Melissa Tori. I’m noticing a trend and I don’t like it. So let’s talk about it. I’ve been watching people judge and shame others for using weight-loss drugs for likes, follows and exposure…maybe to stir things up with little regard for the people they are talking about. People who are struggling...

Kim Somers Egelsee stresses the importance of connecting and support. We all have much more in common than we realize. We all need love, we have powerful energy and intuition, we have that father and mother instinct, God and goddess vibes, ability to multi-task, enhanced empathy, strength, sweetness...

Cover and Inside photo: Cathy J. Yuhas. There are moments in life—often unexpected, often quiet—when something deep within us stirs. It could be a whisper at midnight, a tear that rises uninvited, or the ache of remembering someone we’ve loved and lost. In those moments, we feel it: a longing....

Laurel Janssen Byrne. By Laurel Janssen Byrne A local friend of mine recently posted this request on his socials: “I think we’re all used to seeing negative posts…does anyone have something positive they’d like to share or celebrate?” We’re all guilty of posting a ranting complaint or a...

Cover- A peace bird symbolizes transformation.   Inside photo – Leslie Lorraine Wing. Sometimes change and transformation requires not only a change in location, but a change in spirit as well. By Leslie Lorraine Wing When my marriage ended and my children moved into their own beautiful lives,...

Transform- Release what no longer serves our highest good. By Shajen Joy Aziz, M.Ed., M.A. (Editor’s Note: Kim Somers Egelsee will feature guest columnists in her column that make a true impact in society and in their communities. Her first guest columnist is Shajen Joy Aziz, M.Ed., M.A.) Transformation-Release...

Cover photo: Aliyah Carter. Inside photo: Aliyah Carter (C) with her mother. Dr. Tanyetta Carter (L). NIAGARA FALLS NY – Congratulations to Aliyah Carter who graduated from Niagara University College of Nursing on May 11, 2024 as a RN with a Bachelor of Science Degree.  How exciting that her Mother...

Cover and Inside photo: Kim Somers Egelsee. Photo: Glenn Marsden. By Kim Somers Egelsee Author, Motivational Speaker Kim Somers Egelsee, who has a book, “Getting your life to a Ten Plus, Tips and Tools for Finding Your Purpose, Being in Your Power and Living an Amazing Life,” has some amazing tips...

Cover photo: Lovely, Mom Lakisha and Derrion Kennedy. Inside photo: D Jay, Father Josef, Alshell, Teaonna and Tyler Taylor. Both photos by Kim Webster. By Kim Webster LONG BEACH CA – It wasn’t the usual flurry of children being escorted by Santa’s Helpers to pick out toys, shoes and other items...

Cover and Inside Photo- Bishop Rance Allen at the BET Celebration of Gospel published in 2013. Photo by Kim Webster. By Kim Webster On Saturday morning, October 31, 2020, I was listening to 102.3 KJLH radio when it was announced that Bishop Rance Allen, 71 years old, founder of the Rance Allen Group...