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Can’t you see? Haven’t you noticed? I am here by your side. I will never leave you. I have made you in My image, the image of beauty and love and grace. How many times do I need to tell you? How many people will it take for you to believe? I. LOVE. YOU. More than any other creation in this magnificent world. I chose you out of all of them. Have courage, dear heart.

a.k. | God’s voice rings clear in the midst of the flood. (via shepraises)

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Be still awhile and let God love you. For just a moment, don’t think about methods, or achievements, or past mistakes. Let God heal your heart, soothe your worries, and be your rock. Seek to utterly depend on Him.

Unka Glen  (via godmoves)

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Stop comparing where you’re at with where everyone else is. It doesn’t move you farther ahead, improve your situation, or help you find peace. It just feeds your shame, fuels your feelings of inadequacy, and ultimately, it keeps you stuck. The reality is that there is no one correct path in life. Everyone has their own unique journey.

Daniell Koepke (via psych-facts)

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New Post is up on the blog! Let’s get active with Lane Bryant. Whatever active means to YOU! Then do it!

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Happy Tuesday! It’s mid November and holiday preparations are well under way. With cleaning, cooking and shopping ahead, keeping your body properly fueled is key. I don’t know what you’re snacking on these days but after reading this, it should be NUTS & SEEDS! And no not the salt covered, pan seared in butter, cinnamon dipped nuts! Nuts roasted, with no salt are a great snack to keep you going, they also come with some great health benefits! Here are my top 3 NUTS & SEEDS! 1. ALMONDS: 23 nuts per ounce,163 cal. - Helps control blood sugar levels - Helps improve digestion & absorption - Lowers inflammation - Most nutrient dense NUT 2. CASHEWS: 18 nuts per ounce,163 cal - Full of flavonoids that prevent cancer - Lower risk of heart disease - Lowers risk of gallstones - Aids in weight loss-good fat 3. PISTACHIOS: 49 nuts per ounce, 161 cal - Lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) - 6g of PROTEIN 3g of FIBER - Increase iron absorption - Supports eye health *i pack mixed bags of almonds, pistachios and cashews for a snack SEEDS 1. SUNFLOWER: 162 seeds per ounce, 162c - Supports thyroid function - Balance blood sugar levels - Prevents migraines - High in protein 2. FLAX: 1 ounce is 151 cal - Anti inflammatory - Reduce PMS and menopause symptoms - Hormone stabilizer - Breast and prostate cancer prevention 3. HEMP: 1 ounce is 161 cal - complete protein - Lowers bad cholesterol - Improves immense system - considered a nutritional cancer treatment ALWAYS go organic with nuts&seeds their high fat content makes them soak up pesticides. How to eat them? I enjoy my nuts roasted in a bag for a snack or on salad! CASHEWS and PISTACHIOS are pretty smooth and blend well in a smoothie. For my SEEDS, I add FLAXSEED and SUNFLOWER seeds to my oatmeal! SUNFLOWER SEEDS are tasty to munch on alone. HEMP SEEDS are great in smoothie, or over a salad! If you have questions or comments or other great ideas ok incorporating NUTS and SEEDS into your diet, leave them below! Remember to like and share with a friend! Thanks for reading!

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I feel the need to always explain myself to people. Almost like I’m so afraid they will misunderstand me. I go above and beyond to make sure I am clear but at the same time not hurting anyone’s feelings or coming off strange. It makes me sad now that I think about it because …. I don’t need to do that all the time. I focus so much on people and how they feel , I disregard my own feelings. I constantly disregard my own feelings. That’s quite sad. I matter too. It’s okay to say no and to not feel like doing something. It’s okay to have the opinions that I have and be the way I am. I don’t need to defend that. I just need to be me…. and not feel guilty about that. 

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Back to School Essentials

General:

notebooks 

loose-leaf paper

graphing paper 

sticky notes

colored pens

black pens

highlighters

pencils

paperclips

binder clips

fresh (bullet) journal

pencil case 

ruler

For “Emergencies”:

deodorant

lotion

chapstick

wet wipes

Tide to go 

lint roller 

hand sanitizer 

tissues

feminine hygiene products 

ibuprofen 

cough drops 

first aid kit

safety pins 

tweezers

floss/ toothpicks

breath strips/ mints

nail file

bobby pins

hair ties

hairbrush 

sweatshirt

socks 

extra earbuds

snacks

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Black women have started loving themselves loudly and that makes some people very uncomfortable. Were we suppose to wait for you to love us?

