Faith: Lean In, Sis – Guest Blogger Candace

Hey girl hey! I hope your 2020 is going wonderfully so far. If it’s not, there’s still enough time to turn that thing around! You hear me?! Just keep going, you’ll see . Ok, so what is your natural reaction when confronted with a situation that scares you? And it’s ok to answer honestly-this is…

The Beginning isn’t Easy

Hey there Inspirers, Happy New Year! I am hoping you all got off on the right footing for the new year and remain excited for what's to come. As far as Leave Inspired, we will be having guest bloggers throughout the year and they are all coming with good content. I wanted to start the…

Lack of Confidence- Part 1

Hey Inspirers! Happy October. Happy Fall. Happy Sunday. Lately, I've been having conversations in my personal and work life surrounding the word confidence. In each encounter, I noticed a pattern - the lack of confidence that each individual possessed caused them to live in turbulence, insecurity, and inauthentic. I was curious behind this lack of…

The Fear of the Unknown or Newness?

Hey Inspirers!  Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back .... Depending on your taste of music, you may know what song that's from. Just a little throw back to get a jam session going, lol. Today, I want to talk about something that I have been struggling with and others that I have been talking with…

Walking Away Got So Much Easier

Have you ever struggled with walking away from something in your life that didn't serve you well? It may have been from the hostile environment of a job, miserable friendship or toxic relationship. You had enough evidence to show it to the door,but you just couldn't walk away. I was that way too. It was…

Fear Ain’t Nothing but the Devil! – Guest Blogger Jasmine Kazera

My name is Jasmine Kazera and I run a Travel/Lifestyle blog called Traveling Through Life With a Wine Glass Half Full. For me, traveling through life is a journey within itself. Life can sometimes get you down and you may encounter numerous stressful days. I believe it is all about perspective; keeping a positive attitude…

Dependent Personality Disorder: Before There Was Him… There Was You!- Guest Blogger Candace Belin

Dependent Personality Disorder: Before There Was Him... There Was You! Please note: throughout this blog entry I use "him" interchangeably. What attracted him to you was your strong sense of yourself. It included all of the things you once admired about yourself so deeply... You know...The simple things that required no effort or second thought…

Guest Blogger Tanaisha-Trusting God’s Process Through It All

  Hello all, I am Tanaisha Coleman, a student affairs educator working at the University of Vermont. I aspire to be a multicultural affairs educator and diversity, inclusion, and equity consultant. Other aspirations entail being a teacher of social justice or business equity courses, motivational speaker, diversity and inclusion innovator, and world traveler. My life…

Transitioned Into Purpose

I just want to start off and say that being an adult is hard! I don't know what part of childhood made me want to rush this moment, but it's definitely not what it seems. In October, I had to make a decision that was one of the hardest I've faced in a while. I…

I’m Ending My Relationship

Nothing about this relationship is worth having, but for some reason it's been hard to leave. In this relationship I feel useless, overlooked, and insecure. I am constantly walking with trembling legs because I never know what is coming next. This relationship has been abusive mentally and emotionally. I have never in my life felt…

Toxic Relationships That We Love

I am sure we all have some experiences of being involved in toxic relationships that were difficult to get rid of. Not by force, but because we actually LOVED those relationships. I know it may sound crazy to love something that is not good for you -the truth is we do it every day. From…