Archive for 'ADVICE'
LESSONS FROM WHITNEY
Where were you when you learned ‘the voice’ was silent? The familiar ‘bing’ of my Blackberry intially stirred me from a nap. The message on the phone had me upright in two seconds. “Whitney’s DEAD?” my sister wrote. “what?” “oh. [...]
FINDING THE COURAGE TO STAY THE COURSE
Anytime you decide on the pursuit of an important goal, you’ll be faced with a series of challenges. Peaks, valleys and plateaus are par for the the course. But the thing that separates the people who [...]
FOR THE FELLAS
this poet reminded me of you. of how the world watches, afraid of the angry man. placing heavy limitations on your back before your mouth even opens to reveal that tension cutting, ‘i can’t even be mad at [...]
VALENTINES VOW
Its February. Red and pink hearts flood the stores. It’s THAT time again. My tender and tough hearted friends who loathe valentines, cinnamon heart candies and Kay Jewelers commercials, hear this; I want you to VOW TODAY that Feb [...]
COLD BREAK-UPS
Break-ups are common place at the turn of seasons. The summer fling is discarded for a ‘winter boo’. The warm winter body is traded in for hot summer nights. This ‘grass is greener’ pattern typically begins [...]
TIME MARCHES ON
“As we look into 2012 we look at a block of time. We see 12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds. And all is a gift. We have done nothing to deserve [...]
WALK WITH THE DREAMERS
i love this. what more can I say? walk with the dreamers. not float on a cotton candy cloud with the dreamers, (ha!) but walk, feet planted on earth, with those whose light brightens your face, warms your [...]
DECLARATION OF SELF-ESTEEM
I am me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. There are persons who have some parts like me, but no one adds up exactly like me. Therefore, everything that comes out [...]










LESSONS FROM WHITNEY
i have tears in my eyes.. this last part was beautifully written and i
HANG ON OR HANG IT UP?
There was this reggae song back when I was a teenager called Raggamuff
HE'S EMOTIONLESS & I LOVE HIM
You are in a relationship with a passive/aggressive/defensive sort of
IS THIS LOVE FOR REAL?
they say 'when you know, you know!' and its so true. i actually heard
IS THIS LOVE FOR REAL?
If there was a fail safe way to measure the "realness" of love, many a