McClendon

Broschiertes Buch

The Uncrowned Queen Appreciation Journal

Beschreibung

Cultivating Appreciation This journal is a place for Black Women from the African Diaspora to acknowledge and appreciate their magnificence. In this sacred space, you can express appreciation for your wisdom, the strength you've gained from past experiences, and the gift you are to the world. In addition, you can appreciate, honor, and recognize the ancestors for the sacrifices they made for us. When we appreciate our beauty, we deepen our self-love and consciously engage with living. The word appreciate is a verb. When we appreciate something we are in action. And whatever we appreciate expands and increases.As Black women from the African diaspora, we don't always acknowledge our brilliance. We are so busy nurturing others and safeguarding our community we forget about ourselves. We can become intertwined with another's dreams and desires and lose track of what is significant to us. Our dreams get put on the back burner indefinitely. Unfortunately, sometimes we forget they are even on the stove.However, something miraculous happens when we recognize and appreciate who we are daily. We shift our focus, and we become the most important person in our lives. Our awareness of who we are expands. We start to remember those dreams sitting on the back burner and revisit them. Demonstrating Appreciation It is essential we create practices that keep the focus on us. It is so easy to get pulled away. A powerful way to demonstrate self-appreciation is to use rituals. Ritual is a sacred African practice that was lost to us. Through ritual, we, as African people, stayed connected to ourselves, each other, and the Divine. Rituals allowed us to pass down sacred practices, keeping them alive. A Personal Note from Rev. Ahmondra After journaling for an entire year, I saw how acknowledging myself and appreciating my gifts had changed me. I had moved from putting others' concerns first to making myself the most important person in my life. I recognized the importance of sharing my gifts with the world in my unique way. What others believed about me was less important than what I believed about myself.As you begin a new journal writing journey, I encourage you not to give up.My sistahs, don't be discouraged if you start and stop or if it feels like an unrewarding task. You don't have to be perfect; you only need to strive for the goal of incorporating this sacred ritual into your daily life. Keep journaling until it becomes a habit.

Autor

Dr. Rev. Ahmondra McClendon is an Interfaith Minister, ProgressiveChristian Minister, Trainer, Inspirational Speaker, Published Author, Spiritual Mentor/Advisor, and Certified Master Facilitator.She holds a Master of Social Work Degree from San FranciscoState University and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from NewYork Theological Seminary.With over thirty-five years of experience in the field of socialwork and human services delivery, she is sensitive to thehuman condition. Although her life is in harmony today, itwasn't always. For many years, she was trapped in a worldof drug-addiction, domestic violence, molestation, homicide, and poverty.For a decade, she existed behind a wall of silence in a worldfilled with pain-filled secrets, all the while acting as ifeverything was okay. She was a victim of her circumstances, surviving in a world of fear and uncertainty.Realizing her circumstances did not determine her future, Dr. Rev. Ahmondra McClendon broke The Legacy of Silence, agenerational pattern of behavior passed down to Black women, and made herself the most important person in her life.Today she works to create sacred spaces where Black womencan speak their truth and reclaim their power. In her newbook, The Uncrowned Queen Reclaims Her Throne When aBlack Woman Breaks the Silence, she courageously reveals herstories of abuse and misuse on her ancestral tree. Providinga window into the secret world where generations of Blackwomen have suffered in silence allows others to understandwhy they live with silenced voices and hurting hearts.Through historical accounts and personal experiences, Dr.Rev. Ahmondra McClendon offers the truth sistahs have beenseeking. She reveals the true narrative of The Original Queensand Mothers of Civilization along with insight into breakingold patterns and developing new ways to thrive, dream, and rejoice. She provides a pathway to personal liberationand freedom.Dr. Rev. Ahmondra McClendon believes when we speak ourtruth and navigate the waters of personal challenges, we cancreate a life we love and love the life we live.Dr. Rev. Ahmondra is available for spiritual counseling, workshops, seminars, keynotes, and book signings as well asspecialized events such as spiritual joinings, weddings, homegoings, baby dedications, house blessings, etc.www.DrAhmondra.comwww.circleofconsciousness.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Multifaith Diversity Education
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 222g
• ISBN-13: 9780985936426
• ISBN-10: 0985936428
• Artikelnr.: 67654752