Redefining My Relationship With Religion
I have been very vocal about my disappointment and craggy relationship with religion and the concept of church over the past few years. My generation is one of the first to take organized religion and...
View ArticleDon’t Be The Hold Up To Your Blessing
Desiring to be at a certain place at a certain time, prevents us from being at the right place at the right time. When we are not where we want to be at a certain point in our life, we turn and begin...
View ArticleMy Feature on From A Wildflower
I was featured on From a Wildflower and wanted to share here on my blog! Check it out and many of the other entries on their page! http://fromawildflower.com/2014/09/22/unrealistic-expectations/Filed...
View ArticleProcessing the Pain Properly
For the past year I have been looking for the right opportunity that would combine both of my degrees and experience. I started the search and application process for positions as a 3L, and I just...
View ArticleDo Not Feed the Fear
I am sure this has been said by many great thinkers and a few books have probably been written on this topic alone, but for me this statement is personal. I have used this as my personal mantra to...
View ArticleMy Advice to Future RN/JDs: Keep Your Foot In All Doors
A student from Howard School of Nursing called to ask me to donate and I politely declined because in the words of my Twinnie, “I ain’t got it!” She followed up with a few questions about becoming an...
View ArticleTunnel Vision: Preparing for the Darkness
I am constantly discussing being prepared because preparation is the only way to live and learn through your life experiences. When you are prepared for what is to come, good or bad, you are able to...
View ArticleNo More Excuses Just Results
I was having a conversation with one of my soulmate best friends and realized that before I answered a question, I began with a list of excuses as to why I made the decision that I did. Once I...
View ArticleTop 5 Things I Will Miss About DC/East Coast
5. Jumbo Slice/Duccinis/Pizza I clearly love pizza so much that I post about it often. I know that nothing will compare to the pizza I love in DC and no one here will have halal beef pepperoni, so I...
View ArticleFinding Specialized Care for Your Family Member
After many years of dealing with a rare muscle degenerative disease, my grandfather finally accepted my advice and sought a second opinion from an expert. He did not trust the doctors in Connecticut...
View ArticleSet Your Own Expectations
If we became only what other people thought we would become, many of us would have never achieved half of our accomplishments. Somewhere through the negative noise and circumstances, I told myself...
View ArticleTrying to Focus
When you are not settled and going through so many changes, it is hard to focus and blog. I have started so many blog posts and had so many ideas, but I can’t find my flow or the rights words to...
View ArticleBe Excellent at Being You
Think of how you feel when a person goes above and beyond for you. Think back to a moment when a stranger paid for your meal or held the door open, even when you were walking slow. Reminisce on a...
View ArticleBuy Black #BlackFriday
Invest in our community. Support our own. Black Friday is an opportunity to show businesses the power of our pockets! Check out these sites, apps, and organizations that #support #blackowned...
View ArticleMY Plan to Change the World
Over the past few years I have been trying to hone in on the direct changes that I want to see and how I am going to make them happen. I am very passionate about so many things and I know that I...
View ArticleStep Outside Your Comfort Zone
After attending college and law school, marrying a well-educated and professional man, and being surrounded by other professionals, I could easily isolate myself from reality and live in a fantasy...
View Article#NoMore: When Mothers Unite, Change Will Come
When I went to protest in the streets of Houston, I did not know what to expect. I got to the park late and had to drive to find the march that was weaving through the neighborhoods and heading...
View Article#BlackExcellenceSaturdays: A Lifestyle Movement
We can never go back to where we were before the death of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Mike Brown. We knew that we were in trouble. It was evident by the economic stress of many within our...
View ArticleBalancing Being Selfish and Selfless
I spent my entire summer absorbed in my own mess and conflicted dilemmas. I stopped working on all of my projects to focus on studying for the Maryland Bar and barely took a moment to even think about...
View ArticleI AM Where I AM Supposed to BE
It is easy to say that you are in the right place at the right time when you are in a positive position. We can easily declare that we fought our way to be right here or sacrificed enough to achieve a...
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