A journey.
What if the biggest thing we ever did in our life was just lived an ordinary life? No accolades, no awards or making it to the top of the professional ladder. What if all we became known for was being the neighbor across the street who would watch the kids play in the streets and… Continue reading The Big Thing
I am back in school, and I love the first few days when students are lost or confused about where they need to be. Even the 8th graders seek out help. I love it. It’s a reminder that we were all once new to something. That we all, at some point, needed gentle reminders. That… Continue reading Back to School
If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say? You are living the life you wanted and it is really good!
What’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life? It was a quote from a professor at formerly College of The Bahamas. I don’t even remember the context in which it was said, but it’s the one thing I haven’t forgotten from that leadership presentation back in 2006. “Happiness is an interval between two… Continue reading Sorrows, sorrows, prayers
If you had to give one life-changing tip, what would it be? All across the globe white men have used their audacity: the audacity to take their independence, the audacity to show up on someone else’s land and say “this is mine now”, the audacity to live without a uterus and tell those with them… Continue reading Have audacity
This isn’t really about solo travel because I haven’t been anywhere in a long while. Tracee Ellis Ross has a show on Roku about her solo travel adventures. Initially, I had no plans to watch it because I didn’t want to tempt myself with content that would make me feel discontent with my own life.… Continue reading Between Trips
As a kid living with my dad, breakfast was usually one of two things: cereal or pancakes. On pancake mornings, he’d make three pancakes from the original Aunt Jemima mix, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and drench them in syrup. Sometimes there were eggs or bacon too, but for me, it was always about the… Continue reading Little Rituals |Saturdays
Do you think everything happens for a reason? Yes, everything happens for a reason: cause and effect. But not always will that reason make sense or feel like it connects to some greater purpose. Don’t ever say “everything happens for a reason” to someone who just lost a loved one, tragically or otherwise. I think… Continue reading Unexplained
We often limit our new beginnings to the first of the year, first of the month. Ironically, I’m starting again on a Monday, but hey, it works. All the rules are made up. It's been nearly three years since I last published anything here. My drafts contain unpublished pieces from 2019 and I’m about three… Continue reading Begin Again
They say following traditions is just peer pressure from dead people. Do you ever ask yourself why you and your family always do things a certain way or celebrate holidays a certain way? When I grew up with my dad, he’d always make sure I ate breakfast before he dropped me off to whomever would… Continue reading Little Rituals
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