by Michele Marius | Jul 16, 2022 | Inspiration
This quote is from the book, Beloved, by Toni Morrison, which describes the basis of slavery, where the ‘definers’ are the white people and the ‘defined’ are the slaves. In essence, the definers stated the rights and privileges slaves (the defined) had in the world...
by Michele Marius | Jul 15, 2022 | Inspiration
One of the things we ought to know for sure right now is that our tomorrow is shaped by what we do today. We tend to think primarily in terms of our actions, and what we do, and not necessarily our omissions, that is the things we do not do. The things we do not do...
by Michele Marius | Jul 14, 2022 | Inspiration
In reviewing today’s quote the first thing that came to mind were the following statements: “You always [fill in the blank]!”, and “You never [fill in the blank]!” These are statements we tend to make when we are angry with someone, and they also suggest some degree...
by Michele Marius | Jul 13, 2022 | Inspiration
There are days that you just hope would end so that tomorrow will come, and there is the opportunity to start afresh. You know those days. Nothing seems to be going right, or it is especially stressful, or you just have a bad feeling that you shouldn’t have gotten out...
by Michele Marius | Jul 12, 2022 | Inspiration
Invariably, there are things that you cannot do well, be it singing, dancing, selling yourself or a product, or public speaking, to name just a few. However, Rome was not built in a day. To be able to do anything well takes time and practice. Unfortunately, many of us...
by Michele Marius | Jul 11, 2022 | Inspiration
In today’s society, being ambitious and goal-oriented are qualities that are readily praised. Knowing what you want and having a plan as to how it can be achieved is commendable, as invariably, we know people who don’t know what they want, have no plan for their...
