WARNING: Minor spoilers ahead*
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Over the holidays, I entered a writing contest sharing my story about being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called dermatomyositis (DM), a chronic condition involving severe inflammation of the muscle tissue and skin.
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On Christmas night I gave in to the hype and watched Bird Box, the new Netflix Original starring Sandra Bullock. For those of you who have never seen or heard of it, it's about a woman named Malorie (Bullock) who fights to protect herself and her two children from an ominous, unseen entity (that only dwells outdoors) that causes whomever looks at it to commit suicide (very disturbing, I know).
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Around this time a year ago, I wasn't in the best of head spaces. I was working a job that caused me more stress and anxiety than I've ever had in, well, ever. I was in the throes of trying to rekindle a relationship that honestly should've stayed in the past.
Read MoreAdulthood seems to have a way of taking everything we THOUGHT we knew about ourselves, relationships and life in general, and turning it upside down. It's a continuous learning and re-learning of "self," and how we relate to the world and the people around us -- particularly, those we consider our friends.
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I've got a bone to pick with some of my fellow sisthren out here.
Those of us who are quick to host and/or attend a women's empowerment brunch/panel/conference (for $45.00+), and just as quick to give the stank eye to a woman we don't like, never met, or all of the above.
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If there's one thing I've learned in my early 20s, it's to never take your health for granted. My health means being able to get out of bed in the morning without any assistance. It means being able to walk down the block without feeling over-exerted. It means looking in the mirror and recognizing the person staring back at me.
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I've been noticing women on social media asking celebrities like Ciara, Meagan Good and Nicole Ari Parker about word-for-word details on the prayer they prayed before being blessed with their fine, seemingly perfect husbands. Here's one example:
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After watching that clip of Pastor John Gray praising his wife for spending the last eight years of their marriage painfully birthing and raising and sacrificing for him -- whew chile, I'm exhausted just from typing this -- and being his covering (not a lid! there's a difference), I felt compelled to share my opinion on this topic for a couple of reasons:
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*rubs temples* Sigh. I really, really wasn't trying to give any of my time or rapidly declining attention span to this foolishness, but the devil is busy.
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I spent the entire month of March (with the exception of the last day) completely meatless, dairy-less and date-less.
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