by Torrie Oglesby | Jul 2, 2015 | Faith + Expressions
Let’s face it, sometimes being around negativity is out of our control. Whether it’s in the work place, your college dorm, family life, or maybe even your own thought life bad thoughts and situations happen. So what do we do when we are faced with negative situations or people? Here’s a list I’ve compiled to help you deal and react with negativity better because how we react is how we win the battle!
- POWER scriptures
The power of words is amazing! When a negative thought, negative situation or negative person is invading your space say out loud a positive scripture that immediately fights the negativity and puts it in its place! One of my favorites is Philippians 4:8.
- POSITIVE music
The minute I turn on fun and positive music I immediately stop thinking on the bad things, people or situations and feel as light as a feather as I begin to sing along to some pop song or worship song! This is great to do at your desk with headphones on, if your work place is where negativity tries to affect you.
- PUSH it.
After having a hard day or when you’re feeling down about yourself sweat it out! Go to the gym, do a home workout, go for a walk or turn on some dance music and dance a little. Whatever you prefer, get your body moving. Research shows that working out increases endorphins (your brains feel good neurotransmitters) which in turn improves your mood and leaves you with a better outlook and not to mention it benefits your body!
- PRAY or meditate
Quieting your mind and focusing on the bigger picture is such a huge part of prayer and meditation. When I take a minute a pray and talk to my heavenly father it’s truly meditation for me. It helps me to turn off all lies, frustrations and pains and turn my spirit to Gods goodness and peace. After taking a minute to pray I feel restored and renewed and prepared to fight any negativity that might come my way.
- PLACE yourself outside.
Literally, get a breath of fresh air! Step outside and soak in vitamin D! If you live close to the beach or mountains take a swim or go on a hike. Being outside recharges our bodies. Joy McCarthy tells us in her book Joyous Health, that a large study in the United Kingdom recently showed that green space is a powerful mood enhancer and improves self-esteem and your overall happiness. GO OUTSIDE and recharge!
With love and BIG smiles,
torrie.
by Jasmine Shirley | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
Meet MyAsia Reid, Entrepreneur.
This woman demonstrates an array of gifts. From her gorgeous hair accompanied by her unique style to her spiritual perseverance, MyAsia is encouraging women to embrace their gifts and enjoy each day. She allows us to follow her spiritual, entrepreneurial and personal growth through her daily social media posts. From head to blessed hands, MyAsia showcases her many entrepreneurial talents: Graphic Designer, Hairstylist, Chef, you name a talent this woman just might have it. She is not only creatong a buzz socially, she also recieved her Digital Literacy Certification for Microsoft IT Academy and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. If you are looking for inspiration or are in need of a little encouragement MyAsia has got you. An entrepreneur is one who is willing to risk loss but continues to know their version of STRONG. MyAsia may you continue to know your strength and continue to be and inspiration to us all.
by Torrie Oglesby | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow, Lifestyle+Culture
We’re almost halfway through the year and if your motivation to complete all your 2015 goals is getting slimmer by the minute then do yourself a favor and pick up Diane von Furstenburg latest memoir The Woman I Wanted To Be.
“Use your brains, your common sense, and do not become an object. The way you look is important, but who you are and how you project it is eventually who you will become and how you will appear.”
-Diane von Furstentburg, The Woman I Wanted To Be.
The Woman I Wanted To Be by Diane Von Furstenberg is a must read for women of all ages, but it offers something special specifically for the twenty and thirty something year old women. Diane’s life is one big pot of inspiration, courage and guts!!! In this riveting and honest account of her life she takes us on a journey about love for yourself, love for others, family life, work life and all the battles in between. It definitely relit a fire in me to go after my dreams and to be as fearless and daring as I was in high school. The wisdom and grace oozing out of this woman is admirable and contagious! I felt myself desiring to be more like her just by reading her words and looking at her life! She’s lived a lot and has seen a lot and is completely honest and transparent with her story and choices, which is rare in today’s world. The reader gets to see how the woman we become starts from childhood and evolves through every season of our lives. It was hopeful seeing the evolution of Diane and encouraged me to keep doing my best because hard work truly does pay off, even if it takes time. Bottom line? GET THE BOOK. You won’t be disappointed and you will be burning with a new desire to finish 2015 strong!I give this book 5 coffee beans out of 5 coffee beans.
