Black History is full of stories of people overcoming obstacles to achieve greatness. It is as much an American narrative as it is an African American narrative. But many take for granted the Williams sisters’ story, particularly in light of … Continue reading Venus and Serena: Real Life Superheroes with Dannette Sharpley
Today marks the celebration of an iconic figure in the United States of American. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a doctor, a minister, a family man, and a friend, King used his passion for change to not only revolutionize a … Continue reading Analyzing the ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – How Can the Christian Help?
Depression effects more than 15 million American adults and with a 2014 study that shows about 71% of the American population identifies as Christian in some form or another, it’s no secret that depression is one of the biggest struggles … Continue reading Is Depression A Sin?
Well, yet another successful year of doing 8,000 push-ups for the month of July. Every year, I gear myself up for it, because I cannot fail what I created. What I have learned from the previous years, one of the … Continue reading 8,000 Push-ups in One Month: Year Three
It is so easy to get discouraged in the road to manifesting your dreams and passions. Not enough money, not enough time, and not enough support are just a few allowances that we give ourselves to put the passions on standby. When, actually, all this is doing is allowing you to settle with complacency, and giving you more excuses to go further away from your dreams. I have heard so many people tell me that the reason why they are not doing what once was their dream or passion – or even what they obtained a college degree in – is that … Continue reading Feed Your Dreams, Let Them Live
Have you every regretted how you felt when you made a decision out of haste? When you decided to call that ex when you were lonely? Or how about when you yelled at your spouse because you could not control … Continue reading The Power of Peace Over Rashness
It takes an incredible amount of courage to be an entrepreneur. Not only are you adamantly believing in a dream that many may find ludicrous, you are willing to take the risk in order to make it happen: the risk … Continue reading Being An Entrepreneur: Others May Doubt, But It’s Worth The Risk
About a dozen years ago, I heard about this man named Myles Munroe. At the time, my former pastor’s spiritual father had some ties to Dr. Munroe, and I was able to attend an event that he was speaking at. … Continue reading How Dr. Myles Munroe Has Impacted My Life Personally
Why are you giving up now Throwing in the towel When the bell hasn’t even rang? Continue reading Friday Haiku: Prematurity
One thing that I find so incredibly amusing – but sad – are people that work for a company, are getting paid enough to barely make it from paycheck to paycheck, have to work overtime just to break their back to pay for gas, but say that they “love their job.” I have experienced many people like this in my day, and just about all of them are just waiting to tell the truth. However, they are scared of the possible results. What makes matters even worse, they spend 5, 10, even 15 years of their life working FAR below … Continue reading Why Are You Working For “The Man”?
