Thought of the Day
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Today’s Breaking Bread Message Highlights Why So Many Turn From Organized Religion
Today I shared a message on my Breaking Bread With Natasha blog. I had brought back to life a message that I had written on April 17, 2013. Today I added more content, more ‘meat and potatoes’ to the table. I then recorded an audio message to accompany the written one. It’s easier to ‘take…
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Thought of the Day: We All Need to Open Our Mirrors
Please watch this video. The message shared is bold, deep, poignant, and personal. She will make you laugh and cry, want to shout and sing, and test out your lyrical skills. She will make you think about life, self, and those around you—near and far. It’s a reminder to all of us. You won’t be…
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Quote of the Day: Show It
I love this quote from US Senator Cory Booker: Don’t just talk about it, be about it. Don’t just profess it, express it. Walk the walk people! ~Natasha
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Quote of the Day by Pamela Hale-Burns
These words shared today by Pamela Hale-Burns moved me so that I was motivated to stop what I was doing to take her words and provide a visual stimulant. She was speaking to herself but I’m sure just like others who read the words, it feels as though the words are just for me. So…
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Part Four: A Conversation About Female-Male Relationships in the Black Community
But when will we individually and collectively say, “no more” and mean it? When will we stop subscribing to past lies masqueraded as truths? When will we stop buying into the stereotypes that were created as propaganda mechanisms to divide? When will we stop perpetuating the lies that even our elders told because they didn’t…
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Part Two- a Message to the Men: A Conversation About Female-Male Relationships in the Black Community
Yesterday was part one of this discussion. Hopefully not too many toes were stepped on. For those who felt offended or slighted in any way, look within to see why my observations bothered you so deeply. Are they not accurate? I would be interested in furthering our dialogue to examine any points that I made…
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What I Shared With a Student That May be Helpful to You
I hope that it helps to snatch them out of their pit and motivates them to run, walk, crawl or even roll to the victory line. They may not cross in first place, but they will cross. Every race we start we’re expected to finish.
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Part One: A Conversation About Female-Male Relationships in the Black Community
After watching this brief clip that someone posted on Facebook that shows a recording of an episode where Iyanla Vanzandt has Black men and women openly expressing their hurts, anger, and disappointments, I share in this multi-part reflection and plea that I’ve started below. I know that it can apply to any ethnicity of people…
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Read This. Please.
Would you do something for me? Well, it’s not actually for me. Would you pause for the next few moments and look around you, very slowly and intentionally; paying close attention to every detail. What do you see, hear, smell, and feel? Take it all in. Don’t rush it. Now please do something else… I…
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Thought of the Day: Closing Doors to the Past
Do you hear that? Listen closely. That is the sound of a door to the past closing. You have the options of locking it and storing the key or tossing it to never be reclaimed. You can also choose to keep it unlocked, knowing that every time that door to the past opens a flood…
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Thought of The Day: Be Mindful of the Bridges
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Thought of the Day: Run Your Race, Stop Being Distracted by Others
A few years ago I was cycling with a group of friends on the Silver Comet Trail in Georgia. Someone said to me that they admired that I wasn’t concerned with keeping up with the fastest, more experienced cyclists—that I always remained focused on riding at my pace. I told him, “I’m focused on me…
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When You Look in The Mirror What Body Do You Wish You Saw Instead of The One You See?
A few months ago I was having dinner with a friend of mine and we were talking about working out and getting back in shape. I’ve been like a bad debtor, putting in the work (paying my debt) then stopping and hiding out for weeks and months, and then starting up again. My consistent pursuit…
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Lessons Learned From The S.O.S. Band’s “Just The Way You Like It”
Those of us who love R&B music and spent the 1980s growing up or growing into our lives remember the song “Just The Way You Like It” by The S.O.S. Band. Do you recall the lyrics? “You have been single for a long time and I don’t want to cramp your style…as long as I…
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