With love and big smiles,
torrie
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by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
do good. It is a philosophy founded the principle that we each have power. We are leaders who can positively create change and impact the world. We just have to believe in ourselves and do it!
It’s also a Biblically-based concept. 1 Timothy 6:18-19 says: Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
The principle is also deeply rooted in our history. Shirley Chisholm, activist and leader once said service is the rent do for living.
But what does doing good look like in practice?
1. Find your purpose
Doing good is more than just volunteering it is using your purpose to create change in the world.
Ephesians 2:10 tells us: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. God has already prepared us for what we are to do. We just need to find our purpose. You must ask yourself:
– What has God called me to do?
– What is my passion?
– What is the one thing that continues to follow me, the thing I can’t shake?
2. Align your purpose with your good works.
Once you find your purpose and align your purpose with your good works.
3. Give deep.
Understand the needs of the those you are serving. Think about the your giving in this way: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Is your giving teaching? Is your giving helping to eliminate or significantly reduce a community issue?
4. Partner.
Partnerships can help you:
– Expand your reach.
– Increase your credibility and visibility.
– Maximize resources.
As Big Momma said in Soul Food: “One finger…don’t make no impact, but you ball up all them fingers into a mighty fist and you can strike a mighty blow.” Make a mighty fist and strike a blow by developing partnerships to reach your goals.
5. Share how you are giving.
Once you develop your personal giving plan, share it and encourage others to give. I’d love to hear from you on how you are giving and how deep your giving has gone. Email me at bea@beawilliams.com
by STRONG | Jul 2, 2015 | Learn + Grow
We have all encountered or maybe experienced it ourselves, stunning and breathtaking on the outside and a broken hot mess on the inside. On the exterior, she seems to have it all; gorgeous clothes with nice matching accessories, top label shoes and purses, great features, intelligence, nice car, big house or condo, college degree or pursuing one.
The expensive vacations she takes, the shopping she does, the five star restaurants and hotels drive her conversations, she patronizes with her family and friends. Little do we know she is living a lie, one big ugly financial lie. Although, she might have looked like a million dollars on the outside, she is a willing penniless slave to debt on the inside. We see these situations often, but are unable to recognize them. The question then becomes how much damage can this one little word really do?
Financial lies create the backdrop that has the undeniable ability to not only destroy your life, but your self esteem as well. The daunting task of fighting to keep up appearances and borrowing money to make to the day will become so overwhelming the person in the mirror may become foreign. Further more, once you tell one lie the cycle of telling more is inevitable which leads to fostering bad habits, lack of trust in relationships and personal insecurities. Rationalizing spending habits, or the displaying of wealth that you truly do not have is a direct road block to obtaining the lifestyle you really desire. It doesn’t matter how you paint the picture, if it is a fake, it will get exposed and the lie will catch up with you. Ultimately, when it does you have to stand in the mist of your mess and figure out how you are going to clean it all up.
Here are a few tips to get you started if you are battling this 3-letter word:
• Admit you have lost your financial way and you need help
•STOP, when you feel the urge to spend money you don’t really have or tell a lie to cover up one you told before simply don’t do it.
• Take inventory of the items you have, determine those that may be able to give you a return in some way. Take those items and use them to generate revenue that can immediately help you pay off some debt or bills.
•Be creative, take a moment to reflect on what brought you joy before spending money became your vice. Once you have an idea tap into how you can make that work to your benefit.
•Forgive yourself and start the journey to rediscovering who you where before you became lost in a sea of exterior acceptance.
•Set a budget and stick to it! If you need help ask, there is no shame in gathering the tools and information needed to be the best you.
The next time you encounter that flawless well put together beauty while shopping, walking down the street, at work, or wherever, don’t be so quick to assume that she have it all. The odds are great that she may be living a lie, a financial lie. No one has a place to judge another, but we do have an obligation to leave the world better than we found it. Make sure you are not missing opportunities to make a significant impact on someone you may be able to help escape the grasp of the 3 letter word waiting to sink their finances.
Be Inspired,
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