Resilience

Resilience V anessa K De Luca wrote about resilience in the May 2016 Essence magazine, ‘Letter from the Editor’. “When life knocks us down, we need to take a minute to understand                    the situation, the role we may have played in it and what our lives […]

DEAR JOURNAL ENTRY 3

DEAR JOURNAL ENTRY 3 Hello Everyone, It’s Bettina. Yes it has been a minutes since I have shared an  entry of Dear Journal.  So guess what, I am sharing one  today and I am excited! Let’s show this writer some love! If you are not familiar with this column, read the introduction describing why I started it. Have […]

My Journey with Fibroids

My Journey with Fibroids T here was a time when I felt I had an entire lifetime to tackle an issue, even when the issue was not small. I realize that some issues, if not handled immediately, may actually shorten my life.               Now, I am deciding to tackle a big issue in my life, fibroids. […]

20 Things I learned from my divorce

20 Things I learned from my divorce T his year marks 10 years since the divorce. It has been a challenge transitioning back to a single person co-parenting from a married person co-parenting.                  While it was a challenge, I knew that I wanted to learn something from […]