I give You glory and I praise Your holy name. Lord I thank You for filling my heart with joy, peace and love. I thank You for blessing me every day and every moment of my life. You are so worthy to be praised. Father it is comforting to know that Your love is eternal, true and unyielding. I did not earn it and I cannot lose it. I don’t deserve it but I certainly appreciate it.
You have blessed me and so many others to see the dawning of another year. Thank You Father for 2022!! I am not sure what the challenges or blessings will be for this year but I know that You know. I am comforted that nothing will happen that will be a surprise to You.
Father as I navigate this wonderful opportunity to walk on the face of planet Earth it is my desire to make You proud. I want You to look at me knowing that I am doing my very best to be a blessing to this world. I know, dear Lord, that when I bless others in Your name You get the honor and the glory.
Father I pray for Your continued love, support and guidance. I pray that You will open doors that need to be opened. I pray for compassion and healing for those who are in need. I pray for the blessing of being grateful and appreciative of all things and all people. Fill my heart with gladness and thanksgiving. Thank You Father for working on my behalf even when I don’t realize it. Thank You for answering prayers that I have not yet prayed!!! You are an awesome and amazing God.
I pray Father for those who are in pain and for those who are suffering in any way. I pray for those abroad who are displaced and under attack. It is my hope that as they call out to You prayers will be heard. In the most tragic situations, You are there. You my Lord are the way maker. You are the protector. You are the healer. You are Lord.
I love You Father. --AMEN
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I am eternally grateful for the love You continue to bestow upon me. You love me unconditionally with all of my issues and all of my faults. You love me, Father, in spite of myself. I thank You for being with me always. I am comforted by the knowledge that You are with me every moment of my life.
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Lord as I navigate this wonderful journey called life I am eternally thankful for the love you continue to surround me with. I am thankful for the love and support of my amazing family. There is nothing I have done or could ever do to earn the blessings You continue to bestow upon me. Father I pray to be a blessing to others as you so generously bless me. You, my Lord are so worthy to be praised.
All is well with my soul as I focus my attention solely on You. I am thankful as I breathe the air You so graciously provide to me each day. How wonderful it is to be Your child. How wonderful it is to know that You are in charge. I am thankful Dear Lord for the blessings You continue to bestow. Father I know that I am in no way worthy of all that You give to me. You give me peace and love. You give me food to nourish my body. You give me all that I need to survive. Your blessings are so much appreciated as You place the right people in my life and in my path each day. I know Father that You are also placing me in the path of others so that I might do Your will in being a blessing as well. Keep my eyes open, Dear Lord, so that I might see those in need.
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Father I pray for all of Your children who are feeling pain, frustration and lack. I pray Dear Lord
Father I pray for peace during these uncertain times. As much as we try to figure it all out, Lord You already know. When I find myself pondering the circumstances of the day I take comfort in the fact that You are in charge! Nothing will happen that You don’t allow and
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MDC HOMESTEAD RENAMES BUILDING TO HONOR FIRST CAMPUS PRESIDENT
On Friday, February 25, Building A on Miami Dade College’s Homestead Campus was renamed the Dr. Roy G. Phillips Center.
The ceremony, hosted by Homestead Campus President Dr. Oscar Loynaz and MDC Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Malou C. Harrison, was well attended by family, current and former MDC Staff who had worked with Dr. Phillips, and in acknowledgement of his impact on the overall community.
Local elected officials were in attendance representing the local communities MDC Homestead serves: Homestead Mayor Steve Losner, Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace, and Miami Dade Commissioner Kionne McGhee.
Dr. Phillips joined Miami Dade College in 1980, first as North Campus Vice President and later as Vice president of Public Affairs. In that job he was instrumental in developing College expansion plans which resulted in the approval of a Homestead Campus.
In 1990, he was tapped to be the Founding President of the Homestead Campus.
He held that position for 11 years, retiring in 2001. Both Phillips and his wife of 63 years, Vera passed away in December of 2020.
