Gingery Rice with Sweet Potatoes and Peas

Ingredients: 1 ½ cups long-grain brown rice, rinsed 2 medium sweet potatoes 2 tablespoons light olive oil 6 scallions, sliced 3 to 4 garlic cloves minced 2 teaspoons minced fresh or jarred ginger,...

My Loc Journey – 4 1/2 Months

I’m still alive! … Enjoying hair school, eating clean (well, most of the time ), and LUVIN’ my hair! I decided to lock my hair back in January because I’ve always admired and been drawn to locks....

Uncommon Ways to Stop Sugar Cravings

Pass It On: The 20 Dollar Bill

A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to...

10 Ways to Love

Nearly Instant Thai Coconut Corn Soup

Coconut milk has many health benefits. Check out this soup recipe for an exotic — and quick– vegan soup… Ingredients: 1 tablespoon light olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 4 to 5 scallions, thinly...

Jimi Hendrix on Life

Unlearning and Reconditioning

YouTube’s royalt227 breaks it down…

The Evolution Continues

Beauty school seems to be kicking my ass right now. I never wanted to admit how difficult it would be to manage 40 hours a week of school, being a mommy, and working from home in the evenings. I’ve...

Pass It On: The Fence

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the fence. The first day the boy had...

Are Dreadlocks Dreadful?

First, let’s start with what dreadlocks are…. Dreadlocks are also commonly referred to as locks, a ras, dreads, or Jata (which is Hindi). These terms are used to describe a hair style consisting of...

Bob Marley on Greatness

Locs, Life, and Continuous Learning

I hope you all had a pleasant and productive start to the New Year! With February having crept up on us, it’s a reminder of how fast time flies. Here’s what I’ve been up to… FITNESS: About 4 weeks...

Natural Treatments and Remedies for Oily Skin

I’m trying this regimen myself right now. So far, so good. The only thing is that using lemon as toner is a little inconvenient as well as unpleasant (stings) for me. If you’re thinking of using...

Pass It On: Dirty Laundry

A young couple moves into a new neighbourhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees her neighbour hanging the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean; she...

Nelson Mandela on Love and Hate

Black Women With Dreadlocks

A video I made showcasing some of the beautiful images that have inspired me to lock my hair… Beautiful women — and a few men — with beautiful locs.

Moroccan Couscous with Saffron

Ingredients: -2 cups peeled butternut squat (cut into cubes) -2 cups onion (diced) -1 ½ cups of carrot (diced) -1 ½ cups of zucchini (diced) -2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil -fine sea salt -1...

Muhammad Ali’s Advice to His Daughters

The following incident transpired when Muhammad Ali’s daughters arrived at his home wearing clothes that were quite revealing. Here is the story as told by one of his daughters… When we finally...

How to Pick a Gym

Besides pricing, what to look for when choosing a gym.

Be Careful In Helping People Too Much!

A very long but insightful video on giving too much to others. Are you guilty of this? Djehuty Ma’at-ra of DHealthStore.com breaks it down. Check it out!

Gabby Sidibe On Beauty

6 Questions to Ask If You’re Still Single

1. Am I spending too much time with the people I love? You adore your little brother the pediatrician—and his wife. So going up to Boston for the weekend to celebrate his birthday is a delight. The...

Product Review: Fair Lady Fast Action Carrot Lightening Cream

As you may remember, after being introduced to several Dermalogica products at once by my esthetician, I had an allergic reaction followed by scarring. In the months that followed, I tried several...

Pass It On: The Jar of Life

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with...

Polysporin for Acne?

Polysporin is a line of antibiotic ointments produced by Johnson & Johnson used in the prevention of infection and speeding the healing of wounds. Nerissa Irving (a model known for her super long...

Happy New Year

Looks like it’s out with the old and in with the new! Wishing you all health and happiness for 2013. May nothing stop you from achieving your goals and multiplying your blessings. Love,

Pass It On: Are You a Chicken or an Eagle?

A man found an eagle’s egg and put it in the nest of a barnyard hen. The eaglet hatched with the rest of the chicks and grew up with them. All his life the eagle did what the rest of the chickens...

Roald Dahl on Beauty

Monday Motivation: I Wish You Well

“No weapon formed against me shall prosper…” LOVE your enemies. It’s all you can do without losing yourself. Mariah Carey performs, “I Wish You Well” from her “E=MC² ” album.