(PUBLISHED 12:39 PM)

AN A CAPELLA SNIPPET OF AN ORIGINAL SONG I WROTE AND SANG.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(PUBLISHED 12:38 PM)

AN A CAPELLA SNIPPET OF AN ORIGINAL SONG I WROTE AND SANG.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(PUBLISHED 4:51 PM)

I wanted to share a personal part of my life to not only garner more advice, but to uplift anyone in the same situation.

My situation is a child custody case, and how my defying court orders allowed the judge to listen to me in which ultimately I was vindicated.

Now I in NO WAY am encouraging anyone to defy a child custody order, however, in my case it only happened as a means of protecting my children. 

The judge stated my case was the most vitriol case he ever witnessed, and that he feels someone could benefit from speaking to a therapist. I find it interesting, because I also suggested in writing that therapy could be useful. Therapy can do wonders for the mind, as I most recently put my daughter in an intensive 8-week therapy session due to the toxic events that happened to her. And remember, even with supervised visits - that's just another way for a third party to witness the children's behavior; still a win-win.

Break ups are never easy, especially to the ones that don't want to break up, but it is a part of life. 

Never go to therapy just to say you received help, if all your gonna do is play "games" while there. Don't waste your time and money or the therapist's time. One never knows what can happen after you really decide to do the work, and most of the time it's childhood wounds that can cause us to "act out" in unimaginable/unthinkable ways. 

Do the work and reap the rewards for doing the work.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(PUBLISHED 3:01PM)

HAPPY SUNDAY! Do you follow a specific religion? Which one? Why?

Are you abreast with the book of your religion; The Bible, The Quran, etc?

Do you have questions about The Bible? 

I did. But I did research to answer a lot of the questions I had, but of course I'm always open to learn more!

Heated debates around "The Good Book" have always intrigued me. I love a good debate! We can agree to disagree...but listen.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(PUBLISHED 6:23PM)

I speak of the cycles one goes through when dealing with different versions of love.

I felt it important to to acknowledge the lessons we learn in love, and how to use them for growth.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(PUBLISHED 6:18PM)

So many of us have them without realizing we do.

I felt it important to highlight how to discover ones childhood wounds, and how to cope with them.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(Published 12:17am 18 years and older to listen)

You ever look in to someone's eyes? What did you see? How did it make you feel?

Have you ever looked in to someone's eyes who  couldn't look you in to yours?

I was guilty of this a couple years ago, but I discovered why it happened. I recognized I didn't feel worthy of good things or good people comin' in to my life due to much emotional/verbal abuse over the years. I didn't comprehend how much damage was done to my person, until I decided to go within to figure it out. 

A lot of us are walkin' around not understandin' the condition of our mental state, because we're in denial and choose to stay that way.

Some of us truly don't know about our mental state but for the ones that do, you-are-a-bigger-threat-to-society. How dare you willingly walk around livin' foul and purposely hurtin' others due to your own hurt? Do you not care that much or do you just "get off" from it? 

When we help ourselves we can then help others, but helpin' ourselves FIRST guarantees a healthier society. I've learned so much about myself and the mental in these short couple of years, and to SEE so clearly the things I've studied - it's definitely all about being a student of life. It makes things interestin' lol. 

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(Published 11:46pm 18 years and older to listen)

This is a noisy pod 'cause I was drivin' my car lol, so apologies in advance but you can hear clearly.

Anyway, I got to thinkin' about the spiritual practice of refraining from sex when one is single. Do you stop having sex

when you're single? Be honest! 

Do you have sex 'cause you want to or 'cause you feel you should? Listen to this pod and leave ya feedback.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda

(Published 10:56pm, 18 years & older to listen)

The title is what happens with one look in ya eyes, breathin' is labored until the body realizes it's alive. Then the deepest gasp ensues needin' to bring balance in to view, settin' ones mind right - gotta refocus - gotta gain clarity - ya beauty keeps one - frozen.

~Shanda

(18 years and older to listen - Published 8:02AM)

"Dare To Be Different" popped in my head and it made me realize just how different we all are, and how fearful we are of BEING ourselves.

We change over time - so much, we evolve, we become, we are always becoming. If we don't change at all, it'd be like life was on pause for x amount of years. 

Nature truly shows us the way; the elements tell the story - we just have to pay attention. Just because people may not understand you doesn't mean your way of being is incorrect. But make sure to know yourself, because there's always someone waiting for you to forget yourself so they can swoop in and "control" your journey.

Be YOU, you're the only one that can do it.

Peace & Blessings,

~Shanda