Innholdsfortegnelse for VOL I 2022 i Bully Magazine

Bully Magazine is a publication that allows ordinary everyday people to share their stories of pain, hardship, and adversity followed by triumph and redemption. We strive to be a Magazine that stands out in a world that’s so demanding. By delivering potent stories that will resonate, hoping that someone else’s challenges can bring them inspiration to remove the negative impact from their past life experiences. Our Mission is to help support everyone’s mental health status with stories that will build encouragement and motivation to move on. The impact of positive words can comfort emotions and save a life! *These articles reflect only the opinions of the individual authors and are published with their permission. These articles are the authors’ present recollections of their own experiences over time. Bully Magazine makes…

Being raised in South Carolina with parents who were both ministers of worship, is how my musician background begin. I’ve learned so much about instruments as a member of the choir, and I believed I would someday fall into the position of a producer or musical artist. At the age of nineteen years old I produced a cassette tape and followed all the skills that I was taught working in my parents’ church and began making music beats. That special talent had brought me into production, and I was able to walk into a radio station and meet up with a popular disc jockey AKA broadcaster named; “DJ ICE.” Once he listened to my music I was offered to perform at an event, and I accepted right away. After my…

Bully magazine exudes itself with every issue to ensure the ministry behind the movement is helping someone somewhere in this world. The Bible reminds us in Ephesians 4:12 To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. Therefore, the words written in this publication must continue to bring forth the vision from God. My wife, Mrs. Kimberly Y. Griffin, was delivered the call to provide hope through a publication, and Bully Magazine was the formula. With mental health on the rise, this publication champions itself to make sure it’s done with excellence. Reading is essential to the mind, so our mission is to make sure it will help someone navigate through challenging situations. We genuinely enjoy it when someone expresses how much the…

The month of February has been designated as the LOVE month. Like hate, love is a reaction that accompanies behaviors that can either be positive or negative. However, haven’t you heard that too much of anything can be dangerous? What are feelings? According to Merriam-Webster, feelings are emotional states or reactions. It can also mean appreciative or response awareness. On the other hand, Freud felt that emotions are the essence of understanding, meaning within our conscious mind. Feelings can be so overwhelming and confusing for people. Years ago, I fell for a man I thought was the most intelligent person I had ever encountered. In our dialogue exchanges, he intrigued my emotions, and I grew very fond of him. I thought I was in love (hint: thought). My feelings grew…

In a world where unconditional love is a term that is constantly thrown out, one would think we as people find loving someone without conditions to come easily. However, when we live a life filled with experiences that can be perceived as trauma or uncomfortable situations, it begins to program our expectations about the world and the people we encounter. We begin to place people in a box related to the situation or circumstances they exist through in our lives. Resulting in us putting conditions on our love. These conditions come from the unspoken pressures we put on ourselves to always show up as perfect and put together. When we feel the opposite about ourselves this causes us to wear a mask to keep others from seeing our imperfections. So,…

I have loved you with undying loveplaced you so high, so high aboveyou have denied memy equal rights…stole awaymy beloved children deep in the nightI ‘ve done all I could to win this fightin this land I never belongedyou enacted laws to make wrongyet, my legacy grew strongcorporate greed, and the Far-RightI remain Black and you are privileged whitebut the soul of America is black as nightno wages for the work of our handsit was my ancestor’s blood that fed the landBLM now takes center stagebecause the children’s heartsare on fire with ragelady liberty pretends not to seeAmerica….I am the angry Black Bitch that you force me tobeI have hated you and loved youyet, you have never ever loved me backlynched & castrated my husbandshot my sons in the backnow…

