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WEW apologize for the lack of blogging.  We will be updating our site to bring you more motivational, inspirational information for you to grow.   Ladies, we will be back, bigger and better.

Continue to support our blog, and get ready for big things to happen.


Much Love and Blessings to All

Speaking Engagements

Women Empowering Women is available for motivational speaking engagements.   We have blessed many through our website and now offers are pouring in requesting our services to speak to women at various conferences, company meetings, outreach programs.
If you or your group is looking for inspiration, motivation, uplifting speech, please contact:

Women Empowering Women
916-308-4508
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We welcome the opportunity. 

A New Season

Fall is the season for change.  I believe that this is our season of change.  I believe that all you have gone through, are going through, or will go through, will prepare you for the season of change that will take place.   New beginnings, new jobs, new families, new growth personally and spiritually.

Change is difficult for most, we get "comfortable" with our surrounding situation. Learn to embrace and face change head on.   Change is good for the soul.  Change is sometimes, out with the old and in with the new.  Change is a new spiritual journey, building a solid foundation or a restructuring of the old to build strength and momentum.

Fall is the time to take off the rose colored glasses of summer and see life through the naked eye.  Fall is the time to build, gather and store.   Fall is all about shedding the old and harvesting for the new.

This fall, take the time to enjoy your season of change.  Embrace it, love it, share it, and continue to give God the glory.

Be Blessed

Blessed

Ladies, learn to know when you are being blessed.   Since starting Women Empowering Women, I have had the opportunity to come across some very blessed and highly favored women.   I have also had the opportunity to come across many women that need help.    I have blessed many and will continue to do so, but I will also correct those that I feel are taking advantage of anyone's kindness.

I have reached out to many women in need of inspiration, motivation and encouragement.  Many of the women that have beeen blessed through this website have reached out to help other women in need.  Now with everything good comes some bad!

Ladies, learn to accept a blessing as just that, a blessing.  Do not misuse nor take advantage of anyone that has reached out to help you.   Sadly, I have had to stop some women in their tracks. Many women (not all) I noticed just want a hand out, not a hand up.    I have had women that I have helped put on the right track, not bother to help another woman.   I have had women that just continously beg (just for the sake of taking something from you).  I have had women refuse to put in the work needed to advance themselves, their families and their community, but they are first in line when anything free is given.

I will continue to help those in need.  I will also continue to stop those that only want for self, those that want to drain you of everthing you have without putting in any work.

Be Blessed

Reaching Out

I want to talk about reaching out.  We must learn how to reach out to others to get the help we need.  There are many times we feel so alone, wishing we had someone to talk to, someone to help us with the kids, someone to bounce things off of, someone to let us know that everything will be alright.  Everyone needs someone to talk to, to confide in.

For whatever reason, many of us feel that we can handle everything ourself, we don't want anyone to know that we are feeling choked by everything going on in our life.  I am here to tell you that we were not put here to stay to self, to handle issues alone.  Reach out to people to help you through.   Reach out to the church, the community, a friend, a neighbor, a sister or brother, mother or father.  If you are feeling defeated, reach out and ask for help.

God did not mean for us to handle everything by ourselves.  God put us here to work together to inspire, uplift, motivate and educate each other.   It is sad that we have become such a "me" society that we have lost the very essence of life, working together.

My heartfelt blessings to those that are working on reaching out.  It is ok to ask for help.  To those that are the special ones that people are reaching out to for help, open your heart to inspire, motivate and educate those that come to you.

Be Blessed Always

Embrace Change and Your Success

I have been blessed to meet some very intelligent, well rounded women.  There is something that I feel should be pointed out.  Ladies, please do not be afraid of success.  As we continue to build our businesses, continue our education, obtain our degrees and certifications our confidence continues to grow.  Sometimes, when we see the fruit of our labor paying off, we get anxious and nervous about the next step.   Many of you do not have someone to build your confidence and root you on, this is why I encourage women to work together, motivate each other, inspire those in need.

As you reach your goal and see the light at the end of the tunnel, do not start doubting yourself.  Continue to stay in prayer, have confidence that you will succeed and walk with a bold authority.  God has given you all the tools you need to succeed, enjoy your success.   Know that you are not alone.  As long as your foundation, which is God, is strong, you will be just fine.  Change is scary, success is exciting and can be daunting.  Know that with each blessing and step of accomplishment is a responsibility. 

Embrace your success.  Face change head on and without fear.  Know that you are blessed and not alone.

Blessings to You Always!

When Your Child Leaves Home

I have quite a few friends that are going through the empty nest syndrome.  You will and can get through it.  As our children grow older and start to leave us, you first get that feeling of eurphoria and then reality sets in, and you start feeling sad.  Ladies, this is a normal reaction.  

First, congratulations on raising well rounded, well behaved, intelligent children.  Second, you are so blessed to have raised kids that strive to be better and make something of themselves.  Third, now it is your time to focus on you.   Take the time and think about what it is that you want to accomplish for you.

Now is the time to take that trip, start that business, meet new friends.  Enjoy yourself!

The empty nest feeling will pass and that feeling of eurphoria will return once you realize that you have accomplished something great, you have given the world our next senator, doctor, lawyer, engineer or president, and we thank you!

Enjoy Life and Be Blessed!

Repost: Without A Foundation

I received a lot of responses to this post and felt I should repost it, Enjoy and be Blessed!

Ladies, today's messge to you is about finding your foundation. This is beneficial to you and your family to be solid. My foundation is Christ, and through my faith and a solid foundation, I was able to overcome a lot of detrimental things that was thrown at me. Through my faith and a foundation, I was able to raise a strong family who leans not to their own understanding when things are tough, but understand that when you are on the right path in life, there are spiritual principalities that will come against you. Through my faith and a solid foundation, everything that I have asked for has been given, and then some.

If things are not going the way they should, find your foundation. Know that you are a child of God and that thing will get better. Know that he has not forgotten you and that he has given you the tools to overcome any adversity. Know that if there is a battle that you cannot fight, he will fight that battle for you.

Ladies, I know that sometimes things can get so bad in life that you want to give up. But, today is a new day with new opportunities. Whatever it is that you believe in to get you through tough times, this is your foundation. Make sure it is solid! Know that you are not alone. Know that if you want help to put a solid foundation under yourself and your family there are people who will be more than happy to help. Reach out and let someone know that your foundation is not solid and you are sinking. Find a church, a synagogue, a mosque, a temple, and if you are not religious, find somewhere positive, somewhere that feeds your spirit with hope and determination to overcome whatever adversities that have come your way.

Ladies, you set the tone for your household. Give your household something no one can take from them, a solid foundation in life.

Be Blessed!

RACISM IN AMERICA

Now that the federal budget has been passed, I am outraged at the political games that has been played because our president is black.   Now whether you want to believe it or not, RACISM is alive, festering and showing it's ugly head.   How dare you allow our country financial situation to get to this point because you don't want to DEAL WITH A BLACK MAN. 

Let's call it what it is people, blatant racism.   This is not the first time we have been on the brink of losing our credibility, this has been going on down to the wire for many administrations, but this is the first time our ability to work it out and still be able to provide for the AMERICAN PEOPLE without losing our credibility has been jeopardized.   This has nothing to do with democrats or republican party lines, this is simply RACISM.

No president in the history of America has had to deal with an ENTIRE party REFUSING to work with him.  No president in the history of America has had to deal with the well being of American Citizens being jeopardized due to an ENTIRE party REFUSING to bend on policies and issues that will keep our country strong and funtioning.    This has nothing to do with politics, this is simply because HE IS BLACK. 

It is time to stop pretending, stop being undercover, stop using politics for your reasoning and admit that it is not in your fiber to allow a man that is not a white man take control.   Our president has been called a "Tar Baby", A Boy, A Nigga, A Coon etc, by WHITE MALE POLITICIANS in public, in the press.   How dare you!!!    Where is the outcry?   Where is the lashing by the media to those that has disrepected our president.    I know that not too long ago when GEORGE BUSH was running this country into the ground, if ANYONE spoke against that administration, they were immediately considred UNPATRIOTIC, A TRAITOR.    

