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Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Mar 31 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment is about staying on task. One great tool to assist you in this endeavor is the creation of a vision book. This is a tool that I suggest my clients use to help them stay focused on their own personal vision.

The vision you have for yourself may be one of physical health and wellness, spiritual and or, mental health, relationships, or individual desires. The vision book tool is used to help focus your thoughts on whatever you want to attain in this life.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Mar 17 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

After reading “21 Days to Ultimate Health and Wellness,” quite a few people have approached me with questions regarding re-calibration at the end of a 21-day commitment. They want to know what re-calibration is all about.

First, once you have committed to 21 days of consistently doing something, you have created a new habit. The new habit should be in alignment with the person you want to be. The person you want to become reflects the image of the person who you want to fall in love with.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Feb 24 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

As we celebrate this Black History Month, our Ultimate Transformation Moment takes a look at the concept of Black history.

First, I have to begin by saying that I cannot actually buy-in to the notion of a Black history.

History is history. Let us be clear, Africa is the cradle of civilization, and it is African people who were the originators of this civilization. Hence, all history originated from Africans, who were Black people. This being said, either all history is Black History, or simply, it’s all history.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 27 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment looks at New Year’s resolutions, as we near the end of January, and evaluate how many resolutions remain standing.

During January, a lot of people like to make New Year’s resolutions, and they make them based upon the fact that a new calendar year is beginning. This means that they will typically use 12 months, from January to December, as the parameter by which they will judge their success.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 20 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment is about a subject that I’ve rarely touched upon. It’s a primary topic, when we reflect on our personal growth, personal potential, and how we connect to the universe, people and families around us. The topic is love, or more specifically, self-love.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”