The past, the present, and the future. So many people spend time living in the past. In prior articles, you spent time with my history as I shared my childhood challenges and how they shaped the person I am today. I gave insights into my journey for healing, forgiveness, and moving beyond my past hurts, disappointments, […]
What we consider our reality may not be ours. According to Google’s English dictionary, which is said to be sourced from Oxford Languages, truth is “that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.” After looking at many other variations of the definition, it was safe to conclude that truth correlates with that which is a fact. […]
“God, you’re so black and ugly!” By age seven, I knew my grandmother was opposed to my Nubian skin, which was starkly opposite to her pale complexion. I had my Dad’s complexion, and she did not like him at all. Was it any wonder that dislike carried over to me? Interestingly, my grandmother flipped-flopped on […]
To watch the Olympics is to observe someone’s life story unfold before your eyes. Each sport and its athletes show endurance, commitment, pain, glory, determination, disappointment, defeat, gratitude, humility, team play, victory, support, love, and passion for something. Every athlete has taken the time to explore and work on their gift, and refine it to peak […]
There is a proverb that states “What one person may consider worthless could be highly prized or valued by someone else.” That sentiment is being proven in many communities around the world as the freecycling trend continues to expand and grow. Freecycling follows the premise that a person’s trash can indeed be another’s treasure, and it took this […]
Chinese New Year celebrations will start on January 31st 2022 and will conclude February 15th 2022. In going into this Lunar New Year, we will move from the Year of the Metal Ox, into the Year of the Water Tiger. The Year of the Tiger fully runs from February 1, 2022 to January 21st, 2023. […]