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ABOUT WHAT ?? God? Politics? Education? Marriage? bor, my neighbor ? To be or not to be? That is the questio and on, with topics that are sometimes serious, sometime are filled with my point of view, your point of view and th (sometimes less is best or better yet better left alone). It is, no one wants to talk or even tell anyone about, out loud. flat out not discussed, especially in mixed company. Becau anger that they’re better left undiscussed
Now when pondering how to approach such a broad and brain immediately went into total overdrive and raced fu write it all down quick enough to keep up with all the thou share my views with others is an experience that
Taking all this into consideration I will make an honest ( “my” point of view is concerning subjects that are differe journey hopefully these articles will enlighten, enrich, poss with my views. Who knows, afte
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? Homosexuality? Healthcare? Getting old? Your neighon…etcetera, etcetera, etcetera…(lol).. and the list goes on es funny and sometimes just plain laughable. Topics that he point of view no one wants to point to, let alone discuss , in fact, the same as sides. My side, your side and the side Those things that are usually left hanging in the air or just use, for whatever reason, they are too hurtful or cause such d (is that a word ?). You get the point ?
d wide spectrum of subject matter and all it involves, my ull speed ahead, lickety split. So fast in fact that I couldn’t ughts running around inside my head. The opportunity to t I accept totally. No matter how difficult a task.
(always) and factual (sometimes) attempt to express what ent, fresh, and sometimes controversial. As we begin this sibly help you understand and just maybe you might agree er all, “It’s just my point of view.”
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contents issue 01 2015
FEATURES 07
TĂs The Season To Be Naughty: 08
Chicago Flava 12
The Making Of A Man 14
Book Review 16
Eye Of The Beholder
departments Arts & Entertainment Hot Topics The Interview Relationships Fashion & Modeling 4
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contributors Point of View Magazine is designed to be an information source to the people by the people. Your views are very important, not only to us but to you; our readers. Therefore if you know of any issues in your community that needs to be addressed feel free to contact us. Our readers would certainly love to hear your point of view. www.pointofviewmag.wordpress.com
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Tís The Season To Be Naughty:
Spicing up your sex life without being nasty! Nichole Henderson Winter time is quickly rolling in and of course its the season where people began to cuddle up. Relationships pop off and everyone is in the mood to do a little more than kissing. Well, I say lets pump the breaks and do a lot more of kissing before getting between the sheets. Let’s try to create an environment of true romancing and do away with all the extra stuff. I’m not saying don’t get creative, lets do just that! Sex should be a fun activity that both can enjoy and open the door to knowing your partner a little more. Sex has become a sick sport that brings in everything but what matters most...feelings! We women are more concerned with how big the penis needs to be to get to that orgasim... FYI ladies, its not the penis, its your mental state during intercourse! If you focus on how your body feels whenever a man strokes a certain area, you will be able to pinpoint that spot that will give you orgasm you desire....I know because I’ve worked with 2 inches before! But what do we women do, we have toy parties and buy different gadgets that we “feel” may spice up the relationship not realizing that bringing in other stuff basically tells our men, “you’re not doing it for me, you need some help.” Of course this makes sex even worse because a man’s ego is what counts to them. After doing research on the mental state of a man’s view of sex, majority of men seek to just have sex. They enjoy the act of actual intercourse. Men are not really made to be emotional beings so they don’t necessarily have to be physically attracted to the female or even be aroused before hand, just the mention of sex will get him going! However, for men looking to be committed to a relationship, they want to have a reason to stay.... as do women and when you keep adding unnecessary things (porn videos, sex toys, obsessive foreplay) into the relationship it takes away the true reason both are there....for each other. I say, get to know your partner a little better by having a little old fashion making out on the couch, or in the bedroom. Explore each other, kissing and massaging on spots that you may feel are a hot spot and doing that alone will spice things up because you could hit a spot that will provoke a laugh, a moan, or a jerk, followed by a “what the hell” look! Of course I’ve had my experience with the foreplay, and the porn videos...wouldn’t dare try any toys because I’ve always like the act of having sex and feeling a man’s body next to mine...yes I am the emotional, touchy feeling type and I’ve come to realize that all I’ve ever wanted was to be touched, to be held like I was wanted. I honestly believe that both men and women want to be accepted and loved and when you try to change a person or add on to them, you in turn are
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secretly rejecting them. No kama sutra book , cream, gel...any amount of foreplay will give you that ultimate orgasim like knowing that your partner wants to love you because of you! Now, if you do experience some form of sexual deformity due to a medical condition and your doctor recommends gels or creams, and/or pills to eliminate painful sex or to perform, then by all means go for it! The goal is to love naturally from a mental standpoint in order to perform physically! Let’s learn to love what’s standing right in front of us, no make up, no lingerie, no toys...just you and your partner.
