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Today is a Good day to Renew yourself: A Fresh Mind. A Fresh Spirit. A Fresh Start

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Today is a Good day to Renew yourself Just as trees shed their leaves in winter and renew themselves, the mind can shed its prejudices, barriers and renew itself. - Radha Burnier Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform ! Every day is a day to renew yourself, your thoughts, your behaviors, and your focus. Truth be told, I feel like I am doing just that regularly. Consistency and focus are my Achilles’ heel. I  envy people who seem to have it more together than I do, but then I remember to turn that energy inwards so that I can work on myself. I have been writing about the need to stay focused and get refocused for as long as I can remember. It is not something that will ever go away.  The reality is, we have to be comfortable with the need to refresh and revisit. Just as nature goes through cycles, so do we, while some of us may have shorter refocus cycles than others, that too is alright. I think the thing that can easily get away from us is realizing that we a...

Collect Experiences, Not Stress — That’s Where Living Begins

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  Collect Experiences, Not Stress — That’s Where Living Begins  Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. –Rabindranath Tagore Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform !   This is a beautiful way of saying enjoy the journey. This is a poetic way of saying count it all joy. This is saying seize the day. This is saying everything is a lesson. As I move through life and gain wisdom along with every strand of gray hair, I am learning to embrace this more and more. Really, I am learning to understand it more and more. As the world gets smaller through 6 degrees of separation and social media and avalanches of information from around the world and headlines meant to pull and tug at our emotions, the one thing that is unchanged, no matter where we are or what we are going through, is that the sun is going to rise and set. Life is going to keep on keeping on. Everything is going to keep on moving. ...

Michael Absolutely Worth the Watch

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Michael Movie Released: April 2026 Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Kendrick Sampson, Larenz Tate, Derek Lik, Laura Harrier, Miles Teller, Juliano Krue Valdi, and Keilyn Durrel Jones In theaters Loved it! The movie was over, and the whole audience in the theater just sat there waiting for more. Great casting Make-up artist Rating 10/10 Headlines and Haters The movie stopped in 1988 Black or White video 1991 1994 settlement after 1993 accusations Court Case 2005 Why didn’t we get to see about the accusations and the settlement GQ article Yes, Michael Really Ends Like That

Today Is a Good Day to Talk About Your Joys (Yes, Yours Matter)

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Today is a good day to talk about our joys! Talk happiness. The world is sad enough  Without your woe. No path is wholly rough.  ― Ella Wheeler Wilcox Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform !   Today is a good day to be positive. I am not talking about ignoring our problems or propagating toxic positivity. I am talking about thinking of the good things in life, having a different perspective and practicing gratitude.  I do love that quote from Ella Wheeler Wilcox because she is basically saying yeah life is rough but it’s not only rough. There are moments of joy and happiness that will carve out for ourselves. We have a habit of talking about our woes and pushing our woes. That’s why click bait is so popular because it tugs on our emotions and the more negative the better.  Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about our joys. — Rita Schiano I really like to vent. No. I feel like I need to vent sometim...

The Drama Review: A Hard Lesson—Everyone Isn’t in Your Corner

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The Drama Review: A Hard Lesson—Everyone Isn’t in Your Corner Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform !   The Drama starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, and Mamoudou Athie dropped in theaters, and to be honest, I was not too excited about seeing it. Zendaya notwithstanding. However, I am glad I did.  Lesson learned: Some people only care about themselves and do not always have your back Rating 8/10 Spoilers 9:30 marker

America's Next Top Model Reality Check: Is Natalie Nunn better than Tyra Banks?

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America's Next Top Model Reality Check: Is Natalie Nunn better than Tyra Banks? After finally watching America’s Next Top Model documentary, Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model , I have concluded that Natalie Nunn is better than Tyra Banks. Hold up, wait a minute. Let’s get into it before everyone attacks me from all directions. 7/10 for the three-episode documentary. Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform !   Know your Values Article: Stressed Out? Activate Your Core Values for Real Relief and Resilience Is Trya Banks a crappy person? Does she know who she is? Natalie Nunn > Tyra Banks Not another America’s Next Top Model Cycle

Wuthering Heights: A Bold Take on a Legendary Love Story

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Wuthering Heights : A Bold Take on a Legendary Love Story Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform ! Did you all know about the controversy? Why I know nothing about the movies or previous adaptations About the Movie: Release, cast, critic, Box Office Review: Listen to why I gave it a 9.5. Recap and Spoilers

You are Your Only Limit

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Oftentimes, there are things we want to do. There are places we want to go. There are goals we want to accomplish that may seem unattainable. Sometimes, when we look at the situation we are in, all those things seem dang near impossible. I get that. How can we dream bigger when we are caught up in just trying to survive, or trying to get through the day or battling health concerns or consumed with worry about what loved ones are going through? Sometimes, it never seems like the right time.  Catalyst All the  reasons we can  breath, light, night, fight, flight, foresight  surging through us, propelling us   forward How do others do it? How do they overcome? How do they make it look easy? First, I think we should acknowledge that regardless of what success we think we see, everyone has their own personal battles, and although they make it look easy, for them it probably was not. Basically, let’s get out of their business and get back into our own because ever...

Are You Ready for Matrix 5?

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The Matrix movies are probably my all time favorite sci-fi movies. I was super excited when they announced a reboot, Matrix Resurrection. However, Matrix 4 was mid. Now they want to attempt a Matrix 5. Ugh ... I'm not feeling it. I want to feel it but sometimes well enough needs to be left alone. At this point I don't even remember what Matrix 4 was about. But I do remember giving it a 7 and if they bring back Wonder Man, I may still watch. I'm lying, I'll watch anyway. Are you ready for another Matrix? Matric Resurrection Review 

Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2: Was It Worth the Wait?

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Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2 Bridgerton Season 4 Part 2 was finally released on Netflix with four more episodes. After binging it, I don’t know how I feel about this season. It definitely did not dethrone Season 2 (Anthony and Kate) as my favorite, but I am not sure where it would land. I have to watch the season again to make that decision. For now, my hierarchy remains the same:  The Viscount Who Loved Me (Season 2, Anthony and Kate). The Duke and I (Season 1, Daphne and Simon). Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Season 3, Colin and Penelope) An Offer from a Gentleman (Season 4, Benedict and Sophie) Listen below now or on your favorite streaming platform ! Anthony and Kate did make an appearance for season 4, but if you blinked, you would have missed them. In part 2, my favorite happenings were Hyacinth, Lady Danbury, and the Queen. It was a cute season but a little disappointing because Araminta seemed to have gotten off light versus how she was treated in the books. She did not catch e...