Words are powerful. They can give life or they can tear it apart. Tearing people down with words has become a popular thing (cue reality TV or cyber bullying). Years ago, I started putting up social media posts to uplift, encourage and motivate my friends because I was so tired of seeing all the negative things. Helping people focus on the good - see and believe it. And when I coupled that with my faith, that was special. So when God put it on my spirit to write a book, the first thing I thought about was affirmations. I don't say them every day, but I do feed myself positive scripture every day. So I took what I do and coupled it with those affirmations to create this book. When you feed on the positive things, you will attract more positive things to you. And I hope this book will help you with that. Essence C. Atkins grew up in Severn, MD and currently resides in Northern Virginia with her two sons, Paris and Sean and with her husband Steve. After returning to school in 2017 to obtain a Master's in Health and Wellness Coaching, she currently works as a project manager for a digital health and wellness company. Although she loves the work that she does, writing has been a love of hers for years (and what she would like to eventually do full-time). Having blogged before, it wasn't until she heard from God in early 2020 to write a book, that she even considered doing it. And she can't wait to write more. When she's not writing or working, she enjoys anything that involves spending time with her family (particularly watching her youngest son play basketball) and watching true crime shows.