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A few things I want you to remember as we approach Valentine’s Day 2025: On this Valentine’s Day, do not allow the pressures of this world to cause you to fret over a relationship status; rather, focus on the status of your heart. The TRUTH ABOUT LOVE is, if you have love for yourself andContinue reading “The Truth About Love”

It’s Saturday AGAIN. That quickly, I’m preparing to begin another week. I’m amazed, at how quickly time has gone by. As I reflect on my week, I see how the peaks and valleys of my depression, has threatened to win. I see how my panic attacks have been less frequent, and I see that theContinue reading “My Week In Review”

Sometimes you won’t feel or look your best. SHOW UP ANYWAY. Sometimes you may be afraid. SHOW UP ANYWAY. Sometimes you may have to go alone. SHOW UP ANYWAY. Sometimes you may lose. SHOW UP ANYWAY. Sometimes you may be ill prepared. SHOW UP ANYWAY. Remember, there will never be a perfect you. Sometimes, situationsContinue reading “Show Up”

Listen: I will come at my very best, or my very worst. I will come at my highest point or my absolute lowest. I will come with makeup or bare faced, with my hair done, or all over my head; with filters or without. The point is, I love my authentic self, and am comfortableContinue reading “Unapologetic”

Authenticity is a rare characteristic.  When you find people who are authentic, hold on to them. Don’t be like some, who fumble the people who were sent to love them. That’s right. STOP FUMBLING GOOD PEOPLE. You know…those who were sent to love you…you know…those who care, are authentic, and accept you just as youContinue reading “DON’T FUMBLE”

If praying, and singing spirituals, got our ancestors through, they’ll get us through too. If praying, protesting, and praising God, gave Martin, Harriett, and Malcom the will to fight, we should trust in God instead of worrying, and staying up at night. On this second day of Black History Month, keep on praising, praying, andContinue reading “Martin Prayed”

They ask me HOW I can smile when the world is crumbling all around me. They ask me HOW I keep going, even when things in my life seem to keep weighing me down. They ask me WHY I find a reason to be positive even when situations seem negative . They ask me HOWContinue reading “THEY ASK ME”

My baby girl is a flight attendant. Thankfully, she doesn’t work for American Airlines. Nonetheless, I worry about her each time she has to fly. In the middle of the night, (after midnight) I received several messages, asking if she was ok. At the time, I was unaware of what happened with the plane crash.Continue reading “Tomorrow’s Not Promised”

Happy Tuesday Y’all ! I don’t know who I’m talking to, but 2025 is your year. Like some of you, I’ve wasted too many years fighting to survive. It’s as if I was stuck in another world, hibernating. For days, I stayed in bed. For weeks at a time, I only saw daylight through theContinue reading “No Time To DIE”

As I prepare for this Monday , I am taking the time to think. As I sometimes do, I reflect on where I’ve been…the hurt, the healing…the sadness…the joy. Similar to this very moment, I view my pictures from my pre trauma life. I compare those pictures, to what I see now…post trauma, and healing…myContinue reading “SOMETIMES I SMILE”