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Women empowerment brunch, photo credit: Sofi On Sunday, August 14, 2016, we had our annual summer brunch.  This event started with my girlfriend wanting to end the summer on a great note a few years back, August 2011, to be exact.  She invited me and six other of her closest friends along with a couple of her neighbors to spend the day in her beautiful home and garden. We had such an amazing day we decided to make it an annual thing—Dawn's Big Hat, Long Dress Garden Brunch. The pictures got raving reviews on facebook.  As time went by, more and more people started requesting invites or asked why they weren't invited.  My girlfriend being a people lover and having a huge heart decided to open her doors to more people the following year. Six years later, it has come to be known as the Women Empowerment Brunch, with over 30 fabulous ladies in their long dresses, big hats and lots of bling! This year, we collected non-perishable items to be delivered to a woman's shel

Feeling down on yourself?  Here are a few simple affirmations to pick you right up! Affirmations are powerful tools to keep you feeling positive, motivated and upbeat. Start clearing your head of negative thoughts and emotions with these simple yet powerful messages. Speak them into existence and watch your life transform. You can be, do, or have anything you set your mind to.  The Bible tells us that:  When you make a decision and declare it, it will be carried out and the light will shine on your life.  All you have to do is "think higher and feel deeper". Soon, you will start to vibrate on a higher altitude that is bound to change your attitude, thus, your life... Pick anyone of these to start, or create your own. Before You Begin: First, find a quiet moment and relax your breathing and your body. Then close your eyes and let go of any or all expectations you have of yourself and/or others. Next, put yourself in the mind frame and vibrational energy you w

Aggie Strong's blog post title: Women Empowerment: How can we empower ourselves and each other? The other day I was asked to give a talk on women empowerment to a bunch of ladies at a brunch , so I have decided to share it in its entirety. Here we go! Today I will be talking about women empowerment and how we can help to empower ourselves and each other using what I call The 8 A’s of Empowerment , being: Aggie Strong's 8-A pyramid of empowerment Awareness Acceptance Assertiveness Affirmations Accountability Ability Association Actualization For me, women empowerment involves developing a greater sense of confidence, courage and well-being in our own individual capacity. I strongly believe that by increasing your own personal, spiritual, social, political, physical, mental, emotional and economic strength you raise that of others. It is also about females supporting each other and bonding together. And, it is about each and every woman livi

Aggiestrong Blog Post Title, credit pathani Is the hot weather waning your motivation? Is Mother Nature playing with your mood? Feeling a bit bummed out and not sure why? If you are like me, an introvert who works from home, you may be feeling a bit of apathy these days. You know, blazay-blazay; or kind of ugh!  When I shared my lack of motivation with my mentor she said that lately, she had been feeling the same way herself.  Whew! Cause I was about to diagnose myself with depression.  Hence this post.  So, here are some things you can do to break the summer blues—because as happy as the sun is, it can make some of us sad and blue. Get Enough Sleep Sleeping girl: credit Flickr Studies show that short starry summer nights and long sunlit summer days can cause a sleep deficit.   Not getting enough sleep can seriously impact your mind and body's ability to do their jobs properly.  When you are sleep deprived, your body produces more of the stress hormone, cortiso

Some people may wonder why I get so excited about the US election. After all, I don't live there and I am a Jamaican born Canadian. The truth of the matter is, whatever happens in the US affects Canada profoundly. We share very strong borders and hold close ties with the US. They are one of our strongest allies and trade partners, and a lot of their values align with our values. On Personal Values and Leadership Donald Trump has made himself a political fiasco in the media who doesn't share Canadian values and shows a lot of intolerance of difference. Even though he said he would not put up a wall between us like he plans to do with Mexico, what's to stop him in the eventuality of a falling out with our prime minister. He has already tried to disqualify Canadian-born Ted Cruz, his running mate, on the basis that he wasn't born in the USA. This was the same contemptuous thing he tried with President Obama. In my humble opinion, he is driven by jealousy and com