Advice

Life is busy. Life is so so busy sometimes that we do not make time to get enough exercise to achieve or maintain a healthy body weight. I get it, I really do. If you work multiple jobs, have children, pursuing a degree or certificate it’s very difficult to schedule time at the gym. Here’s […]

This is a self check moment. This may even be a “come to Jesus” moment. One thing is for sure, we must all take a moment to check ourselves to see where, what and how we are doing in life. We should check out mental status as much as we check our bank accounts. What’s […]

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone close to you thinks they’re involved in an abusive relationship then please seek help immediately. If you are not sure if your partner, or potential partner, is abusive check out some of the signs listed below: Question relationships with partners who: Abuse alcohol or […]

Lord knows we all love to eat well but our budgets dictate just how well we can eat, right? Maybe not.  When money is tight we tend to cut major corners where our food is concerned. I’m happy to say that we really do have options! Listen up,  brother Stic of the group Dear Prez […]

Relationships are tricky and the tricks don’t get easier to figure out the older you get either. Sometimes it’s good to just do a self check to see if you recognize the red flags that signal “Chile, this ain’t the one!”  Blogger Vanessa Altidor puts together an interesting list of signs that you are not […]

Over the past few decades a woman’s role in a relationship, especially a marriage, has changed. Women have become very independent, partly by choice and partly by circumstance.  There are quite a few Superwomen out there who manage the home, the career and themselves, yet, there are many women who long to maintain a more […]

Depression is such a common and complex condition. Many who have it don’t always know how to manage it or how to express how they need to be managed while they are in the midst of it. Sometimes the family and friends of people with depression can unknowingly make the situation worst with their actions, […]

There comes a time in everyone’s life when you feel stuck, stalled and stagnant. You have a dream, or had a dream, but you are unsure of what direction to take. You started out on the right path but somehow your dreams were deferred. Some people never really had a focus, dream or purpose in […]

Terry Matthews of http://www.jadensvoice.org joins Dyana & I to talk about autism in our community.

Stop keeping your iphone in your back pocket! A teenage girl in Maine had hers there and sat down and shorted out the phone’s battery. It sparked and caught fire. She suffered a few burns but is ok. Her principal said she stop, dropped, and rolled- now that’s Old School!

MLK DAY OF SERVICE IS MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH  SHORT LIST OF THE MLK DAY OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES IN PHILADELPHIA  VISIT http://www.mlkdayofservice.org/ FOR MORE PROJECTS  Sharing the Heritage! At African American Museum  Enjoy free admission to the African American Museum all day and celebrate with special events and activities including a scavenger hunt, break dance workshop and […]

Please join me in encouraging the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to induct Kool & The Gang, a group that has been together nearly 50 years. Oh, share with someone you know loves their great music~ With gratitude, Dyana http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/nominatekoolthegangrockrollhalloffame/