Stories For and About Living Your Truth
I wake up every morning with my future in mind. I do what will get me closer to my goal. What does that look like? It may mean reading more, meeting new people, learning a new skill, taking over a class just to refresh my skills… I think you get the picture. Why all the work? Because I’m building a better today for a better tomorrow.
How many times have you wanted something so badly, but you didn’t have the patience to wait? You jumped the gun and later regretted your decision. Waiting is powerful. When there’s a big decision you have to make and you are torn at what to do, just wait. The answer will come – eventually.
Never let someone tell you that “You work too much.” Your dream is NOT their dream. Stick to your plan and do what’s necessary to get to your goal.
If you fail the first time, try, try again!
Success doesn’t happen overnight. It takes work, real work, to make your dreams a reality.
I love what Mondays have to bring. It’s a new start to get things right.
Aware Cosmetics founder Jestina Howard believes in beautiful faces and healthy bodies. She started her Birmingham, Ala.-based company in 2003. Check out her line on July 29, National Lipstick Day and every day. Her products are free of paraben, talc and gluten. (Photo by Liesa Cole.)
By Chanda Temple
For years, I wore Desire, a plum lip color from MAC. It was my signature shade.
Little did I know I was only supposed to wear it in the colder months. (It took my aunt to break the news to me when she saw me on TV one morning. She said it was too dark and not the best look for spring.)
I lightened up on the lip color the next day.
But I want to also credit Birmingham, Ala. makeup maven Jestina Howard for challenging me to step outside my makeup comfort zone. In 2013, I contacted her to buy my favorite plum color from her line, Aware Cosmetics. (Hey, let’s just say I’m addicted to plum.) Anyway, Jestina said that color no longer existed in her line. Then, she encouraged me to try a bright red.
Ummm, excuse me. Bright red?!! Oh no, I thought. That’s not me. (more…)
If you have the drive today, use it today. Don’t put it on a shelf and “save” it for another day. Pick it up and go while you have the desire to do better. it could lead to the next big thing.
By Chanda Temple
A friend texted me today, saying he wanted to work out but it was raining where he lived.
He knows I’m a big supporter of fitness, so I encouraged him to go for it. He texted back: “But I’m tired and sleepy. Plus, I left my headphones at work.”
I saw this exchange was gonna require some tough love. I texted back: “Did you have your headphones when you were downing that meal at P.F. Chang’s?”
First Lady Michelle Obama’s quote of “When they go low, we go high…” during the 2016 Democratic National Convention set the tone for a memorable night and life. When bullies come knocking, turn the other cheek and strive to be better than them. You will be better for it. To see the whole speech, go here.
Stuck on start? Get your engines going and just begin. Know this: It will be a beautiful journey because you are in the driver’s seat.
By Chanda Temple
I ran into a friend at a coffee shop this morning and she said something that got me to thinking.
She talked about life and then expressed how she really wanted to write. She said she liked to write poetry and maybe write even a book. I had no idea she loved to write, so her words intrigued me.
When I asked her why she had not started, she said, “It’s not that I’m scared. I’m just worried no one will like it.”