Thursday Thoughts Over Tea

Find your happy, keep your joy, protect your peace when you are mentally exhausted, depend on that thing or activity that will center you and put you back on your post and give yourself grace when you're doing it...

Why is it so easy for we women to bash men for doing things to make them feel good about themselves, but with that same voice we screaming take me as I am with all my enhancements because it makes me feel good and I'm doing it for me... at some point we gotta extend the same grace we want giving to us...

So watching the Ms. Pat Show and episode was very triggering for me it was on molestation... Made me think back to some trauma that was unresolved at one point in my life, but also this is a topic that is swept under the rug in so many families because in black culture we are plagued with the words "What Goes on here stays here" as if the stain on the family name is more important that the victims

Why are we so divided in who's body is natural and who body is fake? Why does it matter, is it even anyone's business. We get so caught up in tearing each other down for our choices and blinded my competition that we have lost focus on unity as a whole. Whatever you do should be for you not to be accepted by others

In this episode I had a round table discussion with men of different ages, on how they deal with mental health, if they feel women provide safe spaces for them to share how they feel and what they need. Also got some I put from some young ladies on providing a safe place for the men in their lives...

Have you ever shared your why with others and forgot to include yourself, maybe you thought it made you look self absorbed, maybe you forgot that completing something for you is a big deal, no matter the reason, I want to encourage you to always include yourself because baby you are doing it for you too...

So often we allow our upbringing to dictate how we handle our mental health, we suffer in silence because we are not giving the tools to unload the stressors of life, because to need therapy is for the week, but at some point we have to realize our mental health really do matter.

Like many moments in history, anything pertaining to African American history will be white washed, or will show only the parts that make us look like wild animals needing a master to tame us or show us the way... So are we really surprised they dont want us to learn our history?? Check out this weeks season 5 opener as i share my Thursday thoughts...

Ever had to declutter your personal space, and had an emotional breakthrough and breakdown at the same darn time? Well sometimes we become hoarders to our emotions and packing them away has become so routine that we never know it has actually contributed to the stunting of our growth,it keeps us from walking in our true selves and living on purpose. So detach from the things holding you hostage so...

Did you know that people meet up just to travel. What is a travel bae, what are the rules, where do i sign up. Well lets discuss it in today's episode of Thursday Thoughts Over Tea. Let the fun and travel begin

Toxic Love we all have entertained it at some point, some of us may still be in a toxic environment and don't recognize it, what is toxic love, how do i heal from, and how to i begin to see the value in me again... Find out in this week's episode. Take a listen to some different music facts while you're sipping your tea.

Grounding what is that, no not what we do to our kids when they do not listen, but instead what we do to mentally center ourselves all while connecting with the Earth... Check out today's episode, and be sure jot down the affirmations while you're here.

At what point are we as women going to adjust the crown 👑 of our sisters, when will we show the same love and support to those in our community instead being invested in the people whom we never meet. Hey sis it's time to quit spending money on women's empowerment that we never intend to implement into our daily lives.

So we have been on one heck of a ride in 2020, it kinda makes us wonder what does 2021 have for us...Well start your year with affirmations and expectancy because with what we know now living in the "What If's" is not an option... Oh and what will you be doing on this Freedom's Eve

Have we lost our morals, are the older generation failed at teaching, or are we simply outdated in our ways and women are now living there best lives, without apologies... So often our timelines are flooded with twerk videos, false narratives, and secret social media battles to be the next viral sensation., what has happen to the idea so self respect and decorum.  

So your girl did a thing and became a trained doula, so what is that exactly you wonder...Tune in and I'll share, check our black Excellence moment on Granny Midwives

Let's be clear it's hard to coexist in a place with a people they dont really care about, that still view us as property that they lost, that much rather have us giving ourselves away freely, and falling in line with what they want. The king of pop in 1995 told us they dont really care about us, and here we are 2020 still seeing his words unfold.

How can we get so invested in the lives of strangers, going to the end of the earth for folks who dont even know we exist because the have celebrity status, yet we refuse to put the energy into ourselves or people we know?? CWS is a real thing so be cautious when worshipping the unknown... Black Excellence moment ~Richard Potter

Rest In Power Chadwick, you never know what someone's suffering looks like, what kind of harvest produces fruit, but what we can learn from those people is that it's better to be empty from fulfilling your purpose, that drained dry from pouring into the wrong vessels. Black Excellence moment "Stepin Fetchit"

So often we know what we are purposed for, we get a glimpse of our destiny yet we still find ourselves running from it. Take a listen tona reading from my book Annespirations and be encouraged to go full out into your calling...Black Excellence moment ~Pullman Porter

As we approach the new normal for the first day of school for our youth, here is a little encouragement and a reminder that you got this and you win...

First disregard my blooper... but let's get into some of the Hall's favorite herbs that we take everyday. Note I am not a physician so please follow the doctor's orders.. There are so many natural herbs that will helps with many of the illnesses we face today... Black Excellence Marie Van Brittan Brown

African American women are affected by fibroids at a much higher rate than other races..So let's talk about how to we deal with this in a more holistic way... Black Excellence Moment ~Helen Dickens

So often we allow the culture to make us feel that addressing our mental health makes up weak, when actually not seeking health could make us so much worse. We have to deal with the issues of our minds in order to truly live our best lives, and not allow the world to make us feel crazy for doing so. Black Excellence ~Alexander Miles

What's amazing that African Americans are the only group of people that are not allowed to use their freedom of speech. The only group that when speaking our truth is met with backlash and anger, yet when speaking against African Americans it's ok as long as you are not trying to empower or Awakening them from slumber...