Yes America, Racism is alive and festing  right here, and the head of the KKK is running the REPUBLICAN PARTY..    Also, don't blame the Black Man for this shit, blame Republican Representative Cantor for holding our country hostage and putting us in this mess...it was his suggestion that the Republican party stall to make our BLACK PRESIDENT look bad....and it worked!

I have news for ALL REDNECKS, KKK, TEA PARTY and anyone else that has a problem with people of color, it is not people of color that is running this country to the ground, and we are not going anywhere!!!   Deal with it!   It is you and your sick entitlement issues.

Dirty Dogs! 

Inner Peace

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

 

I believe in God.  Ladies, whatever your belief is, lean on it.  Inner peace is very important for your well being.  I speak on picking your battles, standing strong and working together alot, it is something that I believe in.   We will always be bombarded with issues, that is life.   Many issues are at the hands of others, many are of our own doing.  Whether large or small, dealing with everday issues will eventually take a toll on your physical and mental well being.

 

In order to withstand, we must take care of ourself.  We are so accustomed to movement that it is difficult to slow down and re-connect with self.   Take the time and find your inner peace.  You can try yoga, meditation, 30 minutes of spiritual reflection and absorb.  You must simmer down before you flame out, burn out or simply check out.

 

Your inner peace is your foundation.  Nurture it, feed it and watch it manifest.  Whatever issues you face, know that you will be victorious if your foundation is strong.

 

Be Blessed and Peaceful

Good Friends Are Forever

If you are blessed to have good friends in your life, cherish them.  So many people do not have good friends.  There are also many people who do not know how to be a friend.

A friend is someone who cares about you unconditionally.   They are rare.  A friend is there when you make stupid mistakes, experience a heart break, when you are grieving, when you lose your job, when you are sick.   Yes, a friend is indeed very special.

Learn to recognize who your friends are.  A friend will not continuously take from you.  A friend will not leave you to solve your issues on your own.   A friend will not make you feel less than.  A friend will not continously stroke your ego when you need to be taken down a notch.  A friend will help you realize your full potential.

We should all work to become a better friend.   Look out for each other.  Compliment, inspire and motivate your friends. 

Remember to be blessed to have good friends, you must learn to be a good friend.

Be Blessed!

Believe In You

Today, I would like to talk to you about believing in yourself.  Everything that you need to accomplish your goals is within you.    Having self confidence is very important.  Having self confidence means that "Greater is he that is within you, than he that is in the world".  Believe that there is nothing that you cannot do.

As you stay in the word of God and fuel your faith, know that you have the ability to withstand all challenges if you just believe in his word, and yourself.

You are extremely valuable.  You are strong, intelligent and able to withstand.  Believe in yourself.  Walk boldly.  Hold your head up, your shoulders back and with confidence know that whatever goal you are attempting to reach, you will.  Believe in yourself enough to realize that all the hard work will pay off in a big way for you.  Just continue to have confidence in yourself.

Believing in yourself and showing confidence is very infectious.  People around you will start to notice a different you.  Many around you will start emulating your behavior.  There are those that will envy your joy.  Ladies, share your knowledge, share your faith, share your confidence with others who are trying to find their way.

Believing in yourself is not arrogant, nor does it mean you are conceited.  Know that it is a FINE line between believing in yourself and being arrogant.  The difference between the two is one continues to have a humble heart and spirit and the other has no heart!

Believe in Yourself, I do!

Be Blessed

Faith

Having faith is something that I constantly speak on.  I believe in God and I have faith in his word.  I have faith that he will and can change your circumstances.   Faith is having confidence.  Faith is having confidence in God, and knowing that his word will not and does not come back void.   Faith is having confidence in knowing that your situation, whether it is spiritual, physical, financial, humanitarian, etc., will change.

Having the confidence in knowing that there is a God who is still in control.   We are here today because of people who came before us that stood on their faith, who believed that God will and can change their circumstances.   Having faith in God and confidence in his word will allow you to move mountains. 

As you look aound at what is happening in our world today, have faith that God is still in control.  When you see your finances, your marriage, your children, your life is out of your control, have faith that God is still in control.  Have the confidence in him to know that he will and can change all to work in your favor.  Continue to feed your spirit with the word of God.  Read your bible, continue to allow his words to renew your faith and build your confidence so that you are able to walk with a bold authority.   

Faith is the belief in things unseen.  Faith is knowing that when it is out of your hands and your control that there is a force unseen that is still working.   Faith is having confidence in knowing that you are annointed from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet, and everything will work out in your favor.     Faith is standing on the word of God and his covenent to provide all your needs.  

Faith has bought many through horrific situations,  My faith is what has propelled me to reach out to as many women as I can.  My faith has allowed me to share wisdom, understanding, inspiration, motivation and hope.  My faith has allowed me to stand tall today.   My faith in God and his mercy will never be shaken.  

As you read my words, I hope you feel the joy in knowing that your faith is the cornerstone of your being and have the confidence in God's word to know that everything you touch will turn to gold. 

Be Blessed Always!

Blessings

Blessings come in many forms.  Sometimes, God will put people in your path to help you.  Sometimes, he will put you in the right position on a job.  Yes, blessings come in many ways and you just have to recognize when a blessing is there for you.

If you have good health.  If you are able to walk around and carry on a conversation with another person, then you are blessed.   If you are able to maintain your household in these trying times, then you are blessed.   If your children, husband, mother, father, sisters and brothers are alive and well, then you are blessed.

Even though times may be tough, know that you are blessed.   There are many people without their basic needs being met today.  Many that did not get out of bed.  Many suffering from depression, anxiety, or just economic overload. 

We must all hold on the fact that everything will work out for our good.  That we are blessed and favored.  Know that the gift given to you if you were able to hug your child this morning.   Know that you are blessed if you are able to smile and say hello to someone in need of kindness.

Blessings come in many forms and in many ways.  Let us all take time and think about how blessed we really are.  Also, take the time to bless someone.   It does not always have to be financial, it could be as simple as asking how they are doing, a simple wave, a nod of the head or a trip to the store for someone who has difficulty walking.

Be Blessed and Happy Always!

Abuse

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. ~

James Baldwin

Abuse in any form is unacceptable.  Whether it is mental, physical, psycological or verbal, ABUSE IN ANY FORM IS UNACCEPTABLE!

There are a lot of sick people in this world.  There are the readily identifiable mentally unstable, there are the undercover sick and mentally unstable who are in positions of power and are monsters preying on those who are unable to defend themselves, there are those that use the law as a shield to justify their sick behavior to abuse, shoot and kill.  There are husbands, wives and children being abused in some horrible form everyday.

Ladies, if you are in an abusive relationship, LEAVE NOW!  If you know or see a child that is being abused, please alert someone immediately.   We are our brothers keepers.  We must step outside sometimes and get involved.   We must say something and do something to protect and help those that are in these unfortunate situations.  Please talk to someone.  Know that any form of abusive behavior is not normal, nor is it alright.  Stop settling!  Realize that you are better than the situation you are in and must get out.  Do not allow fear to keep you trapped.  Know that God is in control, not that monster!  Take the first step and get out!

I must say this, PEOPLE keep an eye on your neighbors!  We have become such a "me" society, a computer, touch screen, digital society that human contact is very, very brief.  Please step out of your little world and watch what is going on around your neighborhood.   We must stop saying, "I don't want to get involved".  GET INVOLVED!  You just may save someone's life.   If you hear a lot of arguing, if you see someone being abused, CALL SOMEONE, you may just save a life.

If you know of someone who is being abused, please help them get out of this situation.   If you are in an abusive situation, please ask for help to remove yourself from the situation.   If you know of children or a child being abused, please let someone know.   

May God Keep You Safe and Blessed!