(via sincerely-malado)

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It is from this picture I know that what I have accomplish this summer is far greater than any physical gift given!! I have gained a stronger sense of self. My summer was not wasted!!! I gained knowledge. Something that a summer job couldn’t give me. 🙏🏿 Valuable Knowledge.

Because I know who I truly am as a Human being I can stand TALL!!!

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[31.07.16]

I have been learning so much about God. There’s so much to put in words but I will try my very best to phrase everything in a way that is understandable. The first thing is about my decision to stay pure until marriage. I had a lot of mixed feelings about it as you can imagine. We live in a world that glorifies ‘One Night Stands’ and even has a set time until you can have it. That is, the popular ’90 day rule’. It’s a world that finds it almost “off putting” to be a virgin because people want more “experience” they call it. But is it really? The only thing I can see people being experienced in … is mastering the practice of breaking your own heart and damaging your own soul.  I have seen and met countless women who are broken and in desperate need of the Lord’s grace to get on with their lives because of the attachments that giving your soul to the wrong person can cause. I’ve heard it countless times. “Come on! You’re a virgin?! Really? You have no idea what you’re missing”. Maybe. Or it’s the “ You need to test drive the car before you buy it! Everybody knows that!!”.  Maybe its just me, but none of these things have ever been a point of reference in my life. Especially from the many examples I have seen.

I wont lie. I almost gave into these thoughts. It began to linger in my mind that maybe I really am missing out. That’s been one of my biggest fears. In life actually. I always dread the thought that I am behind or unexposed. Now i’m realizing that, to keep away isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, the more I started reading God’s word the more I began to feel I was doing right by Him. AT the end of the day that is who I am really trying to impress. I’m a 22 year old virgin and plan to stay this way until God sends someone to me in which HE has ordained to pursue me. Each day I feel less and less guilty about my decision. I even have many dreams about it. WARNING! These are explicit but I feel they are necessary in helping you to see how the Lord has been working in me.

I had this dream when I was about 17 years old. I was walking home and I happened to pass by a man who wouldn’t stop looking at me. He just looked like he was dying to touch me. Upon noticing this, I felt uneasy and began walking really fast to get away from him. I could hear his footsteps pacing faster towards me. I noticed immediately and ran as fast as I could. When I looked back , he was not the man I had just seen. He had become so ugly and thin with blood all over his body. He looked like an animal gone savage about to devour the very last source of food in its path. I was afraid but managed to get myself behind a gate and locked it shut.

I woke up and immediately prayed to God to explain to me what that was. And how I could remember it so vividly. I got on my knees and started reading Daniel(one of my favorite books). I asked the Lord for meaning. It wasn’t long before it started to make sense and the Holy Spirit showed me. When I walked past the man and saw him the first time, I was looking at him in his human form. Later, God opened my spiritual eyes and when I looked at him again it was his soul I was looking at. I was shown that his aggressive nature in following me and acting that way is exactly what Lust looks like. It eats at you and eats until it consumes you and leads to further sin. (Matthew 5:28). In John 8:34, Jesus answered them,“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.

The second dream was quite different. I was in my old home sitting down and a woman came and was teaching me how to use the bible. She told me to get ready for war. That the path I have chosen to take is not an easy one but with the Lord by my side I will not fail. Just like Jesus did. He persevered through hate and ridicule and yet, He is the greatest Hero of all time! She asked me to read a verse of my choice. I picked Philipians 4:13, “I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens me”, I said. “Can you? Do you really believe that?”.

“Yes.I do”. I snapped. “Well, what if I told you that you cant?, what if I told you that he wasn’t the son of God or that he isn’t messiah”. She replied. “Listen, He is and I believe it okay? Nothing is going to change that!!”. I shouted.

She smiled after I said that and told me. “The same way you are passionate about that is the exact same way you need to approach the Truth. The word of God is your shield. It will protect you. You must believe it and absorb it into every single part of your being. Be passionate about it. Pray without ceasing and USE THIS BOOK. It is the secret to life itself.”

