"Three soldiers, hungry and weary of battle, came upon a small village. The villagers, suffering a meager harvest and the many years of war, quickly hid what little they had to eat and met the three at the village square, wringing their hands and bemoaning the lack of anything to eat.
I am sure you have heard the saying, ‘you cannot pour from an empty cup.’ This is why you need to learn to take care of yourself. Keeping yourself motivated is an inside job. You might do an excellent job at creating the right environment and getting the requisite resources to...
“Loose lips sink ships.” Tip #4 in the “Money & Power: On the Job” article in the May 2017 issue of Essence Magazine is definite “no-no!” Gossip and bad talk is like a boomerang. It always comes back to you.
“It may seem harmless to chime in on...
When I was young, I loved swimming and I loved being in the water. I remember our family vacations, my sister, my cousin and I, would stay in the pool, as long as mom and dad would allow us or until we got too hungry to keep swimming. It was just wonderful. Swimming was the highlight of all of...
If anyone were to ask my family, they will tell you there are two phrases I absolutely hate..."I'm fixin to..." and "that's the way we've always done it."
Now, the question is, why do I hate these two phrases? Because the first one means you're not moving yet. And the second one means you're not...
If you have followed me for any length of time, you know I have a passion for helping people achieve their dreams and walk in their God given purpose. In order to do that, many of us have to overcome fears of some kind. My book “Faith to Conquer Fear: Inspiration to Achieve your Dreams"...
I don't know how many of you have noticed, but I have fairly thick eyeglasses. I have been wearing eyeglasses since I was in the second grade.
As I have gotten older, I have found that I need a little help. It really became apparent during my devotional times of reading and studying the Bible....
t was a busy morning, when an elderly gentleman, in his 80s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb.
He told the nurse he was in a hurry and had an appointment at 9:00 am. The nurse took his vital signs, and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be...