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This Question I answered on Quora: Love doesn’t care what age you are. There is no time limit and no boundaries on love. If you continue reading negative articles, and statistics,

I answered this question on Quora right after our 40th anniversary a couple weeks ago. Yes, you can have a lasting, loving marriage. https://www.quora.com/How-do-husbands-and-wives-keep-their-ma

There is no question that Mindfulness will improve you as a parent. It certainly helped me. I started practicing Mindfulness when my husband and I adopted our middle son, who was born with alc

Exaggerating the trivial is common for many of us. It comes in the form of worry. I have done it multiple times, especially when our kids were small. I feared something would happen to them, w

Ms. Obama shares powerful advice and insight into relationships and our health https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/michelle-obama-interview-gayle-king-exclusive-with-former-first-lady-live-stream-2

So tired of negative stories reported about my hometown of Chicago...especially Southside where I was born and raised. Many great people living there! Where are these positive stories?? Here is o

This story warmed my heart: Praises for this father...having the courage to bring his child to college. Praises for this professor...truly helping students... Praises for Morehouse College....for

I believe that everyone has a soul mate., and while marriage may not be for everyone...or should be...there is love for you. Don't give up on love. With that in mind,I am sharing our 38 years of mari

You have within you your very own stress releasor. See my latest video to show you how to use one of your most valuable assets. Love, light and blessings, Janet

Despite what is going on around you, you have the power to stay balanced, even in the middle of chaos. In the late 1990s, my world was crumbling. Every time I turned around there was a sudden d

  We hear how our nation is so divided, and that we should be more compassionate and accepting of others.      How can we do this if we don't have compassion and acceptance of ourselves?      Many of us think we do love ourselves until we make a mistake, or something devastating happens like

Lately we hear a lot about division in our great nation. Political parties are definitely on opposite sides. Our views on gender equality, sexual preferences, and especially race have separated man

Yes, the presidential emotional climate with all the vitriol is stressful and wearing. However, you can use it to tap into peace and happiness already inside of you. In fact, the campaigns and the

Seeing and reading the news lately, various spokespersons for the police and black communities stress that a dialogue needs to happen between both sides to begin the healing process from the recent ki

There is so much noise, conflicting messages, anger, and tension in the air, especially as election time nears. Screaming voices yelling untruths about one another, situations, and events seems to b

This is the time of the year when many people drop their goals or New Year's resolutions. If you're one of them, don't beat yourself up...read on. Maybe your plans and outlook on life was excit

Most of the things we worry about and fear, we cannot control.   We can't control the weather, the traffic, or what others say to us.  So, why spend your priceless energy worrying about things that

You can direct the course of your day. You are a powerful being. Most people drag themselves into work gritting their teeth, putting on the mask and resisting because they are trying to steady the

In this day and age, when anyone can post their opinions or reviews on news websites,  social media, Amazon, and on literally a billion of other sites,  it's easy to get caught up in what pe

Walt (my husband) and I will be presenting at the National Conference for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees this week. 

We went to my favorite spiritual bookstore, Alexandria t

  Just saw the Blockbuster movie, "Straight Outta Compton" which has crossed cultural and race lines, and has far surpassed box office expectations.    It's much more than an enterta

It may seem that you are facing insurmountable challenges. We all have them whether its relationships, finances, health. They are part of the human experience to help us grow. However, w

  Businesses specifically owned by black women are outpacing that of all women-owned firms!  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/02/black-women-fastest-growi_n_7711078.html?utm_hp_ref=bl

  Watching the Charleston,  South Carolina massacre news reports, I felt like many, angry and sad.   Sadness is anger turned inward.   Listening to the families tell Dylann Ro

 I mentioned in an earlier blog, my niece Allison Semmes is starring as Diana Ross in the tour of “Motown the Musical.” What struck me watching the musical, was Barry Gordy havi