By Basia Alicia Powell Sometimes we can be our worst enemies. I have to be honest with you. Within the past year, I lost my form. I became jaded and I started to believe that every single goal and dream I have challenged myself with, was beginning to slip away from me. I literally felt... Continue Reading →
Selfishness VS Self-Love
By Basia Alicia Powell I believe that the most difficult type of love to experience is self-love. This is particularly true for women, as men have less problems mastering self-love. Lack of self-love among women is almost like a "generational curse". Each generation of women saw the previous generation master the art of "self sacrifice",... Continue Reading →
The Weekend Is Over
By Basia Alicia Powell It is Monday! For many of us, Mondays can bring a lot of anxiety. I cannot begin to tell you how many deep breaths I take on a Monday morning, before I can shake the fear of the uncertainty of a brand new week. In fact, my anxiety level starts to... Continue Reading →
Living In Gratitude
By Basia Alicia Powell As much as I hate to admit, it has been extremely difficult to maintain my positive outlook during these unprecedented times. When I reflect on the many obstacles I overcame in my life, the first thing that comes to mind was my attitude of gratitude. @basiapowell I use gratitude as the... Continue Reading →
What’s Wrong With My Blackness?
By Basia Alicia Powell What's wrong with my blackness might you ask? Hmmm...my answer is nothing. So if the answer is nothing; why do I have to constantly face the burden of you stereotyping and patronizing me because you feel that I feel bad about myself. http://www.instagram.com/basiapowell For as long as I have known myself... Continue Reading →
A Trini Carnival Tabanca
http://www.instagram.com/basiapowell Dear Basia My name is Tanya, I have been having a really difficult week, for some reason. In fact, it has been a difficult year, but I have been managing. I got up on Monday feeling really down. No matter how I tried, "I just can't shake this feeling..ah jumping up and down on... Continue Reading →