12 Jan Stand in Peace
There is a war going on in America. It’s not just a racial war, as so many of us would like to believe, it is a war against class. Money is the motivation of the system. Money is what fuels capitalism and keeps the system...
11 Jan Shape the Future
Come through this door with me. Follow my lead as I guide you down the rabbit hole. Tell me what do you see? A world full of wonders, treasures, and possibilities. All things they told us that could never be. Like giants and dragons, unicorns...
08 Jan I Validate Me
From a very young age, we are taught to seek outside validation for all that we do. Our parents taught us whether our behaviors were pleasing or displeasing through their responses to us. As we grew older, we continued to seek this validation from our...
07 Jan Deception of Opinions
As human beings, we all tend to have opinions about many things. We have opinions about ourselves, other people, fashion, music, entertainment…the list is endless. Sometimes our opinions are solicited, other times they are not. We really thrive off the exchange of opinions, though we...
06 Jan Silver Lining
Go to school they said, get an education they said. People have a tendency to paint a picture of a future life for you that is meaningful, enriching, and successful. Unfortunately life does not always look like the picture that was painted for you. The...
05 Jan I is We. We are I.
I learned a very valuable lesson today and I wanted to share this lesson with you all, in hopes that you can not only identify and relate to it, but that it will foster a community for us to share our experiences in a more...
04 Jan Friends in Distance
I read an interesting article over the weekend entitled Friendship Goals. This article was very insightful and reminded me of the struggle I went through to find and secure meaningful and authentic friendships. As a child I had a best friend for every new grade....
31 Dec Say Hello
Say hello to the old me. The scared me. The hurt me. The loud me. The abused me. The fierce me. The brave me. The doubtful me. The reckless me. The tired me. The ambitious me. The passionate me. The heartbroken me. The innocent me....
30 Dec Celebration of Life
Life is about progression and elevation. None of us will remain where we are in life forever. Though there may be things that you would like to change, everything that has ever occurred in your life was intended for your greatness. The abuse may have...
29 Dec Get Off the Fence
There is this space called limbo, where many of us will spend a great deal of time straddling the fence between good enough and greatness. In this space, we become content with who we are, we do not believe that there is more to be...
28 Dec Lost Mojo
There used to be this fire that burned deep inside of me, metaphorically speaking. It was my passion, my drive, and motivation to do anything that I put my mind to. This fire lead me to my goals, aspirations, and dreams. It motivated me to...
24 Dec A Season of Giving
We are all born into the world with individual gifts and talents. Our gifting is unique to who we are and who we are called to be in greatness. We are born great singers, great writers, or even great communicators. These gifts that we were...