Today I celebrated my wedding anniversary. It was easy. The celebrating is the easy part. The hard part is all the hard work in between, but I still choose us.
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It’s My Birthday
I’m bringing a lot with me into my 40s! Mostly maturity, boring nights, and a lot of candlelit baths. I’m literally just happy to be alive. I didn’t really plan to be here at 40, but the best thing about making plans is finding better ones! I mean, what’s the best that can happen atContinue reading “It’s My Birthday”
Why Do You Write?
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde This is why I write. I write to learn more about myself. I write to learn how I can better understand those around me. The more I accept the details about myself, the easier it is to accept those around me. The more I amContinue reading “Why Do You Write?”
Natural Hair
“I love my hair because it’s a reflection of me, and me is beautiful” – Zendaya It took some time to grow my perm out and learn to love my natural hair but here I am 12 years later with my curl wild and free. The truth is there have been a few times I satContinue reading “Natural Hair”
That’s All I Got Tonight.
I’m just happy to be alive. That’s all I got tonight. I just want to live my life and pursue my dreams. I want to be of service to a community that welcomes me. I want to write books. Outside of my home life, that’s all I have left in me. Well, for now atContinue reading “That’s All I Got Tonight.”
Peace is Yours
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without” — Buddha There was a time when I thought the good life filled with peace was for other people. People who were better at life than me. I’ve come to realize quite a few things about peace since then. First comparison isn’t the whole picture. IfContinue reading “Peace is Yours”
Good Morning
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ―Buddha I love to start out the day reminded that today is a new day. Thank goodness I get a new day to try again, to be softer or louder, or maybe nothing more or less at all. Life tends toContinue reading “Good Morning”
Tonight’s Vibes
Vibing to some soul tonight because, dang, it affirms my humanity a lot more today than I think it ever has. Here’s some Charles Bradley, but don’t stop there…. You must pair that with A Change is Gunna Come by Sam Cooke
Vulnerability
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of self-discovery and personal transformation” – Brené Brown Being vulnerable is not easy, especially when you’re in a leadership role. Especially when you’ve been silenced for years. And especially when you were raised to chin up and be brave. These moments of vulnerability defy all that. It can feel wrong andContinue reading “Vulnerability”
My Favorite Moments
“There’s a kind of Ah-ha! Somebody at least for a moment feels about something or sees something the way that I do. It doesn’t happen all the time. It’s these brief flashes or flames, but I get that sometimes. I feel unalone—intellectually, emotionally, spiritually. I feel human and unalone and that I’m in a deep,Continue reading “My Favorite Moments”
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