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God Has A Plan For Your Life. By Candace L. Smith For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Sometimes it can feel like everything in life is against you.  I've experienced moments where I wondered where was God? I wondered if God was for me because it felt like everything around me was unfamiliar. Even these moments are apart of the plan.  I've learned so much from my worst experiences in life.  It didn't feel good at the time but now that I reflect I'm thankful and I now know that no matter how bad things get you can still trust God make all things work together! It's the 27th day and we only have one more day to go.  Every Sunday we decided to send an inspirational message and that message is to trust God.

 

 A Night To Remember by Candace L. Smith Code: PHATMAG2022 15% off all these great looks! We're winding down to our last few days of the 28 Days of Self Love Challenge.  It's the last "Friday Date Day" suggestion and we want you to make this a night to remember.   Growing up I was a tom boy.  I loved to play outdoors with my older brother but my mom wanted me to be a model.  She invested a lot of money into several modeling agencies, photos, wardrobe and so much more.  She even invested in a finishing school for me, and yes I had to walk with a book on my head, and sit down and stand up and walk up and down stairs with a book on my head.  At the time I thought it was silly and at first I didn't take any of it seriously. The instructor was this beautiful black woman that looked like she just stepped off the runway.  I remember one class I attended where she asked every girl there to imagine their prom night.  At this time I was like 14 or 15 so I'd never been t

Self Care Planner 2022 Email: phatabulousmagazine@gmail.com for PDF versions.  

6 Reasons To Love Your Body by Candace L. Smith You only get one! Love your body no matter what.  Even if it's not in the condition you want it to be in you still have to love your body! You have to love you right where you're at.    I have to love me no matter what.  It all begins and ends with how I feel about me.  If I love me now I will always love me.   Everything you put into your body contributes or takes away from your health.  But it's not all about food.  It's about how you treat your body as well.  Are you getting enough sleep? What about your physical health? Make some plans and commitments to your body today because you only get one. Health is wealth.  

Day #22- Day of Manifestation- #28DaysofSelfLove by Ann Williams  

Day #21- It's Important To Remind Yourself to be Your BEST Self--#28Daysofselflove By Ann Williams  

 

Day #18- Friday Date Day - 28 Days of Self Love It's day 18 of 28 Days of Self Love and it's the 3rd Friday date day! Each Friday we suggest a different idea for you to go on a date with yourself.  Today we want you to have a spa day! That can include going out to get a mani or pedi, facial, or massage. For the past 4 years I've done my own mani and pedi, partially because I needed every cent of my money to go towards bills or my children but also because I decided that I wanted to do those things for myself.   For years I paid others to care for my hands and my feet and my hair and when I went natural I wanted to extend that to other parts of my body.  I've enjoyed taking care of myself in that way but today I am going to get my first pedicure in a few years and I'm excited. I decided to get my first book on my reading list from BAM-Books A Million, go get my pedicure and then take myself out to lunch.  I'm excited to spend this time with me!

  It’s okay to admit that life gets hard sometimes. L ife has been unusually hard lately. 2020. Covid. Quarantine. Death. Sickness. Loss. Grief. Instability. It’s been hard. And I am not the type of person to shy away from hard. I’m kinda use to hard. In all honesty I kinda like hard because when things get hard I go harder. But this has been different. It’s a different type of hard these days. At times I feel engulfed in fear of the instability of life. All of my roots have been uplifted and I really don’t have the pillars that held everything up before. Things that made sense are now confusing and I question the things that I was so sure about before. In the past when things got hard it would be hard to wait it out and see how the end would be. I would get impatient and often fall short. But in the end it would still all work out. And I would regret not holding out just a little while longer. These days it’s harder to see things through because I feel the weight of of everything all

Day #16 - Music Inspiration -  "Good Morning Gorgeous" by Mary J. Blige

 

 Mental Health / Self Care Plan 2022 by Candace L. Smith In 2014 I had an emotional break down.  I was at the lowest point in my life.  I'm grateful that God put people in my life that were able to provide guidance towards the help I needed.   I began to learn how to manage my mental health.  I began to understand how not taking care of myself mentally affected my everyday life, relationships, business life.   One of the tools I gained from therapy was developing a mental health plan.  Every year I would make resolutions for the new year.  I would make a plan for my physical health such as going to the gym, starting karate and other health related plans.  I would make goals concerning my career and even my spiritual life, but I never did that for my mental health.   Every since 2015 I started developing my own mental health plan.  I would decide times in my life where I would choose to go to therapy.  Everyone doesn't value therapy or seeking help so you have to be intentional

You Are Loved. It's one more hour until this day is over and I don't know what you've experienced.  Maybe you had the best Valentine's Day of your life, or maybe it was just another day.  Before it's over I just wanted to let you know that no matter what--You Are Loved!

 Sunday Verse

Creating Your Own Affirmations!  

  Friday Date Day-Coffee Time!   Friday Date Day Suggestion: Coffee Time! Go to your favorite coffee spot and enjoy your favorite coffee.  Here's Nene's Favorite coffee from Starbucks. Caramel Ribbon Crunch Tall No whip bottom  Add Caramel add extra crunch on the bottom Regular Caramel on top Extra Crunch Keep whip on top This is Nene's favorite drink because it doesn't have a strong coffee flavor or a lot of caffeine! I t's day 11 of the 28 Days of Self Love Challenge and every Friday we're giving you  "Friday Self Date Day"  suggestions. These "dates" are an opportunity for you to get dressed up just like you would for a date with someone but instead go to your favorite restaurant or new place, go do all of the things you would want to do with a partner, but do it for yourself! Even if you're in a relationship you can still take part in this activity.  Sometimes our partners don't share our interests but that doesn't mean we can