I love Disney movies. There are many flaws with the movies, but there are often quite a few takeaways – especially the message about what it is to be beautiful. Many can argue that Disney portrays beauty in a specific way – flawless skin, wide eyes, skinny, tall, etc. etc. And they would be right….
Category: Life Lessons
How having natural hair boosted my self confidence
After my wedding hair was shared on Bella Naija, I realized that people were still arguing about why having a relaxer in your hair was better, so I decided to share how this decision to go natural or get a perm is more than just convenience… it’s much deeper than that… Many of you know…
Why love has to be audacious
Audacity, Audacious – I love those words. They connote boldness and courage, in spite of fear – That is love. When my husband proposed to me, he waited until the end of announcements on Sunday morning, called me up to the church, in front of everyone in church at that time, got on his knees…
If my hair was long like yours I would do all sorts of things
Ever since I went natural (AKA no relaxers in my hair), I have been getting all sorts of attention. Sometimes the attention is good – comments like “wow! I love your hair,” other times the attention is not so good – questions like “why is your hair so rough?” – AKA “why is your natural…
It’s not an inconvenience, it’s your life
The other day I was in traffic and I got so upset. I felt like I was wasting so much time… the car in front of us was pumping out black smoke, the lanes had disappeared and it seemed the bus beside us was trying to make a baby with our car… But all of…