#ABetterYouIsABetterMe

This morning while working with my trainer at the gym—I really became agitated-irritated by him as he sped up my routine, increased my weights, and the amount of time I was to remain in the one position. His voice-rapid and loud piercing my ears — almost felt intrusive at 7:30am on a Saturday morning when I wanted nothing more than to be in my pajamas hanging around bedside after working all week —for which I arise at 4:00am daily—to be out the door at 5:15am—daily. So, in my mind a little sleep on Saturday morning seemed a fair and reasonable thing to aspire for. But instead; here I am at the gym with a ego-bulging trainer who’s determined to prove that he’s the best—at my expense—and after one loud demand too many...I turned to him—snapping, “What is wrong with you?!” And without blinking his eyes, he snapped back, “What are you here for? When you came to me —telling me what you wanted to achieve —remember what that was —so the question is—have you forgotten what you said you wanted...

   The minute you say, “mental health” stigma is invoked. Stop that! Your mental health is the entirety of your being—and determines the quality of your “be.” So, take care of your mental health today and everyday.  I nsist on Self-preservation;  P ray, meditate, pray, and meditate AGAIN; R emoval of and from toxic. negative and yes EVIL people, places & things;  L isten to Music (classical music is good for your brain); D ance—I mean it—turn on some music and dance like no one is looking! E xercise (Get out with nature—plant some flowers—seeds or potted) R ead —sometimes a good book can take you places you may otherwise never get to go— teach you things you might otherwise never know. H ealthy food intake (even a nice fast—lots of water, veggies and fruits); S elect Healthy people in your orbit (it’s like gravity—you can’t defy it—stay around negative people—you and your outcomes will be negatively impacted) D o a spa day— full body massage, facial, sip te...

  I awakened this morning with my mommy on my mind. You probably did too because Mother’s Day is upon us. And if you are fortunate to have her still here in the Earth with you—it’s likely you were thinking of how you will celebrate her this weekend. I , on the other hand, woke up with my mother on my mind because yesterday— in one day, I had three different men— very successful men share with me that their mom’s were 90+ and they were planning to celebrate, and honor her on Mother’s Day. And with each of these individual’s expressions about their moms; I expressed my awe and sentiments of “ How blessed they are to still have their moms .” And simultaneously, my inner thoughts vacillated between awe for them, and yet, thoughts of how my mom could have and would have likely been the same age today had my father not abused her. I then found myself feeling like there was a thought bubble above my head; thinking about Tina Turner and Cicely Tyson because recently revisiting and reading...