The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. -Alice Walker Somehow over the last four years, I forgot I was powerful. I...

Behind closed doors, I’m a different person. I discovered this within the past two years when I realized my home was the one place I could remove the mask I ...

Valentine's Day is Thursday, and that used to mean something to me. It was always a defining moment for whomever I was talking to because it showed me where w...

I didn’t plan on writing this post. I knew I wanted to do a series on love for February. I even intended to make a fancy connection between Black History mon...

Last week, I threw out three full containers of oatmeal and two new garlic powder seasonings. I was determined to use up the food in my cabinets instead of s...

The way you do one thing is the way you do everything. My brother told me this a while ago, and the more I attend therapy, the more his words ring true. When...

Life has been poetic for me this year. It’s been full of melodies, structure, and prominent devices like repetition. Repetition in life is just as meaningful...

It’s said that when a seed is planted, a significant amount of growth takes place below the surface before anything breaks through the ground. I would say th...

I finally realized why I haven’t found love. I’ve spent the last decade in search of something I’ve never defined for myself. I was chasing what my parents h...

Summer ends this week as my favorite season, autumn, begins. Being born in the fall, my love for multi-colored leaves and hoodie weather is not surprising. T...

I was one show away from being done with the HBO hit Insecure. Getting bored with the lack of update in Molly’s love life and the lack of progress in Issa’s,...

I went for a run this morning in the middle of the woods. There’s a trail not too far from me surrounded by trees and accompanied by a stream. It’s a taste o...