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People in the News

Monday, September 15, 2025

People in the News

Monday, September 15, 2025

How to make your life a masterpiece

Michelangelo's_DavidDoes your life feel more like a nightmare, than a masterpiece because you have a dream that is haunting you? It does for me, because trying to figure out where to start is so freaking hard. The beauty of the Internet is the availability of information, the horror of the Internet is the access of information. 

Coach Felicia helps us to slow down and take a look at a few steps which might help us discover our diamond in the rough. She uses Michelangelo’s David as inspiration and metaphor for carving away until we stand back and realize maybe it is not perfect, but it is fabulous!

Read more at Essence but then let’s make a promise among us friends – don’t let it be another inspiration message you simply read and move on. Spend a little time considering her suggestions and working on your “masterpiece.” If you need more help, apparently she offers a free coaching session.