Mar 13, 2014

Parenting In A World Of Chaos

Do you find Parenting is hard in this day and age? Do you think Television plays a role in your child(ren) behavior? Are you considered the mean or strict Parent that never allows their child(ren) to do anything? What age should children start dating, be able to wear weave, & get the sex talk? Is Hip Hop taking over your home? I KNOW these are a lot of questions. However, as Parents we are faced daily with these scenarios and we MUST be equipped. There is nothing more disturbing to me, then a disrespectful child or teenager. Society has made our children believe that it’s okay to look like everyone and act like everyone. As if being unique isn’t a birth right from God or it’s not possible. When I see an elementary or middle school girl with weave in their hair down to their butts my heart aches. My heart aches because in the back of my mind, I want to know what her Parents were thinking and why make them grow up so quick. I mean seriously, when I was growing up my Mother made sure we had simple wash & press or braids & beads. Even when it comes to our young men and them sagging. Society has deemed it acceptable, yet as Parents a STANDARD should be lifted. The reality is whose going to hire a want to be thug that can’t dress appropriately? The answer is NO COMPANY that has a pension, benefits, & other perks. As a Mother of a son, every time I saw my son pants sagging I embarrassed him and felt no type of way about his feelings. I mean why should I, especially if he represents his parents and could care less about embarrassing us. I know the odds are against us, because the world is conditioning our child(ren) for failure. BUT today, I want to encourage you to STAND firm on your faith and rear your child(ren) in the way of the Lord. NO, I’m NOT telling you to be super RELIGIOUS. I’m telling you that structure, wisdom, discipline, and love is MUCH needed to STAND against this chaotic world. To my Parents that have reared their child(ren) this way, DON’T forget the PROMISE attached in doing so. “Train up a Child in the way he/she should go, And when he/she is old he/she WILL NOT depart from it”. I say AMEN to this promise, because although I wasn’t as bad or disrespectful as some of this generation seems to be. I was bad, disrespectful, disobedient, and hard headed too in my teenage years. The only reason I succeeded was because I had a praying Mother and Grandmother who made me go to Church. My Mother MADE my Sister Nina & I participate in community activities such as going to the Nursing Home, reading to patients, & doing their hair. We had chores at home, television was limited, & there was an EXPECTATION from our Parents because FAILURE was not an option. Be SURE to TUNE in Sunday’s on wpbnetworks.com 5pm EST or Thursday’s 7pm & Saturday’s 2pm EST on praiseaustin.com & Let’s Talk About It. Your VOICE Matters so please leave us a comment and feel free to share this Blog…..Peace & Blessings!

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Mar 13, 2014

She’s EVOLVING and It Feels GREAT

Tyra's OLD BDay Pic
Yesterday, I CELEBRATED my 38th Birthday! As I started my day, it began with relaxation and then I started reflecting on me. So much has changed within me and around me and when it came to my past. I realized that I was ugly on the inside, just plain miserable on the outside, and damaged goods. I had low self esteem and I couldn’t forgive. Then I had the ordasity to have malice, self hatred, rejection, resentment in my heart and I didn’t KNOW how to TRULY love me. The one thing that really stuck out to me as I was self examining, was the fact that I’m NOT the same Tyra I was last year, or ten years ago. Yes, I’ve always had a good heart and tried to treat people the way I wanted to be treated. I’ve always tried to love my family and friends with everything in me. And last but not least, I’ve always tried to live a life that is pleasing unto God. But there was still something missing, and deep down inside I knew there was so much more to me then what the eye could see. And it was up to me to get to the surface and the root of what was really going on within me. My past was full of trials, tribulations, heartbreak, heartaches, pain, & self hatred. To be honest with you I’ve done it all, self medicated myself with cocaine because it made me numb, drunk myself to an oblivion state to forget, and used sex to manipulate men in helping me feel good about myself. NONE of those things had a lasting effect, as a matter of fact and to be honest with you again they really made me feel worse. For some reason instead of looking deep within, we look for temporary fixes. Whether it’s a man, shopping, eating, sex, or other temp services, nothing will be able to fix you until you’re HONEST & OPEN with SELF & GOD. I will never forget that day that I literally stripped naked, looked in the mirror, told God what I saw, & asked Him what He saw. I have to be honest with you it wasn’t easy being honest about self. Who wants to call themselves broken, backbiter, lier, gossiper, cheater, thief, filthy,fornicator, adulterer, murderer, mean, unkind, unloving, arrogant, stubborn, or etc. I know I didn’t, BUT I’m GLAD I did even though it didn’t feel good, I knew it would soon pay off. Then to top it off, NOW I have to hear what GOD thoughts are about me? You see, it didn’t matter to Him that I could sing or I was gifted. He didn’t even care about how many Church services I attended, or how many ministries I was in, NOR how much tithes & offerings I payed. He was concerned about MY HEART & MOTIVES. After listening to Him for an hour or so, the tears wouldn’t stop falling and I was so ashamed of how I made Him feel. I KNEW from that day forward that I had to rid myself of the carnal mindset of victim, some people, and something’s. I KNEW that I had to start making better decisions and choices for Tyra. I KNEW that GOD had amazing plans for me, however, one couldn’t tell because whatever it was had been hidden underneath layers of hurt, pain, and fear. How does one began to dig out of the pit that was created by self and fed daily by others? FIRST, You START with repenting for thinking you had all the answers, but truthfully you really didn’t want the answers that really mattered. Then you start getting to the root of every emotion you’ve ever felt. Next, you learn to master the spirit of offense because offense will leave you stagnate and caught up on people. Last but not least, you LEARN to TRULY LOVE YOU. Some would say, “I’ve changed” while others may say “She’s acting funny”……I simply say “I’m Evolving”. We must understand that nothing or no one stays the same….either you “Evolve” or you stay stuck. I CHOOSE to EVOLVE & It FEELS GREAT ~Tyra

