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#WNJInspired | What I Learned from Master Class on Own, ft. Lionel Richie

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Most Sunday evenings you can catch me watching Master Class on Own. I’ve been a fan of autobiographical and biographical content, filmed on written, singe I was a kid. I remember being fascinated with the story of Princess Diana and reading and watching every little thing that had to do with her reign as Princess all the way until her untimely death. I believe that’s where my interest in “celebrity lifestyles” began.

We can learn life lessons from anyone.

This past Sunday, singer Lionel Richie on Master Class sharing bits and pieces of his life story. Certain pieces of  his story struck a cord with me. As he recalled his highs and lows in the music business, and in life in general, these 3 things stayed with me:

1. When you feel like you’re loosing momentum keep going forward.

2. Accept who you are and be OK with knowing what you want – like yourself.

3. Success can be lethal, if you don’t know how to handle it.

We can learn life lessons from anyone. #wnjinspired

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I’m a firm believer that we can learn life lessons from anyone. Some may think celebrities can’t teach us anything or think they have it easy, therefore they can’t possibly know about “regular life”. Celebrity is just a title. At the end of the day, they put their pants on and go through life’s challenges just like we do. Which is why I’m such a fan of this show.

I’ve learned new lessons, been reminded of past life lessons and been intrigued by so many of the episodes. Aside from Lionel Richie, some of my favorite Master Class lessons have come from Whoopi, Robin Roberts, Cindy Crawford and Goldie Hawn.

So tell me, have you ever watched Master Class on Own? If so, who’s been your favorite? Also, what’s one life lessons you’ve learned along the way? Let me know! 

As always, thanks for reading, commenting and sending feedback. You all continue to keep me inspired. 🙂 I hope you all enjoy the day and I’ll be back tomorrow. Until then, be blessed and stay safe…xo!

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Preachers of LA – Why I’m a Fan of the Show

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As we all know, reality TV is my “thing”. Being a very spiritual person as well, I was naturally excited and intrigued when I saw there was going to be a show focusing on preachers, Preachers of LA. I must admit I was a bit uneasy because I know many people already have preconceived thoughts about preachers and church. But after watching and really paying attention to the meat of the show, I was hooked. Ignoring the fancy cars, houses and wardrobes, the fact that the show focuses on more than just the Bible is something I think the world needs. If you take away the glitz and glam of the show, you’ll see that the pastors have a past, they’ve had (and are still dealing with) hardships and struggles and above all, their human.

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One of the Pastors on the show, Jay Haizlip, is covered with tattoos yet comes across as a very down to earth person who’s main concern is saving souls. In this weeks episode, he sat down with a band member from the rock band Korn and their conversation was pretty insightful. Check out some of the points that stuck out to me.

1. “One thing I hate to see is Christians hating on other Christians…”

2.” Those people judging us need Jesus more than the drug addicts…”

3. “If you judge people by their looks you’ll miss who they are and what God wants to do in their lives…”

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Gives you something to think about, right? My main point of today’s post is to say that if it takes a show like this to reach that one person who is lost and unsure of what or where to go next, it’s done it’s job. Sometimes it takes a show like this to get to through to people. I also think the show starts a necessary dialect about more than just religion – it opens up dialect about faith, spirituality and our beliefs.

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Have you watched the show? What did you think? If you haven’t. I’ll say this – before you count the show completely out, or if you’ve already watched it and don’t like it, try watching it with a different perspective next time. If it’s not for you, so be it. Everything ain’t for everybody, right? 😉 Until next time, be blessed and TTYS!