I spent the last two days visiting with my great aunt and we giggled the entire time. Listening to her tell stories about my grandmother and their siblings was priceless. I’ve been missing my granny a lot lately so this visit was needed. As I wind down and reflect about the conversations from this weekend I am so elated that God allowed me to take this trip (the snowstorm the night before had us spooked). It was by far one…
The first story of the year. Make it good right?Okay. After my dad died my soul was empty. I was numb and it took me a few months to gather myself. I went on this journey of self-discovery that very few knew about. I was in class one day and my classmates challenged me to tell my story. There I was in the front of the class; frozen. I didn’t have a clue of who I was or where I…
“She may be quiet but she’s a warrior and her prayers can move mountains.” – Unknown I flew into San Diego, California this past weekend to be with three of my closest friends and the newest addition to our family. This trip was well overdue, and after the few weeks I’ve had…I DESERVED IT! As our flight began to descend Into the San Diego airport I raised the shade on my window (because Erykah Badu told me to…
In our teens we had all the right answers. You know, when we turned 18, we were smelling ourselves. Everything that our peers, and parents wanted us to believe or say we rebelled. Some of us… The twenties are the time when you’re finding yourself, or the period of risk taking. Right? Well, what do you do after you turn 30? You can either decide to play it safe, or GO FOR IT! Risk it all, or nah? Traveling with…
“Reclaiming My Time!” The statement by “Auntie” Rep. Maxine Waters is probably the quote of the year…or shoot the decade if you ask someone else. Even though the quote was used during a heated political session it can pertain to so many areas of our lives. If you were around for previous posts I talk about how much I learned from working in Dallas. The work schedule was rigorous, and let’s be honest it’s hard to find good help. There…
The past week I forced myself to chill, and observe everything around me. I spent most of my time preparing for my current class, and the events that were going on at the work place. On Friday I had the chance to pour into a few of our seniors that will be graduating from high school in less than two weeks. Their minds have changed about life after high school, and at times I can relate. We don’t want to…
After the week I had no one can tell me that you don’t have time to work on your own business, work a 9-5, and have a social life as a millennial with no children. I was very mindful of what I fed my mind this week. Matter of fact this past week was one of the most productive weeks that I’ve had in a LONGGGGGGGG time. It started with an email that I received from Monique Malcolm on Monday…
When is the appropriate time to “disconnect” from your social media, and take a break? Well, after the last week I’ve had the time has come for me to take care of self, and shut off all communication with social media. I’m not able to put into words my level of exhaustion. What I do know is that I need to take some time off. At times I can over exert myself with my 9-5, and the other projects that…
I am less than fifty (50) minutes away from this Monday being over. I decided to wait until this Monday was almost over in order to find the motivation to push me through the rest of this week. I planned to have a long post about visiting Michigan State University over the weekend with a close friend, and one of my student’s but that didn’t happen. My friend became ill on Friday, and the plans from my end were then…
I am going to be perfectly honest with you. This post would actually be the length of a book because I can simply go on for hours about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. There’s no reason for me to prolong this because it’s simply my opinion, and if you want to start somewhere watch the movie, Selma. I will be brief and give you three reasons why I will ALWAYS respect the legacy of the Nobel Peace…