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TOP 3 REASONS WHY YOUR 2020 GOALS MIGHT NOT WORK!
It is almost the middle of January, how is your new year resolution going? Do you still have a 2020 vision? Have you been sticking to the plan? Do you have the same excuses you had last year? Or has things change, and you have no control over how to archive your goal. Yea, you know the hype won’t last. It was just another dream that you will chase next year or the one after that. Are you one of those people who enthusiastically write down goals each year, or tell everyone what you hope to achieve by the end of the year but never follow through with your plans?…
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HAVE YOURSELF A VERY MINDFUL CHRISTMAS
In ordinary life we hardly realise that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer T’is the season to be jolly ! To make friends and be merry. We expect gratitude, words of love and comfort. Gifts wrapped with joy, laughter and hope. This has been the tradition for many, one that we often celebrate. The joys of Christmas transcends many religions and brings multitude of families together, an act that is otherwise uncommon. Over this holiday period we often fall off the scale of genuine gratitude, hope and love. We become selfish, we become…
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MARGARET CASSELL : THE WARRIOR PRINCESS
Margaret Cassell was born in Cassell Farm, Western Urban – Sierra Leone. She is a university graduate from N’Jala University, Bachelor of Science in Home economics and community development. Margaret is a model with a cause; she is the second runner up to Miss West Africa, Sierra Leone. A few weeks ago she aspired for The Miss Sierra Leone title with a singular goal: to raise awareness about sickle cell on a national level. Known to many as the ‘Warrior Princess’ – She knows what it means to stand up and be different. Her most recent pageant landed her right where she had…
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RAISING A CHILD WITH AUTISM CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” – Brad Meltzer. Autism & Acceptance Autism is a complex neurobehavioral condition that includes impairments in social interaction, developmental language and communication skills combined with rigid, repetitive behaviors. Because of the range of symptoms, this condition is now called Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Autism can look different in different people. There’s no single cause for it, and symptoms can be very mild or very severe. Our son Mahmoud was diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum (mild/moderate) in late 2014, when he was three and a half years old. There were no signs or symptoms of…
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GREAT TIPS FOR MAKING YOUR MONDAY TRULY MAGICAL
They say Monday rhymes with hate, disappointment, sadness, regrets, if”s, too late, exhausting, long, dreary, blues, tiring the list goes on and on. We grew up accepting that this day is meant to overwhelm and consume us. No wonder we often start out our working week, angry and frightened about what the future holds. Angry drivers, angry bosses, angry parents, moody teachers with children throwing tantrums over nothing at all. Over the years, we have been taught to fear the unknown. Challenges have now turned into pain rather discovery. This pattern is affecting our ways of working , causing undue stress and pressure for many. How can we transform the 1st…
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COGNITIVE FITNESS FOR BRAIN POWER
Since hot girl summer is officially over, let’s focus on hot brain season. I use the word season lightly, as your brain needs to be like a perennial seed all year through. Do you want to start making better decisions in your life? And cope better with stress? Do you want to be able to be a sharp thinker and someone with logical reasoning? Do you feel like your brain is slowing down a bit? Then it’s time to send your brain to the gym. Cognitive fitness for hot brain season is about to begin. Cognitive is just a fancy word that describes how we think, solve problems, acquire knowledge,…
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BOYFRIEND/ GIRLFRIEND? HOW TO TRANSITION INTO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST FOREVER
My husband taught me how to transition romantic relationships into healthy relationships that lasts forever. I heard you sneeze. Common you’ll survive this.There is absolutely nothing new under the sun. Let’s say King Solomon started it when the Queen of Sheba fell in love with his great wisdom . She was enthralled by his intelligence and crossed mountains to reach Him. The Queen was smitten by The King’s intelligence. He had other plans, how would He turn one of the richest women on Earth into his biggest investor. Clever Chap huh? Very recently I had an encounter that ‘ changed my life’ an interview with one of Africa’s leading entrepreneurs.…
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SEX AND HOW WE PERCEIVE IT IN AFRICA
Growing up in Africa, I was not accustomed to seeing couples show affection in public. I was told constantly to act like a lady. Sex is like a forbidden fruit that no one will openly admit they eat. I learned to keep all my feelings bottled up. I learnt a lot about sex from Silhouette books, which I would hide and read in private. It wasn’t until middle school in Canada, when I took a a sex-ed course, that I started to be more open to discuss sex and learn that it is just a normal action gifted by nature. It was during those sex ed classes that I learned…
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FINDING HOPE AGAIN: AUGUSTA SEVALI’S STORY
I had heard about sickle cell anaemia but I had little or no knowledge about what exactly it was until I fell in love with a man who was affected by it. I never would have imagined that sickle cell would change my life, but it did. Let me tell you a little about myself and share my story. I am Augusta Sevali . Last week I turned 26. I am a graduate of Philosophy from the Fourah Bay College University. I have a beautiful daughter named Christine Sevali. I enjoy putting fresh produces together to make amazing meals because I consider cooking very therapeutic. I can binge-watch a whole…
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7 EASY TIPS TO TRANSFORM YOUR BODY- SALLY WILLIAMS
Sally Williams was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to immigrant parents from Sierra Leone. She likes to introduce herself as a fitness enthusiast with a background in Public Health and Nutrition. She schooled in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC obtaining a Master’s degree in Public Health and a Master’s Degree in Project Management. When she was a young girl, she had always wanted to do humanitarian work or Nursing. She did not quite end up on that path but life landed her in the field of Public and Nutrition. As an athlete in school she picked up the idea of fitness at a very young age. She played basketball and…