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CHICAGO FLAVA Jane Hill is a native of Chicago who is
about taking her title in the film industry. She also
currently warming her way to building relationships
wants to have at least 3 films finished by the end
and working with the film industry. Hill has been
of this year.
working diligently as a student at Columbia College
One of the films she is in the process of
in Chicago, IL. She is in her last year of school and
working on is called Hi(GH) V. This film is about
has big plans for her future. Hill has been filming
a timid girl from the suburbs who is in the process of dealing with a traumatizing event from her past. This event has caught up with her in the present time and her actions has changed dramatically. All of the loved ones around her has noticed the change in her actions and is trying to help her, but will she open up and accept their help?
music videos for talented Chicago artists and now
The auditions for this film
it’s time to take her career in film to the next step.
is planned to take place in
I had a talk with this motivated young lady
mid February. Hill feels that
asking her about goals for 2015. One of her main
working on this film first will
focuses right now is to try and build relationships
help her get the ball moving
with more talent in the Chicago area by network-
for her many goals of 2015.
ing as much as possible. Hill wants to find ways to promote her previous work because she wants everyone to see how dedicated and serious she is 8
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The Making of A Man With Great Stature The Eric Terry Sr. Interview By Kendra Sands
When I first heard about Eric Terry Sr., I depicted a very stern individual that was very serious about his work and serious about his religion. From the information that I gathered about him and his writing style(biblically based), I was very nervous to accept the opportunity to interview him for a book review, in fear that he would be judgemental towards me and some of my writing. I will admit to everyone that I couldn’t have been more wrong about Mr. Terry(as I call him). But to plead my case even more, I was able to see his picture on Facebook and of course he is a very tall, broad-shouldered, dark skinned man and my mind immediately went to the stature of my grandfather who just so happens to be tall, broad-shouldered,dark skinned, with a deep voice(fyi, I am very scared of my grandfather). To my surprise, Mr. Terry is a very bubbly guy, he is serious about his work and his faith but with a great understanding of people and what individuals go through on a regular bases! Shocked and relieved that this big scary black guy was just as human as I was, I was able to face a fear and get to know the man behind the frightening stature. Eric Terry Sr. was born in Chattanooga, TN and raised around “a very musical” family under the care of his mother and minister father. Of course he also had his grandmothers who spoiled him as well. Now, I’m not sure if families from other states and cities have a unique aspect of the “whole family” being musically talented but with experiences with my family and other families in Chattanooga; when I found out that Mr. Terry came from a home that embraced their musical talents and raised their children off great hits, such as, “the gospel music of Andre Crouch and The Hawkins Family, to jazz legends like pianist Bob James, Thelonious Monk, Joe Sample...,and Grover Washington, Jr.” ,you know that every gathering was going to be at least an one hour concert of everyone singing their favorite song, lol. Mr. Terry was raised with two older brothers that showed
no shame in letting others know of their talents in music as well as sports. It wouldn’t be long before Mr. Terry would follow in their foot steps, which was a surprise to those that knew him because growing up, he quietly lived in his brothers’ shadows. The humbled one out of the three and naturally adapting to their father’s gift of ministering, it was a complete 180 degree for Mr. Terry to excel in music and become popular with everyone,”...trying everything [he] could NOT to look like that [preacher’s kid].” Mr. Terry hung close to his faith and pursued a career in gospel music, learning to sing like the great artists he admired. Although this career was fulfilling, Mr. Terry felt that something was still missing. He felt that even though God gave him such a great talent, was it truly following the will of God? After a while, and with certain circumstances interfering with his rise to music fame,(family,shaky deals, and the call of God), Mr. Terry decided to let that dream go. Instead, he followed the path of his father and began ministering. Now, Mr. Terry will tell you and I will wholeheartedly agree that following the will of God is not as easy as it seems when you still have to face life’s circumstances. With building his family and working on himself to be a leading example for those that he delivered the Word to, it was very challenging because he was still human.