Download or read book NOTHING BEATS A FAILURE BUT A TRY written by Kimberly M. Ross and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimberly has led an interesting life when it comes to relationships. Love, loss, and trust have played a major part in her life. From a husband on the Down Low to having a husband with an ongoing criminal history, to finding a husband that she believes she can spend the rest of her life with. Her constant struggle with men has led her to her third marriage by the age of 40. She is an over achiever in all areas business, work, education, and socially but, she just can't get it right in the relationship department. Kimberly continues to strive because nothing beats a failure but a try!
Download or read book Shape Up Sisters written by Linda Fondren and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straight talk and a simple, no-fail diet and exercise plan for those who think they don't have the money or time to lose weight Linda Fondren, one of 11 children born to a single mother in the poorest and fattest state in America, watched the consequences of obesity ruin her sister's life—and was moved to open a gym in her hometown of Vicksburg, Mississippi with the motto "positively reshaping women." Then, witnessing how many middle- and low-income Vicksburg residents were brought up short in their fitness and health efforts by limited budgets and time, Fondren responded by striking at the root problem. In 2009, she spearheaded Shape Up Vicksburg, a City Hall–supported program in which she convinced the local hospital to offer free health screenings, restaurants to create low-cal menu options, and Wal-Mart to host weigh-in stations. Fondren signed up 10 percent of Vicksburg's 25,000 residents, most of who were taking charge of their health and nutrition for the first time. They lost over 15,000 lbs. in just 17 weeks. Shape Up Sisters! is a get-healthy prescription for regular people with jobs, budgets, and real-life challenges. Here are tactics for sedentary readers to become physically active with advice, recipes, and meal plans for improving eating habits on a budget. Fondren wraps it all in her empowering personal story and the uplifting tales of women who have changed their lives by following her simple strategies. With Fondren's approachable personality and practical advice, Shape Up Sisters! is both an easy-to-use guide and a bold statement in the greater national narrative about improving health and weight loss across socioeconomic lines.
Download or read book The Real Hiphop written by Marcyliena Morgan and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Blowed is a legendary hiphop workshop based in Los Angeles. It began in 1994 when a group of youths moved their already renowned open-mic nights from the Good Life, a Crenshaw district health food store, to the KAOS Network, an arts center in Leimert Park. The local freestyle of articulate, rapid-fire, extemporaneous delivery, the juxtaposition of meaningful words and sounds, and the way that MCs followed one another without missing a beat, quickly became known throughout the LA underground. Leimert Park has long been a center of African American culture and arts in Los Angeles, and Project Blowed inspired youth throughout the city to consider the neighborhood the epicenter of their own cultural movement. The Real Hiphop is an in-depth account of the language and culture of Project Blowed, based on the seven years Marcyliena Morgan spent observing the workshop and the KAOS Network. Morgan is a leading scholar of hiphop, and throughout the volume her ethnographic analysis of the LA underground opens up into a broader examination of the artistic and cultural value of hiphop. Morgan intersperses her observations with excerpts from interviews and transcripts of freestyle lyrics. Providing a thorough linguistic interpretation of the music, she teases out the cultural antecedents and ideologies embedded in the language, emphases, and wordplay. She discusses the artistic skills and cultural knowledge MCs must acquire to rock the mic, the socialization of hiphop culture’s core and long-term members, and the persistent focus on skills, competition, and evaluation. She brings attention to adults who provided material and moral support to sustain underground hiphop, identifies the ways that women choose to participate in Project Blowed, and vividly renders the dynamics of the workshop’s famous lyrical battles.
Download or read book Proverbs for the People written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Dafina Books. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by Jewell Parker Rhodes. In this powerful collection of stories based on African, black American and Biblical proverbs, some of today's most exciting new black American writers tackle the unifying themes, delicious wit and undeniable wisdom of the proverbs, making them sing for a whole new generation. Features contributions from best-selling authors Margaret Johnson-Hodge and Timmothy McCann, amongst many others.
Download or read book Wise And Funny Sayings Of The Elders written by Paula Wyatt Blair and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paula is retired from the Federal Government. She has served in the military as an officer and most recently worked for several governmental contract companies for over five years. Paula continues to keep busy as an accomplished impressionistic artist who has shown her paintings at The Lynchburg Fine Arts Center, Lynchburg, Virginia, as well as in Fairfax, Virginia, and other locations. She is a past officer and member of Toastmasters Gladiators Club and enjoys public speaking. She is a trained landscaper and avid gardener when she is not writing. She loves horses and riding as well as dogs. She earned both a Bachelor of Arts in United States History and a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia. Years after completing studies at Hampton, she established the SARAH WILLIAMS BLAIR SCHOLARSHIP FUND in memory of her late mother to assist future teachers in the Department of Education at Hampton University. During 9-11, she served as a Loaned Executive for the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) representing the Army. Under her leadership seven CFC Campaign Chairpersons, who represented seven Army agencies, raised $1.8 million dollars. Paula has traveled throughout the United States, Europe and the Far East. She loved Spain and Rome the best. This is the first of many books that she will write. Her love of people inspired her to write the articles, “Violence in the Work Place”, and “A Kinder, Gentler Military Traffic Management Command (MTMC)” during her years as a civil servant. She also gave a government contracting company its newsletter name, “HORIZON” while employed with the company. She also wrote an article for publication entitled; “Chevrolet: A Family Tradition” for a local automobile dealership’s newsletter.
