Loving Yourself Gets Hard, and That’s Ok.

Today, I was faced with an emotion that I haven’t felt in a long time;  I wasn’t happy with myself.  I was having a pretty bad day and beating myself up about it.  I hadn’t felt this way in a long time; in fact, I had been in surprisingly great spirits lately about a number…

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Don’t Put Others Down When They Need You Most

A quick PSA that has been on my heart: Sometimes, people need a small village of loved ones who they lean on for support, guidance and love.  It’s not a bad thing to want to have someone you can truly vent to; someone who doesn’t judge, doesn’t make assumptions or opinions; and someone who doesn’t…

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Playing with Fire-BLACK FRIDAY SALE!!!

BLACK FRIDAY BOOK SALE!! BLACK FRIDAY BOOK SALE!!! LIMITED TIME ONLY BEGINNING BLACK FRIDAY UNTIL NOV. 30: You can order my debut novel now for a discounted price of 7.49!! ALSO, if you would like a signed copy, you can order one starting today for only 10.00!!!  Click the links below for a signed or…

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A Seat At The Table

Originally posted on FUBU LADY WRITERS:
Solange brought us to the edge of our headphones with ” A Seat Of The Table” which I might add is hands down the most BLACK album of the year. Just like the name of the album, she lays it all out on the table and let’s everybody know…

5 Ways to Help You Identify You’re On The Right Path in Life

How do you know the path is right? How do you know that you’re know blindly leading yourself into defeat or destruction? The truth is, you never really know! Most of the time life is all in us havi… Source: 5 Ways to Help You Identify You’re On The Right Path in Life

Back Burner Blues

Have you ever noticed how hard you work for the ones you love; so hard that sometimes you don’t put that same energy into yourself?  This is a disease I like to call “putting yourself on the back burner.”  I remember seeing my mom do it several times with my sister and I growing up;…

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The Election of 2016: The Storm Has Passed…

So, the morning after #ElectionNight2016 feels about as good as an unintended hangover. I’ve had one and it’s not pleasant.  As everyone else, I felt it upon my heart to get some of my thoughts out about  the election.  I will promise you that I am not here to crunch numbers, compare policies, practices  or…

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