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HOW TO EMBRACE YOUR CURVES.

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At one point in life or the other, we have all been self-conscious about how we look and how others perceive us. Hollywood has created this ridiculous stereotype that for you to be viewed as sexy, you have to fit a particular body type. I have started several workout programs after watching Beyoncé’ singing or watching a movie where the actress looked for ridiculously hot. Those programs did not last long because I was trying to look like someone else. Everybody is unique, just because you have curves does not mean you are unhealthy. I have been with people who I admire because they workout, they eat a healthy balanced diet but they also do not deny themselves that treat one’s in a while. They have curves, and they are proud of them because they are living a full, well-balanced life. Getting to the point where you accept yourself for who you are and live your best life is hard, but we are here to help with that. We came up with several tips to help you embrace your curves.
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ONLY THOSE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT WILL UNDERSTAND? WEIGHT LOSS STRUGGLE

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Have I mentioned to you how much my desire to lose weight has broken my heart several times? Most days, it feels like I am ramming my head onto a stone wall several times. If my body could talk, it would say Lynn is such a bitch. Mention any quick hacks to weight loss; I have tried it. The lemon water, the apple cider vinegar, and my favorite a mixture of apple cider vinegar and Aloe Vera, I gag just thinking about the awful taste. The crash diets, like the military diet and the egg diet. The constant exercising, putting my body through a lot of cardio (at times even two hours of jump rope.) Nothing has worked at that; all I did was hurt my body. At the beginning of this year, I just said enough. Enough is enough, no more torturing my beautiful body, and I started this journey to live a simple happy life. I stopped all those diets and strenuous exercises and went vegan. I struggled so much with weight loss, and when I tried dieting or working out like crazy, and it did not work, I f
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HOW TO HELP EACH OTHER DURING THIS CORONA VIRUS HEALTH CRISIS.

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I was lying in bed wondering what I can do to help others during this crisis. The crisis has affected all of us and the only way we can get through it is by being positive. WAYS TO HELP THOSE WE LOVE DURING THIS CRISIS 1 Come up with fun game challenges that can be done virtually and in person. Everybody loves competition and it helps you keep in touch. It can be silly dance competition to see who can make the silliest dance OR It can be a Quiz challenge to see who knows best. 2 Share positive news to break the bad news hopelessness spiral, share silly jokes that make others smile. 3 Call and face time those you love, your neighbors and colleagues to check up on them 4 Protect those you love by washing hands or sanitizing as many times as possible, wearing mask when in any public places. Follow government’s directive. 5 Sadly there are those who have lost their jobs due to this pandemic so if you can donate whatever little you can
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BE MOTIVATED WHEN SAD OR DEPRESSED

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CHOOSE TO BE GRATEFUL Affirmation: I am lucky to have so much to look forward to. It is hard not to compare yourself with other people and see that you have been left behind. The system has trained us to feel like losers when we are not successful at whatever stage we are in life. Set your intention of the day to remember to be grateful. I am grateful that I have a grandma who opened up her house for me and took me in when I had nowhere to go. I am grateful that I have a roof over my head and food on the table. But most importantly I am grateful that I am lucky to have such a bright future ahead of me. At most times we forget that the current situation will not be forever (I am one of those people.) It was nice today to remind myself that this is not forever. That if I keep working hard one day I shall achieve everything that I want. It may not seem like it but the future waiting is better than today. So just stop for a moment, take stock of what you have and remind you
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COME TO WORK WITH ME: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS I TOOK AGAINST COVID-19

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Excitement fills each pore in my body as I get out of bed, another great day that the Lord has granted me. As usual, I wake at six o’clock and prepare to head to work. It is not a normal day like I am used to; even as I leave my house today I have to be careful. I have to stay on alert and take care of myself. With the corona virus spread around the world, finally, it has made its way into Kenya. I appreciate the government for taking very swift measures and encouraging those who can work from home to do so. Unfortunately, I fall into the category of people who cannot work from home. Even though I do not live hand to mouth where I depend on everyday wages, my job involves a lot of physical work where I have to be present and the inventory is too large and equipment too expensive to carry home. I appreciate my employer for considering my safety and dividing the number of people who have to report to work into three groups of seven people to reduce congestion and
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DEAR PRECIOUS YOU - WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 [SIMPLEHAPPYSELF]

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I do not know about you but deep down I am scared. I am scared about what will happen to me, I am scared for my family, I am scared for my job security, I am scared for my country and most important of all I am scared for the whole human population. The Covid-19 came to us like a thief in the night, no warning, no time to prepare. One day we were fine and going about our businesses, a few weeks or months later everything changed. The bridges that we formed as a society were crossed. Nobody was safe anymore. Rich or poor. White or black. Babies or the young or the elderly Man or woman. Africa or the USA. We are all affected. Jobs closed. Countries locked down. Gatherings whether happy or sad shutdown. Churches, schools and places of worship are closed. At this moment, nobody knows what is going to happen to the world. We are all at the edge of our seats, waiting with baited breathe for it to blow over. I would love to wake up tomorrow and find
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DEAR MAMA [SIMPLEHAPPYSELF]

