2012 African American Literary Awards Show

Peace In The Storm Authors Pamela D. Rice, Lorraine Elzia, Sharel E. Gordon-Love, Ebonee Monique and Elissa Gabrielle at the 2012 African American Literary Awards Show. Pamela was nominated for THE MONDAY NIGHT MISTRESS, Lorraine and Elissa were both nominated for THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT in various categories. Stacy Deanne nominated for THE SEASON OF SIN. Six nominations total for Peace In The Storm Publishing!

Learn more about these authors at www.peaceinthestormpublishing.com!

TAKE BACK YOUR POWER...

TAKE BACK YOUR POWER...

Stop making your self-worth conditional on other people. No one, and I mean absolutely no one has the power to devalue your existence. You can not be moved by another person's thoughts about you, good or bad. You're going to encounter people who’ll try to reduce your worth – because they lack equivalent worth and can only elevate their self-esteem by belittling you. It could be because they regret the choices they made in their own lives and want to inflict that regret on you. Or, they could be counting your blessings instead of recognizing their own. Perhaps they feel you are not deserving of anything good that has come your way.

To hell with them...

We may not deserve salvation, but grace and mercy allows it. In the same spirit, don't believe the hype when others try to tell you what you do and do not deserve, what you have and have not earned, in their eyes. Self-worth requires that you learn to listen to and rely upon your own feelings and not automatically respond to the feelings of other people. Our worthiness is a given, because He says so. Moral of the Story: Keep your head to the sky, because you are worthy and yes, you deserve all of the blessings coming your way.

You Feel Me?

 

~Elissa Gabrielle

 

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Elissa Gabrielle is the Publisher at Peace In The Storm Publishing. Learn more at www.peaceinthestormpublishing.com.

 

 

 

Liberation...

"Liberation is a beautiful thing when embarking on the glorious moment when the truth about someone is revealed to you, in bold and vibrant color and you have the courage, with wide-open eyes to see reality more vividly, and the wisdom to act accordingly." ~Elissa Gabrielle

I'm so there at this very moment in time...

Work on the person you want to remember...

Who's going to stop you?

I've come to learn that the Truth will set you free, but not before it pisses you the hell off. However, after you've embraced your own life's truth, there's something beautiful in store. I'm a witness.

One of the most courageous things you can do is look in the mirror, identify yourself for yourself, and love the person who stares back at you. You'll be liberated from your own fears, and empowered in a way you didn't think was possible.

And, after you walk in that truth, have fully identified and accepted who you are and Whose you are, the question isn't who is going to let you, it will be who is going to stop you.

Feel the exhilaration of victory and the liberation of self-love with me...

All of my Empowered Warriors and warriors in the making,
Stand Up!
xoxo

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Elissa Gabrielle is the Publisher of Peace In The Storm Publishing. Learn more at www.peaceinthestormpublishing.com.

We teach people how to treat us so we must be mindful of the lessons we're giving.

We teach people how to treat us so we must be mindful of the lessons we're giving.
~Elissa Gabrielle

from the life lessons vault

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Elissa Gabrielle is the Publisher at Peace In The Storm Publishing. Learn more at www.peaceinthestormpublishing.com.

The Best is Yet to Come by Lorraine Elzia...

 

There’s an old saying, “Just when the caterpillar thought that the world was over, it became a butterfly.”  I can’t help but smile every time I visualize that.  Life has a way of reminding us to never quit, never give in, and never limit our own possibilities and dreams.  What we see in ourselves and what we see in others is always a work in progress. The only difference is the material and integrity used to accomplish the task at hand.

Much like each of you, from time to time I have to take inventory of my life, my actions and the path on which I choose to sashay and stroll.  Not just in my literary journey, but in my walk as a Wo-man; a Hu-man. Self-reflection, while hard to do, is a much needed pill to swallow for us all.  Life is ever evolving; that which was old is made new again, but what is more important is the way we use the gifts we have been given in order to shine into that which we were created to become.  There is a place that lives within us all. It is a place of vision and clarity, where the rhythm of life moves in harmony with a higher consciousness. It’s important for us to recognize our blessings, but also to say thanks in a manner that gives credit where credit is due.  The trouble with “self-made” men is that they tend to worship their creator.  As we say goodbye to Summer and prepare to embrace Fall, let us remember that we are not “self-made” and as we spread our wings in the manner we were created to do, let’s do it in a manner according to God’s design and not our own.

 

Every road has its ups and downs; its smooth spots and its potholes.  Some travel that road by letting go of principle in search of glitz, glamour and gold.  I prefer the road of hard work, perseverance and excellence.  The smell of that is much sweeter to me. I guess that is why Peace In The Storm is my home.  We have a higher expectation of life here at Peace In The Storm Publishing than the caterpillar had because we know that the world is not over and we are just beginning; we also know a blessing when we see one, and we not only believe in miracles, but we rely on them because we know the best is yet to come. 

 

Peace, Love and Smooches

Lorraine Elzia

www.lorraineelzia.com