It's over for majority of people around February 1. By it, I mean resolutions. They have been both broken and abandoned. I gave up on resolutions, but Billie C. introduced me to the one word method in 2013. It comes from a book, One Word that Will Change Your Life by Jon Gordon. My [...]
I recently came across a FB memory from 8 years ago that still holds true this day. It read, ” This country is doomed due to the quality of voters, not candidates.” I had a bad experience with two white men after Trump won. One of the men walked by and started making monkey [...]
As I look at my timeline, I'm reminded of a saying " Everything ain't for everybody " Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B have released a song entitled "WAP". I haven't listened to the song fully or watch the video so this isn't a critique. From what I've gathered, it's two young female entertainers [...]
“ Crystal McNair, graduate of 2024, from Xavier University.” She exited the car and started walking up hill to her dormitory. It had always been a dream to attend Xavier because her grandmother, the first college graduate in the family, was an alumni and retiree of the school. She parked her car and approached her [...]
As a late thirties woman without children, I dread Mother’s Day. Being childless is annoying throughout the year for two main reasons. People are going to excessively question you and often times don’t have a bond strong enough for the answers. There’s projects being thrusted on you when you are a childless woman. Why [...]
Her latest album isn’t my cup of tea but seems to be good for a cigar bar or wine event where people mingle? So I’m recycling a previous blog. They won’t all be homeruns. Still love. *************************************** Do you know someone that makes simple things complex? Well if not, pleased [...]
https://youtu.be/uTw7aBUa0dQ Nia is the fifth that represents purpose. When I think of a song that focuses on purpose, I think of a gentle sweet melody by Tweet. Tweet’s song entitled 🎶 I was created for this 🎶The lyrics read 🎶 I am persuaded. I’m gonna be all that you created me to be. I’m [...]
https://youtu.be/T8NVBdC-ycA Ujamaa represents cooperative economics. The purpose of Ujamaa is to build, maintain, and support our own stores, establishments, and businesses. The song that relates to Ujamaa is “Everything” by Nas . Nas raps 🎶When the media slings mud, we use it to build huts.🎶On another stanza, he raps 🎶If Starbucks is bought by Nestle, please don’t [...]
On the third day of Kwanzaa, I relate the principle Ujima to the song “ None of us are free” by Solomon Burke. I heard this song on a prison documentary concerning a mother who received an unfair sentence. Others advocated for her to be released and she eventually was after nearly two decades. Some of the [...]
Dear Not So Merry People, As Christmas and 2019 approaches, many of you are just trying to make it day to day in hopes that the next day will be better. You aren’t thinking of resolutions. You are hurting from feelings of loneliness, feelings of inadequacy because you can’t give gifts or didn’t reach [...]