For Dreamers, Thinkers and Achievers
By Cheryl Mattox Berry Sometimes, you act before you think. Then, there are times when you don’t realize that you did something wrong. As the saying goes, “When you know better, you do better.” Here is the latest installment of “Rules to Live By.” If you see yourself in any of them, work on correcting […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry World leaders. Politicians. Athletes. Ordinary men and women. For the last few days, people around the world have mourned the passing of Nelson Mandela. Do you know who Nelson Mandela was and what he did? He was more than the former present of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Before you pile food high on your plate Thanksgiving Day, take a few minutes to count your blessings. In fact, take a good 10 minutes. Your life may not be perfect, but you have a lot to be grateful for. First and foremost, thank your Creator for breathing life into you […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Young ladies, your undies are pretty, but we don’t want to see them. Some things are meant to be covered, like your panties. First, it was young men wearing pants so low that we could see their boxers and briefs. They copied rappers who got the idea from prisoners who wear […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry I can’t. Whenever those words pop into your head, think about 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head a year ago by the Taliban for advocating the education of girls. After Malala’s recovery, she resumed her campaign to raise awareness about the plight of girls in […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Turning 18 Just about every young lady wants to do something special to celebrate her 18th birthday, the age you officially become an adult. For me, it was being able to walk into a bar and order a fruity cocktail with an umbrella on top. Others, prefer to make a louder […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry I have been an avid reader since phonics clicked in my brain. Like most new readers, I pronounced everything in my line of sight, from street signs to car names to billboards. In high school, English was my favorite class, especially when we studied literature. That is, until we got to […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Periodically, I jot down rules to live by. You may recall that I got the idea from two California girls who became popular after their notebook full of rules was lost and returned to them. The rules I come up with usually pop into my head when I see something outrageous. […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Allow me to tell you about a place where you can get free information, entertainment and food, including pizza. It’s called the public library. Eyeball roll, I know. Who would spend time in a library unless she was writing a paper or working on a project for school, you ask? Students […]
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Mattox Berry Okay, so you can’t take a trip abroad this summer. That doesn’t mean you can’t discover another country via the movies. Foreign films are an excellent way to learn about the history, architecture, people and culture of countries that intrigue you. Foreign films allow me to escape into another world for […]
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