Some people have a difficult time managing their depression. Sometimes, their depression and fears can get the best of them. As a result, here is a short list of techniques that a woman can use to help manage her depression.
One of the ways to manage your depression is to challenge your negative thinking with positive statements and realistic thinking. When encountering thoughts that make your fearful or depressed, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself questions that
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Americans who attend church regularly say they go to get closer to God, and more than a third of those who attend only a couple times a year say they practice their faith in other ways.
Eighty-one percent of those who go to church at least twice a month say they always or often experience God’s presence when they attend church, according to Pew Research.
Almost seven in ten say they go to church so their kids will have a moral foundation.
But the study found church attendance in general conti
As a black woman, Lupita Nyong’o knows just how important it is to speak up about her hair.
“My hair is something that, historically, has been shunned,” the “Black Panther” actress told Net-a-Porter for the magazine’s fall fashion issue. “I mean, how often do you hear, ‘You can’t get a job with hair like that’?”
Nyong’o, 35, told Net-a-Porter’s Carolyn Kormann that she still hears that microaggression often.
“Natural, African, kinky hair ― it’s often been painted as uncivilized or wil
I can’t remember not being an athlete. From the time that I could walk, I participated in sports and extracurricular activities. During my earliest years of life, I danced. I did gymnastics for several more years, though I wasn’t good at it. (I was too tall and flimsy to control my body.) By the time I was 11, I started racing competitively, and that’s where I found my niche. I was fast and strong with nearly a perfect hurdle technique. I worked hard. I won often. I grew confident.
As I reflect
by Lori Godfrey
Anyone that has read the Bible for any length of time has read Proverbs 31. Many women have asked the question, "Can I live up to her trait?" The answer given is yes. The only prerequisite to being a virtuous woman is a woman who fears the Lord.
Throughout the Bible, our eye falls on the many stories of virtuous women, from Sarah to Hannah, Elizabeth, and Mary. We often ponder Proverbs 31 especially living in the 21st Century. The world is entirely different.
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When you have gotten used to sadness, sometimes returning to it bestows you with a sense of comfort. You may find yourself welcoming the familiarity of its gloomy embrace. For if sadness is all that you have known then perhaps happiness is a stranger to you. You may even experience a sense of incredulity whenever elation hits you simply because it is a feeling so alien. When happiness does come, you may find yourself asking, ‘is this for real?’
You may have once believed that you could seek it
by Angela Willingham
When Starting a New Challenge it is important that you have a strategy and motivation.
A rock climber cannot just start climbing the side of a mountain without first examining the terrain. They must find the best route to the top, which way will be the safest? As we start a new challenge we must determine what our Goals are and what will keep us going when we get tired? A rock climber cannot decide what to do after they get tired. You cannot decide what to do after you
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SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
1. In everything you do, always put GOD first.
Many of us have a habit of putting other people first or putting ourselves before anyone or anything. This is what we are taught to do, but it is incorrect and it is damaging. Eloihim must always come first. Everything you do, whether at home or the workplace you must do for him. He comes before your spouse, your boss, your children, your customers. If you put GOD first, all
Sincere and Sincerely Misguided Offers
When I enrolled in the Masters of Divinity program at a conservative evangelical seminary, I had no other aspirations than to earn a degree and obtain a ministry position suited to my skills and experience. I thought I would have three or four years once I started school to decide on a ministry placement. But from the moment I arrived on campus, I was assaulted with opportunities.
Numerous individuals and organizations have approached me, offering me chur
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THE RESURRECTION OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN PART 1:The Purpose of Woman,The Value Of The Virtuous Woman
The Behavior of Women
Titus 2:3-5 teaches us how women, both younger and older, should act. And to be honest it is in direct contrast of we see in the home, workplace, classroom, and community today. First, let's discuss our older women. Older women are to be reverent and pure. They are to be set apart for the world in thought and behavior. They sho
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Each semester I greet the students who file into my preaching class at Howard University with a standard talk. The talk is not an overview of the basics – techniques of sermon preparation or sermon delivery, as one might expect. Outlining the basics is not particularly difficult.
