Identity

Random Acts of Living

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

Blast From the Past

You know that person from your past that broods and tracks you online; heck, they might even keep making new Facebook profiles just to creep up on you to see if you blocking them were a mistake? Whether it be a past boyfriend or an ex-friendship that didn’t end on good terms, we all live with a past that constantly haunts us.

Loneliness: Its Effect On Overall Health

Loneliness doesn’t just hurt the heart, it also hurts our health, according to a recent study published in the journal Sleep. Apparently, the link between loneliness and sleep disruptions persisted even in those who were married or had a large family, proving to scientists and that loneliness doesn’t always equate isolation.

Keep on Keeping On: Give Yourself a Daily Dose of Motivation

It’s overwhelmingly a problem for everyone. It’s enough work to keep the bills paid and food on the table – let alone dragging yourself to the gym or trying to receive a promotion at work! I find it extremely difficult to get motivated with countless tasks on my plate as it. Feeling like you’re in a rut? Well, think again, because it is time to search within yourself for the answer to all of your motivational problems.

It’s Time to Sweat the Small Stuff

Throughout my two decades of existence, I haven’t been exactly a ray of sunshine (and no one likes to admit that!), but within the last couple of years I have been starting to change my tune. Daily stresses can become overwhelming: stacks of bills to pay, credit card bills racking up and the never-ending struggle to find inner peace as well as the time to nurture close relationships that I hold so dear. I hardly have time to clean my fish’s tank, let alone work on my attitude and paste a smile across my face!

Growing Addiction

When I Grow Up I Want To Be An Alcoholic.  Well, Not Really.

I don’t know about you, but according to my family, as a toddler my biggest dilemma was trying to decide whether I wanted to be an M & Mä or a bunny when I grew up.  Such are the burdens of a single digit age-dom. While I can’t recall this childish quandary with any precision, I can say with absolute certainty that I never ran around saying, “When I grow up, I want to be an alcoholic.”

Strict Parenting Effects

As the eldest child in an old fashioned West Indian home it was my duty to be obedient and set the example for my younger sister. I dare not ask to go anywhere without them and if there were school projects to be done, my partners or group members would come over to my house.

Speak In Confidence

New to the world of professionalism, you listen to words that sound foreign to you but you know they’re still “English” terminology.  Trying to understand what the words mean by the context of the conversation seems a bit confusing; you are lost in the words of translation but you don’t dare to ask.

The Strength to Speak

In every class I have ever taken throughout my academic life, I have always dreaded having some sort of presentation which involved public speaking. It’s not like I am especially shy or self-conscious, I just don’t know why I can’t stand the idea of public speaking.

Addicted to Sobriety

You may think I’m pretty uncool for admitting this but I’m not really a “let’s go out and get drunk” kind of gal. So you can imagine my despair when I found out about a furtive new teen trend to getting drunk — soaking gummy bears in alcohol.

Decisions, Decisions… How to Make Them and Feel at Peace

Should you buy that car? Where should you live next year? What do you want to major in? Which dress should you buy?

Decisions factor into our lives each and every day and some of these decisions are little, while others are major and can be considered to be life-changing events.

Words of Intimidation

There are many different forms in which one can intimidate another person.  To instill a fear in someone to keep a person from accomplishing their dream is a sad reality in many women’s lives.  One of the most common forms of intimidation is words.  Words can impact a person for the rest of their life regardless who has spoken them.

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Saving Cash May Be Easier Than You Think

In today’s current economy, the everyday girl doesn’t have it so simple. We all enjoy little pleasures in life, yet it may be harder to splurge than ever. I for one cannot go a day without my hazelnut iced coffee (it may be a little bit of an addiction), but these things add up.

Wave Goodbye to Nagging Bosses and Work Negativity

We all know the same old story – the people you work with (for lack of a better phrase) suck and your boss is always in your hair correcting one of your many errors or flaws. We’ve all been there, and it is never good feeling like the odd man out in the workplace.

Nature or Nurture: What Defines Your Destiny?

In an area of the Northwest side of Chicago, Illinois is a popular neighborhood for drugs and crime, but the women of the community have to deal with another factor – teenage pregnancy.  Reality television shows today makes the process look so simple compared to what women really experience and witness while getting pregnant at such a young age.

Drunk Beyond Appearance

According to the Huffington Post, a new review of existing research proves that post-World War II American women are drunks, or at least, drunker than their foremothers. It’s hard to believe that wasps of the sixties, such as both of my grandmothers, who started in on the cocktails as soon as the kids got home from school because it was “5 o’clock somewhere” (one of my mom’s clearest and most foreboding memories of her childhood was the sound of her own mother’s bangles clinking together as she swilled the ice in her highball), could be lesser partiers than women of today.

The Social Games We Play: Facebook & How to Win Your Life Back

In today’s world of social media, getting in touch with a loved one from across the country (or across the world) is easy and hassle-free. You can keep in touch as well as keep up with family and friends within the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Sure, the instant messaging is convenient and the wall-to-wall posts are clever, but where do we draw the line?

Redefining Rape

Thousands of sex crimes go unreported for reasons varying from shame to guilt and fear. But even those that do get reported are up against greater hurtles than other violent crimes. The FBI defines rape as “The carnal knowledge of a female, forcibly and against her will,” and that hasn’t changed in 83 years.

Sex + Money (What You Don’t Know)

Check out the trailer for this incredible film by several youngsters set out to discover a phenomenon overlooked by many, which still goes on in our very own backyards. If you are in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 13, you definitely DON’T want to miss this!!!!

Live In The Moment

One of the key phrases that everyone should live by (and is also talked about the most) is the phrase, “Live in the moment”. This briefly describes how to maintain a positive outlook at all times, no matter what is going on around us. When we end our worry about the past or our fear about the future, we concentrate on the moments that are around us in the NOW. We should remember that these moments will only happen once.