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The Helping Hand of the Ancestors
“We might think that the confusion we experience in our daily life happens in isolation, but in reality, it has something to do with our lack of connection to our ancestors”. Sobonfu Some My daughter said to me, “mom you are on it”. She was admiring how I was navigating life with such ease. We […]
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Clean Your Kitchen: The Fundamental Principle of Fasting
“Fasting is the first principle of medicine; fast and see the strength of the spirit reveal itself” Rumi One of the greatest perpetuating myths is that we need to eat six small meals a day, every 2-3 hours to be healthy, maintain a functioning metabolism and heal. But you know what happens when you do […]
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Transcending Survival: Are You Really the Strong Person You Believe?
“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell” Buddha We live by the motto, “What doesn’t kill you, only makes you stronger”. But contrary to popular belief, just because you survived […]
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Harpo, Who Dis Woman…Discovering Your Purpose and Greatest Truth
“But the question that will most help you live your purpose is not what have I come here to do? But rather who have I come here to be” Unknown If you are wondering who you are or why you are here, I have a little bit of advice to offer you. This is from […]
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The Handmade Love Series Presents: “My Conversation With Fear by” Tay’Sha
Each Month, The Kathleen Nicole Blog will feature and highlight a Black Woman Writer. This month, Tay’Sha gives us an authentically passionate look at her conversation with Fear. Hello Fear, C’mon over here! I’ve been waiting for so long to have an intimate conversation with you and damn it the time is finally here. See, […]
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Love or Loyalty? Which Would You Choose…
“Simple truths are often the most necessary ones” J. California Cooper I realize that I have many assumptions about many things but lack a true foundational knowledge about these “things”. I blame society. Society lauds its members for looking the part, sound biting the part and trending the part. We are celebrated for giving the […]
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The 4 Questions I Ask To Know Who A Man Is
“No man is free who is not master of himself” Epictetus I can ask any man 4 questions and from his responses know just about everything I need to know about him. And they have nothing to do with that proverbial table everyone references and what he brings to it. More than anything it is […]
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The Handmade Love Series Presents: I AM SHE
Each Month, The Kathleen Nicole Blog will feature and highlight a Black Woman Writer. This month, Tallia Hill shares a poem delving into her journey of true self-discovery. I AM SHE The heart sees what it feels The mind sees what it knows The eyes see what it perceives My thoughts leads to my beliefs […]
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Choose Today, Because Pity and Love Cannot Co-exist
“I never saw a wild thingsorry for itself.A small bird will drop frozen dead from a boughwithout ever having felt sorry for itself” David Herbert Lawrence I have an abundance of compassion, empathy, shoulders to cry on and ears that are open and waiting. But when people need pity, I come up empty handed. Every. […]
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Using Your Pain As Medicine
“Make medicine from your pain. Be that kind of warrior” Jaiya John “Inexplicable sorrows await all of us” … Tragedy, pain, struggle, and loss are both inevitable and unavoidable in this life. You cannot be born, live, and die unscathed from the heart breaking and soul crushing blows that will come knocking at your door. […]
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The Butterfly Effect: What Will You Create?
“The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal” Lao Tzu During the COVID-19 pandemic, I had time to do something I haven’t really done since I was a teenager; watch lots of TV! While binge watching Ozarks and retightening my sisterlocs, I watched a scene where Marty talked about the butterfly effect. […]