Some of us are forced to obey. Some of us are forced to experience humiliation at all levels. Some of us are expected to see the good in...

What is Freedom? If I cannot control my psychological and emotional well-being, am I free?  If I need to be rescued by another person, am...

Dear Proteas,    What has been on my mind this week? I have been thinking about women’s health. In particular, women diagnosed or...

What contributes to Diabetes Type 2 (i.e., high blood sugar), hypertension (i.e., high blood pressure), and chronic kidney disease (i.e.,...

What is the difference between surviving and living? When you’re surviving, you live day by day. You fear being in danger, and,...

Why do we ignore our intuition? With everything in our being, we know something is wrong, yet we ignore our intuition. Sometimes, we...

We do things for persons because it is in our nature to do them. We do them without expecting anything in return. We do them because we...

I used to carry others ' hate like it was part of my identity. I used to internalize hate like it was my responsibility to internalize...

What is trusting and mistrusting the wrong person?   You can believe a person is honest, sincere, and has good intentions, but they do...

Do we always practice what we preach? So many person profess how badly they want to see another person win, but their words and actions...

Do I believe in Karma? I do not. I think that some persons are luckier than others. I think there are injustices in this world (e.g.,...

They say there are three types of persons: leaves, branches, and roots. Leaves are like seasons: They are unreliable, seasonal, flakes....

Content Warning:  The following blog contains sensitive information. About lies to bring a person's name to the ground: People are...

The power of letting go.     Sometimes we let go without notice. We do this not because we do not care, but because we have given the...

What is groupthink (e.g., cult mentality)? Groupthink is not having the ability to think for yourself. You have to think like everyone...

What is anger? It is a feeling in which one wants to fight. It is a feeling that one has been purposely hurt. Anger can come from...

Look within to find yourself. Why is practicing silence essential? One of the hardest things to do is to stay silent when experiencing an...

What is oppression?  Ethnicism, sexism, classism, ageism, heterosexism, antisemitism. These persons may experience oppression through...

Why do some persons view another person's decisions negatively? Some person will judge one’s decisions based on their expectations, not...

Why do some people not see the forest before the trees? There are times in a person's life when they cannot see what is in front of them....