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Day 12 of Gratitude -- My Creativity
It's day 12 of my 30 day gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for my creativity! It is a gift that I have always had but didn't...

MichelleRena
Nov 12, 20212 min read


Day 11 of Gratitude -- Flexibility
Hey Y'all! It's day 11 of my 30 day gratitude challenge and today I am grateful for FLEXIBILITY! That ability to adapt to change on the...

MichelleRena
Nov 11, 20211 min read


Day 10 of Gratitude -- Choice
We are a third of the way through this month already and each day provides more gratitude than the previous. It is day 10 of my 30 days...

MichelleRena
Nov 10, 20212 min read


Day 9 of Gratitude -- Growth
Today is day 9 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge and I am grateful for my growth. There is an old saying "I’m glad I don’t look like...

MichelleRena
Nov 9, 20212 min read


Day 8 of Gratitude -- My Confidence
Happy Monday y'all! It is November 8th and day 8 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge! It is becoming easier to think about what I am...

MichelleRena
Nov 8, 20213 min read


Day 7 of Gratitude —My Peace
Happy Sunday! 🧘🏽♀️ I am truly enjoying this journey of unpacking gratitude. For the past 7 days I have been intentional about my...

MichelleRena
Nov 7, 20211 min read


Day 6 of Gratitude -- Rest
Today I am grateful for the ability to rest! Our ancestors couldn't rest with leisure, so I believe that it is my duty to rest for their...

MichelleRena
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Day 5 of Gratitude -- My Voice
Happy Friday y'all! It's a super wet and rainy day in typically sunny South Florida which can play on your emotions if you let it, but I...

MichelleRena
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Day 4 of Gratitude -- Grace
Today I am grateful for GRACE! The ability to give it and the ability to receive it have proven to be monumental in my own growth. I know...

MichelleRena
Nov 4, 20212 min read


Day 3 of Gratitude— Spirituality
“Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God— soon I’ll be praising again. He puts a smile...

MichelleRena
Nov 3, 20211 min read


Day 2 of Gratitude
Happy Tuesday y’al! So it’s November 2 and day 2 of my 30 days of gratitude challenge. Yesterday, I noted being grateful for my mind....

MichelleRena
Nov 2, 20212 min read


Sweet November
Here we are in the 11th month of a year that has seemed to zoom by. October was gentle yet quick. The entrance of November welcomes the...

MichelleRena
Nov 1, 20212 min read


Teen Appreciation Post
Happy Tuesday Y’all! This is a teenage daughter appreciation post. Zahra: “Ma, I need you to post my grades so I know you’re proud of...

MichelleRena
Oct 26, 20211 min read


Self Care is doing what me makes feel good…daily!
Sunday is for self-care (at least for me it is)! Sometimes self-care looks like being alone with your thoughts or in the bed! Other times...

MichelleRena
Oct 24, 20212 min read


Comparison is the thief of joy…so is not communicating your expectations!!
Sometimes our needs aren't being met because we aren't explicitly stating what it is that we need. You can't expect people to read your...

MichelleRena
Oct 20, 20211 min read


Run your race at your own pace!
When I woke up this morning, I just couldn't push it. Normally, I am up and out of the bed by 5:15ish and ready to get my workout in to...

MichelleRena
Oct 19, 20212 min read


Self Care Sunday: The Power of Self Healing
Here lately I’ve been focusing a lot on freedom, self love, self care, and self worth but I haven’t told you how I arrived to this place....

MichelleRena
Oct 17, 20213 min read


Meet Dr. Sebrina Palmer, CEO and Lead Planner of The Encore Agency
Behind every Dope Black Woman I highlight, there is a story of how we met. I was fresh off the plane from Atlanta in 2007, pregnant but...

MichelleRena
Oct 11, 20214 min read


It’s World Mental Health Day and My 6th Wedding Anniversary…is there a correlation?
I can be honest because it’s what I do and tell you about how these days perfectly align but not without a backstory for how. October...

MichelleRena
Oct 10, 20212 min read


Just breathe…
I don’t know about you but the deeper I get into the week, month, year, the more stress I begin to carry. I started thinking about all of...

MichelleRena
Oct 6, 20211 min read


Book Review: Impending Consent by KC Mills
"I'm always going to show up and I'm always going to choose you." - Rival
Monica Odom
3 days ago2 min read


Let Them Talk…
Pray for those who seek to harm you…I have to smirk at the thought of that because why would I pray for someone who clearly wants to be my enemy. Everybody that wants to hurt you won’t try to do it physically. There are those who intend to hurt you by attempting to tarnish your character or speak ill on your name. They are just as dangerous as those who attempt to physically harm you. But this morning’s devotion reminded me that you have to keep your eyes set and centered on

MichelleRena
4 days ago2 min read


Book Review: Informed Consent by KC Mills
"Our commitments to those we love sometimes cloud our ability to truly exist. It's so easy to fade into the shadows trying to be what others need us to be."
Monica Odom
6 days ago3 min read


Sneaky little bum foot...
Remember, when I was working out every single day! Listen, the way I have had to cut back on regular life things simply because I couldn't walk...like for real walk...has been the absolute worst. I pushed through for most of 2025 and it wasn't until I dropped a dumbbell on my foot in late September and there was no more pushing it until later. So I had a keratoma removed from my foot today after nearly a year of hobbling around and walking like Viola Davis in Fences… I tried

MichelleRena
Feb 182 min read
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