Category: Navigating life
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A Good Heart Changes More Lives Than a Good Brain Ever Could
Having a good heart is far more powerful than simply having a “good brain,” being smart, or highly educated. Intelligence can impress people, but a good heart moves them. When someone leads with empathy, compassion, and sincerity, they create safety, trust, and connection, things no degree or title can replace. A good heart listens instead…
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Marriage Is a Practice, Not a Promise
Speaking from firsthand experience, I went into marriage believing, like most people do, that love alone would be enough to make it last. You don’t walk down the aisle planning for divorce. You expect the commitment to carry itself simply because vows were exchanged. But marriage doesn’t survive on intention alone; it survives on effort.…
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The Sexually Disciplined Man: Why Intimacy Is Responsibility, Not Gratification
In a world that treats sex as casual, transactional, or purely pleasurable, a sexually disciplined man is rare. And yet, his presence is transformative. After 14 years of celibacy, I’ve realized something profound: intimacy isn’t just physical, it’s energetic, emotional, and deeply shaping. It can open gifts, shift awareness, and alter the very rhythm of…
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The Quiet Role Empathy Plays in Right and Wrong
People with poor moral character often lack empathy. Empathy isn’t just being nice or feeling sorry for others, it’s the ability to see others as human and to understand how your actions affect them emotionally, mentally, and physically. True empathy acts as a moral compass. It’s what allows someone to distinguish right from wrong not…
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Why Last Year Felt So Hard for Creatives and Why 2026 Is Your Comeback Year
If you’re a creative, last year may have felt like a storm hitting out of nowhere. Social media algorithms shifted, sales dipped, some of your projects stalled or worse, you felt burned out and uninspired. You weren’t imagining it. Numerology suggests that 2025 was a 9 Year, a year of endings, completion, and release. What…
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The Soulmate Myth No One Talks About
I recently wrote about how many women who have elevated themselves, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and even professionally, often find it difficult to meet men at the same level. Not because there’s something “wrong” with them, but because growth changes what feels aligned. When you outgrow certain dynamics, you also outgrow certain connections. After coming across…
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Why Some Black Men Struggle with Black Women Marrying Outside Their Race
With the second Williams sister getting married and, like her sister, choosing a partner outside her race, some black male influencers on social media are once again criticizing her choice. But the truth is this: a daughter’s first model of a man is her father. That early example often shapes what she recognizes, values, and…
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When You Stop Proving, Authority Changes Shape
The moment you stop trying to prove your value, something important happens. The wrong audience falls away. The right audience feels safer. Your authority becomes quieter, but stronger. This is not a loss. It’s refinement. I am not a motivational speaker. I am a translator of human behavior. That role doesn’t require aesthetics, performance, or…
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Women Who Choose Happiness Don’t Settle for Pain
I wrote this in response to a post by a woman I admire and relate to. I remembered her wedding and commended her for being open to marrying again, appreciating her readiness to welcome love while staying true to herself and not sacrificing her well-being. Women who are truly happy do not excuse pain. They…
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Falling in love is a beautiful thing: It’s one of the purest human experiences.
Many people never experience the shared joy of love, not because love never finds them, but because they’ve been taught to fear it, limit it, or judge it before it arrives. Cultural expectations, societal pressure, past hurt, and other people’s opinions can quietly close hearts that were once open. Some are told who they should…