I Want To KNOW How Are YOU Evolving?! #LetsTalkAboutIT

Tyra BDay Pic

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Mar 6, 2014

Welcome to the Tyra Hill Show

The Tyra Hill Show was developed and created by Tyra Hill, the shows debuted and first broadcast was in September 2013. This Radio show and Forum was created to discuss and deal with everyday life issues people face daily. We believe that although our struggles maybe different. It’s our way of thinking that will help us to deal with life’s lessons or hinder us “If you’re DEALING with it, We’re Talking about it” on The Tyra Hill Show. Tune in to get a Males Perspective from Co-Host Derrick Marcano  and the latest in Entertainment & Fashion News with Tova Jade.

Feb 23, 2014

Meet Our Awesome Team

“If you’re DEALING with it, We’re Talking about it” on The Tyra Hill Show. Tune in to get a Males Perspective from Co-Host Derrick Marcano  and the latest in Entertainment & Fashion News with Tova Jade.

Tyra Hill born in Port Huron Michigan raised in Flint, Mi started in the Entertainment industry singing at an early age. Tyra was raised by a single Mother who made sure Tyra was reared in Church and had a good foundation.

Tova Jade is a 27 year old up and coming Fashion Entertainment and news personality. Her passion for fashion and to reach all demographics with an intense  target market to plus size women, using the tool of Media and Arts is the driving force behind her brand.

Derrick brings to our conversation a male voice and a different perspective on what we talk about. Derrick’s perspectives were shaped by his life which includes that he was born on the beautiful island of Trinidad in the West Indies to Augustine and Joan Marcano.

W Thomas Anderson, is here to motivate you and inspire you to improve your quality of life. Sometimes it will be a gentle nudge, and other times it may be a hard look at the reality in our current state.

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Feb 19, 2014

We’re Talking Valentine’s Day

THE DARK V DAY

Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled.

Though no one has pinpointed the exact origin of the holiday, one good place to start is ancient Rome, where men hit on women by, well, hitting them.

Those Wild And Crazy Romans

From Feb. 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain.

The Roman romantics “were drunk. They were naked,” says Noel Lenski, a historian at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Young women would actually line up for the men to hit them, Lenski says. They believed this would make them fertile.

The brutal fete included a matchmaking lottery, in which young men drew the names of women from a jar. The couple would then be, um, coupled up for the duration of the festival — or longer, if the match was right.

The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love. Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D. Their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day.

Later, Pope Gelasius I muddled things in the 5th century by combining St. Valentine’s Day with Lupercalia to expel the pagan rituals. But the festival was more of a theatrical interpretation of what it had once been. Lenski adds, “It was a little more of a drunken revel, but the Christians put clothes back on it. That didn’t stop it from being a day of fertility and love.”

Around the same time, the Normans celebrated Galatin’s Day. Galatin meant “lover of women.” That was likely confused with St. Valentine’s Day at some point, in part because they sound alike.
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Feb 19, 2014

Broken Families

The Effect of a Broken Family on Development

The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension explains that the effects of a broken family on a child’s development depends on numerous factors, including her age when her parents separation, and on her personality and family relationships. Although infants and young children may experience few negative developmental effects, older children and teenagers may experience some problems in their social, emotional and educational functioning.

Emotional

After a divorce, children from pre-school through late adolescence can experience deficits in emotional development. Children of all ages may seem tearful or depressed, which is a state that can last several years after a child’s parents’ have separated, explains psychologist Lori Rappaport.

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