What Happened To The Church

What happened to the church?  The church was a place for worship, to congregate, get closer to your God.  The church was a place that you could feel safe, a sense of relief.   If you needed guidance, you could go to the church members and be welcomed with open arms.  The leaders of the church were compassionate to those in need.  The church was a place where you could send your child without worry.   What happened to the church?

I will say that this is not about ALL churches, because there are churches around that help those in need, they are compassionate to those less fortunate, they are sincerely trying to teach the word of God and save lives.   This is strictly directed to those churches that are about MONEY and their SELFISH needs and wants.  
I will say this, that everyone that shouts the name of the lord is not of God.  There are a lot of CON artist in the church that prey on the less fortunate, the vunerable, those that are seeking guidance.    There are a lot of churches that are just fronts.    Ask yourself, how many building funds do they really need.   How has the church in your neighborhood helped your community?    Are they reaching out to the community WITHOUT charging you a fee and calling it a workshop?    Are they saving lives without a hidden agenda attached?

Why do churches feel they have to be MEGA to be effective?  Why is it that your blessings are based on how much money you put in the bucket on Sunday?  Why are your seminars, workshops and conferences (which are geared to help others) priced where those that need the help cannot afford to attend and the church refuses to allow anyone to attend that cannot pay.
There are many churches and church members who are not right, who are not of God, who are just greedy asses who prey on the sick, needy and lost.  There are church leaders who are only about the money, or their sick twisted needs.

So while you are in church, listening to the word of God, taking in the beautiful music, and being told how you will receive your reward, watch your purse.

Again this is not all churches, and I will not name the particular church I am speaking of, believe me they know who they are, but this is rampant in churches.   My thing is this, if MONEY is your priority just say it, be about it, own it.  Do not pretend that you are about God and you are really about self.


Be Blessed

Robbed Without A Gun

I am sure many of you have heard about the budget cuts that are being considered by our state and federal governments.  I have spoke on this many times on this blog.  I have encouraged all my readers to contact their state and federal representatives to let them know that you do not appreciate the cuts being made to impact the poor, the elderly or our children.  I feel like they have been robbed without a gun.

This is extremely important for everyone of us to get involved.  I have spoken on the price of food skyrocketing, housing prices, medical benefits being cut and education for our children being priced out of reach.  This is not a dire warning, this is a code blue warning (STAT), which means that this is an EMERGENCY!   You and I must do something before it is too late.

Even though we are told continuously why we are in this mess, I for one still do not understand.  We spend BILLIONS to keep other countries afloat.  We spend BILLIONS to feed, educate and provide clothing and housing to other countries.   We spend BILLIONS on a prison system that is broken.  We spent BILLIONS to bail out BANKS and FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (WTF)!   We pay a lot of money for the salaries of people representing us, statewise and federal, to be ignored, unrepresented and outright LIED TO.  We have been robbed without a gun!

There has to be a moment soon where the people, WE THE PEOPLE, say no more!  Any one with any common sense should know that you take care of HOME FIRST, then you venture out to help others.

We should all feel like we have been robbed (without a gun).  The hard work, sweat, blood and tears that my parents and their parents put into making this country great, has been for naught. The sacrifices that I have made through all my years of working to provide for my family and to have a small nest egg when I retire has been taken away from me.  Yes, I am very upset and angry about the chain of events happening, and each and everyone of you should feel the same way.

The talk about cutting social security, unemployment, aid to families with dependent children, medical and medicare, housing for the poor, food to feed the needy, etc., should make each of us say "NO MORE".   We are the victims in this mess.  We have allowed our representatives to play russian roulette with our livelyhood and a bullet just went off.

And all this has been done without a gun.

Disrepectful Children

This is a subject that I really have a hard time with.  Disrespectful children, whether they are young or old is not acceptable.  I do not understand how a relationship with your child turns to the point where they feel it is ok to speak to you in a derogatory manner.  As parents, we are not perfect.  We will and have made mistakes in raising our children. Unless you were a brutal, horrific, low-down dirty parent, there should be no reason your child is disrespectful.

If you have young children and they are disrespectful, you need to nip this in the bud immediately.  There is nothing cute about a child cussing at an adult.   I have witnessed this firsthand, and I immediately had to remember that this was not my child.   The parents of the child that was using vulgar language were laughing.    I was beyond appalled!   Teach your child about respecting you and others.  Teach your child at a young age that unacceptable behavior is just that, UNACCEPTABLE. 

If you have an adult child that is disrespectful to you, STOP IT NOW.  I would suggest you seperate yourself from this person.   I know there are times when I have to stop my adult child in mid-sentence and tell him to watch his mouth.    You really could not pay my son to disrespect me.  As an adult, he knows that there are some things that I do not play with, and being disrespectful is one of those things.

Something had to happen in the past, or is being tolerated in the present for you to allow ANY child to disrespect you.   Whatever has happened or whatever is happening, make TODAY the day the disrespect stops.  Period!

Be Blessed

What Have You Learned

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

 I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."

 I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

 I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

 I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

 — Maya Angelou

Everyday is a challenge to learn and grow.  Ask yourself, What Have You Learned?  If you have not learned, you are destined to repeat.   Food for thought!

Be Blessed Always

Love, Love, Love

Ladies, love is in the air.   Weddings are taking place all over the city.  I attended a few weddings in the past couple of weeks and they were all very, very beautiful.  For the ladies that have jumped the broom, congratulations!  May God bless your new union, and may you both grow healthy, wealthy and wise.

There are many women that are single, divorced or recently seperated that seem to have given up on finding love.  There is someone for everyone.  I really believe that.

Don't give up on finding that special someone to spend your life with.   Sometimes we have to go through the rotten fruit to get to the good.

I meet a lot of single men that say there are no good women around.  They want the same values in a woman that women want in them.  Honesty, loyalty, hard worker, a person who puts family first. 

Before you can build a relationship with someone, make sure you are mentally and spiritually ready.  Clear up your baggage first.  Know what it means to be in a relationship.   Make sure your relationship has a SOLID foundation before you start to build on it. 

Love is a beautiful thing and it is in the air.  Take a long whiff and enjoy.

Be Blessed

A Good Day

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the day with a friend that I have known for over 20 years, but have not seen in over 10 years.  It was so good to catch up on what has transpired in our journey of life.   We laughed, cried and laughed some more.  We talked about our children.  We remembered our parents, who have passed on to a better place.

We talked about how blessed we are to be able to live another day.  We talked politics and the economy.  We talked about our passion to help others.  We talked about our trials and tribulations.  We talked about the wonderful mercy of God.

I know that this person is more than a friend to me, he is also a blessing.  When you have the time to sit back and talk to a true friend, you realize that life is and has been really good.

Be Blessed Always

Take The Time And Reflect

Ladies, take the time and reflect back on the things you use to love to do.  For me, I use to love to dance. I use to teach dancing back in the day.  It was a way for  me to express my feelings, coordinate beautiful movement and give people joy when they learned a step.

Take the time and reflect back on a time before you had children, a husband, family.  What was it that you loved to do?  Did you love to knit, rug hooking, cooking, dancing or play double dutch?   When I reflect back, it definitely brings a smile to my face.   There was a time when worry and stress was a foreign word.  There was a time when people smiled at each other, and said hello.  There was a time when ladies behaved like a lady, and men were men.  I take the time to reflect and pass on my history to my family and my granddaughter.

Take the time and reflect back on a time that you were just happy to be alive and carefree.  The joyous feeling you get when you reflect back is the joy I want you to pass on today.

Take the time and reflect back.  It is good for the soul to remember such great times.   Just take the time and reflect back, and pass those times and thoughts to your children, grandchildren, etc.

Pass on your history.  Sometimes to know how we have come to this point and where we are going, we must take the time and reflect.

Be Blessed Always.

SUMMER IS HERE

Summer is here.  Dust off your shorts and tank tops and enjoy life.  Now, make sure those tops and shorts are age appropriate.

There are many activities that you can enjoy with your mate, your family and your friends that are low cost or no cost to you.

