Reflection is necessary.  I’ve always seemed to have deep reflections right before/after life milestones and around holidays.  As I approach another birthday, my reflection is starting a little earlier this year. Have you ever held on to something that you KNEW wasn’t good for you, but you are still holding on? I certainly…

So, this week I “accidentally” attended a RODEO!  Technically, I was going to see Auntie Gladys (Knight) and in order to see her, you kinda had to see the rodeo that happened before her. On another note….RODEO’s are….how does anyone attend that?  Wrangling calves with ropes and such?  I was soooo rooting for the calves…

It’s the 5th day of January and things are off to a great start.  However, I feel like my approach to this year has to be different, especially if I’m looking for different results.  The “new year, new me” mantra has always made me feel like I’m supposed to be starting over.  Like… “you want…

  Just the thought of the word quicksand made me cringe when the concept for the blog came to me.  QUICKSAND….really?!??! While I had a low level…movie version of what quicksand is, upon more research I learned some very interesting facts about quicksand and my gosh, this is just how 2017 was for me. Quicksand…

So, I had a bit of revelation last night.  I’ve been questioning why I couldn’t get over something that recently happened.  The situation crosses my mind often and then I’m frustrated, disappointed and angry with myself because I’m still thinking about. I finally leaned in and surmised that it was a part of the healing…

I talk to women daily and whether I’m talking to a member of my “tribe” or random person at Starbucks, the sentiments are often the same….there is something out there that they haven’t done or that they want to do.  The conversation sounds all too familiar because it’s some of the same conversations that I…

Through the crafty storytelling of Canadian writer and Jean of the Joneses Creator, Stella Meghie, we got the opportunity to peek, I mean, thrown into,  the dysfunction that is the Jones family.  At the onset, we are able to witness a “timeout/breakup”  between Jean and her boyfriend, Jeremiah.  While this scenario between Jean and Jeremiah is a recurring…

rut rət/ a habit or pattern of behavior that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change. I often wonder when I feel myself going through cycles of the same thoughts or experiences, how to get off the “hamster wheel”.  I know the ideal response is to not allow yourself to get there…

I am CONVINCED that any challenge in life can be likened to an episode of  the sitcom”Girlfriends” (Girlfriends originally aired September 11, 2000).  I know…I know, that sounds crazy, but try me, I dare you to not be able to connect the dots.  Creator Mara Brock Akil did a fantastic job of making the characters relatable…

  It’s been a minute since I’ve taken the time or had the time to really just put words to all that is swirling around in my head.  Sure, I journal and that will never change, but the act of writing with the intended purpose that someone else is reading your thoughts, feelings, and beliefs,…