Carmen Morris, who had worked with Dr. Phillips as Director of Communications at the Homestead Campus, began the process of honoring both his lasting contributions and his outstanding character with a phone call to Dr. Harrison. Learning that naming a building for an individual required a number of approvals, Morris reached out to former colleagues and friends who would be involved in the approval process, as well as starting an online petition to show community support. She found universal support, and the final step of agreement of the Board of Trustees was unanimous.
In her remarks she remembered Dr. Phillips’s care for students saying, “If there was a student who needed help, financial or other, he would always find a way to provide that help. There are so many who would not be where they are today without Dr. Phillips. She concluded her remarks, “Dr. Roy G. Phillips was not only the Founding President of the Homestead Campus, but the Founding Father of the Homestead Campus.
After the conclusion of the ceremony Commissioner McGhee summed up many of the tributes to Dr. Phillips, telling the News Leader, “Growing up in an underserved community I benefited from Dr. Phillips’ work. I walked the halls of the Homestead Campus with him and came to know that not only was he a great leader, but a compassionate and caring leader. This is truly a great day.”
Miami Dade College Leaders ae joined by Dr. Phillips’s family, Carmen Morris, Past Homestead campus President Dr. Jean Jacobs and local political leaders to unveil the sign proclaiming the Dr. Roy G. Phillips Center.
How Does Exercise Affect the Aging Brain?
Most people know that regular exercise can keep a body looking and feeling young.
What about the brain?
“There has been a wealth of evidence from past studies that physical activity has beneficial effects on neurocognitive functions, such as memory and regulatory control,” said Mark Peterson, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Michigan Medicine. “Essentially, those studies show that the physical activity alters the brain’s aging trajectories to preserve cognitive health.”
Peterson and colleagues were recently awarded a two-year grant from the University of Michigan’s
Exercise & Sport Science Initiative to further examine the role physical activity plays on the brain. The grant is one of four recently awarded by the U-M initiative to study physical activity.
A shortage of comprehensive analyses propelled the new effort. “Those previous studies did not examine the effects in a large cohort,” Peterson said. “We’re hoping this study fills that knowledge gap and can validate and extend the previous claims.”
Peterson and his U-M colleagues in psychiatry, Chandra Sripada, M.D., and computer science, Jenna Wiens, will obtain and study the cohort and data from the United Kingdom Biobank.
“The U.K. Biobank is the world’s largest prospective epidemiological study,” Peterson said. “It gathers extensive questionnaires and physical and cognitive measures from 500,000 participants.”
“We’ll be incorporating deep-learning techniques to predict brain age from raw neuroimaging, and will examine the independent effects of objectively measured physical activity on brain age and cognitive function in the cohort,” he added.
Peterson, also a member of the U-M Global Research, Education and Collaboration in Health and Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, spoke more about the study.
What made you decide to research this topic?
Peterson: There is a wealth of evidence that in middle-age and older individuals, physical activity has beneficial effects on neurocognitive functions (working memory, declarative memory, attention, etc.). It has been conjectured that physical activity produces these effects by altering typical aging trajectories of critical brain circuits that underlie major cognitive functions. However, at this time, there have been no rigorous, large-scale studies to examine the effects of objectively measured physical activity on aging trajectories of the human brain.
What will be your focus?
Peterson: We expect to better understand the role of physical activity participation and dosage on deviations in brain health and cognitive function. It is now known that distinct brain circuits associated with specific neurocognitive functions exhibit distinct trajectories of change during aging.
Thus, we will generate maps of neurotypical change in order to assess how physical activity influences an individual’s position along the expected aging trajectories. To generate these maps of neurotypical
change, we will apply deep-learning methodologies.
How will your work differ from prior research efforts?
Peterson: Previous studies have used machine learning to predict brain age in various disease processes (e.g., Alzheimer’s). However, this work will be the first ever to use deep-learning algorithms to better understand deviations in brain age by physical activity and functional profiles in otherwise healthy middle-aged adults.
Moreover, we will go substantially beyond previous studies in multiple ways:
• The inclusion of participants from the world’s largest epidemiologic study
• Physical activity will be measured objectively (and not just by self-report)
• Utilization of multimodal imaging (not just imaging of brain volume)
• Examination of circuit-specific aging trajectories
• Employment of advanced deep-learning methods for constructing brain age trajectories
• Analyzing complex relationships between physical activity, brain aging and cognitive functioning to gain evidence about potential causal pathways
What are you hoping to accomplish?
