Author: Aja L.
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Evolve Everyday
When I read this I asked myself what roles has society given me? Have I accepted those roles? If a new reality is available to me why have I accepted this reality? How much of what I think is assigned to me did I actually nominate myself for? Society has tried to dictate what jobs […]
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Black Women & Healthcare
I have been sick and just decided to ignore it on so many different occasions. You may be wondering why I would ignore being sick. It’s because too often I have been turned away and told that doctors are not sure what is wrong with me. I am normally told that there is nothing that […]
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Marked By Beauty
During this past holiday break I decided to go to work without wearing any makeup. I go to work without makeup pretty often. I love makeup, but if I’m tired or running late I don’t bother. There is this woman at work who always makes comments about me when she passes. You know…the nice nasty […]
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Works Are Faith Brought To Life
I was praying and praying and nothing was happening. I’m not the type of person that is always praying for material things, but this particular time I was. I watched this video (which I love) https://youtu.be/8d1Kq1dnk_c and something hit me. I remembered this passage… James 2:14-2614 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says […]
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Death Of A Loved One
A close friend of mine has recently lost her father. Losing someone that you love in the physical is very depressing. I hate that I didn’t have the words to say to her. I hated to hear her on the phone crying. Keep my friend in your thoughts and prayers if you will. This is […]
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How To Survive A Job You Hate
Have you ever had a job that made you cry? I had a job that I hated so much that I would literally cry at my desk. I had a job that I hated so much that I would come home from work and immediately go to sleep. When I would wake up in the […]
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What I’ve Learned From Living With Lupus:How To Cope With Chronic Illness
I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus when I was 24 years old, but I was suffering with symptoms long before then. Most days I feel great. Most days I am full of life and my brain can thinks a million thoughts a minute. Sadly, every now and again I have a day when lupus decides […]
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The “F” Word
The “F” word is the word that no one is supposed to say. It makes people uncomfortable. People assume it means you are hateful and you want to exalt your power over others the word is feminism. Often you will hear people say “Why don’t you just call it something else?” or “I don’t like […]
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The Advice I Would Give My Younger Self: Mistakes I’ve made In My Twenties
They say you live and you learn, and now that I am in my thirties I can agree. I look back on my twenties and there is definitely some advice that I would give my younger self. I don’t think my younger self would listen, but this may be helpful to someone. I Didn’t Work […]
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I’m Trying To Be Happy: Things I’m Learning About Peace Of Mind
In my life right now I feel so unrestricted. I feel so free of mental limitations that the expectations of other people have placed on me in the past. I think that so many times people are confined in their lives by the idea that they have to live up to a certain ideal or […]
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