Hopping Along with Oneeka Williams - The Year of Positivity! A Short Message About Love -- And Share Not Today Negativity!

 

I first met Oneeka through her persona, Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo! Dr. Williams is a role model and mentor for children, supporting her desire to encourage a career in science! Her series, features Dr. Dee Dee, who travels to planets across the universe! I loved all of them and quickly realized just how much Dr. Williams was both concerned and involved with children, especially Black children, reaching for all that they can be! Check out my reviews here at Book Readers Heaven...

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So, I hope you had a  valentine day with those you love and are loved by! When I saw the Facebook post on Valentine's Day, I responded and immediately asked if I could share her words through Book Readers Heaven and she graciously  agreed...  Check out Oneeka on Facebook! 

Through Dr. Williams, I learned more about an issue that has always bothered me: Women should submit to their husbands...   1 Corinthians 13. I have seen how many men treat their wives! And it is not as Jesus would do! I remember a woman who went to a church many years ago, praying, publicly for her husband, who never attended church, nor even seemed to be aware of his wife's strong faith...  Then I met women who could not do anything without their husband's permission...even going to a movie with a female friend... Even now, in the chaos of today, there is a battle being wrought, isn't there? Banning books, white fragility, (but that's on another page...), and just how badly respect for women has been lost or ignored! 

I knew early in my life that I would be one who strongly supported the rights of women, joining professional organizations to learn more, then turning to organizational groups that worked to enhance the rights of women--Council for Women's Concerns, The Staff Council, and more... 

Even when a pastor asked me to lead a weight-losing group at church, I challenged him, asking whether or not he really wanted a single professional woman leading a group that was mostly married women... He handed me a book. I read it since he asked me to... When I went back to church, I asked him solemnly, "When can I move in?" He looked at me and asked what I meant. "Well, this book tells me that the church was to take care of single women who could not financially support themselves, without a husband--yes, it was that old a volume, or was it?! So I went on to ask..."So when are you and the church going to start taking care of me, financially? Well, I admit, I couldn't finish, without laughing...and he laughed too... But then, it really wasn't a laughing matter was it? The church has not really been kind to women in many ways, I have found... So I was thrilled when Dr. Williams did a little literary research on the meaning of the word submission...

 

22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

 Whenever I had heard speakers about "submission of wives..." they never went beyond that basic statement... So I had gone on to read the "entire" scripture! My argument then became, to instantly move on to what the role of the husband was... He was to love his wife as Christ loved the Church...Specifically, he died for us! All of us! Of course, not ever proceeding into marriage had left me, maybe speaking, my own interpretation... Not so, for check out the following reference by Oneeka Williams!

 2022 - The Year of POSITIVITY! !

Sparking Optimism 

 Cultivating Abundance!

Celebrating  the 30-year wedding anniversary count down

#PositivityPearls!

Do submission and love go together? 

Is submission important in a relationship?

Am I submitted to my husband? Is my husband submitted to me?

A few years ago, the leader of the women’s ministry at my church asked me to lead a workshop on submission at the women’s retreat.

Many of my friends had difficulty reconciling the request, as submissive would not have been an adjective that they applied to me! Truthfully, I was also scratching my head as to how I would pull this off!“Submission” has had a negative connotation in relationships and when I asked my husband if he thought I submitted to him, his answer was a resounding NO! The traditional expectation of submission was not important to him. But what of the many other women who had a different experience in their marriage?I went DIGGING! I had to understand where the word came from. What I found gave me and every woman in my workshop LIFE!

The Greek word for “submission” is hupotasso which means to “get under and lift”.

It does not mean obedience!I could redefine the traditional understanding of “submission” to spotlight the Power and Partnership that was baked into its original intent.
POSITIVE PARTNERSHIP…When my husband is weak, I am strong, and I get under and lift!(AND)
When I am weak, he is strong, and he gets under and lifts!
I am empowered in our relationship! WE ARE THE WIND UNDER EACH OTHER’S WINGS!

WE ARE SUBMITTED, ONE TO ANOTHER (Eph 5:21)
So YES!!! SUBMISSION and LOVE do GO TOGETHER!!!#positivitycatalyst #Mindset #IslandofPositivity

I've always enjoyed what I call a broad spectrum of self-help books. They can be life enhancing, inspirational, or even daily scripture/article books... One thing I like about getting this type of book in electronic form is that I can read at my own time frame and easily return to my place in the book. I picked two of these books this week and wanted to share a little about the one by Dr. Williams...

“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. . . . Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” —Brene Brown

How many stories do you keep hidden?

What would you do if you knew your stories had the power to heal yourself and others? You would probably start shouting at the top of your lungs to anyone who would listen. I’m beginning my shout today! How about you?