So, it is no surprise that we believe we have control over our destiny at some point in our life. To be honest, I find this assumption to be valid until the desires we yearned for fall short, leading to dissatisfaction, hopelessness, and disappointment! Nomatter how we prepare ourselves for our goals, the results occasionally collapse. This setback can lead to frustration, and you begin identifying other areas in your life as failures, positioning your mindset with emotions of uncertainty, making you feel terrible. Through my own experiences, before obtaining my graduate degree in Public Health, my mindset to succeed was my driving force to step into my new career. Then, in May of 2020, the pandemic struck, and job openings in my field flooded the market. My peers and…

Nitisha Moore is a licensed Christian Minister and ordained Elder. She is a vivacious woman of God with a testimony that reveals the healing and resurrecting power of God. Overcoming physical, mental, and sexual child abuse Nitisha today walks in freedom. Commissioned to set others who are held captive by abusefree with her story. SHE CAN BE SEEN ON LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL BRONX-NET, AIRING A MOTIVATIONAL BROADCAST ENTITLED “THE DELIVERY ROOM” AND CAN BE HEARD EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH A PANEL OF WOMEN ON THE “IT’S DEW TIME” PODCAST. Nitisha currently serves as the First Lady of Woods Memorial A.M.E. Zion church in the Bronx, NY. Her ministry spans across media platforms. She can be seen on local access channel Bronx-net, airing a motivational broadcast entitled “The Delivery Room” and can…

Blessings, Peace and love to you, child of God! I Pray that your household has an incredible 2022 filled with an overflow of blessings from God Almighty. Walk faithfully with obedience; he is our most excellent father in existence! As a child, many of us can remember our dads being there for us in times of need. We can recall when someone told a story about their dad being there for them in times of necessity. The dad’s response was not hindered, nor was it “Weak.” Most children seemly would never forget such incredible answers by their dad. Our Almighty Father has declared the beginning to the end. Within that declaration are his commandments with grace, mercy, love, provision, promises, with his shelter already set in place for his children.…

One of the best feelings in the world is when your health is good, your personal and work relationships are going well, and all the proper standards in the world are functioning, metaphorically speaking, that is! Unfortunately, real-life can be more complicated than all things in synchronous unison. Remember, we are only human. The human condition dictates that events can spiral without warning, regardless of where you sit on the socio-economic ladder (Rich or Poor or in-between). So, being as it may, ups and downs are a natural part of life. Do not be too hard on yourself when things don’t always go straight. Recalculating, persevering, or commonly known as multi-tasking, is what we’ve learned to do. “Talking the talk” and “walking the walk”-----------in the face of challenges. A good…

1c Cavatappi Noodles¼c Diced Tomatoes2Tbsp Sliced Green Onions (scallions)1qt Heavy Cream½c Shredded Smoked Gouda¼c Parmesan Cheese¼c Mixed Cheese1/3c Diced Mix Peppers2tsp Cajun Seasoning2 Lobster Tails1Tbp fresh minced garlic3oz unsalted butter S & P for The Taste1Tbsp Italian Seasoning1tsp Crushed Red Pepper (optional)2Tbsp EVOO1c Spinach 1. Cook noodles for 8-10mins. Once done cool by spraying cold water over the noodles. (This is to stop the noodles from carrying overcook.) When cooled add EVOO and toss noodles till coated. 2. Set over to 400 degrees. Cut the top of the lobster tail down the middle until you get to the tail. Take your finger and go inside the shell against the inner wall and remove the meat from the inner shell wall. Once the tail meat is off the wall and loose,…

fear is the handmaiden of the Devilher fangs devour at every levelshe comes calling like a thief in the nightjust when you think you got things righta terrorist sent from the pit of hellfear cast a long shadow a paralyzing spellto torment and terrorizefear floods your heart with liesshe is wicked vexing & unkindalways taunting & taxing one’s mindGods says his children are like sheepyet, fear will wake you out of a sound sleepshe makes you hide she makes you weepsetting you up for failure and defeatfear is expensive she is not cheapshe exacts a pound of your fleshputting your truth & belief to the testwhen you add up the costof all your blessing are lossshe made you her slave look how you behaveat the root of your anger hides…