Solo Travel: Women Who Travel Solo It had been a rough few months because of the administrative and clientele changes within my agency. I needed to get away to be refreshed, restored, and reinvigorated. Fortunately, I was able to find an excellent price for a Norwegian cruise leaving from my hometown in New York going […]
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By Ora Cook In her daily devotional for women, Joyce Meyer explains the battles she encountered because of her call into ministry. Joyce entered what was considered (and still is in many respects) a man\’s world. Joyce\’s battle was with those closest to her. Instead of being happy and supportive, her family and friends were
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By Ora Cook The Word of God says, “The thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy.” What is he trying to kill, steal, and destroy? Our mental and emotional wellbeing. He does this by producing situations which leave us wounded and devastated. Causing us to believe there isn’t anything of worth, importance, or value left
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By Ora Cook I can’t explain it nor do I understand it, but the feelings are real. Despite hearing how great the movies are, I just cannot not get past the internal block that is preventing me from watching 12 Years a Slave and Lee Daniel’s The Butler or anything else related to the struggle
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By Ora Cook Lessons learned from Black Panther I can’t help it. I always seem to learn from whatever I experience, whether it’s an actual life event, a book, or as in this case a movie. The movie Black Panther did much more than simply entertain me; it enlightened me. Here are the four
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By Ora Cook An interview with Toni Purry author of My Hype Book. For Toni Purry life was good. She was running Purry Communications Group (PCG), a successful public relations agency with top-notch clients in the hospitality, travel, and food and beverage industries. Then one day she realized that though her business was doing well,
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By Ora Cook What is self-talk? It is the flood of thoughts and conversations that constantly flows through our minds. It occurs day in and day out. It happens consciously and unconsciously. When self-talk is positive, that is a wonderful thing. However, for most people, it is usually negative. Many of us are guilty of
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By Ora Cook I am not a fan of love stories. They often are superficial and so far removed from reality. Yet one recent weekend, I somehow got caught up in watching The Prince and Me.
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By Ora Cook As we evolve into the people God designed us to become, we will have to let go of people that are detrimental to our growth and development. But how does one do this when it is family? After all, as the saying goes, we can choose our friends, but not our family.
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By Ora Cook I am not sure how I developed the travel bug, but I defiantly have it. I think it came after hearing Moms Mabley’s, an African American comedian, reaction to her travels and the impact it had on her. Although probed and pushed by television hosts, she refused to discuss her journey in
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