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Pearls of Wisdom · 9M ago

Count Your Blessings

Courtesy Google Images Posted by Shellene Life is not perfect. There are many things that I wish I had – more money, a bigger house, did I mention more money? I would love to be independently wealthy and not have to get up every day to go to work. I would love to write the [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom · 9M ago

Choose Your Own Adventure: I am present and worth it!

Courtesy Google Images Posted by Kim ~We are always getting ready to live but never living. Ralph Waldo Emerson~ It’s 5 am on a summery Sunday morning, and I am wide awake. I’ve known for a quite a long time what I wanted to write my blog about, but haven’t had the creative energy or [...]

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Pearls of Wisdom · 10M ago

The Job Hunt

Posted by Stacey Finding a job is as hard as finding a needle in the haystack…with a thousand people looking for the same needle. I did not realize how hard it was to find a job until I became unemployed. I followed the sound advice of friends, employment counselors, and mentors. I restructured

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Pearls of Wisdom · 11M ago

Getting in Shape Without the Gym

Posted by Renatta After six consecutive years of gym memberships (sometimes multiple memberships at the same time), I recently quit the gym. It was not the tedious exercise routines, pretentious gym culture, or exorbitant fees that finally turned me off for good (although they helped). It was simply

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Pearls of Wisdom · 1Y ago

Why Black Women will never be good enough

Dear Little Sister, If you were to believe any of the articles, TV specials, or statistics that have been released recently, you might be under the impression that Black Women are a rather unfortunate, unmarriageable lot. And, if you read Dr. Satoshi Kanazawa’s recent article entitled “Why are Blac

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Pearls of Wisdom · 1Y ago

Did you Exercise your Right to Vote?

Posted by Donna It surprised me when I moved to Ontario how casually Black Ontarians take their responsibility to vote. Growing up in Quebec, everyone understood how critical your vote was: it meant the difference between being part of or being separated from Canada. It meant having or losing the

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Pearls of Wisdom · 1Y ago

“Oh, but you don’t really look Black”

Posted by Qadira I’ve been told before that I am lucky because I am light-skinned. What’s so lucky about that? Do White people look at me and say “she’s one of us” or “she’s Black…but just a little Black”. Is my big afro, Black features, and strong presence somehow erased by the pigmentation of my

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Pearls of Wisdom · 1Y ago

Is social media networking making us less “social”?

Posted by Ndija Facebook, Twitter, BBM/WhatsApp/instant messages, texts, and e-mail—could you make it through a full day without checking at least one of them? Probably not. With our hectic lifestyles, we have become so reliant on social media communication methods that it makes me wonder if people

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Pearls of Wisdom · 1Y ago

New Year…New You

Posted by Te-Anna New beginnings can start instantaneously and can be meaningful, eventful, or heartbreaking, to say the least. New Year resolutions start off as small, unguided thoughts on self-improvement and empowerment—whether it’s to quit a habit at the very stroke of midnight, a plan to pursue

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Pearls of Wisdom · 1Y ago

Jingle Bells, Bills Bills Bills!

Posted by Monique Wow can you believe it’s December already? 2010 is coming to a close and along with the holiday season comes additional expenses. Yes, it’s ok to overindulge in many yummy treats and mouth watering dishes over the holidays, however over spending on your credit card is another story

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