Recently I read a quote which said, instead of seeing the greener grass on the other side, concentrate on making your grass green. Easier said than done! Our mind always has a way of pointing out people who seem to be doing better….and thanks to social media and frequent status updates, it’s easy to see the greener side of everyones…
Oh how I mourn the simplicity of my youth! I remember the good old secondary school days, when life proved ever so simple. A boy likes a girl, he ‘toasts’ her, buys her gifts and even gets his friends to tell her how much he likes her. The whole school knows that they are a couple or at the very…
Rape has become a staple conversation on almost every discussion platform. From India, the US and even Nigeria, no country is immune to the issues that surround these heinous crimes and the countless victims affected. I came across this article on thenakedconvos.com and thought it captured superbly not only the internal shame and struggles faced by victims but also how…
This has to be the VIDEO OF THE WEEK! If you are a regular visitor on Inspiredbyglory.com you’ll quickly spot that we give more credence to positive reinforcement of women’s self esteem than we do size. We are all about health and fitness but predominately about loving yourself regardless of the size label of your clothes. So when we saw…
By Glory Edozien We human beings have advanced beyond our years. We put a man on the moon, found new methodologies to enhance fertility, and today we can replace faulty organs through transplant procedures. We are indeed the dominant species of the universe! Unfortunately, while we have undoubtedly been able to subdue most hindrances to our existence, it is in…
Have you ever had to look for a dead rat? The decayed smell saturates the air like a heavy musk and engulfs your nostrils like the mucus from a boil. You turn your home upside down looking for the damned creature in all the usual places, underneath the chairs, in-between the crevices of walls and behind your dressing table, with no…
By Nikki Gloudeman. Like many women, I’ve often distilled body image into a series of cold hard numbers: pounds, dress size, calories, carbs. But it wasn’t always this way. In fact, the first time I realized weight would be an issue in my life, it was all about words. I was in grade school, age 10, and heavy. On the…
For a while now, I’ve preached self love like its running out of business! Loving yourself is the first step to living a happy fulfilled life. It means accepting who you are, having the sense of spirit to change what you don’t like about yourself and knowing your value. Regardless of what romantic comedies and love idealist have us believe,…
He has made everything beautiful in its time …” Ecclesiastes 3:11a (NIV) Sometimes life hurts. Am I the only one who wants to tuck her tail, give up and stay home forever with a stash of chocolate and great coffee? Sometimes I want to straight up hide. I hope I’m not alone. However, yesterday I was reminded that while life does hurt…
I don’t have a husband or a child and already I feel the nagging feeling of guilt when I make sacrifices in favour of my career or other life choices. The society expects an arm and a leg from us womb carriers and we in turn place lofty expectations on ourselves. The result, a balancing act of board rooms, diapers,…
