Our area has gotten very little rain. Everything is crunchy and brittle. Green space isn’t so green, but rather patches of green in the midst of brown parched grasses and dirt. There were even fire hazard warnings issued. This can sometimes be the description of our lives. Seasons of dryness, that produce nothing vibrant. The […]
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We are inundated with hearts and roses and candy, all in an effort to demonstrate and convince someone that we love them. I was shocked how quickly the shelves were emptied. I went to the grocery store the day before and thought, this is a lot of stuff. Honestly, I laughed a little, because I
By now you have probably settled down from New Year’s whiplash. The speed at which we are bustling and hustling to end the year on a good note, while scrambling to think of the new goals. I hope that you’ve had a moment to slow down and be present for yourself. Present enough to really
Clean up after the Storm! This hurricane season has been devastating for many in the Southeastern part of our country. The intensity and size of the storms have hit proportions never seen before. There were communities and cities caught off guard because they had never been hit or severely impacted by a hurricane, but
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Still Kind Recently, I have been reminded of my responsibility to be kind even though______,(you fill in the blank). During our journey we will be confronted with many revelations and truths, some of them will snatch us off our feet, because they are unbelievable. Over the past months, I have seen and interacted with people
I was reading an ad the other day and the tag line was Active Patience. Once I read those reads, I stopped. I was in AWE mode. I literally sat there and said those words, over and over. Active patience, active patience, active patience. It was very striking to me. Normally, when we think of
Strong Enough to Destroy the Stereotype…Whew Angry Black Woman! There are many dimensions to our strength. We are strong when we set boundaries. We are strong when we say no and stand on it. We are strong when we cry and question. This time we need to be strong enough to use our strength
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Around this time, I usually get the urge to start cleaning and decluttering. Do you know what I mean? It’s like there is a timer in my head that starts ringing, it’s SPRING CLEANING TIME! It is time to take an inventory of our physical and mental surroundings. What have you let pile up that
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I can’t believe we are about to stroll into March! This year is up and running. This is Women’s History Month! A time when we intentionally acknowledge the influence of women. Women are incredible! Our intelligence, boldness, creativity, body, and persistence. This world isn’t always kind to us and there are unique barriers that have
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I hope that you are still having a Happy New Year! Okay, real talk, are you still keeping up with your resolutions? If the answer, is nope, no worries. I stopped creating resolutions a long time ago. Instead, I select a word for the year. This word helps to ground me and becomes the foundation
