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Reviewing The Book Meeting Jesus Again For The First Time’

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I decided to read “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time” by Marcus J. Borg. I would like to start this by saying, I will be reading this book again to be able to research his notes further. Borg ends each of his chapters with notes that support the context of each chapter. I loved that Borg approached this book similar to a research paper. Many books regarding spirituality are typically written with quotes or context from the related religious text but Borg spent a great deal of time researching his points to share his thoughts with us. I believe this is more valuable than an open letter about meeting Jesus because I was needing to find Jesus again, you would have to provide someone like me with concrete support. Simply saying Jesus is real or giving a simple quote would not be enough for me as a reader. For…

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How Good Do You Have To Be Book Review

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Reflecting on the book “How Good Do We Have to Be” by Harold S. Kushner reminded me of a concept my high school religion teacher taught me. He would say that most people see God in the same way that they see Santa, SantaGod. Kushner’s book really emphasized and opened up my eyes to this concept even more. I appreciated Kushner’s approach to the book may be far better than I did in “Living a Life That Matters.” Kushner wrote this book for people who have suffered a great tragedy that may be unexpected in hopes of reminding them of their faith. Kushner starts this book with chapters discussing much of why people suffer. Many of the ideas and concepts of suffering were related to similar ideas and concepts in other religions. I believe suffering is universal and people feel it in a multitude of ways. Most of the ways…

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The Universe Is Always a Better Teacher Than You being Spiteful

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Ya’ll, I used to be so spiteful. I would try to teach people lessons by using spite. Growing up I was the youngest kid on my block. Now it was never more than 6 kids total but for most of my childhood, it was 3 of us. My brother is the oldest, my neighbor being closer in age to him and me trailing my brother by a whole ass 5 years. You already know that most of it were spent with me being “too little” to do anything. But you see, I was mostly the brains behind our operations. So, when we had creative ideas we wanted to explore I was the spark despite being “too little.” Storytime! We decided to build a lemonade stand and the guy who owned the corner store down the hill said that we could set up outside the store. We built this dope ass…

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Become An Influencer Now By Accidentally Finding Your Niche

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I started my blog to just talk about my perspective on things. I found it was hard to find opinions, issues, or thoughts based on my intersectionality. If you dont know by now I am Black, lesbian, and masc presenting. I also wanted to allow my creative side to flourish. So, I was posting on my social media about all of the things I have created. Instagram is slow but steady, but here is where things took a turn, Tik Tok. I started posting on Tik Tok and instead of posting within a niche, a niche found me. My videos about the places I visit, especially in Nashville pop. When I say pop, I mean POPPED! I started posting more about what life as a Black person in Nashville is like and all the things that I do. I have lived in Nashville since I was 18, and since I…

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Why Spend Time Connecting When You Can Exist

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we spend too much time on the act of connecting. who we connect with, how we connect, what we connect to, and even in the ways we connect. sometimes we even wonder if we are worth connecting with, why do or don’t people connect with me, or even how can i be better at connecting. there is absolutely nothin wrong with pondering all things in connecting. in fact, it’s important but i believe we spend too much time worrying about connecting and not enough time existing.

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Having Hella Availability Doesn’t Make You a Catch

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In my past, I have confused a person’s availability with love or even the factors which result in love. If someone was available they deserved my love or my availability as well. Sometimes it would take priority over the many other key factors that make someone a good catch. Because truthfully, availability is not a factor for me. I rather place the value in someone who makes time than how much time someone has is simply available. When I learned this about myself I decided to reduce the amount of time I gave someone new in my life to determine whether I liked them or if I was attached to them. Availability only plays a part in my dating life when it comes to people who are unavailable. So, people who are available do not automatically get a relationship out of me, therefore, their availability has no bearing on whether…

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Household Products by Black-Owned Businesses You Need Right Now

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If you are Black buying Black is important. Not only does this help us support and grow our community but it also allows the world to see in the midst of adversity we thrive. There are always those people who say well all products dont have a Black-owned brand but there are some brands you may not know or even thought exist. Black products are not just clothes, hair care but can be a variety of products. We are going to focus on Black-owned household products. Good Vibes This is a plant-based all-purpose household cleaner. Reel Reel is a paper company, toilet paper & paper towels, which specializes in comfortable and sustainable products. BPA free, biodegradable, no inks or dyes True Detergent Black-owned laundry detergent focuses on quality products. This detergent is 4x concentrated so consumers can use less laundry detergent. It works well in all washing machine types.…

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Fasting Because I Have Lost My Mind

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It’s been a while… I have just had a severe lack of motivation to process any of my thoughts to put them down on paper. But, here I am back where I belong, doing what always seems to feel the most normal to me, writing my thoughts. I have been feeling completely off lately, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and even financially. It wasn’t the same feeling I had late last year before my bout with depression kicked up. This is more of a fallen off the bandwagon type feeling. I started the year off eating healthy, working out, I might not have lost a ton of weight but I was about 15 full pounds down and of course, I have gained that back. Although I have saved more money than I had in a long time I have had to dip into those savings because I was kicking way too…

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Why You Need to Have Accountability in 2021

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For me, 2021 started a bit rocky. It started with the worst case of depression I have ever experienced but I was determined to not let it get the best of me. You probably know all about my experience from My First Year with Seasonal Depression and recently you have learned the things I put in place to battle this depression on my post Things That Are Helping Me Cope With Depression. So it was only fitting to set the tone for 2021 as accountability. Because in order to make and maintain change, accountability is a key foundational item to make sure you can look yourself in the mirror. Too often we lie to ourselves so much about everything relating to ourselves that we actually begin to believe it and we cut that shit out. accountability noun Save Word To save this word, you’ll need to log in. ac·count·abil·i·ty |…

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Whiskey Wanted To Tell Me About Love

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I want requited love in everything whether it’s in my friendships, family, or even romantic relationships. I want to know that the love and effort I put into someone else is been given to me in return. It’s one of those things that I may be foolish in believing that I can have because everyone isn’t going to be the same. Everyone isn’t going to love you how you want to be loved or love you back and they’re not required to do any of those things. But, I can set boundaries and I can ask God to remove those who aren’t supposed to be here, in my life, because I deserve what I put out. And, if I love myself as much as I put love into others I need to set better boundaries and better requirements to live in the space I give someone in my heart. I…

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