“Know your worth and stop giving people discounts” – Unknown Confidence is attractive. People who are perceived as confident win attention, admiration, and opportunities wherever they go. You can easily spot the confident people at a gathering. You’ll see them telling stories and jokes, surrounded by people intently listening, or chatting over a glass of…
The Truth About Fairy Tale Love
“Happily ever after is not a fairytale. It’s a choice.” – Fawn Weaver Who doesn’t enjoy a good love story? Romeo and Juliet. Elizabeth Bennett & Mr. Darcy. Rose and Jack. Lancelot and Guinevere. Ross and Rachael. We become emotionally invested in those characters, rooting for their union. These tales resonate because we see ourselves…
The Different Types of Chemistry in Relationships
“There is something beautiful about unforced bonds, the energy is real.” – Dulce Ruby Chemistry in the context of love and relationships is desirable and coveted. Who doesn’t want to experience that magic and spark with someone special? When it does happen, the feelings are unmistakable and often defy reason. There exists a harmony between…
What Colorism is and How to Overcome it
“I am not my hair. I am not this skin. I am the soul that lives within.” –India Arie Porcelain. Sand. Honey. Olive. Maple. Deep Chocolate. Cinnamon. Mocha. Caramel. Bronze. These are a few of the names used to describe different shades of skin. When buying makeup, recognizing the microscopic gradients in skin color is…
5 Signs You’re Giving Away Your Power in Relationships
“Every relationship is fundamentally a power struggle, and the individual in power is whoever likes the other person less” -Chuck Klosterman There is a power dynamic in every relationship. Whether we like to admit or not, that underlying dynamic dictates who has the power and who doesn’t. We can romanticize relationships however we want, but…
When Good is Good Enough
“Who hurt you?” “My own expectations.” Visiting the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City was one of the highlights of my trip to Italy. On a blisteringly hot day in July, with the streets bustling with tourists, it was a welcome refuge. Upon entering the Chapel, I was transported to another dimension. The high vibrational energy…
What the Law of Attraction Taught Me About Manifesting Love
“To acquire love, fill yourself up with it until you become a magnet.” Charles F. Haanel The Persian mystic and poet, Rumi, once said that our task is not to seek for love but, “merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” When I first read this…
6 Types of Toxic People Who Drain Your Energy
“People inspire you or they drain you – pick them wisely.” — Hans F. Hansen I was raised to see the best in others. I was told that everyone is doing the best they can under their circumstances, and from their own level of consciousness. This perception has worked well, for the most part, but…
How to Tell Your Ego from Your Higher Self
“Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen.” ― Gary Hopkins At any time of day, we may find our minds filled with incessant chatter. If we’re not conscious of it, we can get overwhelmed with worries, judgments, and rants. Buddha described these aspects of our thoughts as the “monkey mind” because they…
5 Ways to Overcome Feeling Isolated and Alone
“Loneliness is not lack of company, loneliness is lack of purpose.” – Guillermo Maldonado At one time or another, everyone has felt lonely. You may have moved schools or workplaces, and struggled to make friends, or broken up with a partner and lost the friends you shared. You may even have an extensive social network,…