During my daily analytic check of my blog, I learned a few people viewed a post I wrote about Valentine’s day in 2017, Valentine’s Day…Bah humbug. I reread the post and—in spite of the punctuation errors—I am still pretty proud of the words I wrote. It is four years later and I’ve continued to believe… Read More That Unselfish, Loyal, and Benevolent Concern
Honestly speaking, I debated over writing something about Valentine’s Day. I can count on one hand the amount of times I actually celebrated this occasion and enjoyed myself. When I was much younger I always viewed the day as a celebration for couples. I thought you were supposed to have a date who would bring flowers… Read More Valentine’s Day…Bah humbug
A couple of weeks ago I learned of the passing of a Gospel artist by the name of Thomas Clay. I didn’t know him personally, but I know quite a few people who called him friend. When I learned of his death I had my usual reaction – shock. It truly amazes me how the… Read More Time: The Non-Refillable Commodity
About a year ago I learned that I was the subject of daily conversation amongst my colleagues – or at least my clothes were. I was told a group of people would gather and wait for me to pass by to see what I was wearing. I was described as, “that heavy-set dark-skinned chick that… Read More That Heavy-set Dark-Skinned Chick Can Dress – This Should be a Hashtag
“Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” – Will Smith Fear is defined as an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. There are several… Read More Fear: Face Everything and Rise
During one of my brainstorming sessions earlier this week I pondered over the topic for this post, and I came up with “Sex Symbol.” Mainly because of a conversation I had with a colleague a few months ago about how full-figured women are sexualized in the media. I was innocently searching for an article about plus-size model… Read More Full-Figured Women as Sex Symbols?…Yes, Bullies – We Are
For whatever reason being a female comes with unwarranted and unrequested critiques of our physical appearance, which can come from strangers, family, friends, and ourselves. Why aren’t males subjected to such things? By no means am I saying males aren’t criticized. I remember those “hair club for men” commercials and those ads for male enhancement drugs,… Read More Not Even The “V” is Safe From Ridicule?!?