Summer is the time for concerts in the park, by the river or on a hill.   Many of the concerts given are free, but many with big headliners can cost an arm and a leg to attend.   If these costly concerts are going on in the park, you can sit away from the action and still enjoy the music for free.    There are car shows, fashion shows, various classes at community centers, community pools (many charge a small fee for a full day of fun) and discount movie tickets available for you to enjoy.

If you are able to afford gas, you can put the family in the car and take a nice ride, away from your everyday scenery.   Many museums offer summer discounts, take the time to explore other things. 

If you just don't have the money to make a move (believe me, I know), take a walk around your neighborhood.  Get together with other mothers and plan small neighborhood activities and get the neighbors involved.   Kids get bored easily, so keep craft materials around, such as, popsicle sticks, leftover beans, macaroni or ribbon.  Elmers glue is still around and is cheap. 

Many neighborhood religious facilities open their doors to the community for various activities during the summer.  If your church does not offer any summer activity, please go to the pastor and ask that the church help with some kind of activity for the neighborhood children. 

Summer is a time for renewal.  So take off that winter/spring layer and open up the new YOU.

Enjoy your summer and be blessed always!

Continue to Weather The Storm, Don't Give Up

Ladies, I know that many of you have weathered the storm of depression, anxiety, loneliness, hopelessness and dispair.   I commend you for staying in prayer, standing firm on the word of God, believing in your faith that things will get better and continuing to walk with a bold authority.

 I have heard from many women that's having a hard time in these trying days of budget cuts, job losses, trying to feed their family, trying to keep unity in the family or just trying to keep a roof over their heads.  It can become overwhelming to you, extremely depressings and give you a feeling of hopelessness.

To those that are still weathering the storm, know that it will pass and things will get better for you and your family.   Continue to read the word of God, continue to pray, continue to believe that things will get better for you.   We  must learn that some things are beyond our control, and as much as we try to control or just grasp at what is happening, sometimes you must stand back and allow God to work in your life.   You must believe that he will turn it around in your favor.

I have not blogged in a few days because I have been bombarded with such negative people that I wondered if I was actually helping others overcome adversity, hardship, etc., with words of wisdom, courage, knowledge, blessing and growth.    The calls I have received from around the globe, asking if I will continue to blog to empower women to move forward has been eye opening.   I now know that my blog has reached women in need of encouragement across the world.   This is eye opening and extremely humbling because when I started this blog, I had no idea the magnitude of women that would be touched by my words.

I want to thank you all for your support and I will continue to blog and encourage women to look at the bright side of things.  Women Empowering Women is very grateful for your love and support and if we can help one woman see her full potential then our job here is not in vain.

Be Blessed Always and Thank You!

Full Circle

With budget cuts still looming, I feel that we are being forced back to basics.  It seems that with the high prices of everything, and cuts in programs that help the needy and assist those who have barely made it out of the poverty hole we have got to get back to basics.

Yes, technology is great.  We have everything from DSL to XYZ.  With the rising cost of electricity, cable, and anything else associated with electronics or electricity, only the priviledged will be able to enjoy those luxuries. 

I know how much we have become accustomed to eating whatever and whenever we want, but it seems that with the price of food continuously rising, local social food programs struggling to feed the rising number of families in need, and our local government refusing to acknowledge the needs of the poor, we may need to get back to the basics of growing our own food.

Finding a job is not as easy as it use to be.  Many employers are not hiring, period.  Many companies have move overseas, to avoid paying taxes here.   I speak alot about tapping into your talents to make money.  To survive, a lot of us are going to have to think of other ways to make money. 

As we sit and wait for the hammer to drop.  Now is the time to think about getting back to the basics to survive.

Be Blessed

See A Doctor

Ladies, I want to talk to you about a serious issue, our health.   We spend a lot of time making sure everyone and everything around us is running smoothly, we seem to forget about making sure we are running just as smooth.  

Make sure you go for regular checkups.  If you blessed to have insurance, make an appointment to see your primary care physician.  Have him/her give you the once over just to make sure everything is everything.   If you do not have insurance, seek state help.  Most states have a general assistance medical program (please do this before the cuts come down).  Most communities have mobile physician stations that will see the uninsured.  Fill out the paperwork and make an appointment to see a physician.

Ladies, our bodies are our temple.  Take the time to make sure you are fit.  As we get older, we must change our eating habits.  Our bodies are not designed to continiously ingest and digest processed foods.  With the price of food today, many of us are forced to change what we are accustomed to.   Get back to eating more veggies and natural foods.

As we heal our inner spirit, grow mentally and enhance physically, lets start taking care of our health.

See a doctor!

Be Blessed Always

Take The Time

Take the time to enjoy life.  Take a class and learn something new. Go to the park, sit at that coffee shop downtown, go window shopping.   We all get into our daily routine, and sometimes it is hard to step outside of that routine.   There are many things happening in your community that you may not be aware of.  Go online, pick up the community section of the newspaper and see what is offered.

Many classes or adventures offered are free, some are asking for a donation or charging a small fee.   A lot of sites or activities around the city offer a discount on group rates, so call some friends and see if they are interested.

Ladies, never stop enjoying life.  Regardless of what is going on around you, time nor life will stop because you are going through a rough season.  Take the time to step away from the situation, the clutter, the trials and tribulations, the burdens and the stress, and do something that will help you get your happy back.

Whatever it is, a dance class, a walk in the park, spending the day under a tree reading a book or a cooking class, take the time to enjoy life. 

Be Blessed Always

The Power of Positive Thinking

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale, author


Ladies, having confidence in yourself is very important for your growth and well being.  There are many that have been beaten down spiritually by being surrounded by people, places and things that are not healthy.  Even as you attempt to ignore the negative, after awhile it starts will start to weigh you down.

Learning to believe in yourself is a process that can be achieved.  Learning to have faith in your abilities with daily reading of the word, meditation and affirmations, you will start to walk boldly.  The last sentence above sums everything up, "Without a HUMBLE, but REASONABLE confidence in YOUR OWN powers, you CANNOT be successful or happy".     As you begin to grow spiritually and mentally, continue to stay humble.  As your confidence grows, people around you will take notice.

Being happy or successful should not be measured by material things or by how much you have in the bank.  Being happy and successful within is worth more than ANYTHING money can buy.

The Power of Positive Thinking can help you overcome anything put in your path.  To change our lives, ladies, we must first change our thinking.


Be Blessed Always

Don't Just Sit There, Do Something

As we all go about our daily lives, looming in the shadow are the budget cuts, both federal and state, that will affect all of us.  As we watch the people we put in office handle sex scandals, monetary impropriaties, jockeying for presidental position at any cost, we the little people are left , praying, fasting, biting our fingernails, wondering and hoping they will remember us.

Don't just sit there, do something!  Write your representative, call them, send them an email, let them know that you want the budget cuts to not affect the poor, the elderly, children, those who need medical insurance, etc.    I remember a time when we wanted the attention of our representative, we marched, we picketed, we boycotted, we bombarded their offices until they realized that WE THE PEOPLE, put you there, and WE THE PEOPLE will remove you if the choices you are making are not beneficial to those who need it the most.

Everyday that WE THE PEOPLE don't act or say anything, is another day that our legislators make decisions that will drastically affect those who are barely making ends meet now.

WEW has contacted every representative in our area.  You can go to www.whitehouse.gov and there is a link to put in your area code and they will give you a list of your representative with address and phone numbers.  You can also go to your state government home page and you can get a listing of your local representatives. 

Please call, write, text, email or if you are in the area, pay them a visit.   Remember, THEY WORK FOR YOU, not the other way around, and as with any worker that is not getting the job done, they should be dismissed.

Don't just sit there, PLEASE DO SOMETHING!

Be Blessed!

