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Monica Odom
Mar 31, 20222 min read
So what are you afraid of?
Came to me in meditation today. Last year Michelle and I talked about "doing it afraid"; "it" being anything and everything because...
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MichelleRena
Mar 28, 20225 min read
Everyone is talking about Will Smith...
I rarely get into pop culture on the blog, yet here we are. There is so much to think about and all of it is not about the slap. But, yes...
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Monica Odom
Mar 22, 20221 min read
My Intentions
My intentions were from a place of love because I could see all that you could become. I knew it sounded hyper critical but because I...
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Monica Odom
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Rationing Love
As we wrap up love month, I'm still in 'What does it all mean?', or 'it's this all there is?', or a 'make it make sense.' kinda space....
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MichelleRena
Feb 23, 20222 min read
Meet Deidra Wilcher, Our Favorite Neighborhood Homegirl, NurseBAE, and Podcaster
We are still celebrating all things love this month and I figured why not close out this month’s Dope Black Woman series with another...
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Monica Odom
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Grieving Love
These posts are heavy, but very necessary. I didn't expect it to shift this way but I've been in a very introspective space so it doesn't...
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MichelleRena
Feb 14, 20221 min read
Happy Lovers Day y’all!
Happy Valentine’s Day lovers! I hope this day finds you loving yourself first and foremost. I hope that you have loved on yourself good...
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Monica Odom
Feb 10, 20223 min read
Love...Scary?
I think the scariest thing I've ever done is love myself. Why do I say that? As a recovering people-pleaser, I often looked at putting...
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MichelleRena
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Transparency Tuesday: The Truth About Love and Relationships
So let’s get right to it. All you need is love right! Love conquers all right! Yeah, it’s easy to talk about all of the mushy, gushy...
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Monica Odom
Feb 7, 20221 min read
It's the Sweet One!
I don't like Dr. Pepper, but it fits. *Oprah shrug* The world can be cruel, so why do we feel the need to add to it? From comments we...
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MichelleRena
Feb 7, 20224 min read
A Dope Black love story
Happy Monday y’all! Oh yeah, we still on love over here so get ready. I love sharing my Dope Black love story because I think it gives...
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MichelleRena
Feb 4, 20224 min read
A Love Supreme…
I don't know if you've noticed by now but in case you haven't we LOVE FEBRUARY! Love is kinda our thing over here at iamMichelleRena.com...
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Monica Odom
Feb 3, 20222 min read
Emotional Rollercoaster
This song describes love in my teens and early 20s. "Up and down it goes." #teamshambles #fixitJesus 'You know what's funny? I always...
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MichelleRena
Feb 1, 20223 min read
The first step to showing real love and care is showing real GRACE!
I spent most of the month of January fasting, meditating, cleansing, and purging quite a few areas of my life. When your thoughts are...
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Monica Odom
Feb 1, 20221 min read
It's Love Month!!
"You should show love every month." Like I was saying...It's Love Month! Christmas is my favorite time of year, followed by February....
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Monica Odom
Jan 27, 20222 min read
It's ok if you don't know
One of the things I've noticed on social media is that you shouldn't focus on what you don't want. You need to focus on what you do want....
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Monica Odom
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Just Be, Girl!
I feel like a toddler. Like I should be doing something but my mama want me to be still. Why is it so hard to fall into rest? The art of...
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MichelleRena
Jan 7, 20222 min read
Affirmation and Confirmation
Whew...what a first 7 days of the new year! I have been overwhelmed by the amount of affirmations from other Dope Black Women that I have...
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MichelleRena
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Happy New Year!!!
Y’all we made it to 2022! What an adventure these last two years have been. It’s something about the 2020-somethings that is determined...
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MichelleRena
Dec 31, 20212 min read
I finally met her!
For quite some time I’d been looking for this woman. I went on a journey at the start of 2020 to find her and free her from bondage and I...
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Monica Odom
2 days ago3 min read
2024...where did you go, Mon?
I went a lot of places. If you follow me on IG or FB, you know I went to Greece, Turkey, London, and Paris. But for most of 2024, I went...
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Monica Odom
Jul 1, 20242 min read
Drums Please....
Summer, summer, summer time! We are almost one month into summer break over here. As a child, I hated summer break. Mostly because I...
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