Love Prevails
Tomorrow is the first day of February and I find myself asking “where has the time gone already?” Just 4 days after the New Year classes resumed :-/. While I am pleased that this means I will be done by
One Month In
It has been a full month since I started my doctorate program. There are some lessons I have learning for the first time, while others are simply a re-visitations of things I have been made aware of time and time
Birthday Thoughts
Each year I take a pause before, on or shortly after my birthday to reflect on the blessings of celebrating another year, as well as where I've been, where I am and where I hope I am headed. This year
My Year Without Alcohol
Last year I culminated the celebration of my birthday in Jamaica. It was one of the very first girlfriend trips I’d taken in a long time and I had a blast. Like many other all-inclusive vacations, we were lavished with
Lessons in Love
I've had a love letter in my heart for much of the week. Perhaps it’s the series of events and shifting occurring in my own life at this time as I approach another milestone birthday. A bit of it may
Running in Circles
I started my weekend by celebrating with the people that I have spent a great deal of the last two years of my life with – my classmates. We had an amazing time and by the looks of the smiles
Stir Up the Gift
I have been thinking about gifts a lot lately. Not gifts as in presents that you receive from another, but gifts in the realm of talents, “natural” skills … the things that we do with seemingly no effort at all
Writing to Wellness
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about writing … how much to write, when to write, who am I writing to, who is reading what I am writing, will I ever get paid to write … should I keep writing.
A New Month … How Far Are You?
I had such a wonderful time last night at a school event and I woke up today feeling refreshing, renewed and ready for March!!! Over the last few weeks, I have watched dream after dream come true for friends and
Alla My Stuff
I read this poem by Ntozake Shange last week in class. Each time I reread it, it brings forth a different reality for me