RWO March 2022 Edition

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YOUGIRLS ARE ENOUGH. ROCK! NICOLEI HEROUX I PHOTOS BY NSPPANZARINO, STUDIO BY TRACYBY SIMONE PHOTOSWILLIAMS BY SAL PORTERFIELD, MIKE OTHERS

Girls rock! They also play in bands, jump out of planes, drive sports cars and motorcycles and just about anything else they set their minds to. That is, if they give themselves permission to pursue their desires and do not listen to those who would be negative and try to derail them. The most important thing is for women to know that if they believe it, they can achieve it. Too often, some of us fail to believe in ourselves enough to give ourselves permission to succeed. How many of us know women who are completely skilled in an area but lack the confidence to follow through on their desires? Even people with good intentions can fall short of their dreams because they just do not see themselves in the proper light. Some of us are raised to be demure and to not be too bold or harsh as we move through life. Afterall, a lady should be soft and not too assertive in the eyes of others, right? Well, we can do what we want to do and still be feminine. To be successful does not necessarily mean to shy away from non-traditional pursuits.It does not have to mean that we must be quiet or even pretend that we are something that we are not. Many women want to step out there and try something but are afraid of 88

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how they will be viewed. Maybe their family members or teachers, bosses, neighbors or someone else would frown upon them. Well, the truth is that what other people think of us is not really our business. Women (and all people for that matter) need to step out there and claim what is theirs for the taking. The only true mistake one can make is to not at least try. We should not have regrets when we get to the end of our journey.

It is easy to be distracted by work, relatives, taking care of our homes or other responsibilities. However, if we do these things at the expense of our own desires, we miss opportunities. Sure, we will have our ‘required’ tasks completed, but our souls will not have been fed. We need to make the time to pursue something that we always wanted to. If we happen to be doing it already, then we need to step it up a notch. We spend entirely

too much of our energy worrying about pleasing others. What happens if we do not include ourselves on the list of people who need us? We will never truly be at peace. There is something that will always gnaw away internally because even though we may have the job that pays the bills and contributes to the home, family, etc. we have still not taken care of that inner need. So then, what do we have really? We have a lot of time spent advancing everyone else’s agenda and ignoring ourselves. This is not healthy, and it is counterproductive. How much happier we would all be if we found a way to take care of the things on our ‘list’ AND did some of what we wanted? Often, many of us find ourselves really wanting to be or do something that may not actually allow us to support ourselves. That still should not stop us. No matter what, we should always be working towards our goals. Maybe we are not able to pay our bills with creative pursuits. If that is the case, then maybe we need to find a way to do our desired thing on the side. Maybe it will just take us a bit longer than we had hoped to be able to support ourselves with it. Maybe we never will make money at the thing that we love. It is still ok to follow that inner voice and go after the goals that we want or to step


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LIFE IN BALANCE

9min
pages 264-273

BLISSFUL BALANCE

7min
pages 274-277

MENTALLY THINKING

4min
pages 278-333

WELLNESS 360

4min
pages 260-263

B.MOR

6min
pages 254-259

FASHION FORWARD

2min
pages 250-253

HER EDGE

4min
pages 242-245

KARMA SPEAKS

6min
pages 246-249

SERVICES FOR SENIORS

6min
pages 212-215

BUSINESS TALK

9min
pages 230-241

DIVI9 CHAT

3min
pages 226-229

ANIMAL CARE SANCTUARY CORNER

2min
pages 222-225

TAMMY’S TIDBITS ‘

5min
pages 216-221

CHILDREN AWAITING PARENTS

4min
pages 206-211

FIT TO REIGN

4min
pages 140-146

AGAINST ALL ODDZ

1min
pages 202-205

THE INFLEUNTIAL WOMAN

9min
pages 116-119

WOMEN IN FINANCE

3min
pages 112-115

LADY “O”

10min
pages 126-133

ONE TOUGH MOTHER

8min
pages 120-125

SHE BOSS

1min
pages 134-139

FINANCIALLY SPEAKING

4min
pages 106-111

DEAR CAMILLE

6min
pages 52-59

TRACY IS TALKING

4min
pages 88-97

LUPUS CHICK

5min
pages 60-67

SCARS OF SURVIVAL

6min
pages 68-73

THE INFLUENTIAL MAN

7min
pages 78-83

BLACK WOMEN VOICES

5min
pages 74-77

WOMAN WHO INSPIRES

13min
pages 98-105

FOR A GOOD CAUSE

1min
pages 84-87
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