was doing some research recently and decided that I needed to really know the numbers. What I found out was…

7 Ways to Improve Your Relationships

Living our day to day life usually means meeting lots of people. From passersby, and persons with whom we just happen to share the elevator,  to people we spend hours with, everything translates to smaller or bigger transfers of energy…

What I’ve Learned About Anger

I’ve known anger in my life. But I never thought much about it. Then recently I read somewhere that when you allow yourself to become angry, it’s because you’re judging the other person and holding them to YOUR standards, even…

Swaheelies: A Shoe With a Purpose

Chania Lackey, Founder of SWAHEELIES What does it feel like to walk a day without shoes? Growing up on the dusty streets of Nairobi, it was not uncommon to look around and see some people walking all day without shoes….

Veganism: Understanding Love On and Off the Dinner Table

Usually when people think of love they think about romance. To be truthful, I thought that way. I didn’t really understand the depths of love.  You see, there is so much more to love than marital status.  As a Christian,…

Self-Love…So Much More Than Positive Affirmation

Today’s Affirmation:  “I choose to decide to not force myself into fake happiness.”  ~  Traci Dawn  Since my journey to self-love began about a year ago, I’ve come to understand the importance of daily affirmations and positive self-talk. But this…

To the Baby I Never Knew…

A little over four years ago, I found out I was pregnant with our first child. I became a mother instantly. I went to the doctor, dramatically changed my diet, started taking prenatal vitamins, and all of the other recommendations that are…

5 Ways to Bring Your Family Together this Thanksgiving

Although Thanksgiving is supposed to be a time of giving thanks and appreciating the good things we have, I have sat at many a Thanksgiving dinner and witnessed fighting, sarcasm, and tension. These are the kinds of dinners that will…