Just Your Average Black Woman Going Through Life
Making decisions each day can be difficult sometimes. Deciding whether to take the offer for a new position. Making the choice to move to a more affordable living space away from the area you know and love. Or deciding whether or not you can afford to have more kids at the current moment in…
The idea of travel is never about wanting to leave the place you call home forever. It’s more about being able to temporarily get away from the everyday stressors of your present life. Each day as adults we handle our responsibilities the way we know best. This is for survival. But going on a…
The 2024 Paris Olympics have officially come to an end. I watched a few of the games in the last few weeks. There was one thing I enjoyed most about them. It was the unity between the women’s team members. In the 4x400m relay race, Team USA easily captured a gold medal, and it…
This past week along the East Coast, the weather has been very rainy. Hurricanes have been hitting some of the states in the southern region. After many weeks of hot and humid weather, the rain has now been coming down a lot. There is spiritual meaning behind rain, and they include Renewal, Growth, and…
What “you never know,” is what someone may be dealing with. What they are going through can be something you could have never imagined. Many times, we go about life dealing with our own personal challenges. It’s important to make sure we are humble as we navigate this world. It’s important to check up…
There’s nothing like the power of a conversation with another person. With our society being consumed by technology, sometimes this falls to the side. So, on this Monday, if you could speak to someone you don’t know while out in the world, try it. For myself, living in a big city can be tricky…
It is now Black Business Month. All businesses, especially small businesses, are needed for the local and federal economy. But this month honors Black businesses because there is still underfunding and less support for them. In the last few years, businesses classified as Black-owned have increased, but most are considered small businesses and not…
As we all know the 2024 Olympic Games are happening right now in Paris. You have people from different countries competing in various sports trying to bring home the Gold. For Team USA, many gold medals have already been won and this brings so much joy to us all. These athletes go to the…
As the month of July ends, so does National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. For this month, my posts focused on mental wellness to honor this. The world is filled with so much trauma and many people do not always have the proper resources to help them deal with it. Now, in more recent…
On this day, I can truly say I am grateful to be alive. To be alive with good health minus a few punches. To have people in my life who I care about and who care about me. I am even grateful to have a career I enjoy (even though if I win the…