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Your Self Worth
Reblogged from The Candibee Experiment: Your self worth is your job. It is your sacred place to cultivate. -India.Arie on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday -CB
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Day 2 – Life Assessment
Today’s task was to do a life assessment. I’ll admit that I was a little bit overwhelmed by the thought of it, but I sat down and made it happen. In this life assessment I had to answer two questions...
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Day 6 – Finding Who I Am Once Again
Just wanted to stop in and share my new personal mission statement. After spending a couple of days writing down my values, evaluating how much I honor those, and writing down actions I am or should be...
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My son could be Trayvon Martin.
It’s 2:15 AM and I’m still up just thinking about all the implications of the Zimmerman verdict. I watched the trial waiting for some major points to be made: Trayvon Martin had the right to be in a...
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In the midst of resetting
I’m a little less than a week behind, but my 31 Day Reset has been very positive and helpful. I’ve written letters, created a self-care plan, deleted people from social media (and I’m not done yet),...
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Repost from the blogosphere: If I Could Do It All Over Again
This was so special. I can only imagine how I will feel when Frederick is graduating from high school and I’m reminiscing about the past 18 (or 16 if he’s like me) (or 14 if he’s like this notable...
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Till Debt Do Us Part
If you’re available and in Atlanta this Saturday, come out to my chapter’s economic security workshop about money and relationships. It is free and open to anyone who wants to attend (whether single,...
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100 Day Reset
It’s been about 60 days since I started the 31 Day Reset. Even though I haven’t finished it, it really has helped me re-position my thinking. So as an update, I’ll share with you what I haven’t...
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31 Reasons I Love My Mom
Last month, I shared a status on Facebook that mentioned that I had received a couple of negative comments about how much I talk about my mom. I received tons and tons of support for showing my mom...
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Entrepreneurship
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. –...
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Where do they go to?
Where do they go to, the people who leave? Are they around us, in the cool evening breeze? Do they still hear us, and watch us each day? I’d like you to think of them with us that way. Where do they go...
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Softball and Switchblades
I’ve had to say goodbye to a hefty number of family members in my life, but bidding farewell to my auntie (pronounced aint-tee) Rita Kaye Robinson Purvis has been almost surreal to me. I can’t really...
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"Black Violin" Performing, Thursday
Reblogged from West Jackson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gEIVzWCRSg8 Black Violin is a duo that blends classical music with hip-hop, rock, R&B and bluegrass, all...
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Finding My Way Again
Man, I’ve neglected my blog. But I guess that’s a reasonable trade off since I’ve been focusing on not neglecting myself. This year, I’ve really had to do a lot of figuring out how to trust my...
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It’s my birthday!
I’m spending my day doing what I seem to do best: reflecting. This is an Instagram post that is resonating with me. Everything happens for a reason, and just because your plans may not pan out, it...
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God made my bambino beautiful.
I love the lyrics of Beyonce’s new song. I look at Frederick every day and am still amazed that I shared my body with him for 40 weeks exactly. And I will always be grateful for the joy he’s brought...
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Mommy’s Night Out
Last night, I had the good fortune and great timing to go to the concert of one of my favorite artists. Frederick was well-taken care of by Tee Rashida, and Mommy threw on a vintage sweater outlined in...
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Sharing My Journey
In my journey so far as a single mother, I have experienced an emotional roller coaster like none I’ve ever ridden. And not just romantically–that’s actually probably the easiest part of the ride. The...
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Brief Reflections from The Shack
There are books that have been on my reading list forever and ever. I even think of some of them when I’m moving on to my next book, but somehow I never quite choose them. The Shack was one of those...
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