After teaching me this new perspective, I suddenly felt like I had been reading it the wrong way. , merely making it routine without letting it marinate into my soul. After this, its almost as if someone was showing me around and taking me on a trip. I noticed we were moving and moving. Suddenly I looked outside the window and saw a huge ball of fire. It was something Discovery Channel would show. It looked like the Sun but up close , right outside my window! Suddenly started to feel some heat but not all the way through almost like there was a protective layer around me. A voice told me that this place he was going to show me was a million times hotter than the sun.  We kept going down. I could feel our bodies moving and it got darker. The more we went down the darker it became. Until suddenly. A voice told me not to fear… that He was just trying to show me what is there. I found myself in a house and all I could hear was laughter. Loud , arrogant, angry type of laughter. I walked in the place trying to follow the echoes of the laughter until suddenly I saw a throne. It wasn’t the glamourous, beautiful kind of throne. This one was dark and dirty. There were no guards protecting it. Just one chair in the dark and a figure I couldn’t embody sitting on it. I hid in the corner, wondering why I was seeing this. I kept whispering to the voice that guided me there and asked, “Why am I here? I don’t belong here.”

“That’s right”. He said. “You do not belong here. You are my child and It would cause me great pain to see you here. I am trying to show you something. Open your eyes and see.”

I reluctantly looked at the figure. And the louder the laugh got the more afraid I became but I trusted the voice that told me to listen. It wasn’t long before it said.

“All I do is cause Havoc! I cause pain and I love it! I love to destroy families , I find great pleasure in that. And oh the girls…the little girls. They think these men love them! I use them!”

I realized what was happening. The Lord was showing me the enemy and all his motives.

“Confusion, Lust, Sex!!! I use these to capture them! The joy that brings.” It said.

I was afraid and called on God to help me… I woke up and prayed like I always do.

Now I know all this sounds like a lot. I’ve heard it time and time again. My dreams are so vivid but I know God speaks to me through dreams sometimes. It was then that I knew that my decision to pursue purity was not in vain. I always ask myself how? I have been with 10 guys and even through the temptation to have sex I have never given in. I know the answer now. It’s because my decision to pursue purity is not in vain. My desire is rooted from the fact that deep  down within the pit of my soul I am more concerned with pleasing God than any guy. That’s the reason it has always been a priority for me.

Of course, I have made a lot of mistakes. Just because I am a virgin does not mean I am all the way “pure”. Ive done things but sex. But in the eyes of God it is still fornication even if its just touching. The touching leads to an orgasm that’s just the same right? I cant stand before God and say that is pure. And the thing is, just with touching I have already experienced so much heartbreak and emptiness. Although it might feel good in the moment, the truth is I don’t want to feel that emptiness again once that “honeymoon phase” of the relationship ends. Some might say , “Well!, at least you didn’t sleep with him.”

But I don’t think that’s the point. The point is I allowed a man who was not ordained by God to touch me intimately. So even though it was not actual sexual intercourse, I allowed him to violate my soul and vice versa. Forget what the world says for a minute. What does God say?

Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body. (1 Corinthians 6:18)

This is so clear to me and I will not fall for what the world says. How far has that taken humanity? During 2010–2014, an estimated 56 million induced abortions occurred each year worldwide. 56 million!!! That is a crazy fact. What im trying to say is although some of the effects of pre-marital sex may not be visible all the time, the spiritual effects are certainly greater. I have chose to stick to Gods word in this journey. I know that it is difficult but I trust in the Lord. I don’t know whether that was hell that I saw in my dream. Whatever it was, I do not want to go there but most importantly. I no longer want to continue hurting myself.

God asked me this question when I would seek for love and attention from guys. He said, “why are you so obsessed with hurting yourself?”. Ever since then , I decided to change my path.

I do desire to be loved and to love in return. I desire to have a happy and healthy relationship. I want that to blossom and grow. I want to experience love and learn how to love the way Jesus loves me. I want to be whole and close to God. Some days I tend to let it occupy my mind more than it should and God has told me that this desire for relationship is not ungodly. In fact it is in our DNA. This message is just to show you what I’ve been working on these past 2 years about my path of relationship and purity. It is difficult and temptations are everywhere but I know that with God I can get through them. I believe and trust in His promises. I am currently a lady in waiting. Truth be told, I just want to start a new… I want to heal from the past heart breaks and insecurities and grow with Jesus. I understand that until I can come to a point to where I am okay with never getting these things… I don’t think the Lord will trust me to be with anyone. I know now that He demands more from me. It’s not about what I want anymore. He knows it anyway. But I think the answer is what I can do for the Lord where I am, how I am …no matter what my life situation maybe.

