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Finding The Love that makes us Confident, Bold and Courageous   In my many years of medical practice, I’ve often seen the pain and devastation of rocky relationships, substance abuse, low self esteem, fears, and anxieties in so many lives. I’ve listened to tender and broken hearts whose burdens of sadness, worries, and anxieties about […]

The Power Of Love Many of us were shocked and saddened by the recent death of two well-known stars, Kate Spade and Antony Bourdain, who ended their very successful and young lives with suicide. Many across the world and specially those whose lives were touched by the vastly popular and widely known stars ask why? […]

Survival and Joy in the Journey   It doesn’t take much to hear, see or experience bad news in the course of our day. I’m not just talking about what the media outlets splash on the internet and TV broadcasts announcing new alarming information about terrorism, mayhem, and an epidemic of mental health crisis, addiction,  sexually transmitted diseases, violence, and murder.  But to […]

America’s Race Challenges   “There are good people” “But there are good people,” said Aretha, a highly educated African American female, as we began to talk about race relations. “You’ve to prove yourself. Challenges exist…some have to overcome their biases…but there are good people” She shared the frustration and need to repeatedly “prove” herself, and […]

9/11 Fifteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, America and all what she stands for was hatefully attacked. The utter unexpectedness of an attack in our soil that was both heartless and deadly rallied Americans together. September 11, 2001 united young and old, rich and poor, blacks and whites, Hispanics and Asians. On that day, and the days […]

SOS (· · · – – – · · ·) Staying safe in a chaotic, unsafe world We live in a great nation, America, where peace and not war permeates in our midst. I grew up in Africa’s largest country where civil war, bloody coup d’état, and periodic martial laws were common to many of her inhabitants. The continent of Africa, and most […]

You and I matter.   College days are full of new and exciting adventures such as being on your own, eating what you like, and finally getting to do the dirty laundry your own unique way. You, and many of your colleagues have a long check list of things to do, stuff to bring, and […]

Who are you? Who am I? why are we here?   More than ever, your journey as a college student will be be an adventure filled with thinking about the childhood home you just left behind, your present college challenges, and the unknown future awaiting you. As we ponder on the centuries-old questions above, we […]

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 1 Peter 3:3-4 Whether you’re a freshman, or […]

Body, Mind & Spirit Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you proverbs 2:11 (NIV) College students face many challenges including the new found freedoms that come with leaving home, and an avalanche of choices, some very tempting and enticing, that each freshman to Senior student has to decide on. Making choices that are […]