by Apatterson | Aug 22, 2019 | Personal Growth, Relationships
I love the 1999 movie Instinct because it had so many rich and valuable lessons. There’s a scene in the movie where Ethan (Anthony Hopkins) shares with Dr. Caulder (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) how people were before civilization. He said, “They were tribal, they...
by Apatterson | Jun 4, 2019 | Personal Growth, Relationships
Many women spend a lot of time in their busyness. We multi-task all day long. We work, we cook, we clean, we play taxi, we play nurse, we plan mom, we play sexy woman, and so much more. If you’re a business woman, it’s even more challenging because...
by Apatterson | Mar 1, 2019 | Personal Growth, Relationships
It was 1994, and I had reached a point in my life when I knew I had to stop pretending. Stop pretending that my life was okay. Because it wasn’t. While it looked like a pretty package on the outside, it was far from pretty. In fact, it was pretty ugly. I was in...
by Apatterson | Feb 6, 2019 | Personal Growth, Relationships
Over the past few months, I have been having conversations with lots of women around the globe. It seems as if many women are living lives that are not what they really want. They are truly unhappy where they are. They are frustrated, hurt and even depressed. Many...
by Apatterson | Jan 18, 2019 | Personal Growth, Relationships
“Am I living as the person I want to be?” This is a question I asked myself one day and the answer was a huge “No.” What I discovered after pondering and reflecting upon this question, was I had been living an idea of what others believed my...
by Apatterson | Nov 21, 2018 | Personal Growth, Relationships
Thanksgiving is the time of the year when we Americans take time to be with family and friends and give thanks. Last year, I had to experience Thanksgiving for the first time without my mother. I didn’t know how I was going to make it through the holidays...
