Hair Update

Peace Family,

I recently posted an update on my hair care regimen on YouTube. Check out the link below and feel free to share.

Cee<3

 

Devon Franklin's Testimony

Peace Family,

I had to come and share. I have been listening to this off and on for the past two days and it is so powerful. Please take a listen and share with whomever you please.

Cee<3

 

Skin Care Update

Peace Family,

I recently did an update video on my skin care regimen on YouTube. Check it out below and feel free to share with your family and friends.

Peace and light,

Cee<3

 

Life/Work: Striking a Balance

“Work life balance” is quite the popular topic these days. There seems to be an abundance of information circulating about time management, budgeting, and health but when it is time to actually implement these tips many of us are lost. Too often, after a long work day, we go home and crash. Between preparing dinner and getting ready for the next day, our “life” can get pushed to the back burner. The point of this post is to encourage us all to bring that “life” portion a bit closer to focus. Below are a few tips to help you organize your responsibilities in a way that will leave room for fun, creativity, and spontaneity.

1.)    Let’s say you’re a person who likes to reserve your weekends for spending time with family and friends. Try setting aside 2 evenings a week for 2 hours to tackle all those things that you’ve been avoiding such as opening mail, applying for new jobs, checking emails, etc. The more we keep to these scheduled days, the easier and smaller the piles of mail and inbox messages will get. You may need more or less time depending on your level of activity. The point is that we stay on top of our business so that it doesn’t overwhelm us.

2.)    Another part of “life” that often gets neglected is our health. After a busy day on the job, most of us cannot be bothered to do another bit of work or in this case, workout. However, there are simple easy ways to get your exercise during the day. Walk your office building. If you work in a large building, walk the entire floor, take the steps up to the next floor, and repeat. Do as many floors as you can and before you know it you will reach the top floor! Don’t work in a large building? That’s ok. Take it to the streets. Take a fifteen minute walk around your job and back. These seemingly small tactics can make a big difference. More than just a physical work out, you will be giving yourself a mental break and chance to rejuvenate for the rest of your day.

3.)    Now this may be considered optional for some, but taking time to refresh, disconnect from social media and devices, and spending some time with your inner self, God, Allah, whatever you choose to refer the creator as, is also very important. If quiet and silent meditation is not for you, try listening to some encouraging meaningful music in the morning, reading a page from a daily devotional book, or listening to a podcast from your favorite online preacher or life coach. Whatever you do, take the time to feed your spirit a healthy dose of positivity. It will help build you up before you head out to face the world. This can also be done at night. Even five minutes is good. Trust me you won’t regret it.

Well, that’s all I had on my heart for today. If you enjoyed this post, please give it a thumbs up and share it with your family and friends.

Peace and light,

Cee<3

Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger!

Peace Family,

 

Are you maintaining or achieving? That is the question I'm posing today. It is a question I ask myself often. We all have different goals and aspirations. However, in order to achieve them, we all have to take the time on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis to answer a few questions.

• What is it that I would like to accomplish?
• What would it take to achieve this goal?
• How can I rearrange my life to incorporate time to work on this goal?

We live in a time where organizing our lives is quite simple. With the help of smartphones, tablets, and computers we can add appointments to our calendars, add several reminders for each event, and store information for quick reference. Let's use technology to our advantage. We often here cliché statements such as "you only live once," "time flies," etc., all of which are true. However, if we take the time to organize our lives in pursuit of our goals, even if we fall off the horse, we will be able to get back on with ease because we will have a plan to refer to.

 

Keep planning, keep stragegizing, on your journey to become Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger!! Feel free to share this with your family, friends, and loved ones. Happy back to school folks :)

 

Cee<3

 

 

 

Changing Our Idea of Success

Peace Family,

Recently, in my assignments for classes, I came across the two videos below. One from Arianna Huffington of the well known Huffington Post and another from a Ted Talk by Shawn Achor. The overarching theme of both speeches is that we challenge our idea of success and how that will impact literally every other facet of our lives. These videos affected me in a very profound way because I am personally interested in, not so much how to be successful according to today's standards, but how to be fulfilled and at peace. Please take a listen to the videos below and feel free to share with your family and friends. Comment if you like.

Love and Light,

Cee<3

Ted Talk by Shawn Achor

Enlightenment: Jay Z

Peace Family,

I really enjoy listening to uplifting, positive, logical messages and the one below is definitely one of the best I've heard this week and it is from one of my favorite thinkers Mr. Jay Z. If you have read my blog or subscribed to my YouTube channel, then you know that I did a review of his book Decoded when it came out. I'll post the video for that below as well. Listen, enjoy, and pass on to a friend.

