"Say It Ain't So!"

When everything around you seems to be falling apart, it's often difficult to find any good. Positive atmospheres and environments can often help channel stress, disappointment, and discouraging moment. Always seek to find the good in all things, even when it's absolutely bad. You may have to walk through the ruins, but at the other end there's revival.

Grief is destined to touch everyone in life sooner or later. Whether it be the passing of a loved one, job loss, relationship ended, or marraige resulted in divorce, grief will find us all. There is a good grief that in time will heal all wounds if you allow the process to run it's course. There is no right or wrong way to grieve. Everyone grieves differently. Focus on what's best for you.

There comes a time when all of your giving gives out. You're the strong one for everybody, but who is there for you when you need them to be. It's ok to digress sometimes and let the real you be seen and known. It's ok to acknowledge that sometimes instead of giving out, you need someone to give to you.

Family traditions, reunions, and gatherings have almost become a thing of the past. The history and legacy of our ancestors should be the one thing that not only strengthens us and brings us together, but also reminds us the values of reunion, connection, and love. When we no longer have the ones we love to call on or love on anymore, have no regrets about it, knowing that you loved on them as hard as you could while they were on this side. When all else fails, family should prevail.

Sometimes we just want to regroup in life. Everyday that we wake up is another chance to do some things differently. It's a chance to open some new doors and to take on some new challenges. As tough and scary as starting again sounds, sometimes it's necessary. What would you do with your life, ideas, dreams, goals, and pursuits if you only had "One Mo Gen" to do it over and get it right? If you can hear this, now is your chance. JUST DO IT!!

All of us want lasting love and relationships. We will often times wait on our queen or our knight in shining armor, and they will turn out to be everything that we ever dreamed or hoped for. Our soulmate has finally arrived. The problem is that it's the wrong time. Drama, Issues, Circumstances, and the like has left soulmates in shambles. What do we do? How should we react? Let's see if I can help.

Love in relationships often fade away for many. There are indicators and signs that are often in plain sight, but we fail to acknowledge them and just simply overlook them. When it's all said and done, it leaves you broken, confused, asking questions, and wondering what could I have done differently. When the one you're with just outright and admittedly doesn't love or want you anymore, it just may be time to move on.

Life brings challenges that cause us to sometimes feel like failures. It can also leave a mindset of feeling defeated that could possibly cause some to just quit and never pursue greater. When this happens, don't put up but rather pick up and keep pressing forward. Don't dwell in the Dungeon of Defeat. That's not your residence.