Author name: Joniel Gyles

More Than Your Mistakes

“Listen! “ You are More Than Your Mistakes! You are a masterpiece, no matter how broken you think you are. Even if these mistakes have become ingrained in your being, and you want to change, there’s hope. It comes with the territory; once there’s breath in your body, regardless of your age, chances are you’ll […]

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50 Shades of Ghosting; Coping With Your Not So Friendly Neighbourhood Ghosts

It’s not every day that you wake up on the other side of the bed and wonder, “what happened?.” You reach for your phone to see if the “good morning beautiful” texts he religiously sent would be there today, but there’s still no text, only the overinflated, red heart emoji he sent 3 weeks ago,

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5 Beauty Hacks You’ll Be Wishing You Knew Sooner

We all want to look our best. And it would be great if we could get it done by spending the least amount of money possible; but, hey, beauty comes at a cost. Unfortunately, it’s not always at a cost to our liking. Even if you are not the trendy type, looking fly on a

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“MIRROR, MIRROR on the wall” (Overcoming Insecurity)

I remember walking on the road a couple of years back with my younger sister and her emphatically saying in her heavily punctuated Jamaican accent, “Joniel you know every car you pass you look in the mirror”. I was guilty as charged, a habit I had developed over the years, always glaring at my reflection

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Cheating yourself Of Needed beauty rest? Here Are 5 Ways You May Very Well Be.

When we think of resting, beauty rest in particular, the first thing that comes to mind is sleep. Sleep is our bodies’ way of naturally self-replenishing after the usual drama of a day. There is nothing like catching some zzz’s when you are tired. You awake feeling refreshed inside and out; ready to take on

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My Vag Speaks Five Different Languages

When rapper/ comedian, Nora Lum (more popularly known as Awkwafina) published her ‘My Vag’ music video, the last thing she probably thought was that it would get her fired. On a happier note though, the video went viral and gave her career some well needed CPR. Needless to say, things pretty much went up hill

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3 LESSONS LEARNT FROM A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE

“What you looking at?”, no really, ask yourself this question and take the time out to answer it. We often see with our mind’s eye and its very important to remember this, just like the virtual environment I experienced, there are world’s we create every day. Some of us escape to them by day dreaming, others write them down and make them into goals or vision boards for long-term or short-term achievement. That virtual environment I can assure you began as an idea, a thought, an imagination to simulate real life experiences and with work, time and dedication, somebody made it a reality. You can do the same with your imagination, dream big put in the time, and work hard at making your dreams a reality too….read more below

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