It’s crazy how weather under 40 degrees affects the human body. I’m sure many of you feel more stiffness when you wake up each morning. What about when you are walking and trying to talk, you feel as if you can hardly breathe. In colder temperatures, our blood vessels and nerves constrict. This leads…
Author: Virtual Afro Woman
Centered
When something is considered centered, it represents a balance. This can be a balance between the space around it. Or it can be a balance in terms of management of one’s mental and emotional being. In the winter months, there are many different feelings one can have due to the changes in weather. It’s…
Good News
The year has just started but it seems to be getting off to a rough start. As the new year came in there was a tragic event in New Orleans. There was even a shooting in Queens, NYC as people were waiting on a line outside a venue. Then, the last functional hospital in…
Thank You
It is 2025. I am honored to have been chosen to see this year. I hope I can see many more. For this I want to say thank you to the higher power above who has allowed this to happen. It is 2025 and it will soon be two years since I created…
Run It Back (2024)
Let’s take a moment to run back the year 2024. Each of us has different stories to tell. I’m sure there were some not so great moments, but I hope that the greater moments outweighed them. These moments make up who we are and what we go through as humans. Although we sometimes wish…
The After Party
For those of you who celebrate Christmas, I hope you enjoyed the day. For those who celebrate Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, enjoy the continued celebrations. The days after Christmas as we move forward to celebrate the New Year can be interesting. There’s this rush leading up to the day itself. Then the day comes and…
Holiday Spirit (The Fun Edition)
Tomorrow is Christmas Day as well as the start to Chanukah. This time of the year can be the happiest of days if you set that intention. A word often associated with the Christmas Holiday is Joy. It’s defined as a feeling of great pleasure or happiness. So, what’s the holidays without a little fun?!…
Being Your Best Self
There is so much that goes into living life. As a child one lives care free, but there are many lessons to learn. As we get older, there’s many decisions one has to make in order to navigate the world. There are different directions you can go, but in the end, being your best self…
A Tale of Our Judicial System
I like to believe we live in a country where one has the right to a fair trial with our judicial system. One in which justice is served when it’s a case involving a death. Over the years, there have been many high-profile cases that caused a big divide. These cases have been based…
Holiday Spirit (The Movie Edition)
I love the Christmas Holiday season, but the new movies start in October now, which is a little too early in my book. The funny thing is I still watch some of them early. In the last few years, there has been a more diverse selection that is more representative of the many cultures…