Category Archives: Encouraging Women

Soul Food

The body you have at 20 is not the body you will have at 50. What is required to keep your 20-year-old body at optimum health will differ from the needs of your 50-year-old body. However, in both cases it … Continue reading

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Overcoming Rape

She and her sisters had been raped repeatedly by their stepfather. In their home. He had been a pillar of the community. Tall. Good looking. A family man. The girls knew the truth. Every adult they turned to dismissed their … Continue reading

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Don't You Just Love Those Days

Don't you just love those days when everything falls into place, when all the bad, ugly, and negative seem to part like the Red Sea, leaving you in a space of near perfection? Don't you just love those days when … Continue reading

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Priceless

Do you strike preemptively by acknowledging your shortcomings before others notice, while hoping that somehow, maybe, just maybe, someone who truly cares will see through the bilge to the real you and set you free? When you view yourself as … Continue reading

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Writers, Rejection, and The Writer's Clap & Cheer Society

Does fear of rejection fill you with horror and keep you from sending your words into the world? Welcome to The Writer's Clap & Cheer Society. At The Writer's Clap & Cheer Society, we laugh at rejection. We minimize its … Continue reading

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Writer's Prayer (Fiction)

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Life is Like a Diet

A well balanced food diet consists of a majority good-for-your-body edibles with a bit of wiggle room for those that aren't necessarily healthy, but can be an occasional indulgence. Do this and over the long haul, you will remain fairly … Continue reading

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Let There Be Light

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Ask

If you don't ask, the answer is a definite "no." If you do ask, the answer could be "no," then again, it could be "yes." Since it doesn't hurt to ask, why are many reluctant to do so? It boils … Continue reading

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10 Reasons to Smile

Here are ten reasons to smile more often. 1. Smiling makes you feel better. 2. A smile puts others at ease. 3. A smile can change your mood. 4. Smiles spread good cheer. 5. Smiles make it easier to laugh. … Continue reading

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