To Move Forward, You Must Forgive And Let It Go

In our quest to be better and move forward, we must learn how to forgive and let it go.  There are things that has happened in all of our past and present that we are burdened to hold on to.  Today is the day that to move forward, you must forgive and let it go.  You cannot change what has happened in the past.  The only thing you can do is address it, see if for what is was, forgive and let it go.  

A lot of health issues are related to the stress of holding onto something mentally that has happened in the past.  Know that God knows all and sees all, and that if you learn to lean on him, meditate on his word, forgive and let it go, you will feel the burden of whatever has happened lift off of you.

Do not allow anyone or anything to steal your joy.  The fact that you woke up this morning should be proof enough that God is in control.

Forgiving and letting go does NOT mean that you will forget what has happened.  Forgiving and letting go does NOT mean that you are defeated.  Forgiving and letting go does NOT mean that you are weak.  

Forgiving and letting go means that you are taking back your life and your well being.  Forgiving and letting go means that you will not allow anyone to control your goal of striving everyday to be better mentally and physically for yourself, your family and your community.

Today is the day we move forward!  Today is the day that we forgive, let go and live our life.

Be Blessed Always.

Speak Positive Over Your Circumstance

Being positive is a beautiful thing.  Conditioning yourself to speak positive over your circumstances is a process that will seem strange if you are constantly surrounded by negative. .

We all have trials and tribulations that we must go through, some more severe than others, but I believe that everything happens for a reason, and that there is something in every situation you must learn or grow from.  There are times when you have to step back mentally from the situation and find the positive, and if after stepping back to examine the situation you cannot find any positive, SPEAK POSITIVE over your circumstance.

Ladies, speak positive over your children also.  Stop talking negative to and about your child.   I can not tell you how many times I see parents screaming at their children, or telling them how "bad" they are.  Also, stop cussing out your children.  Yes, I said it, STOP CUSSING OUT YOUR CHILDREN!  If you are not sure how to speak to a child, ASK FOR HELP.    Teach your children to speak positive to each other.  Teach your child to speak positive to you, the parent.

Speak positive over your relationship.  Condition yourself to be positive.  All relationships go through good seasons and rocky seasons.  No couple is happy 24/7.  You can still remain positive even through the rocky season.  You can still speak positive to your mate, even through the rocky season.

Speak positive over your circumstance, whether it is financial, health, family dysfunction, etc.  If you put positive out in the universe, I believe you will draw positive back.  

Ladies, encourage each other to be/speak positive.   If you see another woman being negative, you continue to exude positive.   If you hear another woman being negative, you continue to speak positive.  Positive will always draw positive, so either she will change her negative ways or her negative speech, or she will move away from you quickly.  Remember misery LOVES company and negative ONLY DRAWS negative.   Accept and receive only positive.

Speak positive over all your circumstance everyday and you will see the change in yourself, your family and your surrounding.

Be Blessed Always.

Real Friends Are A Blessing

Know who your real friends are.  A friend is someone who is very honest with you when it is necessary.  A friend is someone who will be there when you call.  A friend will offer a kind word when needed.  A friend will point out things that you may need to work on.  Real friends are a blessing.

Many must realize that to have a friend you must know how to be a friend.   Being a friend means that you must be compassionate, humble, stern, sympathetic, a brother, a sister, sometimes a mother or a father.  Being a friend means that you have no hidden agenda.  Being a friend means that you don't have to play games or attempt to manipulate.

Real friends are a true blessing.  If you are unsure if someone is a true friend, listen to what your spirit is saying to you.   Do you have to watch what you say around that person?  Are you unable to express how you feel?  Can you really be honest with that person, or is it just about stroking their ego?

Be honest with yourself about who your real friends are.  Real friends are a blessing, cherish them!

Blessings Always

Walk By Faith, Not By Sight

Ladies, for those of you going through a rough patch, please know that it will get better.  If you have the faith of a grain of mustard seed, you are protected.  Know that God knows sees all and knows all, and he doesn't take lunch breaks.

Walking by faith is a conditioning of the spirit and the mind.  You must know that everything will work out for your good.  Regardless of what is going on, continue to stay in prayer and walk by faith. 

Walking by faith means that the power within you, is much greater than what is going on around you.  Know that everything that happens, happens for a reason.  We may not understand the reason why while we are in the mist of that battle, but please believe, you will understand in the long run.

Continue to be unreceptive to negative people, places and things.   Continue to walk with a boldness that will make your problems seek shelter elsewhere.  Continue to surround yourself with positive.  Continue to feed your spirit by reading God's word and knowing that his word does not come back void.  

Walk by the faith that carried those before us.  Walk by the faith from those that died for us.  Walk by the faith that has carried you this far, and do not fall prey to what is going on around you. 

Continue to Be Blessed Always.

Today is a New Day

Today is a new day, rejoice and be blessed in it.  Ladies, make this day the day for new thinking, new actions, new directions and a new you.

Embrace who you are, and love who you are becoming.   Continue to want better, strive to become better everyday.  Life is about knowing and growing.

Because we are women, we are not a lesser person in the eyes of God. As Godly women we must rule the sphere that God puts us in with total trust in Him. We may be single, married, mothers, professionals, grandmothers, retirees, and much more, but first and foremost, we must be Godly women, totally trusting in Christ as our Lord and Savior. Our faithfulness should be evident in whatever we do.

It is never by our strength that we overcome the hurdles of life, but only God’s strength as He works through us. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 

WEW will continue to affirm the beauty, the power, the wisdom and the strength in each of us.

Today is a new day ladies, be Blessed.

Know That This Is Your Time

I am very excited about the new opportunities coming my way.  Just when I felt that my desire and passion to reach out and help women reach their full potential was being met with negative responses or women who want to come in and change the focus of what God gave me the inspiration to build or just people who want to only know what you can do for them, opportunities started coming in from the north, south, east and west.  I say this to you because I want you to know that this is your time to reach out and go forward with whatever you desire.   Know that when you feel that there is no way, God will open up 7 different ways.

Know that you have a blessing coming every day.  Know that this is your time!  Financial difficulties, family disparities, lack of employment, completing that course to obtain your certification, whatever it is that you want and have put in the time, prayer and work to achieve, THIS IS YOUR TIME.

Everyday that God blesses you to wake up, be joyous.  Continue to walk the path that you feel is right for you and that you know that God has laid out for you, and know that this is your time.

Chang your attitude and the way you allow everyday issues to affect your being.  Do not allow anyone or anything to make you lose your focus of what is important, love for God, love for self, love for family and love for your community.   Know that this is your time.

Be Blessed Always.

Stand Strong

My family and I lost a family member last week.  My nephew's passing was very unexpected to us. My family is at a lost right now, but we stand strong in our faith in God that he needed him more than we did.  To everyone who takes the time to read my blog, I thank you.    I want to say that life will throw you a curve ball, but it is how you stand that will carry you through.

I talk alot about faith, and anyone that knows me understands that I love God with every fiber of my being and I stand on his word (that never comes back void), that he will heal my family. and yours if you are going through turmoil.

Stand strong!  Do not give up!  Stay on your course of being better! Reach out to those in need!

Know that God is in control.

Be Blessed Always!

If You Suffer From Depression, Please Seek Help

With today's economy in the can, many are suffering from depression.  If you are one of the many suffering from depression, please seek help.  Sometimes, there are so many things we are tackling that it seems overwhelming at times.  With taking care of the kids, worrying about money, lack of medical care, trying to keep food on the table, choosing between gas and a loaf of bread, all of this can keep you up at night.

I want to tell you that you are not alone, and there are people who will help you sort things out.  You have to be willing to open up and let someone know what is going on.   In the same breath, we as neighbors, sisters, friends, wives and co-workers must be available and compassionate enough to listen and offer sound advice.

Feeling like no one will understand what you are going through is a horrible feeling.   Feeling unappreciated, unloved, mis-understood or just isolated will sink you into a well of dispair and depression.   Please seek help, seek someone to talk to.  Help is out there, if you reach out for it.

If you have no one to talk to, contact WEW and we will be there for you, and steer you in the direction of people who can help you.  You are not alone!


