Body of Inspiration

Have you ever been inspired and you have no unearthly idea why? Something just reaches you, strikes a chord with you and makes you want to “do better” or “be better”. That’s what inspiration is. Something that makes you want to MOVE and DO. I felt the need to preface this blog with that because I …

All the World is a Stage

Sometimes, I just don't have the strength... I tell you. Who can I blame? Social media? Too easy. Celebrities? There's a start. Parents? Peers? Who? Today's gripe is about people's need to over-share on a public forum. Not blogging per se, because the beauty in blogging is that you don't have to read it, but …

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I just read a terrific blog that has done what to me, all blogs should do. It's inspired me to reflect. The blog mentioned was about giving up things in order to be happy. As a self-proclaimed semi-cynic, it's hard for me to read the title without cringing just a little. Nevertheless, I clicked the …

When happiness has nothing to do with you…

On the road to the perfect job, the perfect hair, the perfect relationship, the perfect car, the perfect apartment; we are often gifted tiny little accomplishments. Small, very small, and otherwise insignificant fetes. And, since the road is a long, hard one we're more often than not highly amused by the small hills that we …

Black Americans: The Trayvon Martin Debacle

The United States is a buzz. You'd have to be a mail order bride locked in a cellar not to know anything about everything happening in the news right now. For starters, Trayvon Martin, the young black teenager who was shot dead by his neighborhood watchman for carrying an iced tea, pack of skittles, and …

The root, the tree, the branch, the fruit, the seed

The Root My grandmother has this story, one of many, that she loves to regale about rearing children. This one she holds near and dear to her heart and looks back, thinking fondly all the while patting herself on the back for a job well done. The story goes something like this: when my dad …

The Blues baby

I'm awake. I'm awake because I have insomnia. Typically I just lay here and when my mind isn't exhausted, I blog. But tonight I was tired, so what did I do? I scroll my twitter feed and Facebook news feed. And now I'm writing. I'm writing because I'm so damn irritated I can't lay here …

How hard can it be?

My parents have a great story. My mom was my dad's temp for a couple months when my dad went out on a limb, crossed the line and asked her out. After dating for a few weeks or so, my dad showed up on her door step one weekend when he was on duty with …

How I almost killed myself THIS time…

I almost died tonight. I almost killed my very own self. By accident. Again. I've done a lot of stupid stuff. Admittedly, I'm pretty reckless with my life at different times. And I'm a very bad driver. I'm clumsy and careless and I play with fire literally and figuratively. Back in October, I moved into …

Give time time

"How am I gonna get over you? I'll be alright, just not tonight...but someday" -Sara Bareilles I had a rather refreshing conversation with my best friend the other day. Seems she's found love. The eternal kind, and she's overjoyed. I've known for some time that this was coming, that someone would come and be everything …