Daily Cornbread - by Stephanie Stokes Oliver (Paperback)

About the Book

Using the approach made popular by bestselling daily meditation books, Oliver offers women of color a work designed to nurture not only their minds and spirits, but their bodies as well. "Daily Cornbread, " playfully named after the "Our Daily Bread" pamphlets, presents Oliver's creative ideas for maximizing the enjoyment and fulfillment of life.

Book Synopsis

Heart & Soul founding editor Stephanie Stokes Oliver shows African American women how to soothe the soul, satisfy the mind, and revive the body 365 days a year.

Written in an affirming style that is prescriptive but never preachy, fun but not frivolous, Daily Cornbread is a day-by-day compendium of Oliver's creative ideas for leading an enjoyable and fulfilling life. On January 2, for example, Oliver suggests taking time out to "get happy" (do something that makes you happy an hour a day); to schedule a personal retreat; and to develop a strategic plan for the upcoming year.

Reminiscent of Sarah Ban Breathnach's Simple Abundance and Iyanla Vanzant's Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color, but with a special emphasis on nurturing the body as well as the mind, Daily Cornbread shows African American women how to make each day better.

About the Author

STEPHANIE STOKES OLIVER is president of SSO Communications and editor-in-chief of the African American women's website NiaOnline. Oliver started her journalism career at Glamour and then moved to Essence, where she eventually became editor of the magazine. In 1994, she left Essence to help launch Heart & Soul as its founding editor-in-chief. Oliver lives in Montclair, New Jersey.