“For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus(Romans 3:23).” There were things he still had to learn as a man because, “[he] didn’t really have a true understanding of what a man was. Allowing fear to control [his] life in a major way, for most of [his] childhood and a good part of [his] adult life; allowing [his] flesh to lead [him] into a place that God never meant for [him] to be in the first place.” Mr. Terry had to closely examine himself and prepare himself for whatever may come in the future. Mr. Terry believes that “preparation is key to doing anything effectively!” Learning from his past mistakes and how he responded to things, he began to write down “effective” principles that would help him along his journey. This process eventually turned into his ultimate calling on his life and began the journey towards a great career in marriage and family relationship coaching. Same as his music career, he pursued it heavily and used the principles to give advice to his Facebook followers that were experiencing strife in their relationships. The buzz caught on to people around the Chattanooga area and a few churches and
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Mr. Terry soon received an invitation for him and his wife to host a marriage retreat. With such a positive outcome of the marriage retreat and soon being overflowed with so many followers seeking guidance and so little space on Facebook to give effective advice, he and his wife decided it was time to start their practice in coaching singles, engaged, and married individuals. As I mentioned before, when God calls you to do something, its not always an easy transition. Mr. Terry had the key principles but the delivery of his methods were still from a minister standpoint. He had to quickly learn that his clients were not a mere audiences but people seeking to go beyond just advice and receive tools that would help at home, when coaching was not readily available. Mr. Terry’s philosophy is faith-based and teaches that respect is key-” you must respect what you don’t understand about the people in your life.” He encourages “real conversations, for real change”, his motto that he voices at every session; having a heart-felt goal to bring people together, change the belief that marriage doesn’t work, and encouraging people to own up to their responsibilities and roles in the relationship. Seen as a successful practice by many because of the simple approach to his teaching and how things are broken to the most simplest form, fitting to the clients needs,and far from cookie-cutter; his practice is still seen as the last step couples use when deciding to get married. Mr. Terry advises his clients to seek “coaching” first before making big decisions that are meant to last a lifetime to avoid decisions that leave people broken and hurt in mere minutes. Yes coaching, as Mr. Terry explained to me, is a handson method with tools to use to resolving issues, where as counseling is simply making the issues known, but no clear way to resolve the issue. Mr. Terry offers hands-on coaching to individuals from all walks of life, religion denomination, and race. He even has international clients that he coaches through Skype! Mr. Terry’s principles in getting a clear insight on the clients becoming equally yoked(not just in religion preferences, but moral and ethical values as well), building up the relationship, taking responsibility and the evaluation of your role(your mirror-moments on how you respond to situations), discerning flaws versus a problem, and ultimately
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embracing change, are golden rules that have helped his many clients successfully overcome obstacles in their relationships or to help start one. For an in-depth reading on Mr. Eric Terry Sr. and his principles, check out his book review on the next page and simply click on the link “RealTalk:The Making of A Man” at the end of the summary. *Quoted commentary is derived from Eric Terry Sr. and his new book, RealTalk:The Making of A Man.
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RealTalk couldn’t have come at a better time; winter is here and people are ready to cuddle. During the winter season, people are more intune with loving and giving because the season calls for it and once the giving season is over and spring comes into play...its time for something new. Well, RealTalk:The Making Of A Man list key principles on how couples can keep the romance going and roll right into spring with new ways to give and receive love. Writer, marriage/relationship coach, Eric Terry Sr. hits home with his analogy on why most relationships fail and end in divorce, giving points from his own experience and backing his theory with APA (American Psychological Association) research and biblical scriptures. I consider this one to be a bestseller because Terry invites the reader into his world, to show that he is human just like the rest of us and that his principles are not just hypothesis’ that he conducted with colleagues, but proven exercises that he developed through his years of being in relationships and continues to recommend to his engaged and married clients. Having the goal in mind to encourage communication between men and women, developing an open-mind towards each other perceiving things differently, and that it will produce self-inventory. Looking for a new read to add to your book club or church group, simply click RealTalk:The Making Of A Man and pre-order today! You can also follow Eric Terry Sr. via Facebook for daily aspirations on building lasting relationships.
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