Tag Archives: strength

Growth

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the … Continue reading →

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Speak Up

It’s important to me that other young women are able to find their voices and use them sooner than I did. Positively Purging-I welcome your feedbacks in the comments and your likes and passing the real life wisdom on to … Continue reading →

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Unanswered Prayers

Are we there yet? Not yet. Are we there yet? Not yet. That was the back-and-forth game we played on the first (and definitely not the last) sixteen-hour trip back home to Arkansas from Colorado when our children were young. Our … Continue reading →

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Black Men

Black men and boys face myriad societal challenges that affect their mental health, including racial bias, police brutality, health disparities, and generational trauma. How does this affect them? They have to be the strongest, and they aren’t allowed to be … Continue reading →

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Underestimated

“Being underestimated … it’s like a shield,” she says. When people overlook and undervalue you, they’re leaving you to “prep yourself for the future you want.” She continues: “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself because it’s never make-or-break, you … Continue reading →

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