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Using mangoes + Oprah’s money as opportunities for self-inquiry
I have this thing that I call “spending Oprah’s money.” It stemmed from a conversation I was having a while back about Oprah clapping back on Twitter one day. Someone asked when she was going to start giving back to America’s ghettos. “When are u?” she asked. In my…
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Being a “good mom” can sometimes look like this…
Being a writer and a mom of young children is tough, so having another writer-mom to call friend is fundamental. Tasha is mine, and we critique one another’s work and hold each other accountable to our writing goals. As best as we can, that is. Now back in our groove,…
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Where two or more women are gathered…
Last Friday, I packed and flew out to New Orleans to join some sista-friends for a Pisces-Aries birthday celebration. Initially I wasn’t sure if I’d go because this and that kept popping up on top of exhaustion, but that gentle voice of Spirit kept nudging me and nodding. So I…
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How to de-vilify your flaws and weaknesses
This past Saturday I facilitated a writing workshop with a group of businesswomen. It was an awesome event from beginning to end, but there were two instances that stuck out in my mind and have since come up again. I took that to mean that I gotta talk about it.…
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How to tell when you’re on the right path
This AMAZING ass organization called Deep Kids, here in Savannah, invited me to a panel discussion where middle and high school students would ask us whatever they wanted to. I’m an open book and Trelani love the kids, so I was all the way down. “How do you know you’re…