Category: Self-Care
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My prayer this morning
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Dear God, I feel like I asked for this, so I shouldn’t complain. I remember feeling unsatisfied and underutilized. It was driving my crazy. I prayed, damn near cried, to be paid a lot to do work that aligned with who I am and what I want at this stage in…
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Book writing, full moons, and deep feelings
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I’d been working on the same novel for going on two years. I started off one way and then went for another way. That didn’t quite sit right with me with either, so I tried another direction. Time after time, I kept getting stuck. Took my own advice…
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Let’s do the impossible. You down?
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What is the impossible? It’s whatever you want it to be, but it’s something that requires a helluva lot more energy than usual. It’s a challenge that’s both scary and exciting. It’s something you don’t have to do, but you want to. Like, you really, really want to. I’m…
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8 steps for those ready to organize and act
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I learned about a website called Blavity earlier this year. It’s ran by #youngblackandgifted writers who ain’t scared of stepping on toes. I made a mental note to eventually publish something with them, and…I just did! The title is “8 Steps for Those Ready to Organize and Act.” A little background on…
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8 (perfectly okay) ways to feel about what’s going on
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Even before what happened yesterday in Dallas, things were getting kinda crazy in America. There were so many opinions, so many lack of my opinions, mixed feelings. I experienced so much of it myself and was the sounding board for others, including children, in this social/political/emotional struggle. And though I…