It is not easy to heal from childhood trauma however Sentheia McLeod, the dance director at the Cathedral International in Perth Amboy, NJ under the direction of Bishop Donald Hilliard Jr. who is the senior pastor, has proved that faith can oversome any obstacle. In her memoir New Dance New Life (available on Amazon) she…
This excerpt is from my book Lessons I Learned From Loving You: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Healing scheduled for 2022 release. The first year is the hardest when someone dies. Darren died in October, and soon I had to face the holidays without him. There was happiness all around me but not for me.…
Ruby Williams Shivers is the author of the newly released, Why Shouldn’t I Cry? Ode to the Black Man, available on Amazon. This book talks about Black love with a focus on Black men who have been so misunderstood. She coined the phrase African Slave Virus 401, to explain the impacts that slavery, Jim Crowism…
There can be no healing without forgiveness. The simple act of letting go of past hurts has the power to move you forward. Forgiveness is not forgetting; forgiveness is agreeing to move on without bitterness and hate in your heart. I heard a wonderful message on this topic from Rupert A. Hayles, Jr, the Chief Operating Officer at Pillar College, a…