Start with a Deep Breath
I try to be positive; I tend to expect the worst. It’s a coping mechanism, anticipate the bad and I’ll be less disappointed. I...
Releasing the Shame of Emotional Abuse
What is the cost of healing? Potential embarrassment? Resurfacing shame? It can’t be higher than that of self-betrayal. I bring a torch to a...
2025: A New Vision
2024 winds down and 2025 looms before us. We can imagine what the year is likely to bring but most of it is outside...
For the Love of Christmas
I have surrendered to rosy cheeked holiday love. That is the kind on the small screen. Romantic comedies set during the Christmas season are...
2024: The Year in Books
Reading is FUNdamental. It is informative, feeds imagination, sparks curiosity, transports to different worlds and realities, teaches how to think, and provides a retreat....
Ego Tripping in Year 34
Another B(ri)’Day loading, 34 in five days. Last year I realized the year I am turning is the year I’m currently in. This is...
‘Martha’: Cheers to “Difficult” Women
While watching Martha (2024), the latest Martha Stewart documentary, I chuckled at a familiar type of woman people shake their fists at. There is a silly...
Being a Black Woman Is My Comfort
In the words of my mother, I am a tired Black Woman. She usually shares that in jest. I am tired of being traumatized....
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words
Two feelings stirred in me watching Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words (2024). First, compassion, I want to give Megan a rocking side to side hug....
Just Do It: Showcase Edition
I embody the broken record with my pre-performance cycle. Sign up, uncertainty slides in, consider dropping out, ultimately pull through. Anxiety and I doing...