OJ's journal to happiness

Never lose faith because a better tomorrow awaits for you.    Hopelessness and negative chatter will hold you back from becoming the best you can be.   Hope is the answer to your everyday needs.   Escape outside of your work today, focus on God, his word, and remember there is hope. Jeremiah 29:11  says For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Author Orjanette Bryant  Nubia's Guide to Going Natural and Small Voices Heard- The Parental Guide ( coming soon)                                 Available through Amazon, Authorhouse,  and Barnes & Noble

Remember my blog I begin sharing about a woman named Ella.  She was not a character from a fairy tale, like Fantasia, who shared with you that life is not a fairy tale.  Sometimes we focus on traumatic experiences of life we lose hope for a better tomorrow.  I know there was a time in my own personal life I wanted everyone to stop sharing delusional fairy tales with our daughters because life just does not end up that way for some.  But fairy tales give you a mental escape outside of your own reality.  A mental sabbatical or imagination is necessary to help people escape their reality. I call it our survival mechanism.  Some people call it faith because it is the evidence of your longing. Well, I woke up this morning and begin to reflect on the journey. The story about a girl name Ella, not Cinderella.  Ella changed her name because of an abusive background.  Ella was the stepdaughter, who did not know her last name had any connectivity to being a child that belong to someone else.

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https://katch.me/Orjanette/v/ddf1dc90-e66f-3476-87bf-da95e0ea08dc Go to Barnes and Noble online and rate "Nubia's Guide to Going Natural." This book provides simple solutions to hair care.   Oils / shampoos/ a no comb approach/ no chemicals or preservatives.   It is an educational tool to help you understand your hair and organic approach to hair care. Remember if you can eat it, then it must be good enough to apply to your scalp.  Your grandmother suggests vinegar when you over processed your hair.   She also told you to use an egg to strengthen your hair- protein is great for the hair, if use moderately for people who have low porous hair, but for normal to high porous hair protein is great for enhancing hair growth.  Stop trying to wear your hair like someone who does not have the same kind of hair.    Be realistic and love your hair.    If you have a medical condition, get healthy and talk with your doctor for the best solutions to regrow your hair. 

Here is the sneak preview of my next publication.  This book is centered around 29 children from the city of Palm Coast who share the significance of their existence.   They share hobbies, future aspirations, and quotes created by them.   Small Voices Heard- The Parental Guide is the children's voices for parents to help them reach their goal.  NNI- Natural Nubian's project has always been about empowering community. We help some of our children become more interested in the writing process.   We love children and can't wait to introduce this amazing , artistic book to you.    COMING SOON !

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Author Orjanette Bryant ·          Graduate of Daytona State University and Bethune- Cookman College. ·          Evangelist at Grand Oaks Nursing Home, under the leadership of Abundant Harvest Christian Ministry. ·          Founder of Natural Nubian- an organization-community service organization that focus on the well-being of people in the community through events partnering with diverse organizations. ·          Author of “ Nubia’s Guide to Going Natural” - an organic approach to hair care to reduce risk for disease. “ Small Voices Heard the ‘Parental Guide ”- a book to empower children and their families. ·          Registered nurse in multiple areas of the healthcare field. ·          Guest speaker at the (AFWLC)  Africa Fashion Week Low Country 2015,   in Beaufort, South Carolina , Clearwater Library, several natural hair events in Jacksonville, Daytona, and Palm Coast, Fl. ·              Visionary and Co-Innovator for the City of Palm Coast proclamation Nov 3

This is one of the most amazing animations! The creator of GG  leaves you hanging onto the edge of your seats each week with his unique, hilarious, entertaining, and creative comics.  GG illustrations are created by my husband.  Ron Bryant is a veteran in the industry. He worked in over 70 newspapers, magazines, and children’s books over the past 25 years.   Published in The Atlanta Constitution, Emerge Magazine, Tom Joyner’s Black American Web, Upscale Magazine, and more. Also published in projects with the American Cancer Society and in 2014, he donated his illustrated art to a children’s book dedicated to Altruism. Bryant has spoken on several radio shows and other world wide media to bring on awareness of issues that effect the black community. If you are interested in joining the exclusive email subscription to GG video, join GG today at www.ggsplace.biz.  Only the matriarch can provide guidance in a black community that is dealing with multiply challenges. Each

 When you are in a strange place and did not know how to find your way through.   Yea though I walk through the valley and the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. This very prayer will keep you in alignment with this new path or journey..   Remember times that all the leaves fell, and you were left feeling bare, stricken, and exposed. Like Adam and Eve, covered yourself with the  fallen leaves that covered the ground to conceal your nakedness and shame. When you were feeling sick and lost almost everything. The faith of Job, you can hold onto because he was tempted and knew his blessing was just around the corner. I know there are times that you feel insecure and confused. Continued to believe that there was something significant about Ruth's story of how she meet her Boaz. When you question your occupation. Then focused back on Rahab, who was known only as a whore, but became famous for her heroic efforts that lead to the bloodline to Jesus. Have you ever made a