Encouragement: When You Want To Give Up
I’VE BEEN THERE TOO. This past weekend, we had friends over to watch the Bama football game. One of the friends we had over has known me since college, so she has seen my ups and my downs! At one point during the evening, I recall her looking at me saying, “Eb, you look like […]
Approval: Did You Have To Prove It Again?
MY EXPERIENCE I remember different moments of my life where I ‘had’ to prove myself to be accepted by folk. And for the record— this was tiring! As I began to understand the importance of proving me to myself first— I also realized the energy I was putting forth wasn’t about me proving it to […]
What’s In Your Package? The Undesirable Things In Life
MY PACKAGE IN REAL LIFE I’m the type of person that shows a lot of reactions on my face (ha! God’s way of making sure I don’t say anything too crazy), and sometimes my facial expression… talks for me. A lesson I’m learning in this season of my life is teaching me that there is […]
Feeling Tired: How To Fight The Giant You Cannot See
Have you ever wanted to dismiss the heavy sensation you feel in your soul from time to time? It is this feeling of heaviness that makes one think they are fighting a giant all by themselves. It is also this feeling one might have in their mind that prevents them from feeling they cannot make […]
How To Fix A Situation That Involves Others
Have you ever wanted something to happen your way, but you kept feeling defeated because it was not happening on your timeline? Well, as humans, it’s natural for us to want to fix it (hopefully, I’m not on an island by myself). However, when we ‘fix it’ or try to ‘fix people,’ we end up […]
How To Love When You Don’t Feel Like Loving Them
Celebration can be a difficult thing to do when the other person is showing you the opposite of something to celebrate. But, when you celebrate the other person in ‘real-time’ (seeking out the positives), there is an opportunity for chaos to cease, and for love to find its way. ‘WHAT DO I MEAN BY THAT?” […]
How To Sense Your Sweet Spot In Life
Have you ever seen something that didn’t look all that great to the natural eye? It ‘poked’ your interest, yet, you bypassed it? A LESSON DURING BRUNCH: We were at one of our favorite brunch places last week, and I vacillated back and forth on whether or not I was going to order these pancakes […]
Inhale Today What You Believe That Will Change
When you inhale belief each day, you put your mind in a position to believe–even when it doesn’t look like it will ever change. IN REAL LIFE… I recall a particular situation where I had to connect with a person… day in…day out. This young lady was under my skin, and everyone else’s too. Now keep […]
The Story Of Love Naturally
MY THOUGHT PROCESS I planted a seed…but I didn’t know the ‘type’ of seed I was planting…The words love naturally were part of my closing signature when I blogged from 2010-2012. Although, I never imagined how the words “Loving Naturally or Loving You Naturally” would come full circle in my life and my brother’s life. When I […]
When A Storm Doesn’t Look Like It’s Passing
Duration | noun | the time during which something exists or lasts Have you ever wished something different was happening in your life, to your life, or just wished something else was going on? Well, when I honed in on the word duration while being in the midst of the downpour of rain from Hurricane Irma, it made […]