Your guide and coach to an “EPIC Life!”
“Tena, How can I put into words how thankful I am for you? Thank you for the great times on the balcony…
I enjoyed watching you do your daily thang – truly inspirational. The way you show your love to your girls and your grandson is simply beautiful.
You know how to communicate on many levels. Sometimes with words, sometimes emotions, sometimes gifts, sometimes silence. You know what others need and you know how to give just that. You are my purple person!”
I think my story is important to share because of the commonalities in experiences we all share, particularly women of color; glimpses into the life of a black leader in the federal government that reveal the challenges minorities face even today; exposure to the very tough, unfriendly culture of NSA; talks about real diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and Belonging, which every employee wants and deserves. And I hope to encourage other woman to write their stories too.
In this easy-to-read, Self-Love guide, educator and life coach Tena Lawyer, “delivers practical advice interlaced with quotes and research from leading “Thinkers” to help us all deepen our journeys toward a fuller life, says a recent review.
There are powerful messages about the “Brain Bully” and negative self-judgment that won’t be missed. This journal format allows readers to dig deep via retrospection and introspection. Tena shares foundational tools, techniques and practices to transform Readers’ lives, careers, and love!
Today I’m sitting on my balcony, still in my pajama top, slippers on my feet, my little afro puff doing just enough until my braid appointment on Wednesday. I’m scrolling the internet with absolutely no motivation to do anything.
And for the first time in my life, that feels perfectly okay 🆗
Our ancestors were often viewed not as people first, but as cargo that could carry disease and property that had monetary value. If they became sick before they could be sold, someone lost money.
That’s a painful sentence to write. But an honest one.
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That wonderful feeling you’re describing is most likely a healthy dopamine surge, supported by serotonin, with cortisol finally stepping aside after the work is done. It’s one of the reasons creating can feel so deeply satisfying.
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