Peterson: Our proposed study is poised to decisively answer two critical unanswered questions: What is the effect of physical activity on circuit-specific brain aging, and does this effect mediate the effect of physical activity on improved cognitive functioning?
We anticipate that this work will lead to subsequent cross-disciplinary collaboration within U-M to secure federal funds for prospectively studying the effects of exercise for physical and cognitive health preservation or improvements in adults with and without deficits.
Who might benefit most from this research?
Peterson: This work is poised to inform public health and clinical audiences regarding the benefits of exercise and physical activity on brain health. Therefore, we expect that our findings will support and bolster the movement for integrating recommendations for exercise in clinical care.
From Michigan Medicine
F.I.T
Enterprises Where Ministry And
Industry Collide Firm operates in a spirit of excellence and submission to God
By: Zachary Rinkins
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.”Psalm 37:23
Sharon E.A. Coleman and Natalie L. Rowe communicate an empathetic belief that God personally orders the steps of those who believe and are faithful to him. That is the only way they can explain their friendship, business partnership, and growing venture F.I.T. Enterprises.
“Things are organically happening because we daily submit to God and his leading us,” declared Rowe, co-founder of F.I.T. Enterprises, a parent company of a conglomerate of boutique firms that helps a company meet its business and creative needs.
“We know that he will do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask for or think, according to the power that is working in us.”
F.I.T. faith believes God will lead the way.
Rowe and Coleman grew up in Miami’s Richmond Heights community. Despite working together as S.B.C. Community Development Corporation’s employees, their assignments rarely intersected.
“We connected even though we were in two different offices because Natalie and I both would get to work early to take time to spend with God,” Coleman shared. “Natalie would be in her office listening to church music and reading her Bi-
ble. I would do the same.” Eventually, their paths crossed and served as the prelude to a prosperous partnership.
“One time I passed her office, we talked and connected spiritually before we knew we were business partners,” Coleman continued. “We knew we were spiritual partners because we both had a desire to please God, pursue him and everything he placed in us.”
Coleman still works there. Rowe has since moved on.
F.I.T. faith believes God will provide.
Coleman recalled a local council member asking her to consider producing a community art walk.
“We are strong believers. We study his word and our business to show ourselves approved. We believe in delivering excellence in everything we do,” Rowe says. “That includes our products, marketing, finances, and how we communicate with clients.”
“We write down everything. We put out good processes and procedures. F.I.T. is a corporation with a heart for God and business excellence.”
Rowe agrees with her partner.
“It is all going to be for his glory and your benefit. God has a plan to give you a future and hope. So, as long as you trust him and those little things, everything will add up,” Rowe concludes.
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FIT Enterprises is the parent company of the following firms: Askcolestars, Artwalk Presents, Enterprise Empress and SPROUT.
F.I.T. Enterprises
Askcolestars is a production company that specializes in producing collaborations for businesses, faithbased, community-based, and government-based organizations. It also provides organizations with administrative, management, development, and implementation support.
Artwalk Presents focuses on producing art and culture projects such as community festivals and artistic
experiences.
Enterprise Empress (EE) is a women’s empowerment brand created to connect multifaceted women through media, conferences, and e-commerce merchandise. It highlights women from the community bi-weekly during our “Today’s Jackie: The Jackie of all trades, Master of HER empire” show and monthly in the Gospel Truth Magazine.
SPROUT is a nonprofit combating food insecurity and serving residents through community refrigerators with free groceries, technology-advanced community gardens, and developing programs focused on healthy eating while exposing residents to restaurant management and culinary arts careers.
Janay Blakely
Poet & Author
About me
Janay Blakely, a Coral Reef Senior High School alumni , is a Miami based writer and spoken word artist/poet. Her life long love of writing has finally culminated in the release of her first poetry collection 'Pages on the Floor'. When she is not writing, Janay can be found participating in activities at her church, Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church, working on her next project 'Drowning at 3 am', or watching comedy specials on Netflix. When asked how she would describe herself, Janay said she is a "wordsmith with an appreciation for literature, life, and all the things that make it worthwhile such as laughter, love, and breakfast".
