Despite being modernized and highly influenced by Western cultures — Women in Western cultures carry their babies in baby carriers or strollers in front of them but across Africa, women can be seen carrying their babies on their backs swaddled in cloth. In many African countries, front-facing baby carriers and strollers are available. …

We must stop feeding into this cultural idea that there is only one standard of beauty for women — I almost drank the entire bottle of Apetamin when I was 10 or 11 because I was tired of people telling me I was skinny. I have a fast metabolism. They kept telling me I needed to eat more to gain some weight as if something was wrong with how…

A very tempting path that leads nowhere. — When the pandemic happened, I saw it as an opportunity to dive deeper into my spirituality. I quit my 9–5 to become a seeker. …

When I stayed for as long as I did — Realizing a relationship is not working is difficult, but deciding exactly what to do is even more difficult. Most of us have been in situations where we’ve loved someone enough to work hard at keeping the relationship moving forward and hurdling through all obstacles. Others of us have made the…

A story about entry into Heaven — I belong to a spiritual group that meets once a week online to talk about spirituality and faith. At a recent meeting, we had a fascinating discussion about why we can’t get to heaven on our own and why we must go through Jesus. The group was divided. While some…

And here’s what we can do to change that — The Two Problems Spirituality isn’t just some crazy woo-woo niche where people’s heads are stuck in the clouds and they refuse to come down. I dislike that it appears that way. It appears that way because there is too much talk about angels and spirit guides and the dead and crystals and 5D…

For a shift to truly occur within you, the hermit phase is necessary — 1. A Strong Desire For Solitude You don’t awaken from the matrix and then shout about it from a rooftop. Having escaped, you will naturally desire solitude. You will enter hermit mode for renewal. When you have a spiritual awakening, a shift starts within you. This shift may cause you to re-evaluate your relationships and social…

God is still working in mysterious ways — 1. No One is Coming to Save You I waited and waited, but nobody came. It was the scariest day of my life when I realized nobody was coming to save me. But that was the day I snapped out of wishful thinking and got it together. No one was coming to save me. It was up to…

An account of struggle and persistence — The Luxury of Giving Up I’ve felt like giving up. I’ve thought about it. Life seems like a constant battle that I’m tired of fighting. I’m so tired. There have been times when it all just seems too much to handle, and I wish I could just throw in the towel. As I sit here…