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Have We Lost Our Ever-Loving Minds? Both of my grandmothers and the oldest of my aunts would say, “Have We Lost Our Ever-Loving Minds?” to describe things people did that made no sen […]

Embrace the Truth Break Free from Self-Justification I lied. I was pulling through the pick up window. The very window I’d already told myself not to access t […]

A Dietitian’s Take on the Latest Diet Trends Swimsuit season is here and you may have noticed that you have a few pounds that have crept up over the sedentary winter months. Tempted by some of […]

Tips on Growing a Sustainable Business As we become increasingly conscientious of how our actions affect the climate, it’s becoming more and more important for business owners to adopt s […]

GROW WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED Standards Decades before ever hearing the name Martha Stewart, my mother Faye was a “Martha Stewart.” Regardless how busy my mother was rai […]

On Marking Milestones Ten years ago, Dear Reader, I signed the final paperwork to release my legal action against the driver that caused my car accident in 2008. It took […]

The Puzzle Piece of Play Staying Childlike Adults are often encouraged to “grow up”. We are told to act our age and start thinking realistically. However, as an ind […]

Incorporate Play in your Everyday All work, no play? When you’re a kid, you want to be grownup. When you’re an adult, all you want to do is go back to preschool when you could nap […]

Finding a Play Mindset Adult Play Zones How many of you remember Discover Zone? This giant room turned into a jungle gym where you could play and crawl in tunnels. It […]

Broken Wing This afternoon I was outside on a beautiful spring day here in north Texas working in my yard. This is my favorite time of year when the weather is […]

Separation of Money and State? The political debate over separation of church and state in the U.S. seems endless.  Although the constitution does not explicitly speak to this […]

I was Born Serious — Don’t make Me Play I was born serious. My mother says I came out of the womb telling the doctor what to do. I love to read, research, and study while others play, […]

Small Business Success Mastering Best Practices for the Entrepreneur As a small business owner or entrepreneur, you know that success isn’t just about having the right i […]

Malissa Melton-Otunba Malissa is a midwest girl at heart transplanted in Dallas/Fort Worth for the past 20 years. She is active in doing her own work to become who she […]

Juliana McDonald Howdy I’m Jules! Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved getting lost in worlds of make believe and the ink found on pages. My hope is for my own […]

Shine Bright like a Diamond No Pressure, No Diamonds. Pressure is a motivating factor, but when there is too much this leads to feelings of stress. Stress doesn’t cause p […]

Empowering Your Money

Rest Within There are times in my young adulthood I questioned my parent’s decision making. Why? Well, they were born and raised on the beautiful Caribbean i […]

Money Empowerment in the Digital Age Money Empowerment in the Digital Age is the tool you need to get your money back on track. This tool was created by Plaid’s Money Empowered E […]