Janay is a fresh new voice in poetry with her debut poetry collection, Pages on the Floor. Her poems speak to life, love, family, race, and self discovery in a way that makes each poem relatable. Pages on the Floor is sure to have a piece that resonates with you. Available on Amazon today.
You may have noticed a few of the signs already. Maybe when you get up in the morning, you’re stiffer than you used to be. Or your knees get achy after sitting awhile.Over time, every one’s body ages and shows signs from natural wear and tear. Regular exer cise helps delay the process and keeps you agile. However, many people for get to include mobility exercises in their routine.
Both flexibility and mobility are im portant to how your body functions. Flexibility refers to the ability to move a joint through the full range of mo tion, or fully lengthen a muscle. Mo bility involves a bit more. It includes flexibility, as well as strength, coordi nation and balance.
Staying active and preserving mobility are important as you age. Here are three ways you can make sure your body can stay agile for a long time to come:
Stretch every day. Simple stretching can increase your range of motion and decrease pain in conditions like rotator cuff tendinopathy. The great thing about stretching is that you can do it anywhere, and it only takes a few seconds to a few minutes. There are three types of basic stretches. You can choose to focus on increasing flexibility or you can work on mobility, too. Static stretching: You probably learned this style in middle school. (Think standing toe touch and thigh
stretch.) Static stretching increases flexibility by putting light tension on a muscle and holding the position for 30 to 60 seconds. Be sure not to bounce. It’s best to warm up first before attempting this type of stretch.
Isometric stretching: In this type of stretching, you get into a static stretch position, then gently contract the stretched muscle. Keep the length of the muscle and the angle of the joint steady. Hold for 10 to 15 seconds then relax your muscle for about 20 seconds or more, then repeat. Isometric stretching increases strength and flex-
Dynamic stretching: When you roll your neck, do walking lunges or arm windmills, you’re doing dynamic stretching. A dynamic stretch takes a specific movement and allows the joints and muscles to move through their full range of motion.
Dynamic stretching is controlled and smooth. It’s a great way to warm up before exercising and helps increase range of motion.
Discover foam roller self-massage. They cost as little as $10 and come in many lengths and densities. A foam roller is an easy and convenient way to release tension in muscles and connective tissue, which helps increase flexibility and improve mobility. For beginners, a medium foam roller may be most comfortable.
Janay
BlakelyPoet & Author
About me
Use your body’s natural movement. Using your body’s natural movements can increase your mobility, stability and balance. Plus, it adds a little playfulness into your day. One example of a “natural movement” activity is crawling. Getting down on all fours strengthens and mobilizes just about every muscle and joint in your body. Climbing, carrying, throwing and catching (safely and gently, of course) are other ways to keep yourself supple. However you choose to move, remember to breathe freely, start slow, be gentle, and don’t bounce.
Janay Blakely, a Coral Reef Senior High Scho is a Miami based writer and spoken word artis life long love of writing has finally culmina release of her first poetry collection 'Pages on t When she is not writing, Janay can b participating in activities at her church, Swee Missionary Baptist Church, working on her next 'Drowning at 3 am', or watching comedy spec Netflix. When asked how she would describe h Janay said she is a "wordsmith with an appreciatio literature, life, and all the things that make it worth such as laughter, love, and breakfast".
Janay is a fresh new voice in poetry with her debut poetry collection, Pages on the Floor. Her poems speak to life, love, family, race, and self discovery in a way that makes each poem relatable. Pages on the Floor is sure to have a piece that resonates with you. Available on Amazon today.
When beginning a stretching routine, remember to take it slow. Stretching too quickly and too far can trigger your body’s defense mechanisms to protect itself from tearing joints and muscles. Stretch just until you feel tension. If you feel pain, you’ve gone too far.
Janay Blakely
Perhaps most important: Find stretches and other activities you actually like to do that fit into your daily routine. That’s the best way to guarantee you’ll stick with a more flexible, agile way of life.
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