The greatest challenge, in fact, is helping learners to stretch their theology: namely, how they perceive who God is an
I snapped on my friend when she told me I was wrong.
“Can I be honest?” she asked me before I chopped her head off with my sharp tongue. And even though I responded, “Yes, please be honest,” I wasn’t in the mood to drink down any truth serum.
“The way you talk to people is condescending and really nasty a lot of times,” she said. “I know you’re popular and have a lot of friends and acquaintances, but you say some really harsh, callous things to people and you need to check that.”
Check that?
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Most of us start the New Year feeling unstoppable, fearless, and ready to take on the world. Then, suddenly, something happens. Your positive attitude becomes a thing of the past, and you fall victim to insecurity, lack of confidence, and self-destructing behaviors – which ultimately stops you from becoming your best self.
Well, sometimes you have to be your own cheerleader. Self-affirmations can help you boost your confidence and take the necessary steps to turn your ideas
The Black woman in America is in bondage and we allow Satan to keep her that way. African Americans will not rise until the Black woman is brought back to life. After the Civil War the chains came off but today we still are not free. No our wrist and ankles are not chained but our minds are. To the men reading this, we must learn to show our women, our sisters, our mothers the proper respect. God created man to be the stewards over all creation. To show disrespect to the gift that is woman is m
With everything happening in our personal lives and the wider world, it’s easy to get caught up in the darkness. There’s no shame in taking a mental health day. Taking a day to decompress, relax and do whatever you need to do to practice self-care can have a strong effect on your overall mental health. Though not everyone has the luxury of being afforded specified mental health days, it’s important not to feel guilty for making yourself a priority.
Maybe you’re dealing with a long-term
With everything happening in our personal lives and the wider world, it’s easy to get caught up in the darkness. There’s no shame in taking a mental health day. Taking a day to decompress, relax and do whatever you need to do to practice self-care can have a strong effect on your overall mental health. Though not everyone has the luxury of being afforded specified mental health days, it’s important not to feel guilty for making yourself a priority.
Maybe you’re dealing with a long-term
Aaron White could still be labeled a rookie father: It’s only been three years since his daughter, Claile, was born. But White can talk poetically about fatherhood more than many men who surpass his age and duration as a dad.
The Los Angeles-based youth pastor knows there is a difference between being a dad and becoming a father. That understanding derived from growing up without his father present. It’s an experience he doesn’t want for his daughter and tries to help
“So what’s it like to be a pastor’s wife?”
My wife gets asked this question all the time. Most of the time, she turns to me and says, “Scott, what’s it like to be a lawyer’s husband?!”
I’m sure being my wife has influenced the way she experiences church and relates to God. I meet many people who are surprised when I share the ways being a lawyer’s husband influences the way I pastor my church, relate to people and follow Jesus.
One of those ways involves abuse.
The Education I Got When I Marri
By Stan Onodu
Marriage is honorable. Everyone desires a peaceful and love-filled relationship or marriage. Many ladies have a lot of misconceptions about attracting the right man into their lives. Some think it's by dressing half-naked or by easily getting laid that attracts men to them. This way, however, you will certainly earn some attention, but the question is: who are they? Are they men you would like to spend the rest of your life with?
Today, we want to look at how a christian lady ca
I didn’t understand why I was so easily impatient with my kids, when I really wanted to help them with homework. Instead, I got frustrated, lecturing them in a way that was unhelpful and discouraging.
When my husband came home after work, my sour attitude hung like a cloud. Although I cooked dinner, did my chores and technically, nothing was “wrong” that I could put my finger on, I felt stressed and my bad mood spilled over to everyone.
“What’s going on?” hubby asked, after we tucked the kids i
