Anna L. Woods

08/17/2025

✍🏾 New Poetry on Substack!

The Woven Tapestry of My Life: "A Life of Grace, Growth, and Boundless Freedom”

"Even in the challenges, I hold no regrets. With gratitude, I greet each day’s sunset.”
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"A Life of Grace, Growth, and Boundless Freedom"

08/17/2025

🎉Celebrating and Honoring our Elders with the gift of songs. And our parents legacy, the seeds of faith, family and the love of singing together which we have done all our lives. Daddy & Mommy Gone but Never Forgotten 💖Mr. James & Clara May.

08/10/2025

🌏 New journey: I am writing ✍🏾 poetry on Substack inspired by what I see, believe, and feel deeply.

📞The ocean calls to me, evoking a sense of helplessness intertwined with freedom (mixed emotions).
💥Its crashing waves and roaring surf remind me of grief, transitions, and life's many challenges, 🔁 yet at the same time, its soothing presence 🧘🏾‍♀️ offers peace.☮️

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https://annalwoods.substack.com/p/whispers-of-the-sea?r=2x9e02

A Journey of Resilience and Renewal at the Shore

08/09/2025

Grateful.

08/07/2025

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🌟 “FAITH AND FEELINGS: EMBRACING OUR HUMANITY” isn’t just a journal; it’s a heartfelt call to confront our emotional pain rather than sweep it under the rug. Grief touches us all in different ways—it’s not only about losing someone we love. It encompasses broken relationships, job losses, and saying goodbye to hopes, dreams, and expectations we once cherished.

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Diane Bradley

08/03/2025

When you are emotionally healthy, everything in you and around you will begin to change.

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Faith And Feeling: Embracing Our Humanity available on Amazon. Here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6D65K3T/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

08/01/2025

The Power of Naming Our Feelings — A. L. Woods, Coaching
A Reflection from the “Faith and Feelings” Community

The recent “Faith and Feelings”community conversation reminded us of a simple yet profound truth: “We must name it to tame it.” Taking time to identify and acknowledge our feelings might feel uncomfortable or even scary, but it’s one of the most generous gifts we can give ourselves. When we name our emotions, we begin to understand and take control of them—

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The Power of Naming Our Feelings — A. L. Woods, Coaching
https://www.al-woods.com/blog-1-1/name-it-to-tame-it