Sharing my stories with you has been such a healing journey. I believe you will also find the healing path in your stories by journeying with me through mine. Even in the toughest of times, you will learn to craft your own stories in a way that heals hearts, restores bodies and minds, elevates you above your circumstances and empowers you to take action. I truly believe I was born on the Island of Positivity!

Does that mean that I have been shielded from negativity? No! Despite the number of times that life’s problems have steamrolled me, with the help of God’s amazing grace, I have picked myself up, dusted myself off, squared my shoulders, assumed a defiant stance, sprinkled in some spunk, and said, “Not today!” Not today, fear! Not today, worry! Not today, anxiety! Not today, insecurity! Not today, defeat! Not today, negativity!

Negativity is like a villain hell-bent on stealing every good thing in our lives, but we can fight back and protect our birthright. We are often held captive by our problems because we think that problems and negativity are partners. They are not! We know problems are a part of life, but when we allow them to marry negativity, they become a formidable couple that can come at us so ferociously that we buckle under the onslaught. How many of you have had days when you have…

Felt so overwhelmed by problems and circumstances that you crawled back into bed and shut down? Felt exhausted, afraid, and alone? Felt so diminished and devalued by toxic relationships or environments that you became physically ill? Looked at a world where the odds seemed stacked against you and felt discouraged about the future? Felt like you were working hard, but the harder you worked, the more stuck you became? Wondered how you could find the positives when the world seemed to be drowning in a sea of negatives? I’ve had those days! Are you shocked? A successful, Harvard-educated urologic surgeon and award-winning author with everything going for her, has felt this way too? How can that be?

Let me tell you. Training and working as a female surgeon in a male-dominated world meant that I had my fair share of those days. No one is exempt from tough times. It’s part of being human. What do we do during those times? Do we throw up our hands in defeat? Or, do we get out of bed and declare with some attitude and some spunk, “Not today, negativity, not today!?”... There is power in awareness. 

Imagine 5 Habits of Positivity as armor, to not only protect your health but also to add pep to your step and confidence that drives your hand up to negativity, indifference, envy, feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt, and judgment. A shield that helps you to not only cope, but also hope and believe that: 

There is always a solution; I just have to work to find it. (HOP #1) 

I can convert a limit into an opportunity. (HOP #2) 

I’m going to hold on to the positives and discard the negatives. (HOP #3) 

My purpose is uniquely designated and linked to how I can help someone. (HOP #4) 

I can always find reasons to be thankful and believe that there are no limits. (HOP #5) 

I wasn’t born reciting these Habits of Positivity. As I looked back on my journey to becoming a urologic surgeon, award-winning author, and Positivity Catalyst, I realized I was using the Habits without knowing. That was likely why I didn’t remain discouraged and disenchanted. When I dissected each of the situations that I describe in this book—and so many more—common coping themes emerged. Those themes all revolved around finding some vestige of positivity, pushing myself out of bed, squaring my shoulders, and being intentional in saying “Not today” to negativity. 

And why does this matter? Because we have to take part in building a kinder and more caring, inclusive, equitable, respectful, and healthy world, not only for ourselves but also for our children. We are only as strong as our weakest links. As long as we allow negativity’s offspring (hate, discrimination, racism, misogyny, xenophobia, bullying, all forms of abuse) to grow, they will continue to weaken our society, prevent real social justice, erode innovation and progress, and hinder economic development. 

We have to eliminate the places where limited thinking and negativity thrive. We can do this by creating Positivity Scaffolds one habit at a time. It starts with you! When you create your Positivity Scaffold, you can build everything in your home upon it. The effects ripple out like a pebble dropped into a lake to touch your family, coworkers, community, city, state, country, and the world. The more conscious you become of practicing these Habits of Positivity, the more you will connect to your unlimited inner power. 

I don't know about you, but I need to be more positive during this time of deep division in America. It has been hard to see what has and is happening, without becoming worried for the future. Yet, deep inside, I "do" know that God is in control--even while I strive to act, I find myself being pulled back to depression and frustration. 

Dr. Williams writes in such an upbeat way that readers can't help but get excited again... She lights a spark of optimism that allows us to feed on her spirit to be positive and not give in to all those feelings that are being purposely incited these days--lies, prejudice, hate, fear, and all things negative that hammers on our emotional stability.

The key for me was that Dr. Williams will be sharing her own stories! How often, when somebody does that, it clicks our own memory of how we reacted to a similar situation. Was it demoralizing at first? Perhaps, but if we are who I think each of us is, we soon strive to move forward, to find important positive words to help us...

What is provided in this book is a formula, a platform of habit building... I've known that we had to make changes through habits... But we often fall back, don't we? I'm ready to try again... Are you?

Dr, Dee Dee Dynamo's Back with Important World-Wide Message! A Personal Favorite for 2016!

