Step 1: Be Honest About Your Emotions There are two dreaded words that you never want to hear from (or say to) your significant other—“it’s over.” Afterwards, you have a good cry (or two or three), pick up the phone and call anyone who’ll listen and try to make sense of it all. Neil Sadaka said it best in his song “Breaking Up is Hard … Continue reading The Breakup Series Week One: The Breakup
The end of the year represents family, giving, thoughtfulness, and most importantly, thankfulness. Quite naturally we give thanks to God for our families. Their contributions to our life are obvious. Supportive parents who consistently shower us with unconditional love, a loving spouse who listens and supports, as well as our children who beam with admiration every time we enter the room, are a blessing. Those … Continue reading 5 Women To Be Thankful For This Year
“HI Kim, before you just hit delete, let me just say I am so sorry for causing our breakup.” To say that I was stunned to receive this letter in my Facebook inbox just days ago is an understatement. We had a terrible breakup almost 13 years ago that was so unexpected, it almost shattered my soul. The sentence from this man began a plea … Continue reading The Power of Forgiveness
Whenever I connect with another bolder sister, it is a must that I introduce her to you also. About a month ago I received an email from Nina, the manager of the Eleventh Hour Salon in Chicago. The location is in walking distance of my job, so I thought why not stop by to see what the salon was all about. I must admit I … Continue reading A Bolder Sister Spotlight: Yaa Boakye
I can’t begin to tell you how amazing it feels to be recognized. Most of us shy girls spend a large portion of our lives hiding, nervous and second guessing everything. It isn’t until you arrive at a space and place where you begin to realize how amazing you are that you become ready for others to take notice. We are grateful and excited that … Continue reading Our Boldness Has Been Recognized!
Years ago a friend and I were out having drinks and a couple of older gentlemen began a conversation with us. During the conversation, they spoke about independent women. They seemed to be fine with a woman having an apartment and a car but when they found out that we had degrees and I had my own home, the response was different. One of them … Continue reading The Dating Cycle
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