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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: May 2017, A Review.
May. Was. Shit. I apologize in advance for my foul language in this post, but it is what it is. Sometimes we have bad months, and May was mine. Let’s talk about it, shall we?
REPOST: Hurt
What do you do when you have been genuinely hurt, and you don’t have any possible thing left to give anymore…?
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;…
Trust and Forgiveness.
Everyone has to battle with the concept of trust and forgiveness at some point of their lives with someone in their lives that they care strongly about. Lately, I’ve been seeing these 2 things going hand-in-hand with each other, because without initially trusting someone, how can you really forgive them? I feel that on some…
Some Truth About Marriage
Sometimes I want to try and find the right words to say to y’all to discuss marriage. This wonderful post has taken the words right out of my mouth: http://blackgirlcreate.com/2016/10/04/we-need-to-be-more-honest-about-the-realness-of-marriage/
A Lemonade Gem about Love
“Nothing real can be threatened, true love breathes salvation back into me. With every tear came redemption, and my torturer, became my remedy.” -Beyonce, Lemonade
A Cheat for a Cheat??
**if you haven’t watched up to episode 6 of Greenleaf, I’ll possibly be spoiling. Proceed with caution.** So, I was catching up on my Greenleaf episodes yesterday, and I saw a part of episode 6 (Good Morning, Calvary) that sparked some interesting thoughts that I wanted to share. Before I get started, let me set the stage for…
Battling the Storm: The Week in Review
Boy, did the devil test me this week. So, I must say, THIS was one of the most trying weeks of my life. I might call it downright depressing. I won’t go into gory detail about all the things that have happened, but let’s just say personally and professionally I’ve been tested and broken to…
Count your Blessings and Find the Balance.
Do you tend to forget to stop and smell the roses? Or do you get so bogged down with the unhappy parts of life that you forget to counter-attack that negativity with things you love. I find myself forgetting to do this often, and I am not afraid to admit it. I am human, and…
Write, Live and Love 