Did you know bees are dying in serious numbers? I did! When I first moved to my cabin, my brother-in-law was keeping bees on the property...and then they died out... I was so glad to see that Dr. Oneeka Williams has chosen to have Dee Dee Dynamo take a look at this world-wide problem!

And what a fantastic book she has created to spread this news! It is nonfiction, sharing specific information about bees; it is fiction as Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo starts thinking about how to solve the Beemore problem; plus it is educational not only in totally sharing about our little bee friends, but by including

www.buzzaboutbees.net

study/thinking questions, and a math challenge based upon the book! Plus she provides resource guides for those wanting to take up the challenge, perhaps to care for a bee hive right at your own home! 

You may recall that Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo taught us much about our planets in her earlier books...so you'll find my reviews of many of books here and on other sites... All of Williams' books are educationally sound but with lots of fun and character development that allows children and older readers like me to get to know each individual...In this book, we even meet the author! She's an important character along with others who are concerned about how the loss of bees would affect all humans!

Dr. DeeDee Dynamo's
Beemore Breakthru

By Oneeka Williams M.D.

Illustrated by Valerie Bouthyette

WAHOO, WAHOO, WAHOO

“The honey bees are dying, the honey bees are dying!” Gordon the Gullible Globe urgently alerts Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo, Girl SUPER SURGEON, who can fix any problem with her supernaturally powerful and gifted hands. Dr. Dee Dee’s Uncle Beemore wants to put beehives in every garden on the Island of Positivity to help the bee population. What can Dr. Dee Dee do to save the bees?

"The honey bees are dying!...

"I know, Gordon, "Dr Dee Dee says patiently.

"That is why Uncle Beemore has put beehives in our garden. Have you forgotten that today is the Bee Welcoming party?"

Dr. Dee descends to join the busy Dynamo clan--Mommy and Daddy Dynamo, Grandma B and Granddad Willie, Uncle Huebs and Aunty Vandra, and their children Lukas (who is Dr. Dee Dee's best friend) and Jakey.

Jakey asks, "Why is everyone so upset about the honey bees dying?"

"Because honey bees help plants produce a lot of the food we eat," explains Dr. Dee Dee

Welcome to BEEventures

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First, I must comment on the beautiful hardback book that was provided to me. The illustrations from front to back are brightly colored with details that are truly outstanding. I would certainly recommend this for your child's personal home library! Not only for the story but for the detailed pages on "The Life of a Worker Bee," pollination, the different types of bees, and important little tidbits such as--did you know that worker bees makes 1/12 teaspoon of honey in their lifetime... Wow! Just imagine how many bees it would take for you to buy a jar of honey at your local store!

No wonder we should be worried that bees seem to be dying!

Did you know that a bee only lives 42 days?!!

So the Dynamo family was having a party to spread the word and sharing about now providing a home--a bee hive--for bees in their yard.

The children even got to decide what type of bee they wanted to be and got a hat to show their choice... Even Grandma B took a major part in the event, singing,

I am the heart and soul of the hive, Without me, the colony cannot survive. 
I'm twice as long, so don't get to close.
BEEWARE! I might just sting you on your nose!
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You know, while she was singing, I thought I even heard the bees join in!

It was while everybody was learning so much about the bees, that Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo started to apply her brain to see how they might help save the bees! In the meantime, I was learning about the language of bees! And even learned about The Waggle Dance! Do you know how to do it...?

Walk straight, shake yuh belly,

Beat yuh wings and buzz,

In a figure eight.

Walk straight, shake yuh belly,

Beat yuh wings and buzz,

Find de nectar and don't be late!

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Did you know bees have two stomachs?

One is used to digest food. The other is used

to store and process nectar...

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Here's another version...

Now Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo got to working and she created something to help all the bees... The bees were so excited: I can DO more and BEE More! What a Breakthru! Then...the author, in the after pages, assigns Essay questions for readers, like, "The writer combines fantasy and real world science problems to create a compelling and informative narrative for her readers. Write an essay using evidence from the text to support this claim.

Simply unbelievable! The author has packed a world of learning within her latest book! I just had to add it to my personal favorites for this year since I still remember losing all the bees that buzzed around my home years ago! Highly recommended for soooooo many reasons!

GABixlerReviews

Dr. Oneeka Williams developed her desire to become a doctor at an early age. When she first entered the operating room while attending Harvard Medical School, it was love at first sight. Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo encourages kids to live a life without limits. This is Dr. Williams’ latest book, after teaching children about the planets. She is a practicing surgeon and lives just outside Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband, Charles and son, Mark.

Latest Recommendation For Your Children's Home Library - Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo's Meteorite Mission by Oneeka Williams M.D.!

Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo lives in Battery Grove with her parents and grandparents, Mommy and Daddy Dynamo knew from an early
age that Dr. Dee Dee had special abilities. Her hands glowed when she was born! And when Dr. Dee Dee was only three months old, Mommy Dynamo found her at the top of their mango tree, repairing a baby bird's wing...
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"What is it, Gordon?" Dr. Dee Dee asks.
"Astrid Asteroid is wailing because a part of her has broken off and she doesn't know where it went," says Gordon. "Then I heard a loud BOOM that came from Earth's Northern Hemisphere."
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"I am so confused," says Luka. "Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, comets! How can you possibly tell the difference?"

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Our Mission

To Educate, Empower, Enrich and create a framework for children to believe that “Not Even the Sky is the Limit!”

Goals

1. To share the excitement and love that I have for being a doctor and a surgeon with young readers.
2. To create an action figure that brings strong, positive and powerful images for girls of all colors.
3. To introduce in Children’s Literature, a counter narrative to some of the stereotypical images in the media.
4. To stimulate interest in the sciences for all kids, but especially girls, by presenting learning facts in a fun way.
5. To promote the importance of literacy.

Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo's

  Meteorite Mission

By Oneeka Williams M.D.

Illustrated by Valerie Bouthyette

Let's get the team ready,"
Dr. Dee Dee says
urgently. "We must help"
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Check out the cover of a children's book and you can pretty well tell if it's one to acquire for your permanent children's library! This one definitely is! Other than the picture of Dr. Dee Dee, I found the most compelling were the inclusion of various medical instruments and each had a name! How wonderful an idea that can be effectively used to help children understand about going to see a doctor and what instruments he or she might use... especially "Sydnee Syringe"! Nobody likes getting shots, no matter how old we are! And having that stethoscope being placed on our chest for the first time, just might be what leads some children to play doctor and even dream of becoming one!

Freeda the Flying Ambulance is ready and
waiting. "Are all the instruments ready?"
Dr. Dee Dee asks Marky Medicine Bag.
"They are clean, sharp, and ready for
action, Dr. Dee Dee!" says Marky with
gusto.
"Team, fasten your seatbelts. Freeda, set
GPS for the meteorite collision site in
Earth's Northern Hemisphere," directs
Dr. Dee Dee.
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So after I'd been introduced to "Marky Medicine Bag", "Ana Anesthetic" and even "Simon Scissors", I was interested enough to start looking around on the Internet... I just had to include Dr. Williams' Mission statement. When writers decide to write for children, there is a concurrent responsibility in my opinion. Having the above goals helped me see that this author is prepared to meet that! Finding an online presence and giving children a chance to meet her characters also speaks to an authors credibility. I read the second book in what will be a series. The first being a Mission to Pluto. 
                                                  
Gordon the Gullible Globe   
chimes in. "I heard Pluto
telling his moon, Charon,
that he was very happy when   
Dr. Dee Dee operated on him.
He said all he felt was a little
pinch."
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Now the choice to take children into outer space was something I would not have expected. However, it certainly provided the author the opportunity to move into many different scientific areas, teaching, for instance, about meteorites in this second book...

"Approaching Chelyabinsk, Russia," announced Freeda, "Meteorite 2013."

"Great!" applauds Marky. "We can tell Astrid Asteroid that 

we have found her lost piece."

"Holymackarolee! Why is there so much broken glass?" 

questions Lukas.

"The meteorite created a SONIC BOOM when it entered 

the Earth's atmosphere, which shattered the glass on the 

buildings," replies Dr. Dee Dee...

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In addition to personifying her instruments, Dr. Dee Dee 

also helps the animals as well as the people and then proceeds 

to help the meteorite!

"I'm Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo, 

Super Surgeon ON THE GO!

My hands were made to heal.

I cut, I sew, I tie with zeal;

No problem is too big or small 

Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo can tackle them all!

There's magic, there's space travel, medical miracles to perform and most of all, you can see the caring and concern that is sooooo plentiful that it is used for not only people patients but for just 

about anything that needs to be "fixed up"! In fact, I love the way the book ends!

The narrative includes not only the storyline but once in a while presents a poem or two. Each of the 42 pages is beautifully done, and measures about 8 x 10. Even the inside hard covers have been filled! A Glossary and a set of Discovery Questions adds to the extensive attempt to provide both an enjoyable time as well as a tool to help with reading comprehension.

Get the idea I was impressed! Parents, Teachers, Librarians, Don't miss this one...and if you haven't started your permanent child's library at home, Start With This One!

GABixlerReviews

About the Author

Dr Oneeka Williams developed her desire to become a doctor at an early age. When she first entered the operating room while attending Harvard Medical School, it was love at first sight. Dr Dee Dee Dynamo encourages kids to live a life without limits. This is Dr Williams’ first children's book. She is a practicing surgeon and lives just outside Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband, Charles and son, Mark.