Hello 2017, you are the year of:

Love

Faith

Hard Work

Effective planning

Enlightenment

Wealth

Great Health

Entrepreneurship

Bossing up!

What will 2017 look like for you?

Happy New Year

Today is a fresh new start for us all. Lets make this year a memorable and happy one.

Don’t forget to make goals and achieve them, and when the going gets tough (because it will), Just have faith, however make sure you put in that hard work, it’ll never steer you wrong.

-Lovedemitra

One of my New Years Resolutions were to read more books.

Somewhere between motherhood, working full time, blogging, and just life I haven’t made time to read, or just plain ol’ excuses is the reason why I haven’t been reading as much as I wanted to.

This year I was able to get in a few books. I didn’t reach my goal but I really enjoyed all the books I’ve read, which I’ve posted below, and you can see in the picture above. I also posted the links below as well.

1. The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success By Deepak Chopra

I always start the new year with this book, it’s a quick read, one you can finish in a day.  This is a spiritual self help book, in seven simple steps. I’ll be starting off 2017 with this book as well.

2.                                             Assata: An Autobiography

I read “Assata’s” autobiography book, and this book was such a page turner. I could not put this book down. It was kind of a thriller to me, I wanted to know “Oh gosh, whats going to happen next”. I love autobiographies, because it gives you their story 1st hand, and what better way to get info then from the person who lived it. Assata’s story is so deep, she’s such a strong woman. If you’re a black woman living in America read this, Love this woman.

3.                The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure by James Redfield

Oh my goodness, I absolutely lovedddd this book. I could not stop talking about this book after I read it. The funny thing about this book is, I’ve had this book since my freshman year in college, and I’ve tried to read it so many times, but I could not get past the first chapter, I just felt like the knowledge was way too big for me at the time. However, like they say, timing is everything, and I’ve decided to pick up this book this year, and it was right on time. Let me tell you the gems in this book are amazing. I’m such a spiritual person, who believes in the universe being in our favor if we practice positivity , and faith, and also, everything that happens in life isn’t by accident, and this book covers all that and more. This is one of my favorite books of ALL time.

4.                               The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

I’ve heard so many great things about this book. My best friend has been telling me about this book for years, and I cannot believe I just read it for the first time this year. This is another spiritual book, clearly you get the subject of books I like. I literally finished this book in a day, I love spiritual books that are in guideline form, but i also love the story format, and this one is in a story form, it basically about living out your personal legend .

5.                               #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso

Another good read was #GIRLBOSS, this book is everything you would assume with a title like GIRLBOSS. Sophia Amoruso, who is also the founder of the online store NastyGal. Her journey wasn’t easy, but she didn’t let it stop her, she shows how hard work pays off. She also shows how it’s okay to not know anything, but it’s important to learn from your mistakes. Another great read.

6.                                  Be You Live Civil by Karen Civil

Some of you may already know Karen Civil, and for those of you who don’t, she is what everyone calls he media maven, she has used the internet to her advantage. This short book is filled with tips, on unlocking your potential and living your purpose.

7.                             Through these eyes by Bundle of Joy Love

I’m usually not a big fan of poems, I usually just like straight forward information, but this book which is full of poems, are straightforward, and some of them are very relatable. I feel like this book is for everyone, everyone can relate someway or another.

8.                The autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley

I mean this one is self explanatory as I why i love it. EVERYONE should read this book. Embarrassingly enough this was my first time reading this book, although it is super long it’s such a great read, the stories those guy has had is crazy, this is one man who knew what he stood for, and was not leaving his people behind. Read this one if you haven’t

 

i loved all these books I’ve read, I learned something new from each book. What books have you read, and what should i add to my list of 2017 books?

 

 

I know I know the blog has been a little dry lately. Sometimes I just don’t have the motivation or inspiration to post, and that’s why the blog has been Idle. However, the inspiration and motivation I needed came right from my friend (Kristel) goal party yesterday.

It was just a group of ladies with big dreams, and aspirations, that came together shared what our goals are, things we need to improve; we also shared advice, and, just so much stuff for me to list.

For me; My goals are to love, to travel, to make sure that anything I set forth to do that it is done with 100% love. When I started this blog I just wanted to be me, and inspire other mothers out there like myself, to enjoy life. Because you had a child doesn’t mean your life is over, for me it just got better, so I want to continue to inspire others with this blog of mine. I also want to read more, because like I said yesterday, I’ve been reading a lot more books these past few months, and I feel like I’ve learned so much more reading than I have in any educational setting (I’ll share the books I’ve read in a blog post soon).

One of the top things on my list for improvement is to start asking for help. I am one person that never ask for help, however I’m not superwoman (although I really believe I am sometimes), and I cannot do everything myself. Have you ever heard that quote “If you want something done right you have to do it yourself”? well I should be the face of that quote, because I took that and ran with it, literally. For me, when I have a vision in my head (Because there’s always one), I have to do it myself, because only I know exactly how I want it to be, this comes to my controlling ways that I also need to improve. If its not done my way it isn’t right, but I guess if the centerpiece isn’t center it isn’t such a big deal right?!

There are so many things on my list of goals, and improvements, that this blog post would turn into an essay, so I’ll stop here. What are your goals, and what are things you need to improve on?

Thank you Kristel for hosting such a great party, and can’t wait for the future parties.