Be Blessed

Life Is Too Short

Take the time and enjoy life.  Where ever you live, regardless of what you may be going through, please, take the time and find the positive and enjoy life. 

We take a lot for granted.  We are also faced with many of life's adversities.  We must learn to stand on our faith and realize that it can and will get better.   Enjoy everday that God gives you.  Life is too short.

Know that everyday is another opportunity for you to be better.  Everyday is another opportunity for you to enrich, nuture, guide and love your family.  Everyday is another opportunity for you to get right what was wronged yesterday.  Everyday is another opportunity!

Life is too short.  Please spend each day being positive, encouraging, uplifting and inspirational to everyone  you come in contact with. 

Be Blessed Always

Please, Double Check Who Your Child is Looking Up To

Let me start by saying, that YOU should be your child's role model!  You should have responsible, mature, hard working, wise people in your child's life.  Now, if for whatever reason, you are not the person who you want your child to emulate, please Double Check who your child is looking up to.    Everyone is not a role model.  Let your child know the difference between a good role model and a joke.

If you and your child choose to make an entertainer a role model, please double check why you want to make that person the role model.  Girls (young and old) need to get back to behaving like a lady.   Boys (young and old) need to get back to behaving like a real man.  Know that the key word is ENTERTAIN.  Take what you see and hear with a grain of salt.  Their job is to make YOU believe in something that 99% of the time is NOT TRUE, because once you buy into it, a fool and his money will soon part.  There are entertainers that give back to those that are in need.  There are entertainers that take their craft seriously and do not have to degrade themselves, their families nor their community to make it.  These are the ones that would make a great model to follow.   

If you choose to make an athlete a role model, please double check why you want to make that person the role model.  Let the reason you want to emulate or pattern yourself after someone, one that will make YOU BETTER, not just because you like his shoes.

Whether you choose a politician, a lawyer, a doctor, a neighbor, a pastor, a family member, make sure you DOUBLE check who your child is looking up to and make sure they understand what it means to be a role model and how looking up to that person will impact their life.

Be Blessed!

Work on Your Diction, Please

Ladies, please work on your diction.  This is the year 2011, and there is NO REASON for many of you to still speak like you are either on the plantation or stuck in the backwoods.  If for whatever reason you did not go to school, finish school or chose not to pay attention when you were in school, you must learn how to speak correctly.   

Now, I am not saying that you have to use BIG words, nor am I saying that you have to speak PROPER, all I am saying is that you NEED to speak where people can understand that you are saying.   Please stop inserting the word LIKE in your sentence after every other word spoken.   And if I hear one more GROWN WOMAN say, "You know what namin", I am going to jump out of the window.   What is that???   Are you attempting to say, "Do you know what I mean"?    Take the time to say each word, as it should be pronounced.  

If you think I am attempting to pull some Bourgeous Bull, or attempting to throw some shade in your direction, you are wrong.   What I am attempting to do is pull out the best in you.   Why speak like you are illiterate when you are not.   Teach your children how to speak correctly.  Teach simple things like, yes maam and no sir.  Teach them to say "Yes" instead of "um huh", and the word "No" instead of "Naw".

Ladies, to be better takes work.   We all have things we can improve on.   Now is the time to work on your diction, please!

Be Blessed

Are You Really Shocked?

The infidelities of Arnold is the news of the day!  Are you really shocked?  Is this really news worthy?  First, Arnold is not the first and will not be the last politician who is a whore.  He was a WHORE lllloooonnnggg before he met her, and SHE KNEW IT.     Second, Maria is not new to the political game, she comes from a family of political men who ALL had women on the side, and believe me she knows this political game as well as anyone.    Third, the hurt only came when she found out that the woman she has trusted with her own children, has a child with her husband.   So, what!!

Not to sound hard hearted, but If you are one who held ARNOLD in high regard, with all the SHADY shit he did while he was in office, then you are truly in my prayers.   I would rather talk about the budget cuts that are going to hit us like a TON OF BRICKS.    I would rather talk about how we can work together and make sure we are not standing in a line waiting for a bowl of rice soup to be distributed BECAUSE THE PRICE OF FOOD IS SO HIGH.   I would rather talk about how the gas prices are OFF THE CHAIN, and no one can seem to give us a logical reason why.   Are you really shocked as to why Arnold and Maria's PERSONAL issue is the news of the day?

Who wants to really talk about the REAL issues, I guess that would be too much like right!

Poor Maria!  SMH.



Be Blessed!

Continue to Uplift Each Other

 I really believe that the time for us to learn to help and uplift each other is now.  With cuts in programs that will affect all of us in some form looming, we must get to a point were we put aside petty differences and learn to uplift each other.   The sad state of our monetary crisis that we find ourselves in, will unfortunately affect those already living from piller to post.

Unfortunately, many of the programs  that are geared toward helping those in need will not be around anymore.  We have got to find a way in these desperate times to continue to uplift each other.  Reach out to your neighbors, check on the elderly in your complex, peek in on that disabled person. 

 Not everyone will be able to mentally handle the cuts that are about to happen.  More jobs will be lost, the price of food will continue to sky rocket, the price of gas will continue to rise, housing costs will never decrease to acceptable levels and many will be displaced.   During these trying times to come, continue to uplift each other.

Now is the time to band together, work together and advance together.  


Be Blessed

Where Do You Stand!

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King Jr., 1963

I read today that there are over 44 million people living in poverty in the United States.  Due to impending state and federal budget cuts this number will rise.  Now, I don't know about you, but to me this is absolutely appalling.   What the hell is really going on?   This country has and is pouring billions into other countries, we have also poured billions into companies that somehow "mismanaged" billions and needed to be "bailed out" of their situation.  But we cannot seem to find the money to make sure that our elderly are taken care of, our children are fed and educated, families that have lost employment due to our internal structure failing are helped, people living on the streets because there is no money to fund the facilities to help them.   This is a true time of challenge and controversy.

So as we sit and continue to be distracted by trivial things such as, the royal wedding, donald trump's antics, bin laden's wig being blown back, and keeping the sacramento kings in town, the things that should matter and should be addressed such as, high gas prices, the rising cost of food, medical and housing for those that need it, and education being stripped from our children, are glossed over.

Look, if you are living the "high" life, and this atrocity has not affected you, god bless you.   But, please get off the horse long enough to make sure that others less fortunate have basic human needs.   We can all sit and CONTINUE to play the Republican vs. Democrat game or the Liberal vs Conservative game as we have been doing for the past umpteenth years, while the people who really need you to make JUST decisions are suffering.

Let me tell you a little secret, poverty, hunger, sickness, mental health does not care about your party lines, nor your personal views.  People are hungry!  People need proper Medical Care!  People need housing!   GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT!

WHERE DO YOU STAND?

Follow Your Dreams

Whatever it is you want to accomplish in life, follow your dream.    We all have hopes and dreams of things we want to do with our life.  Sometimes it seems that what we want to accomplish is so far out of our reach, that it seems impossible to grasp.   Know that there is nothing you cannot do.  Know that your dreams are more than just a dream.  Know that if it is something you are passionate about, follow your dream. 

There are alot of people who wish they could do better, who dream of doing better, who pray for better. You must know that you CAN do better.   You must develop a foundation, so that as you build (follow the path to make your dream a reality), the structure of following your dream will not collapse.

Also, if you know of someone who is trying to achieve their dream, help them out.  Ask what can you do to help them.  Offer support.  As we all know, life is about highs and lows, and if you are riding high on the path to achieving your dream, but you suddenly hit a low point, DO NOT give up.   You may have to make a detour, but do not give up.  Also, do not allow anyone to make you feel that you cannot achieve your dream.  There are people who love to rain on your parade.  Keep negative people away and out of your life. 

Know that you have the power and the tools to follow your dreams.   Keep your head up, your shoulders back and walk with a bold authority.   Your dreams can become a reality.