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This is your love poem For being the most important person in my life. On bent knees each morning I go and pray that the Lord may grant you a longer life May you please live to see your children prosper Every night before I go to sleep I worry Have you eaten? Are you taking care of yourself? Are you okay? Most important I worry; will I get to see you tomorrow? I cannot thank you enough for all you have done for me in my life because no magnitude of thanks is enough to express how I feel No magnitude of thanks is enough to say how happy I am you brought me into this world No magnitude of thanks can show just how glad I am you took time to raise me No magnitude of thanks can illustrate just how amazing of a blessing you are to me in my life I am so lucky that I was chosen to be your daughter You give me the strength to wake up every morning and face the world The moments when I want to give up and just let go, I remember how much you have sacrificed for me I remembe
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MY HOPE CANDLE

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Candlelight symbolizes hope. Hope can be such a fickle thing. One minute the hope is burning bright like the candlelight, but just a light wind can put it out and you are back to being desperate.  You go back to thinking that the hope was just a dream that cannot be achieved. Is it weird that something made out of wax and a string can symbolize the most important thing to mankind? Hope. Holding on to hope is so much harder than giving it up, this is why I came up with my hope candle. Okay come up with is such a strong word, I saw a movie of people lighting candles for those who passed away and I thought well I can do that too. Except for people who passed away, I will light up my candle for all my hopes and dreams and my soul mate. Do you believe in soul mates?  Well, I do. I believe that there is someone out there for everyone.  Someone who understands you better than everyone else, someone who gets what you are thinking before you even utter the word.  Someone who is an
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YOUR WEIGHT SHOULD NOT AFFECT HOW YOU SEE YOURSELF

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When you get past the age of 25, everything starts to sag. You gain so much weight so fast and before you know it you are asking yourself what the hell just happened. In a blink of an eye you have gained so much weight and even just being in the same room with a cupcake or smelling ice cream makes you gain a couple more. Okay I am not talking about you (wink), I am talking about what happened to me. One day I was 62kgs and before I knew it I was 80 kilograms and depressed wondering what the hell is wrong with you woman. A few months later and some kilograms down later, I came to realize that I was never going to look or be “perfect.” A few rolls of fat on our stomach is normal. Cellulite is even more normal. Stretch marks are like war prizes. There is nothing that fluctuates more in this life like weight, one year you get stressed and you lose all your weight and at times you have a good year and gain some weight. It changes every day. Some
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HOW I GAVE UP PROCESSED ADDED SUGAR

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HOW I GAVE UP PROCESSED ADDED SUGAR About two months ago I was diagnosed with borderline hypertension. That was when it hit me that I was twenty-six years old and I could have high blood pressure. I had to make some changes and this time not dieting like I used to, I had to make lifestyle changes. The first thing that had to go from my diet: sugar. According to an article from the Harvard Health Publishing, throughout a study carried out for 15 years they realized that the participants who had about 25% of their daily calories as sugar were more than twice likely to die from heart disease than those whose daily sugar intake was about 10% added sugar. Life without sugar. I know it is boring, lifeless and with no color. Unimaginable. Yet it is doable. For about two months now, I have not been adding any sugar to my tea. My cousin who inspired me to quit sugar has been on a sugar-free spree for about two years now. I woke up one day and I decided that from then onward I will
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MY BIRTHDAY POST: TRUST IN GOD [SIMPLEHAPPYSELF]

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Proverbs Chapter 3 verse 5 & 6 says:   Trust the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own insight.  In all your ways acknowledge Him and do not rely on your own insights. The Most Important Lesson I have learned in my 20's: It's such a great day for me, it’s my birthday!!!! I AM TURNING A YEAR OLDER and I live in my aunt’s house in a small bedroom that used to be a store. I work every day at a job that pays less than my profession asks for, at a job that will end in three months then I am back out in the world with no job. All I own in this world are a laptop, a blanket and a pair of sheets and that's it. Those are all the reasons why I should be sad because I am growing older and I always thought I would be further in life. I always thought I would own more by now, be more. I am listing all this to show you that I am nowhere close to where I ever thought I would be by now but I am grateful. I am so grateful for all that has been handed to me
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Excitement fills each pore in my body as I get out of bed, another great day that the Lord has granted me. As usual, I wake at six o’clock and prepare to head to work. It is not a normal day like I am used to; even as I leave my house today I have to be careful. I have to stay on alert and take care of myself. With the corona virus spread around the world, finally, it has made its way into Kenya. I appreciate the government for taking very swift measures and encouraging those who can work from home to do so. Unfortunately, I fall into the category of people who cannot work from home. Even though I do not live hand to mouth where I depend on everyday wages, my job involves a lot of physical work where I have to be present and the inventory is too large and equipment too expensive to carry home. I appreciate my employer for considering my safety and dividing the number of people who have to report to work into three groups of seven people to reduce congestion and
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HOW TO EMBRACE YOUR CURVES.

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At one point in life or the other, we have all been self-conscious about how we look and how others perceive us. Hollywood has created this ridiculous stereotype that for you to be viewed as sexy, you have to fit a particular body type. I have started several workout programs after watching Beyoncé’ singing or watching a movie where the actress looked for ridiculously hot. Those programs did not last long because I was trying to look like someone else. Everybody is unique, just because you have curves does not mean you are unhealthy. I have been with people who I admire because they workout, they eat a healthy balanced diet but they also do not deny themselves that treat one’s in a while. They have curves, and they are proud of them because they are living a full, well-balanced life. Getting to the point where you accept yourself for who you are and live your best life is hard, but we are here to help with that. We came up with several tips to help you embrace your curves.
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