CELEBRATING AFRICAN QUEENS ON THE BLOG TODAY!

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. how are y'all doing today? I hope you are having an amazing day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy. Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life! Today is a beautiful day!

So, I love being around confident women. It is an empowering atmosphere to be in. I have always been a pusher of self-confidence and accepting of whom you are regardless of what anyone thinks about you.

I have grown to believe that the best way to live your life is to live it the way you want to, not paying attention to what others think about you whether good or bad. Here's a clarification. If you base your actions off of what people think, there will always be this subliminal desire to always please people and they will expect you to please them ALL THE TIME! That's a messed up way to live because you can NEVER satisfy another but yourself! However, when you live your life doing what you think is right before God and on your own terms, your actions are not dependent on what people think, say or do!

Queen Hamamat is a Ghanian international business woman bringing jobs to the population of her village in Ghana. She's just assisted in creating a Shea Butter Museum in Ghana.


I grew up in a community where bleaching your skin is normal because the dominant belief is that light skin is beautiful. That's a belief that works for those who believe it. I have since learned that dark skin, chocolate skin, brown skin, caramel skin, any type of skin is as beautiful as the one who beholds it or accepts it. Every skin type is beautiful. I can not ignore the fact that there's always been this stereotype around women like me who have rich, dark brown skin.
Before I became more enlightened, I refused to think that I was less beautiful because of my skin tone. It broke my heart to see women hurt themselves by bleaching their skin so they could feel beautiful.

Beauty is everyone's natural state of being as long as they allow it. I have sisters who bleach but I have never had the desire to bleach my skin. I love my skin and want every dark skin Queen to love their skin also. Your success and happiness are not dependent on your skin tone. God, the Creator didn't make a mistake when He made you. You are truly masterpiece. I say this because I have seen your essence. Quit letting people define you. Society doesn't have the right to put a label on you!
Start right now,  decide right now that you will embrace and see the beautiful masterpiece that you are!

Here are some Queens who are breaking boundaries and giving beautiful dark skin girls and women an example of success to look at. They let you know that you can be dark skin and happily successful!

Bettinah Tianna is a Ugandan TV host; she's pictured on the right. Nandy is a beautiful model; pictured on the left.

Lupita Nyong'o a Hollywood decorated Kenyan actress.

Nikki Thot is also an example of a beautiful Queen.

Finally, Queen Maryam is also an example 😍

You don't have to damage your god-given beauty in other to feel accepted or loved. Anyone who does not accept your skin is the type you don't want in your life. You don't owe ANYONE an apology for how you were created. Right now, walk in fullness of your QUEENDOM, sweet lady, sweet girl. You deserve all the success and happiness in the world!

I hope this post inspires you!

Until next time.
Maryam💕

AT WHAT POINT WILL WOMEN QUIT SEEING THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT THEM

Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are y'all doing today? I hope y'all are having an amazing day today and are not letting anyone steal your joy? Welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life! Today is a beautiful day!

I often get relationship questions from women around the world and one recurring theme is that the women blame themselves when something goes wrong with a relationship they hold dear. When a man breaks up with them after years invested in the relationship, for no apparent reason, they think it's their fault. Hey sis, it's not your fault! Sometimes, it's time to move on! Especially, when you've done everything to make it work!

I had this discussion with a lady, who had given all of herself to a man she thought was going to follow through with their wedding plans, only to wake up one day to the man breaking up with her. She had asked him why the sudden change of hearts, he said he didn't know. The next thing this sweet sister would ask me is, what are the signs of a spirit husband? The implication is that she thinks it's not normal and that she must have some spirit laying claim over her, which could've been the reason for her fiance's sudden change of hearts toward her.

I asked her if she'd prayed about it and waited on the Lord, she said yes but it didn't seem to work because her ex didn't change his mind still. My final advice was to let him go! It may be hard at first, but let him go! You can't force someone to be in your life who doesn't want to be in it. God may be saving you from a worse future and preparing you for that special man who would love and appreciate you; all of you!

Most times, women limit themselves from their true love and happiness by holding on to what is not meant to be, in the first place. We create most of our heartbreaks by convincing ourselves to accept or stay with someone, who God has clearly shown us is not worth our time of day. I believe that if we make seeking God's guidance in our relationships a priority, we will save ourselves from a whole lotta drama and pain.

To listen to a guy's perspective on the topic of relationships and more, please watch this video of my husband's opinion to crucial topics:

In closing, I'd like to remind you that you're amazing and worth more than you think. Don't ever think for one second that a guy is the prize because that's NOT true! You are the prize and always will be! Recognize you, accept you, embrace you and live it up!

Until next time, sweet, amazing and lovely friend.

Have a blessed week!
Maryam💗

THIS WEEK, I IGNORED MY ALARM TWICE|| I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE DOING ANYTHING

Throwback to when I won an award at our vacation basketball tournament in college.


Hello wonderful, amazing, sweet and lovely people. How are y'all doing today? I hope that you're all having an amazing day today, and are not letting anyone steal your joy, welcome to Maryam's Joyful Life. Today is a beautiful day.

I have been missing in action for a bit but I'm back now😊. Thank you all for sticking around for this long and welcome to those who have just started reading my blog and following me on social media. Y'all are amazing!
I'm one to share any amazing product that is working out for me and my family with y'all. In this blog, I will be sharing one with you all and adding a link to the video review I did recently on the product also. Yup! Guys, I'm proactive like that. But before we get into it, I have to share something a bit personal with you all. This week, I felt like taking my job and business slow. I didn't feel like working too hard at all. A couple of days in a row, I ignored my alarm and slept for an hour extra. On those days, I didn't feel like cooking lunch for my sweet man like I always do, but I still ended up getting up fast enough to make him some lunch to take to work.

I have had a few hours to reflect on my actions and learned that sometimes, we don't feel like doing our responsibilities or even going out of our way like usual, for others but we do it anyway. That's called sacrifice. I strongly believe that every sacrifice you make for others, will definitely come back, with overflowing blessing for you.

Whenever I have my like this, it's work time😊

I don't always want to be nice or do nice things for others but I do it anyway. These are seeds I have planted and keep planting because I believe that there are people who will go out of their way for me, when I need it too😇. It may not be the very people I do it for but someone will help me back.
Any good you do for others, do it with all of your heart and expect God to bless you when you need someone to come to your rescue in the future.

Hey, I didn't think that I had much in me to share today, but look at where we are?😉Back to the product I wanted to share with you all. Here's my favorite air filter in the whole wide world: Levoit Vista 200. This is a very big upgrade from their previous amazing purifier.

 Levoit vista 200 Air Purifier

Click the highlighted name to visit product page on Amazon. This air purifier has everything you desire in a purifier. The versatile functionality makes it very easy for you to use and get the most out of it.
I did an extensive review on it for my YouTube audience. Here's the video:

Please check it out and let me know how you like the product. If you would like to just go ahead and check them out, here's the link to their Amazon Prime Day Special: Levoit Amazon Prime Day Special. Don't miss out on the opportunity to save on a great product.

Well, this is the end of today's post. I sure do hope you enjoyed stopping by today. I love you and can't wait for all the amazing things that God has in store for you.
Until next time,
Stay cool in this hot summer heat😇

Maryam💕