Be Blessed

Continue to Strive to be Better

Ladies, always continue to strive to be better.  Never get complacient with where you are.  If you want better, strive for it.  That may mean stepping out of your comfort zone to seek the tools you need to get you where you should be.   Join that class, get out and network yourself.  There are a lot of women with talent that sit back and allow it to go to waste.  Many do not know where to go to sharpen their particular skill.  There are mentors out here who will help you.   There are community organizations that will also help steer you in the direction you want to go. 

We must learn to reach out to each other and ask for help.  If you just ask for help, you will be surprised that there are many that will help you in your quest to better yourself.    Also ladies, if you are blessed to have someone come up to you and ask for help, please take the time out of your schedule and help.   I know that there are many successful women, who reached their pennacle of success by allowing someone else to help them, so please ladies take the time to help another lady reach her full potential.. 

Know that you have everything within you to give you the strength to go out and strive to be better.

Be Blessed!

Happy Mother's Day

To all the mothers, Happy Mother's Day! 

Celebrate the day as you choose, and enjoy it to the fullest.  If you are blessed to still have your mother here, please cherish her.   Give her the love and respect due to her EVERYDAY.  I lost my mom 5 years ago, and they say that with time, the loss gets easier to handle.  I know that I miss her everyday, but there are certain times that I miss her a little bit more, and Mother's Day is one of those times.  

I will leave you with this:

All that I am my mother made me." John Quincy Adams

Be Blessed Always!

Tap Into Your Talent To Make Money

Regardless of how much they (media) say the economy is getting better, (I am not sure for whom, with gas prices more than a loaf of bread, but I digress), there are a lot of people struggling.  There are ways for you to make money to supplement your income.  Tap into your talent to make money.  What is it that you do well and would love to share with others?  

Women Empowering Women goal is to teach you that greater is he that is within you, than WHATEVER is going on in the world.  Learn to turn a negative into a positive.  We can all use more money!  There are ways for you to make money without selling your soul, your body, dodging the police or poisoning our community.

If cooking is your passion, start cooking classes out of your home.  There are quite a few people, (bless their hearts) that could use some help in this department, and would welcome a lesson.  You can charge for the class, and make it a fun event.  Make something simple, quick and delicious.  Think of a catchy name, make flyers, send out invites via facebook, twitter.  Hold the class once a month.  This is a nice little income.

If you love drawing, writing, painting, knitting, applying makeup, can do hair, make crafts, love to coordinate fashion for others, have a passion for making earrings, braclets, etc.  Tap into your talent to make money. 

If you are unsure what your talents are, or if you have numerous talents and want to narrow it down to the one talent that will be the most profitable for you, we would love to help you.  You can contact Women Empowering Women, via facebook, twitter (WEW2012) or call us: 916-308-4508.

Be Blessed

Enhancing Our Outside

Spring has arrived and summer is right around the corner.  As with a new season, there are new fashions and fads in clothing, etc.  Now, I am going to give it to you straight:  Ladies, please dress age and size appropriate.  Some clothing items you just cannot wear anymore, period!   Once you reach a certain age, or a certain weight, you should wear clothing that is flattering.  That does not mean that you have to dress like a hag or wear clothing that make you look like you cut arm holes in a sheet and threw it on.   Clothing styles for women of all ages and sizes have come a long way.  There are many, many fashion designers that cater to various body types and age groups.  Do a little research and find what is right for you.

Ladies, before you put that flattering top on or sundress, PLEASE, make sure you have on the proper undergarment.  If you are blessed to have a chest area that still has elasticity and sits up proper (without support), then wearing a bra is optional.  Now, if your chest area (without support) is having a meeting with any of your body parts below your navel, then you must find clothing that you can wear with a support bra. Please take the time and check yourself in the mirror before you go out.  

I love wearing shorts and skirts.  I remember the days when I could wear shorts cut in the right places, and my skirts (with my long legs) would and could stop traffic (and please believe, it wasn't too long ago).  But, there comes a time (FOR ALL OF US) when you should lower that hemline.  Now, I don't mean you have to wear long pants or even capri pants all the time.  Just make sure that what you wear is age and size appropriate. 

I know many of you are saying, "I'll wear what I want".   And you can, but remember, we have young ladies wearing clothing that a hooker would not wear.  We have young ladies, taking their clothing cues from many areas of entertainment, media, fashion mags, etc., as this is where we ALL get our ideas of what is in or what is hot this season, but understand that some of the things you see others wearing or selling are not for everyone to wear.  Just because they encourage you to buy their item, does not mean their item is appropriate for your age or size.    You can still be sexy without having your behind hanging out.   You can still be enticing and sensual without sticking two pasties on your chest and calling it a top.

Lastly, ladies enourage each other also.  If you know how to do makeup and see someone who have not mastered the art of blending, or you see someone who has false eyelashes on that look like 2 chinese folding fans, offer to help them out.  Show them how to do it properly.   If you know how to do hair, and know someone who can use some help in that department, offer to do their hair for them, or maybe show them how to do their own hair a little better.  As my friend Bonita Johnson said, "Baby, we can all use a little help enhancing ourself".

As we work to better ourself spiritually and mentally, let's not forget to enhance our outside. 

Be Blessed!

Sometimes You Have To Step Outside

I have to speak on this, because I hope women realize to help others sometimes mean you have to step outside.   I ran into a friend that attends church religiously.   She is now giving sermons and apart of every board in the church.   I asked her to attend one of my Women Empowering Women meetings when she has time, and I would love for her to speak to the group.  The next thing she said to me, knocked me out of my shoes, she asked me "Why do I keep trying to help them, just send them to church".   Then she said, "Well, I guess that's how you have always been since I've known you, trying to save everybody".    Well, after I picked my face up off the ground, I looked at her and said, "Sister, sometimes you have to step outside".

At that moment, I took my time and explained to her that helping another person realize and reach their full potential is what brings me joy.  I am not too big or have reached a plateau where I cannot pull another person up.   It is ok to wander out from your "circle" to help others.  God did it!     I love going to church and having my spirit filled.  I love to fellowship and being apart of the spiritual ministry.  I love the Lord with EVERY fiber of my being, please believe it.   But, I have a problem with women who spend ALL their time in church, on the women board, the deaconess board, the paster wife board, etc, praising God at the top of their lungs, spread out on the floor in tears giving glory, and WILL NOT step outside of that church to help another woman.    I told her that God said "The last shall be first, and the first shall be last; for many may be called, but few are chosen.   So while you thumb your nose at the women I am attempting to reach, just know that God will take that depressed woman, that abused woman, that addicted woman, that woman who has lost her luster, that woman who is trying to find her way back to greatness, that woman who wants to show her daughter or granddaughter that they are worth respect with him, before he takes that woman that stayed in her "circle of church activities".

I am blessed to have met some very prominate women in my life, and I will say that there are very few who will step outside of their "circle" to help another woman reach her full potential.   There are very few who will open their home for any woman, off the street, who wants to be empowered to walk through their door.   I know women in the church that will not blink without permission from the church.  I know women who are high ranking members of churche, who will not step outside that circle to help another woman, without a FEE.  I may be wrong, but I do not think that this is what God had in mind, when he said help the people. 


Women Empowering Women is built on the foundation of the word of God.  To teach women how to inspire, educate and motivate other women.    I do not believe that God wants us to keep our wisdom, knowledge, skills, etc only within a certain circle.  Sometimes you have to step outside.


Be Blessed!

Everything Happens For A Reason

Sometimes it seems that everything around you is going to pieces.  Everything you say or do seem to be wrong.  You know that within you your intentions are right, and for all the right reasons, but nothing seems to be working out.  You pray, treat people right (if they will allow you), do all the right things, but things are not coming together. 

Ladies, today I want you to know that everything happens for a reason.  Whatever it is that is trying to destroy your faith, rock your foundation or steer you off the course that you have been guided toward will not be victorious over you.  Sometimes we are so bombarded because we are in the middle of that battle, that we cannot see that victory is right around the corner.  Know that your footsteps are being guided by a wonderful, powerful, merciful God, and that when it seems that you are standing alone in the mist of that battle, he is right there next to you. 

