Living in Real Life
But I seemed unable to do anything that pleased anyone and that included me, my own self, though at that…
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To Grief, With Love
If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your…
Embracing Gratitude
Gratitude opens the door to... the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door with gratitude.…
Gut Check in Faith
Faith is the black person's federal reserve system. Hattie McDaniel What a blessing it is to have made it through…
For Making My Dreams Come True, This One’s For You
Hold fast to dreams, for if they die, life is a broken winged bird, that cannot fly.Langston Hughes There are…
Remembering Joy
I embraced joy as my birthright. Radical black joy is inherent as a human need and not some special trinket…
Releasing Tradition
Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. Carol Moseley-Braun…
Say It With Your Chest
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.Audre…
Intention, Intention, Intention
If we are going to be part of the solution, we have to engage the problems.Majora Carter I cannot pretend…
You Can’t Decolonize Thanksgiving: 3 Ways Empaths Can Celebrate On Tough Days
I want you to be proud of what we got right and to tell the truth about what we got…