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Karen Arrington
Karen Arrington defines black women empowerment. Empowerment Coach , Author, International Philanthropist, Founder of Miss Black USA Pageant, Co Founder of Diabetes Awareness Day in West Africa, Goodwill Ambassador to The Gambia and Sierra Leone, and NAACP Image Award Honoree. Seen on national media publications and networks including BET, The Washington Post, BlogTalkRadio, Lifetime, and JET. Living her life with absolute purpose. Achieving greatness, mentoring women, being an humanitarian giving back to others, while creating platforms to elevate and celebrate black women. Please enjoy our interview.
By Tammy Reese6 years ago in Motivation
What NOW?
For the past few weeks, I worked on adapting to a new lifestyle, a lifestyle strictly influenced by the world’s reaction to the pandemic. I actively worked on my view of the world, while analyzing personal life decisions. I am not one to regret past choices, I move forward regardless of the circumstances. But this time, I had finally accepted my reality—my altered reality.
By Isabel Valencia Zuñiga6 years ago in Motivation
OUTSIDE
Oh vitamin D, how I miss you old friend! We are right in the middle of the infamous summer of 2020, and like most parts of the world, New York City's sunsets are elongating and returning our starry sky at a later time. Unlike the winter where the sun sets at 5pm, during summer time the city is showered with sunshine for over 12 hours a day. This defines summer; unlimited sunshine the whole day followed by a cool night starting at 8pm the earliest. Plenty of time for outdoor parties, bbqs, picnics, outdoor movies, tourism, or simple strolls in the park. Activities which are usually followed by a night out in the city! Whether it's in Broadway or the rowdy East Village, NYC nightlife is second to none! Unfortunately, our NYC this year will face a less vibrant, a less bright, and a less vivid summer. For those new to New York, we apologize for the inconvenience, but no refund is available at this time.
By Isabel Valencia Zuñiga6 years ago in Motivation
The Kind Of Woman I Want To Be
Being a woman in this day and age is really difficult. We live in a society where women still are not fully valued and appreciated for all that they offer. Even so, it’s important to stand strong and be a woman because that’s what the world needs, even if it doesn’t always realize it. Being a woman may be difficult, but there are so many reasons to be proud to be a woman and what that means. And I wanted to share some of the qualities I would like to have as a woman.
By Samantha Proctor6 years ago in Motivation
Message in the Grass
Life gets messy. It hurts sometimes. Sometimes it’s the level of hurt you’ve only heard about, when your life seems untouchable by such horror. Suddenly, there you are. Hot tears, gasping for breath that won’t come, and a deep ache that permeates muscle and bone. Your “sink or swim” moment. One of many. Most days, you can find a ray of hope to cling to while you pull yourself from the deep, complicated, Indiana Jones-style jungle pit. But some days, the most brutal days, outside assistance is required. Sometimes, the Universe knows you need a lifeline. A message so clear, so obviously meant for you in that precise moment, that it stops you in your tracks in disbelief.
By Nixx Lea6 years ago in Motivation
Are You Trying Too Hard To Fail?
Imagine taking your canoe down to the river’s edge and putting it into the water… And as you get into the canoe, you deliberately point it upstream and begin working very hard at trying to make movement upstream.And we say, ‘Why not let go of those oars and let your boat turn and go with the flow?’And our human friends say, ‘Oh Abraham. That just seems lazy.’And we say, ‘But how long can you keep this up?’And you say, ‘Until the day I die. Which hopefully will be sooner than later because this is a really hard and miserable life.‘And anyway,’ you say, ‘Everyone that is worth anything is paddling upstream too. All the monuments are about them. All the statues are about them. Every book that is written is about them.‘And I’ve heard there are even more rewards after death. So, I think I will continue to just paddle upstream and try to eke out whatever reward I can find from this hard work and struggle. It’s virtuous, you know.’And we say, ‘But how long can you keep this up?’Because from our broader view, we understand so well the stream.And this is the most important part of all about the stream scenario.You ready?Everything you want is downstream.
By Eve Berkovich6 years ago in Motivation
Fear is an illusion
I find myself climbing a ladder and as I look up, I realize I have so much further to go. I am not afraid of heights, but I am nervous to look down. I only have a few more feet to go before I reach the top when the word “breath” comes to mind. I can feel the warm breath of air release from my mouth as my hands grab onto the next bar of the ladder and my feet push me upwards.
By J B6 years ago in Motivation
24 Thoughts at 24
What an age, 24 years old… You realise in 6 years time your 30 and then your half way to 60, you realise you probably should contribute to your pension scheme at some point but contemplate buying alcohol and paying for tinder instead. You realise your feeling old because your not ‘with it’ with the latest banter and fashion styles but you wear what you find is comfortable and you find your self in that sense. You realise your 24, when you find your first grey hair and you see your first wrinkle, or laughter lines as most of my friends say to me (to make me feel better, obviously). You're constantly wanting to better yourself every day but your scrolling down on Facebook for your next luck and you repeatedly worry over insignificant things.
By Georgia Leigh Anne6 years ago in Motivation
How to: Boost Your Productivity
How to be productive? First of all, we need to know what productivity is. Based on definition from Oxford Languages productivity means the effectiveness of productive effort. In terms of daily life, being productive could be define as to use our time wisely. Being productive in a day will prevent us to keep laying on our bed with a negative thoughts. I promise that being productive will give you a lot of benefits. Some of the benefits are:
By Farah Ramli6 years ago in Motivation
The Light at the End of the Tunnel Was GREEN.
Surviving a pandemic in the unemployment capital of the world. ***********************************************************************A moment happened on June 6. This moment has stayed with me and festered for over a month. Every time I think back to this moment, the more it speaks to me.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Motivation