As long as you are doing the right things for the right reason, know that things will change and work out for the you.  I would like to share a verse in the bible that carries me through: Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not".

Stand strong on your faith, stand strong on his word, and know that everything happens for a reason and it will get better!          


Be Blessed Always!

Being Kind to One Another

I really look forward to the day when women will start being kind to one another.  I know that we all have our everyday issues we face, but try not to allow whatever you are going through stop you from being kind to others.  Sometimes a smile or simply a nod of the head will do.    If you are out at the store and you see that someone is a little short of money, if you have a little extra, help them out.   If you see someone is looking down, offer a word of sincerity to them.   If you know of someone out of a job, and you know of someplace that is hiring, refer them.  If you know that someone cannot feed their children, offer them a meal. 

I really hope we as women can get to a point where being kind to one another is the norm, not something extraordinary.  Don't you agree?

Be Blessed

MAKING A CHANGE

I have received a lot of positive feedback on my blog and I want to thank everyone who have visited my blog and shared it with family and friends.   I want you to know that I really want to make a change in the way women (young and old) see themselves.  I want you to know that life is not all doom and gloom.  I want to inspire women to build a foundation for themselves and their family.  I want to educate women on the women who came before us, who regardless of what diversity they faced, they held their own with dignity and grace. I want to motivate women to seek the help needed to advance their families.  I want women to know how precious and valuable we are.  I want all women to know how powerful we are united.   I want to teach women to stop degrading themselves and others.   I want women to make a change.

I have also received some feedback that has not been positive, and I want to thank you for your comments.  My blog is not intended to be depressing, it is intended to inspire and uplift.  Sometimes the TRUTH can be depressing, but it is still the TRUTH.  We have a lot of women, that are very negative of other women.  We have a lot of women who do not know how to work or be friends with other women.  We have a lot of women who have made it and will not teach nor tell another woman how she did it.  We have a lot of women who like to back bite.  We have a lot of women who still refer to other women as bitch and hoe.  We have a lot of young girls having babies too soon, and we as women need to fix this!  We have a lot of young women without a positive role model around them.  We have a lot of women that are self centered, abusing and downright mean.  We have a lot of women stuck in abusive situations.  We have a lot of women homeless.  We have a lot of women losing their jobs with no hope of help nor know where to go get help.   We have a lot of women who will not step out of their comfort zone to help other women.  I do this because I belive that for the sake of our families, our communities and ourselves we as women have got to change.

I say this because we, as women, cannot continue down this path.  I remember a time when women worked together proudly.  I remember a time, if a family on the block was having a hard time, everyone worked together and helped them.  I remember a time when children were respectable to adults.  I remember a time when you could not pay a child to disrespect his/her parents.  I remember a time when women banded together to uplift other women.  I remember a time if someone needed  something people where there to help without strings attached.  I remember when one did not think about him/herself, their focus was helping others.  I am sure many of you remember those times also, but sadly there are many that never experienced a true bonding or know what it means to inspire or motivate.

I want to make a change, a positive change in how we look and think of ourselves.  I want you to know that you are not alone.  I want all women, young and old, to know that you are worthy of respect.  I want you to know that you are valuable and powerful.  I want you to know your position in life.  I want you to know that without you, life stops.  I want you to know that God made you to be a goddess and you should be treated like a queen.  I want you to know how to respect your mind, body and soul.  I want you to reach your highest potential.  I want you to know that you do not have to be around negative people.  I want you to know that greater is he that is within you, than he that is in the world.  I want you to be able to inspire and motivate your family.   I want women to be willing to inspire and support other women outside of your church or click. (This will be my next topic, get ready).

If I can help another woman with the wisdom that God has given me, the inspiration and motivation that my mother blessed me with, and the education that life put on me, then I am blessed.  My joy comes when I help other people.  I am filled beyond words, when I am able to motivate another person.  My spirit sing praises when I can bless another person with comforting words.  My job is done when I someone says "Thank you for helping me make a change in my life".

I am a very blessed woman, and I want you to be blessed also.   I will continue to make a change so that we can all be better.

Be Blessed Always.

SOME PEOPLE...ARE JUST BITTER

Yesterday, was the one year anniversary of a horrible event in my life.  I called 3 very special people that helped me and my family through this terrible time.  The first person I called, I thanked him for all his support and told him I loved him for standing by me during this hard time.  The second person I sent a text message, I thanked him also, and told him that I could not have made it without him.  Both people I called were very understanding and appreciated the fact I acknowledged them and their help.  The third person I called, I thanked her for being there for me and told her how much I appreciated her.  As with each of them, I explained that this was a very hard day for me mentally, but I wanted to let them know that I loved them.

  Now this is what really aggravated me.  The first 2 people were male, they were very humble and gracious when I called, the third was female and  as I explained why I was calling, her response was appalling.  It was such a sense of entitlement in her voice.  The conversation almost took a stank turn, until I realized that this conversation was not about anything I was saying to her.  She had a bad attitude long before I called and she used this opportunity to vent.   Ladies, stay prayed up.   Some people are just bitter people and will take any opportunity to make you bitter also. 

I make it a priority to see that others are taken care of. I listen and try to offer inspiration and motivation when need, but, I am human and have down moments also.  During these times, I pray and know that God is my foundation.  I know that whatever down moment I am having will pass, but during that third conversation, the bitterness in her voice almost made me lose my religion.  Once I hung up the phone, I made the decision to limit my contact with this person,  I choose not to have negative, bitter people in my life.  I am at a place where I want to encourage, inspire and motivate my female friends.  Not drag them down, or make them feel like they owe me anything.  I refuse to associate with bitter people.  I will pray for them, but I will not associate with them!

To all the women who read this blog, please continue to uplift your female friends.  Sometimes all it takes is a kind word, a smile or just a simple "thank you.   Be positive and inspirational when it is needed.  Women Empowering Women is not just an organization, it should be a lifestyle for us.  We should always be available to uplift, inspire, motivate and educate each other in a positve manner.  We as women must get to a point where we are no longer bitter, jealous or envious of each other.  We do not live in a perfect world, and none of us are perfect and yesterday I realized that no matter what you do or say, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST BITTER.

WE MUST WORK TOGETHER

As you know there are many budget cuts, both state and federal coming soon, and unfortunately many of the people being affected are those who need help the most.  If within the last 4 years, if your family has not  been hurt by this economy, then God bless you.  But everyone I know has been hit hard by the tanking of our economy within this time frame.  We must work together and make our government representatives understand that "We The People" will not allow them to make us (poor people, elderly, children, mentally and physically disabled, etc), bare the brunt of THEIR money mis-management. 

We must work together and let our representatives realize that THEY WORK FOR US, and not the other way around.  We have people right here that are struggling to make ends meet, trying to make a dollar out of 5 cents (not 15, I said 5).  We have people right here, not eating because the price of FOOD is so high.  We have people right here, that were BAMBOOZLED by housing thugs, and are now living piller to post.  We have children right here that want, need and deserve to be educated to the HIGHEST degree at a low or no cost to them or their family.  We have people right here that cannot afford proper medical care or medication.  We have people right here, in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA that need to be bailed out.

We must work together and change the direction this ship is going.  Contact your representative and DEMAND that he/she REPRESENT YOU!  If you don't know who your representative is, go to http://www.house.gov/, put in your info and the site will tell you who you are represented by and how to contact them.   You have the right to email, write a letter and call them.   YOU HAVE THE RIGHT to do this.   Let them know that they bailed out  FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS that contributed to this crap we are in now, and you want to be BAILED out of your situation.

We must work together and let our representatives know that they work for us, not the other way around!  We must work together to make a change.  Back in the day, we use to picket and march to get our point across.  There are marches being planned across the country.  I will post the day and time for California.   

Change will only come if we work together, and this is going to require all of us.

Be Blessed

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