REBUILD: Awake From The Fairy Tale

I wanted to paint a picture for my job fair, which is now less than 48 hours away. The universe had something else in mind though and I was directed to meet a man in the shelter who is an artist and he painted this picture for me.These past few days have been filled with lots of angst and happiness. If you're following me on facebook you can tell my moods have been flip flopping. I'm having a tough time organizing the next part of this project in my mind and I'm still hurting over the death of South...

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VIDEO: Appreciate Being Different

You're different. You don't think like everyone else. You certainly don't fit in with the crowd and you don't want to. But what do you do to make the most out of your differences? Your difference isn't a liability. Watch this video and learn how to make the MOST out of being YOU.For My Savvy Sisters: How has being "different" actually been beneficial to your li...

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How To Write Your Own Self Help Book in 12 Days

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EDITORIAL: Educated Women I Admire- Kerri

by Erika MartinEducation ColumnistIn last week's editorial, I wrote about education goals having no timetable. Hearing the stories of other women that have made educational goals and reached out for them later in life are inspiring to me. They motivate me to reach for my own. They're a real life example that I can share with my children that it's never to late to learn. For the next few weeks, I'll be sharing stories of women in my life that have inspired me and that are dreaming big and taking...

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REBUILD: Am I Dreaming? Featured On FinerMinds.Com

Yesterday I decided to go to my quiet place to listen for my next direction.I still need 14 businesses to support and the job fair is less than 5 days away. It's going to take a miracle for this to happen but I believe in miracles so I just have to stop pressuring myself.Last night after I got some quiet time in my mind I felt the urge to "do nothing". This voice that whispered that suggestion was the same voice that told me to take a cross country trip speaking about the Rebuild Your Life Project...

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Florida Now Requires Drug Testing For Welfare Applicants

Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) signed legislation on Tuesday that requires anyone applying for temporary government assistance to pay for and undergo drug screening.All applicants for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program must now pay for drug testing. Any applicant who tests positive for illegal drug use will be ineligible to receive government benefits for one year or until they successfully complete a drug abuse program. Those who test clean will be reimbursed for the cost...

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Lower Your Cell Phone Bill Instantly

We all have them- Those bills that are on auto refill. Every month we are dishing out a wad of cash for cable, our cell phone bills or subscriptions to things that we feel we need.The truth is, we don't NEED them, but we do deserve luxury because we put in the work to play. You can reduce your bills each month and I will tell you how.I used to work for a pharmaceutical company. We produced pills that customers would buy from our infomercials. Once the customers signed up for the special 'buy one...

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Your World News Report - June 1, 2011

Berlyne JulmisNews Coordinator Germany’s E. coli Outbreak Kills and Infects Many16 people have died due to an E. coli outbreak in Germany and hundreds have fallen ill. The E. coli outbreak started in northern Germany, but has now spread to the western parts of Germany. Authorities have reported the outbreak was caused by E. coli found in raw vegetables. The European Food Safety Alert Network has reported E. coli which causes hemorrhage in the intestines was found in cucumbers which were also...

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REBUILD: Taking My Hands Off The Wheel

I decide to follow my intuition and take my hands off this project and allow the divine to take contr...

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"Dark Girls" Isn't The Only Problem Blacks Face

By Yolanda JacobsContributorI've received notifications about it in e-mails and read about it on Facebook statuses. The new talk is the upcoming documentary Dark Girls. Until last night, I hadn't viewed the trailer, because I didn't feel a need to do so. I already know this story. Not so much from personally experiencing the harsh color-based words, but from hearing them used to label my siblings. From what I've seen, the documentary is a commendable effort, one not lost on me. At the same...

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REBUILD: I Need 14 More Businesses: Please Help

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America May 30, 2011 -- With 6 days left before the rescheduled job fair to benefit homeless women and women in distress, the organizer of The Rebuild Your Life Job Fair, Te-Erika Patterson makes one last appeal to Miami-Dade and Broward county businesses. Dear business owners and managers, I began the Rebuild Your Life Project nearly 2 months ago after giving away everything that I owned including my apartment to become homeless...

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EDITORIAL: Peace Revolution

By: Christina FerminPolitics & Society ColumnistIt is time we begin erasing the lines that divide us and unify for peace. We consider ourselves to be a civilized society while 1/4 of our population is incarcerated and we are currently involved in multiple wars brutally killing our enemies and even more innocent civilians. We fight wars to “eliminate” the enemy and instead hundreds of thousands of innocent people get harmed or killed in the wake of going after the enemy. Which in turn creates...

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