Before my friend Karen quit her job of 10 years, she told me that she wasn’t unhappy or discontented at all with how her life was going. In fact, she felt a little sad for leaving people who became part of her life. However, she just couldn’t resist the urge anymore to expand her horizons…
It is indeed true that life is full of unpleasant circumstances, but what most of us fail to see is that it also comes with lessons necessary for our growth as individuals and for upgrading our quality of life. Five years ago, I was very disappointed with myself. While some of my friends were already…
There are so many lessons in life that you can’t learn in a classroom, find in a textbook, or watch and truly grasp through a video on the internet (nope sorry, not even with V.R.). Let me site some examples: I didn’t know that falling in love could be so ugly until my boyfriend left…
Many people get lost on the path to their destiny because they are not living in alignment with their soul’s desire. I used to be one of them. After I graduated from high school, I had a hard time deciding what college courses to pursue because I didn’t have any idea of what I wanted…
So, you’ve got a lot of problems in life, but have you ever considered the possibility that you might be the one causing some of the troubles in your life? The other day, my friend Deena called me crying. She said that she caught her boyfriend cheating on her again for the up-teenth time. She…
My cousin Sheena never runs out of something to complain about. She complains about her noisy neighbors, the price of commodities, how hard her job is, how she is gaining weight faster than the other people she knows and how lazy the attendant in the gas station is. Believe me, if you’re the type of…
Ladies I know that when it comes to being happy there are a million ways to achieve it. You can follow your ego around all the time, letting it get you into trouble and occasionally experiencing something that feels like happiness. Or you can begin to understand that always giving into your emotions of self-satisfaction…
My cousin Sandra has created quite a bit of unfinished business in her life. In college, she initially declared her major in Journalism, but after two years she decided to switch to Theater. One year later, she gave up on that too and pursued Business Management instead. After graduation, Sandra thought of opening a small…
You know that feeling you get when you meet someone for the first time and you seem to instantly connect on many levels? It’s like you already knew each other and you’re reuniting after a hundred years. How does that happen? Well for one, you’re an outgoing, likable woman, so you have that going on…
I was single for 4 years before I met my husband. Needless to say I was very independent and used to doing things my way. So, when he came on to the scene and started “interfering” with how I operated my life, I felt like my freedom was being violated. So, I confronted him about…