Category: Encouragement
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My top 6 Tik Tokers
Over the past year millions of people around the world turned to Tik Tok for entertainment. I am one of those people, lol. I still find myself losing time watching my top 6 favorites listed below. I encourage you to check these ladies out along with my account also (my_motley_crew) . *These are listed in…
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I See Me Mantras – Toni Jones
This morning while in a group chat someone recommended this album to me. It is absolutely amazing. I love it. If you are in the habit of practicing self-love/ self-care then this is for you. Play it while you are working, cleaning, driving. This was just the thing I needed on this Monday morning!
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Love Goggles
**this piece was originally published on neverbalanced.com on September 28, 2012** My husband and I were recently joking around. He can tend to be a pessimist at times which he fully acknowledges. I told him that he never showed that trait until we got married. He laughed and told me that before we married I…
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Start Your Day!
Yesterday I felt like I accomplished some great things for Beyond Our Pearls (BOP). I created a logo, set up Instagram, and joined some clubs on Facebook. I even established that my BOP goals for today would be to write a post and find others to follow on IG. But then, I looked around my…
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In a Funk
A few years ago I remember telling my husband that I was depressed. The children were sleep when I just ‘broke down’ in the living room. He looked at me with a quizzical look and again I said “I’m depressed”. I had entered into a funk that I had never experienced before. I was tired…
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The Massage
In 2010 while pregnant with our first child I told my husband that I was interested in getting a prenatal massage. I researched prenatal massages and became familiar with the modifications that needed to be made. When I phoned the spa to book my appointment the woman assured me that they had a masseuse that…