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Align To Define

By: Luronda T. Jennings | March 2018 | Celebrating Women- Women’s History Month

 

Wandering through life distracted with no view

Allowing your past to repeatedly bruise you

Seeking direction from those who are unauthorized

Ignoring the signs to align so you can define

 

Door after door slamming in your face

You’re looking into the mirror at empty emotions you want to replace

Choosing to remain, allowing fear to fog your mind

Blocking the signs to align so you can define

 

Complacent insecurity traditionally acquired

Transparent incompatibility unconditionally hired

Your soul is yearning for true definition

But your mind is avoiding alignment with your divine destination

Tree-woman

Stop accepting what is meant to be neglected

Start embracing what is meant to be protected

Stop suppressing what is meant to amplified

Start aligning what is meant to be defined

 

The definition of your purpose aligned with the needs of this world

His power giving you strength to lay down and give birth

Nurturing the whole woman He created you to be

Seeking Him, loving everyone, and serving others until you reach your destiny

She could

 

by Uprising Experience

Reading and Winning in 2018!!

By: Kristi Love | Blogger

@uprisingwgc

Another way to win in 2018 is to KEEP READING!

I am guilty of not reading all of the books on my 2017 list but, this year, I will and I mean it!

Reading can literally change your mind. It will open your eyes to a world you’ve never imagined and your view of the world will change.

Today, I am excited to share a list of books to consider in 2018. Because I admire the circle around me, I went to my network to gather a list of 3-5 books that have impacted or will make an impact on their life. One book in particular that recently changed my ideology about the criminal justice system is, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander (Mark Zuckerberg also recommends this book).

Get ready! Screen shot it, write it down, visit the Library, Amazon, or the Book Store. Below are books to consider in 2018.

Stranjae’ Ivory, MPH

Entrepreneur | Graduate Student | @_stran2theiv

  1. ‘Boss Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Take Charge of Your Career’ By Nicole Lapin
  2. ‘Difficult Women’ by Roxane Gay
  3. ‘I Am Number 8: Overlooked and Undervalued, but Not Forgotten by God’ by John Gray III, Joel Osteen
  4. ‘Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter’ by Scott Gerber, Ryan Paugh
  5. ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids about Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!’ by Robert T. Kiyosaki

 

Latroy Caesar, MBA

Speaker | Trainer | Coach |Consultant | @latroycaesar

  1. ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill
  2. ‘Psycho-Cybernetics’ by Maxwell Maltz
  3. ‘The Science of getting Rich’ by Wallace D. Wattles

 

Yusha Assad

CEO | Hip- Hop Artist | Motivator | @yushaassadmusic

  1. ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ by Wallace D. Wattles 
  2. ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho
  3. ‘Think and Grow Rich’ by Napoleon Hill
  4. ‘The 4 Agreements’ by don Miguel Ruiz
  5. ‘The Power of Positive Thinking’ by Norman Vincent Peale

 

Shaquana Abner

Blogger | @infinitequana

  1. ‘All The Joy You Can Stand’ by Debrena Jackson Gandy
  2. ‘You are Bad Ass; How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
  3. ‘Think Better Love Better’ by Joel Osteen
  4. ‘The I Factor’ by Van Moody

 

Mae Mills

Motivational Speaker | Empowerment Coach, @msmempower

  1. Rules of the Red Rubber Ball by Kevin Carroll
  2. SOAR by T.D. Jakes
  3. Translated by Gerald T. Dolphus
  4. Beyond Race and Gender by R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.

 

Derrick Ellison

Fellowship of Christian Athletes | NOVA/DCMulti Area Director

  1. Bible (time tested and proven)!
  2. ‘Ideal Team Player’ by Patrick Lencioni
  3. ‘Under Our Skin’ by Benjamin Watson

 

Expand your mind and explore the world. Be empowered and gain knowledge…all through reading. Wherever you are in life, there is a book out there that will take you to the next level of your life.

If you want to WIN in 2018 and beyond, take a look, it’s in a book (or a nook), a reading rainbow.

*Stay tuned for a list of more books that my friends are reading