Today we did not lose our beloved #Maya – she just took her rightful place among both the angels & the ages. #IconicWomen #RIPMayaAngelou She did not change her nose. She did not change her hair. She did not change her smile. She simply was – and therefore, I too can simple be me. Thank you,  Maya Angelou,  for being a  beautiful...

People with BAD attitudes often also have a BAD self image, and they try to hide the ugliness they feel for themselves by being ugly to you. So when you come across someone with a nasty disposition, dont take it personal – its not you they hate…. its themselves.

Pundits, CEOs and columnists constantly debate whether women can “have it all.”But a large swath of working mothers in America have no choice, but to do it all: They spend their days toiling away at department stores or cleaning other people’s houses then rush home to take care of their kids. And these working moms struggle to get by. Fifty-eight percent of working families headed by women were low-income in 2012, according to a report released this week by the Working Poor Families Project, an organization focused on state workforce development policies. That’s up from 54 percent in 2007, the researchers found. For these women simply “leaning in” isn’t going to help much. The term, coined by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, has come to stand for women demanding a seat at the table in business. It’s also not enough to seek the more flexible work schedules some workers are increasingly demanding. These working women are clustered in industries, like retail, food service and home healthcare that typically offer few benefits and little opportunity for advancement. Here’s a look at the hurdles low-income working mothers face and some policy suggestions. Nearly Half Of Poor Working Mothers Didn’t Make It Past High School. Nearly 50 percent of low-income working moms had a high school education or less in 2012, the Working Poor Families report found. The report suggests providing support systems, like affordable child care, which increase the chance of actually making it through school. Women Make Up An Astonishing Two-Thirds Of The Low-Wage Workforce. The chart below shows the top jobs that female heads of households living at 200 percent of the poverty line or below are most likely to have, according to the report. Many of these jobs pay close to minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage would go a...

Ladies allow me to VENT. So many times as single mothers we attempt to overcompensate for some area of lack in our lives, by “babying” our children. But realize, that when you do this, when you give in for the sake of “not feeling guilty”, you handicap your children. You rob them of learning to deal with not getting their way – within the confines of the safe home environment. So now, because we feel guilty from being single – or maybe our family has experienced loss – or maybe we dont have the money that our friends have – whatever the issue or plight may be….when we pacify our growing and sometime already adult children – we are simply taking the easy way out, at their expense. If you love your child – love them enough to sometimes tell them NO. Love them enough to be truthful. Love them enough to show them how to handle rejection. Love them enough to give them the tools to deal with life when everything doesnt go their way. If you keep your kids dependent upon you – what happens to them when you are no longer there. Momma, you’re raising a big baby….and you need to stop it. With love, Ms....

KEEP IT COOL. I know its hard….and they owe you SOOO much….but maintain your chill factor. DONT REACT. DONT BE DIFFICULT to deal with. JUST STICK TO THE POINT….

Not many men are willing to say that women are smarter than men, but People You Need to Know Magazine (PYNTK) publisher, Anthony “Spark Plug” Thomas, isn’t one of them. His business magazine shines the spotlight on the education, talent, beauty and brilliance of women. “After working with women in professional settings for more than 25 years, I’ve found women are smarter than men,” he says without apology. “They are better leaders, better team players, more creative, better listeners, more willing to work for the greater good, and more likely to share their wealth, time, knowledge, information, and ideas. In addition, women are using their female advantage to create millions of jobs.” For anyone who contests Spark Plug’s point of view, good luck. Statistics convincingly back him up. According to Forbes.com, women are America’s new job-creating power force. There are 9.1 million women-owned businesses which employ 27.1 million people and contribute an astounding 3.6 trillion dollars to the U.S. economy. According to The Center for Women’s Business Research, the Metro Atlanta area alone has 185,313 women-owned businesses which collectively generate 39 billion dollars in revenues annually. The National Association of Women Owned Businesses (NAWBO) found that in spite of the recession, women-owned businesses continue to grow in Georgia. For Spark Plug, these compelling numbers are an indication that the 21st Century woman is on a momentous rise to the top and determined to uplift others along her way. She is showing and proving her worth in this male-dominated society in an undeniable way. Spark Plug says, “One reason I believe most men are slow to recognize a woman’s true worth is because of their deep-seated insecurities and fear that it will somehow take away from their own power.” This concept is one which he...