​As a black woman, just getting through what most would call an ordinary day, can be quite an ordeal in itself:

• There’s getting up earlier than you have to so as not to reinforce the stereotype that we’re always late
• If someone irritates or even outright disrespects us, we have to navigate away from our fully justified response of annoyance or even rage as to not be seen as “aggressive”
• While all this is going on, let’s not forget that we’re also carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders because everyone thinks that we’re all “so strong”

How dare Angela Bassett! She could have clapped, smiled or something. Sure, she didn’t win. We are not going to win every time. But this is her profession she should have clapped or stood up. She was so unprofessional. That’s why no one can be happy for black folks cuz we don’t be happy for other people. 
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​The end of a relationship can be painful especially if it was a bad breakup.  We’ve all been there, your mind is completely bombarded with thoughts of them, you go back and forth between the good and bad times, you think about calling them or may even stalk their social media. 

​Life be lifing out here. It happens to all of us. Unfortunately, sometimes, when life hits it is like a punch directly in the chest. Then there are the times it hits your mind, your self-esteem, self-confidence, or your dreams. 

Energy never dies, it is only transmuted from one form to another.
This means that any negative energy that we are harbouring has the potential to be transformed into something positive. The aim of this article is to inspire you to take control of your energy with the help of physical activity.