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How One Millennial Black Woman Bought a House, Started Law School, and Opened Her Heart to Love, While Persisting Through a Global Pandemic
#BlackCulture #BlackHerstory #BlackHistory #BlackWomen #BlackMen #BlackChildren #BlackLawyers #BlackHealers #BlackStudents #BlackEducators #BlackHomeOwners #BlackLivesMatter As we honor Black History Month in February, a time of joy, reflection, and celebration of #BlackCulture, I often fall into a space of introspection to ensure I exude my...
3 Reasons Why Harvard University’s Rejection Was the Best Decision!
" . . . Because Rejection Can Lead to Fulfillment" “You defied several odds in life. You earned your bachelor’s and your master’s degree. You are working within a field of choice that fuels your soul. You started your own company. Congratulations! Now what?” I thought to myself as a passionate professional of color who was making an impact...
Victim to Survivor: Lessons Learned By Experiencing Sexual Assault
To survivors of sexual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual trauma! I. Believe. YOU! I believed you the moment the sexual assault took place. The moment you questioned if this could in fact be your new reality. I believed you the moment you wondered about what the world would now say and think of you. The moment you debated if your family and...
No Limits
"Just Because The Scar Looks Healed, Doesn't Mean The Wound Wasn't Deep." Imagine living a life empty of fear. As I enter the last year of my 20’s, I enter it with excitement, nervousness, hope, faith, compassion, embracing patience, and determination. Most importantly however, I am entering this new year of life fearlessly! Too often, there is a...
Why 2019 Is NOT About “New Year, New Me!”
"New Year, New You?" Alright everyone, the new year has been among us for a bit of time now and the phrase “new year, new me” have been buzzwords ALL OF JANUARY. Now, I get it-given the start of a new year, you feel empowered, motivated, and driven to do all that you haven’t done before and address all that is on your “to-do-list” that have not...
10 Gifts Everyone Deserves to Give Themselves This Holiday Season
The holidays are here! Such a wonderful and joyous time to celebrate with your loved ones and bring them lots of cheer, right!? Absolutely! But what about yourself? What have you given yourself and how are you nurturing your soul to ensure that your new year comes and continues in the direction that you would like it to? At this point, you...
Who Is In Your Kitchen Cabinet This Holiday Season?
Do You Have Your Lucky 8? The holiday season is a time where many are reminded of what they are grateful for and/or wish they had more of. While I am most certainly grateful for life, health, and stability; I would be remiss if I did not mention my gratitude for all those who have stood by me throughout my journey of living out my destiny thus...
10 Beautifully Painful Truths About Adulting
Adulting Through The Years Recently, I have had quite a few conversations about adulthood and ‘adulting’ that got me thinking about the world around me and some life lessons that I have acquired along the way thus far. Continue reading for "10 Beautifully Painful Truths About Adulting" that I wish we talked about more to normalize the adulting...
12 Truths About The Journey of Entrepreneurship
The journey of entrepreneurship is one that is full of many highs. It is truly empowering to wake up every day, knowing you are working on a endeavor you are 1000% invested in; one that you envisioned, designed, believe in fully, and are motivated by. Such as life however, the life of an entrepreneur also encompasses some lows. Moments of...