Download or read book This Mother s Daughter written by Nelvia M. Brady and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-05-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African-American women of all ages and walks of life share advice and wisdom with their daughters in this collection of 20 true stories that recount rites of passage on topics such as maternal bonding, adoption, inter-racial family relationships, money, and more.
Download or read book All a Part of God s Plan written by Diane P. Harris and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God wants you to know that there is nothing you have done that can separate you from His love. He has a plan for your life. Your job is to get to know Him, learn to trust Him, believe His Word, apply the Word to your life's circumstances, and follow His direction. God knew all the mistakes we would make and all the wrong turns we would take. He knew all the times we would be taken advantage of and hurt. He knew beforehand how He would take all that the devil meant for evil and how He would use it to work out for our good. God will let nothing that we go through be wasted. This book is filled with stories and lessons learned about my life, my relationship with God, and how He has shown me over and over His love for me in spite of myself. But not just for me--but His love for all of us. Even though we often turn away from God to go our own way, God will take great measure to draw us back to Him and not leave us out there in our own mess. God knew everything that would happen in your life before you were born--the good, the bad, and the ugly. Everything that we go through, God uses it to teach us that we can trust and depend on Him with everything in our life. Don't you see, if He knew you before you were born, all the things that happen in your life are all a part of God's plan.
Download or read book Rhythm written by Paula Michele Adams and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African Americans have a culture rich in diversity, knowledge, and wisdom. The valuable lessons learned from slavery through the present day will be passed on for generations, many times in the form of quotes, which implore us to expand our minds to reach a higher level of being. Quotes resonate within your soul in a way that opens your world to a whole new outlook. “Rhythm ... Uplifting Quotes from the African American Perspective” highlights inspirational, motivating, and encouraging life lessons from noteworthy African Americans. It takes you on a journey to enlightenment, insight, and self-awareness on a variety of life’s most important topics. This collection of quotes is not specific to any one race. All ethnicities can learn from the history, challenges, and obstacles that African Americans have had to endure. In essence, these quotes can aid all cultures into coming together and understanding our community more empathetically.
Download or read book Just a Little Somethin written by Rich Melcher and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted just a little somethin' to reflect on, to nibble on at the end of or beginning of your day? Inside, you will find something to curb that hunger. Just a Little Somethin' is an eclectic medley of daily affirmations/ meditations, each inspired by a brief yet meaningful quotation. The book provides ideas, stories, prayers, memoir and poems that enlighten, encourage and inform readers on their daily walk. Encompassing topics such as spirituality, interpersonal relations, mental health and motivation, Just a Little Somethin' offers a multi-faceted daily meditation experience. I hope that it will become a companion on your way. Rich Melcher
Download or read book It s My Life and I ll Cry if I Want Too written by Kimberly D. Holmes and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s My Life and I’ll Cry If I Want Too: The Diary of a Bipolar Woman is a riveting account of one woman’s journey through mental illness. It’s about the valleys that Kimberly Holmes endured and the mountains that she climbed in order to understand herself and her illness. Kimberly chronicles her tumultuous confrontations with death and heartening resolutions in finding the will to live. She recounts her relationships and there most chaotic outcomes. Kimberly writes openly about her promiscuity, drug abuse, criminal history, and insight into her battle with bipolar disorder—a mental disease that nearly destroyed her life. Kimberly’s personal account of her mental illness reveals a stark, realistic view of the disease so that her readers may understand its magnitude.
Download or read book Poetry Prose and Miscellaneous Musings written by Dr. Kellie N. Kirksey and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-08-25 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of writings taken from my journals. It is my hope that these words may encourage others to tell their unique stories. Sharing our stories heals old wounds and encourages growth and transformation through increased self awareness.This book of poems is a realization of my childhood dream. May you pursue the desires of your heart. Embrace your passion, and live your dreams.
