(ThySistas.com) I often felt empowered when reading history because it was the chronicles of our people surviving and unthinkable predicament, yet against all odds they strived. Because of their fearless perseverance we are here with the opportunities we have. No, the system is not perfect, as a matter of fact, ...
(ThySistas.com) My mother has always been an example of a calm demeanor. Some would have thought she was cold, but she is the type of person that has her emotions under control. I’ve watched the elder women in my family demonstrate a soothing calm when it seemed like all hell ...
(ThySistas.com) I will never argue against the power of prayer. With that being established it is important for our church elders, and believers as a whole, to understand we can pray about everything and trust God to cover us…but we may still be emotionally affected by what we are facing. ...
(ThySistas.com) When you are a trustworthy person, betrayal is a concept that doesn’t enter your mind properly. You don’t see people through the lens of the harm they can do to you. You tend to see the best in them. Nothing can be more heartbreaking and damaging to the Spirit ...
(ThySistas.com) Many of us are willing to acknowledge that self-care needs to be a priority in our life for us to be our best selves. We should want to be our best for us first, and then for those that we love. Though we are social individuals as humans, the ...
(ThySistas.com) I was reflecting about a situation recently, and in doing so I realized we were all moving forward from said situation…but there had been no true healing nor reconciliation. Far too often we believe moving forward together requires reconciliation and nothing could be further from the truth…especially when dealing ...
(ThySistas.com) Everyone seems to want to tell parents what they feel is the correct way to raise children, while also telling us every child is different. Too many of us are being told out just out of diapers small children need to be independent, make choices, and have authority. However, ...
(ThySistas.com) There is a conversation that is very difficult to have amongst our sister circles. Black women are strong, wise in many areas, and have mothered communities for generations. When you’re the constant go to for fixing matters, and helping to bring others to account sometimes it’s easy to forget ...
(ThySistas.com) My father used to sing a song titled, “Everything Must Change”. Though it has a romantic vibe to it the lyrics can be applied to life. Time is always moving forward, and it stops for no one. Maybe there is a lesson to be learned from good ol Father ...
(ThySistas.com) Family has always been a very difficult subject for me. I have been battling with various illnesses for a long time, I have lost loved ones, and have been betrayed by loved ones. When you have endured so much there is a strong urge to protect self by closing ...