How to Care for Yourself Through Bad News

How to Care for Yourself Through Bad News

It starts with a breath. Breathe through the pain you’re feeling today and give yourself a chance to process it. The mind immediately wants all the answers. Why did this happen? What could I have done to prevent this from happening? How will I move forward?...
I Want Everyone to Like Me

I Want Everyone to Like Me

I’ve been holding back all of my life. Trying to fit an impossible mold that changes depending on who I’m with and what they think. I remember staying true to myself, when black was my favorite color in fifth grade. I saw the strange looks and the uncomfortable laughs...
A Letter to my Guardian Angel

A Letter to my Guardian Angel

My grandmother taught my mother love so she could teach me how to care for people. My grandmother taught my mother faith so she could teach me how to believe. Gee Gee* paved the way for me to have a life full of love, kindness and belief. But she didn’t stop...
Take Another Look at the Division in America

Take Another Look at the Division in America

Here we are; Friday, November 11, 2o16. After months and months of fighting, persuading, being passive-aggressive on Facebook, here we are. Donald Trump has been elected president, a surprise to both parties. Through the madness, we’ve been hearing how divided...
Empathetic Wisdom

Empathetic Wisdom

Empathy is peering into the soul of another person and knowing their joy or agony through a quick look in their eyes. Empathy understands with or without similar experience what someone is feeling. Empathy resembles an opportunity: the opportunity to explain to...