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Thought I would share this powerful spoken word piece with everyone!
It's called "Shard Glass Chapters" by Hadja. PRESS PLAY
Hadja will be performing in New York City on October 14th!
Tell me in the COMMENT BOX BELOW what you thought about this spoken word piece
- Isabella, Truth By Bella
On July 9th, I had the opportunity of attending an event titled Women Empowerment Workshop at the Hotel Indigo in Newark, NJ. This event was hosted by Sasha Barnes. She collaborated together with her older sister Shennell McCloud to bring this event to LIFE for the second time. I added in this particular event onto my Calendar for TruthByBella. I had the chance in speaking with the photographer of the event, Sasha Barnes. What was amazing about speaking to her prior to the event, I got to know more about why she wanted to do this event.
Hearing "Women Empowerment" automatically grabs the attention in wanting to know what's it all about. Let me spill some details on this workshop! The purpose of this workshop was to encourage women to embrace their sense of self-worth and empowerment. Every female participated & worked together to engage in positive affirmation through various exercise and goal sharing. Activities such as self-reflection and drawing a tree of life along with a family talk at the end. What I appreciate the most about this workshop was Sasha offered a makeover sessions provided for emergence. Three were three makeup artists, I had the chance in speaking with all 3 of them. I knew two of the makeup artists, Lucy and Jessica already. I met the third makeup artist Jamillah after the photoshoot was over. It was amazing to gain insights from different women that day.
Being an event planner student, I couldn't help but give critique and feedback on some aspects of the event. The first thing that was the location: Hotel Indigo in Newark, NJ. I arrived early to see the prep and it's a habit of mine to not be late. The Hotel Indigo workers were not the most pleasant people to interact with in the morning. I could imagine how they are at night. When I got the room, I spoke to Sasha about the location. She informed that the rooms when she checked in was not cleaned. Regardless of how the night was before checking in, Sasha managed to have the location neat and presentable. I had the chance in helping her set up for the event. One room was set up for the workshop and the other was set up for the photoshoot along with makeup stations.
Shennell had the ladies in the first part. We set ground rules for how everything would go. Also we got comfortable with wearing socks. Of course, I chose my favorite color: Purple :). As peaceful instrumentals played, it helped all of the females get comfortable and focus on the questions being asked. We introduced our partners instead of ourselves. I met an Accountant from Audible named Dominique. She was very lively which had lighten my mood. Afterwords we had the chance of reflecting on our lives, drew tree of lives, and shared it with a subgroups. I added onto my tree on how I plan on keeping my life filled with Positive Vibes Only. A lot of the ladies agreed on that. Women staying together is much stronger than competing against each other. Sasha took photos of each lady that was apart of this experience after their make up was done. I caught some behind scene footage for that.
In the video below are behind the scenes footage and recap photos for the Women Empowerment Workshop. It was amazing to be apart of this experience. Having a chance to build bonds through a workshop also. Look out for a possible 3rd Women Empowerment or Men Empowerment Workshop. :)
Check out Sasha's site & portfolio: http://sasha-shalaan-barnes.format.com
Thank you for your time,
Isabella, TruthByBella
Hello viewers,
I must say that 2016 is going by really fast. 6 months in, 6 more months to go until 2017. I'm excited because I have 6 months to go for my birthday month! Before anything, I need to emphasize on the goals I've had set for this year.
I missed out on posting my new year goals in January. I made a promise to myself in January that this year should only be filled with Positive Vibes Only! With that being said, it helped me to see the positive in situations instead. If an individual or a situation brought negative energy, I tried myself to not let the person or situation affect me. And I can tell that I've been doing awesome with that so far.
You know when you're doing good when people randomly point it out to you. Having an optimistic mind will indeed open a lot of doors for you. Staying positive has opened so many opportunities for me this beautiful year.
Looking forward to planning a few events hosted by Truth By Bella coming this Summer 2K16! Blessed to receive the opportunity to be an Event Coordinator for RealisticLinx, Inc. As a Business & event planning student, I've learned outstanding tips to put forward for my upcoming events.
Hope everyone is ready to tune into & join Truth By Bella :)
Letter:
"Dear Isabella,
So at one point in time, I fell for my best friend. we met and clicked instantly, vibes were good and everything but she had a (no good) man at the time. he would cheat on her and she would tell me about it and cry about it. we spent a bunch of time together, went out a couple times because I wanted to treat her how she deserved to be treated since her bf wasn't. I told her how I really felt and after a while, they broke up and we started talking and chilling and things were great until she wanted to run back to her old bf who always did her wrong. so my question is why do girls sometimes leave a new, good relationship to go back to a old, bad situation?"
Response:
Thank you for submitting your letter to Truth By Bella. Excited that you're the first Blue Letter (guy) submission. Alright so now moving onto your letter, I could identify with your best friend and relate to her cause I was once that girl some time ago. I don't want to go into any details lol. Although you caught feelings for her, it is clear she is more invested in the guy who you claim is no good. You have to think sometimes if it worth loosing your best friend who's in a tough situation to pursing a new relationship. Once you're friends and move into the next step which is a relationship, you can't always go back to how things were. I'm not saying it's your fault. Honestly, would you want to be with a person who isn't over their past completely? However, maybe she doesn't realize if you would be good for her or not. She's probably stuck on the guy because she's hoping he will change one day. I hope I answered your question. It's rare a female would leave a good relationship to get back to a bad one. It's all about foundation & communication! Coming from a person who knows a lot regarding situations like this.
Letter:
“Hey Bella,
Well I'm in a situation with this guy from school. We are not in a relationship, we aren't intimate but we are aware of the feeling that we have for each other. I really like him however I'm uncertain about his ability to be faithful. He older then me and he's an athlete so alotta females are always in his DM's or sending pictures. He tells me not to worry but how can I not if they are everywhere. He doesn't want a relationship now and I understand cause I don't want either. I feel like we are just stuck because we both like each other but is that enough?”
Response:
Hi there,
Thank you for sharing your situation with my viewers and me. If you guys have feelings for each other, why aren’t you guys in a relationship? Or do you guys just like the idea of each other being there? That was the first thing that popped up in my mind. With the DMs part, it should matter how he is also responding back to these females. If you feel like he’ll be unfaithful to you in a relationship, girl let him go and let him be with the girls that are in his DMs. If a male likes a female, he would not entertain other females in his DMs. Keep that in mind because I’m positive that you’re a beautiful, intelligent, young Queen. If you know you truly want a relationship, don’t go along with the idea that you don’t cause the guy you want isn’t ready for one. If you stay “stuck” in this situation with him, you never know if you’re missing out on another person who is right for me. Honestly, try moving on and focusing on yourself or stand your ground with him and set things straight. He’ll eventually realize on what he is missing out on. Just keep your crown straight and your prince charming will come to you. I hope I helped you out today :)
- Isabella
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