Love and Light,

Cee<3

 

I fell down the steps this morning...

Actually, it was my second time falling this week but that's another story. I got up this morning to fix my tea like I do every morning and fell down the steps. And it wasn't one of those fall get back up real quick falls. I fell and slid and kept on sliding and couldn't even get a hold on the rail to stop the fall. When I finally stop sliding, I started to laugh, and laugh, and laugh. In fact, I laughed so hard that I was drooling lol omg I can't believe I'm writing this..But anyway, why am I telling you this? I'm sharing for a few reasons 1)I have to tell somebody, who knows somebody, who could tell somebody else that I literally busted my A$$ twice in one week. 2)I never knew falling could be so hilarious. 3)If you see me limping around, you will know why. I hope this makes somebody laugh this morning. Remember: "We fall down, but we get up" lol I'm done. Y'all have a good one.

Peace and Light,

Cee<3
(Sleep deprived)

Double Standard: Nikki Minaj "Lookin A** N***as"

Disclaimer: I am and have not ever been a "Nikki Minaj fan."

Disclaimer 2: I have never promoted the use of the "N" word even though I know people who use the word freely. To each his/her own. No shade here.

With that being said, I am coming to her defense, in whatever small way, in regards to her recent song "Lookin A** N***as." In a time when I can turn on the radio in my car and hear Chris Brown and Lil Wayne's "Loyal" playing on three different radio stations at once, I cannot believe the backlash Nikki Minaj is receiving for this song and especially from women. Ok, I know two wrongs don't make a right. It is not ok for men to bash women or vice versa which is addressed in more detail in Hill Harper's "The Conversation" which I did a book review on a few years ago and you can check it out here. (Shameless self promotion.) However, in an industry that is very much still male dominated and continuously allows for the release of songs that berate women in a multitude of ways, why is everyone so upset about Nikki Minaj's song? I'm asking this question genuinely because I have not seen or heard as much criticism for songs released by men who say pretty much the same things about "some women." Nikki outlines exactly who she is talking about when she says "look at y'all b**** a** n***gas lying on your d**k a** n***as/ frontin like they got a plan when it's really boost mobile a** n***as/look at y'all lying a** n*** as talking bout it's paid off when its really financed niggas." So, to use a line that is most often dropped by men who don't understand why women get upset about certain rap songs "if this is not you, why are you mad?" I would be interested to read your comments or feedback. Feel free to share this post but in the meantime I'm leaving Nikki's video below for your listening/viewing pleasure.

Always love and light,

Cee<3

 

Black History Month: Iyanla Vanzant

Peace Family,

Today I want to shine a light on the beautiful, courageous, uplifting Iyanla Vanzant or as I like to refer to her, Aunti I :)

She has truly been like an Aunti to me over the years even though I have never met her lol. I had my first encounter with her books when my uncle and his then wife gave me a copy of "In the Meantime" as a gift when I was leaving for undergrad in August of 2004. I read the book without actually taking it in. But, after the whole circus of college, I began to settle into a more routine daily life and re-read the book and it struck me in a completely different way. Since then, I have read "The Spirit of a Man" which was actually written for Black men and I am currently reading her daily devotional book "Acts of Faith." If you follow me on instagram, @honeycee.BlogSpot.com, then you have seen many pages from the book. It is filled with little "tidbits" of joy, reflection, and peace. Check out some of Aunti I, mmm excuse me, Iyanla Vanzant's books and feel free to leave your comments below. Also, catch her on the OWN network doing her show "Iyanla Fix My Life." I love you all for reading. Feel free to share and I'll write you tomorrow!

Love and Light,

Cee<3

Black History Month: Richard Wright

Peace Family,

I know it has been quite a while since I posted here but I am challenging myself to post everyday for the month of February. Why? Well, there a few reasons: It's my sister's, my boyfriend's, and my birthday month woo hoo!! Hey Aquarius :) Also, it's Black History Month and as a African-American Literature minor I was exposed to some of the best writers of my culture. So, with all that being said lol, today's post is in celebration of Mr. Richard Wright.

As a high school junior, I read his more popular novels such as "Native Son" and "Black Boy." Both books opened my eyes to the plight of Black people in the United States during mid-20th century. I encourage you, if you have never read Richard Wright or haven't visited any of his literature in a while, to lose yourself in one of his novels or short stories. His writing is so vivid I guarantee you will find it hard to put down. Blessings to you all! Have a great day and I'll write you tomorrow :)

Love and Light,

Cee<3