Single or not.

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I ain't sorry 😎

I am in a place now where I can fully LOVE WHO I AM!!!! And it took a long time to get here. But now that i am here I never want to leave. And i want to thank Jesus for always loving me, and for these 40 days at TG for allowing me to grow spiritually! My journey has only began. I will no longer be apologetic for doing what i love. Jezu satisfè tout ke mwen

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Up…Up…..&

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Same 24 hours. Where you will be in 5 years by looking at your 24 hours

24 by etthehiphoppreacher on #SoundCloud

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A Letter to 12 year old me

Letter:

Dear Twelve-year-old me,

On this day, you started middle school, full of excitement, possibilities, and opportunities. Chrislene, you are now in middle school and they have lockers! Oh, remember how you dread the school uniforms? Good times!  J. You literally walked in with so much life, only for life to take it away. I remember how insecure you were before middle school, and I remember how middle school fed it like it was a disease. You’re going to meet a girl who at first the two of you guys will bump heads. Don’t worry you guys become friends, but that will be after your jealousy of her dies down. You know, because she is light skin, pretty, and mixed. Ugh, P.E for two years it will suck because you think you’re getting too dark! But you’ll learn there is nothing wrong with dark brown. Your little sister grows to be a beautiful shade of dark chocolate. Head up though have mommy sign a letter stating you can’t participate in P.E! It will work trust me! I wish I could tell you its gets easier, but it doesn’t. Not only do you have to face middle school, but you also have to face home. Your Aunties will discourage you by saying: stop playing outside you’re too dark. At first, you won’t take offense but after a while, you’ll start to question it. It may even seem like your family doesn’t love you for you, but they do. They just believe they are doing the right thing. They wouldn’t want you going through the same thing they had to endure. Oh and mommy changes a bit.  One day you’ll catch her applying cream to her face. She will be filled with so much joy, and you would be happy to see mommy happy. You’ll be so happy that you would try it too, but only once or twice. Your main goal is to find out how to get lighter over the summer. Oh and don’t scrub too hard when you think that your blackness is just dirt. It hurts a lot afterwards. Twelve-year-old me you’re going to hang out with friends a lot but you live in your head the most! A word of wisdom, when you’re in mommy’s closet thinking and wishing to be light skin mixed with pretty hair bring your books with you that way mommy doesn’t think your depressed. When you have done all of this and so much more, 12 year old me, ask yourself this: Are you any prettier? Did that boy ask for your number? Did doing all of that make you any better? I honestly can’t cheer you up Chrislene, but I can say this, it does get better. There is more to life than your “vision” beauty kid.

Love, 19-year-old College Chrislene

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IT’s Time To Heal

Dark Skin Women

Thick, curvaceous, with lips so plump it reminds you of a ripe plum

A nose that aspires others to look past their beauty and to see inside their hearts and with attitudes that would conquer an entire city

But the confidence does not exist. Constantly dark skin women put on a façade where everything is okay, but the bitterness, anger, and hurt were built on years of oppression. Being held to the very edge of the universe in a cage attempting to jump to end the pain.

Light skin Women

Just the right shade and just the right size and just what we believe every guy wants in a woman.

But the confidence does not exist. Constantly light skin women are torn down by their SISTUHAS because they are viewed as “Privilege” A product of the MASSA and his servant.She receives some benefits but not all. Everyone come look and behold a museum just for the nigger! 

She could never fit in!  Lights Camera Action! Time to entertain them folks.

Black Women

The least likely to have love but will do anything to find Love. Black Women, my sistahs did you not know that an ounce of African in you makes you one of us. We will love and accept you! We struggle all the same. We all suffer the same. We are all oppressed in some way. There is this need of being more like the majority as if being a minority is a bad thing. The term itself signifies our inability. By birth, we were given our basic rights but it came with a disclosure. A set of conditions meant to keep us in check. But as Black women, we will rise against all adversary much like our ancestors who fought this hard to get us here.

UNITY

Sistahs of Color, I say this out of Love and a vision for the future. Self-love, individually we have to look at one another and accept who we are because the separation started with hatred. Hating what we see when we look in the mirror. In order to be one with each other, we gotta be one with self. So sistahs of color, queens, gladiators repeat after me I am Worthy, enough, and capable of more than what society demands of me. I am a product of me and it’s time to heal!