Download or read book The Simple Touch of Fate written by Arlene Uslander and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-12-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a fascinating collection of stories revealing compassion, mystery, humor and warmth, written by people from various walks of life as they tell about their personal brush with FATE. A computer engineer experiences the touch of the unknown as he learns that the plane he was scheduled to be on has crashed into the World Trade Center. A father and daughter, trying to escape from war-torn Egypt, lose something very precious, but find it in such an incredible way that they are sure Fate has favored them. A woman from India relates the strange way in which she is given a Genasha God statue that has been blessed by a revered Swami. The stories evoke the texture of life in an elegant yet gentle mosaic that confirms the unseen hand of fate touching all our lives. This book is about all different kinds of Fate. The common thread is that each story raises the question: "Was that just a coincidence-or was it meant to be?" www.theramp.net/auslander.
Download or read book Willows Under Trial written by Annie Holmes and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several plays have been composed into novels of short stories. This began the saga of Beneath the Willow. The first book in the series focused on several of the residents of the established settlements. After many years of hard work, the town began to flourish. When they initially settled, all residents were in one central location. They spread out as the town began to grow. Development of farms and pastureland advanced rapidly. The town of Willow Bend is filled with imaginary characters but implies a very realistic concept. It is the writers vision that the town was established in the 1870s. Horace Lee Crowley and seven hundred migrants braved the elements, traveling until they found what they later established as the Willows. It was divided into several settlements: Willow Bend, Willow Estates, Willow Grove, and Willow Creek. The people tilled the soil and made their own clothing. For a short length of time, everyone cooked on a huge open pit. They prayed, inspired, encouraged, and made unified efforts together to lighten the load of chores of one another. They suffered the hardship of floods, crop infestation, poor farming equipment, and loss of profits. Through it all, unity blended them together as a community. After many years of hard work, the town flourished. Disagreements were natural in personality differences but were short lived. They migrated from a sharecrop farm thirty miles away. They tread large bodies of water that sometimes rose above waistlines. Small children were placed upon mens shoulders or on one of the old mules. Women carried the bundles of food and what little clothing they owned. It was a rough going, but majority of the people endured it. They had small clippings of flowers, twigs from fruit trees, and roots from vegetables. The substance of their existence was on their backs, mules, and wooden trestles that the men fashioned. Scraps of wood and small trees made up the trestles. This was the beginning of the Willows. Once settled, many differences occurred, natural in personalities, but they were able to accomplish agreement with the help of the county judge. The drama was getting to that point. Thanks for reading. See what you would do in these cases.
Download or read book The Routledge Book of World Proverbs written by Jon R. Stone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Book of World Proverbs draws together proverbs that transcend culture, time and space to provide an enduring collection that is both useful and enjoyable.
Download or read book The Future We Need written by Erica Smiley and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Future We Need, Erica Smiley and Sarita Gupta bring a novel perspective to building worker power and what labor organizing could look like in the future, suggesting ways to evolve collective bargaining to match the needs of modern people—not only changing their wages and working conditions, but being able to govern over more aspects of their lives. Weaving together stories of real working people, Smiley and Gupta position the struggle to build collective bargaining power as a central element in the effort to build a healthy democracy and explore both existing levers of power and new ones we must build for workers to have the ability to negotiate in today and tomorrow's contexts. The Future We Need illustrates the necessity of centralizing the fight against white supremacy and gender discrimination, while offering paths forward to harness the power of collective bargaining in every area for a new era.
Download or read book Unfinished Business written by Glenn L. Chatman and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unfinished Business By: Glenn Chatman Small and social/economically owned small businesses (8(a) contractors), this is your guide to working with the federal government! Many 8(a) contractors, lacking an understanding of government contracting and business practices, are unable to successfully negotiate and enjoy competitive opportunities with the federal government in areas of architecture, construction, engineering, and more. However, as Director of the Small Business Program for the Army Corps of Engineers (St. Louis District) for the final sixteen years of my career, I have a unique insight into the many hidden facets related to small business entities. Unfinished Business! features four business process modules that cover these often-unknown elements, along with in-depth strategies and tactics which, when applied, will allow you to successfully serve as a reliable contractor to the federal government. Based only on factual processes that have proven to be a winning formula for those select small business who wish to pursue government opportunities on a competitive or sole source basis, Unfinished Business! is your roadmap to success with the federal government. Information is knowledge and knowledge is power—power to make a better-informed decision.
Download or read book Champion Leaders Pursuing Excellence to Win written by Joyce C. Edwards Ph.D. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why some institutions start small and seem to explode within a matter of months? While others appear stagnant for the entire time that they are in existence? Champion Leaders points to effective leadership and examines the cause. Learn how to win at leadership by establishing the right relationships with followers, having courage to make tough decisions, and having a God-inspired vision. Seasoned, new, and aspiring leaders will find answers in Champion Leaders as to how the pursuit of excellence in leadership leads to great advantage. Winning is the ultimate result of Champion Leadership. Find out how to pursue excellence in all your endeavors and see the hand of God at work in your life!
