Since I’ve been thinking a lot about visualization and also about being yourself or not being yourself around others, I’ve decided to share a little story with you. Read more »

I recently read a blog post about passing. For those who don’t know, passing refers to people pretending to be an ethnicity they are not. This phrase is most commonly used for light-skinned blacks who passed for white, but as the post I read points out, people of a variety of ethnic groups have passed at various times in history. Read more »

Everyone has talents. Discovering what those talents are can be hard for some people. Read more »

Twice in my life, I suffered from long bouts of depression. Each time,  I saw no end in sight. Everyday I woke up feeling terrible. It was a struggle to get out of bed in the morning. Each time, I thought my life would always be that way. Read more »

Some people are so busy doing what they think is expected of them that they don’t do the things they really want to do. Friends and family might think they know a lot about how you should earn a living, what clothes you should wear and how you should spend your time, but don’t you know yourself better than they do? Read more »

There are many who struggle with self-esteem. We are often taught that we must do everything we can to help others, but in all the service we give we somehow loose ourselves. Read more »

When I was in my early twenties, I got a job working for a bank. Before I could start the job, I had to attend a training session in the neighboring town. At the time my social anxiety was quite high about a lot of situations that I encountered. Starting a new job, and attending a training session in a town I didn’t know very well was a little nerve racking. The most nerve racking thing about it was the lunch break. I’ve always had lots of anxiety about lunch breaks. Where will I eat? Who will I eat with? These questions would scuttle about in my mind as the lunch hour grew closer and closer. Read more »