This one is for my sistahs! If you are working at a 9-5, think about your office dynamic. When something pops off everyone looks at you to react. Especially if you are the only brown face in the office. Let’s see how the “black girl” is going to respond… I can remember when I was the only black in the office, and I can also remember situations when the brown faces were the majority. It doesn’t take away from the…
What have I learned in 2016? You can’t do it all by yourself. As much as we think we can, we can’t. We need a team or a tribe to hold us accountable and essentially help with bringing the bigger picture to life. I have items on my vision board that didn’t come to fruition this year, and you know what. That’s okay. Add on to them or change them. New Goals, New Year! I took some trips this year that…
When you’ve grown up in the Midwest (Michigan, on the lake to be exact) you can identify with the struggle of experiencing all four seasons within 24 hours. Imagine running errands, preparing for a photoshoot, and snow in April! Sunny, Rain, Snow, and windy all within one day, and no wonder I’m recuperating today. I have a habit of committing to things, and becoming burnt out. I’ve done it with social media. I was too focused on being present on…
I am still attempting to wrap my mind around the #SuperTuesday results that’s occurred in 2016. The country is divided, and I’m baffled that people are not exercising their right to vote. I know it’s a choice for you to vote. I guess because I know my history I look at my right to vote as a privilege to do so. The right to vote was not always accessible to my community, and the road was quite tumultuous getting there….
NOW! If you don’t have an insurance policy you should start shopping around for a policy today. Trust me. It’s worth it. Take a look at Go Fund Me. You will understand the need to have your own insurance policy. Many slave masters knew the value of having a policy on their slaves (or property). They wanted to protect their investment. I really did not realize the importance of having Life Insurance until three years ago. I couldn’t imagine the…
I love when this day comes around every year. Say it aloud, “March Forth.” Move forward. How does that statement resonate with you? For me, it motivates me to keep pushing to the next level of my dreams. We are almost ninety (Yes 90) days into the new year and how are we doing with our goals for 2016? I’ve been reflecting on the goals I have on my vision board, and I’ve made progress. Don’t get me wrong, I…
Don’t get too freaked out, this post is rated PG – Past Generations. I know millennials aren’t carrying around books anymore let alone a little black book. Our little black book can be found on our clouds account or stored under nicknames in our phone, but those baby boomers that’s a different story. Well, my parents are baby boomers so I’m still prone to writing everything down, except for phone numbers and addresses. After losing many of my contacts in…
Yesterday I hopped on Periscope for #GriefTalkTuesday and talked about what happened on Christmas Day. It was great to get on there to talk about my frustrations and laugh with new/old scope buddies! We had fun! You can view the original video on Periscope (@SteeleLens) or view the video (without the hearts and commentary 😔) below. P.S. One of my fave scopers hopped on the scope to talk about my book. Way Cool!
I’m continuing to unpack my grief, and dedicated to sharing my findings on Periscope and my other social media outlets. My first post on this site is the story of my emotional rollercoaster with education. If you want to read the original post, click here. Within the post I talked about my frustration and bitterness when it came to the decisions that were made after high school. Briefly, I mentioned a story about my dad writing a check for what happened…
Last night I was on the couch, and I was reading/watching various news stories that were in my social media newsfeed. I was thinking here we are celebrating the bicentennial anniversary of the abolishment of slavery, and we are still concerned with RACE. How far have we come and how did we get here? Okay so slavery “ended” in 1865 with the 13th Amendment right, or was it the Emancipation Proclamation? I need you to know the difference between the…