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December 12, 2025
Everything Has a Reason and a Season
Life has a rhythm that doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes the lessons walk in wearing bright colors and loud shoes. Other times, they slip in quietly and sit beside you until you finally notice the shift in the ai…
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October 24, 2025
Row E, Seat 5
I almost didn’t go that night.The ticket money came late, and by the time I finally checked online, there was only one seat left — Row E, Seat 5.It felt like it was waiting for me. My friends had already grabbed seats in…
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October 24, 2025
Touched by an Angel
Sometimes they hide their wings Sometimes Spirit shows up dressed like an ordinary person, sitting right beside you in a crowded room. You don’t see the wings, but you feel the light. My friend had gotten tickets for the…
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October 19, 2025
Receiving the Torch
On a quiet Saturday, I almost didn’t go by the old house where I once lived as a child. Moments later, I learned my aunt—the last of her line—had just passed. In that instant, I understood: being matriarch isn’t about cl…
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September 30, 2025
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September 30, 2025
When Helping Isn’t
What details of your life could you pay more attention to? Sometimes love whispers, step back. It’s not that we don’t care—it’s that the soul of another is walking a path that belongs only to them. We all know the ache o…
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September 23, 2025
The Echoes We Leave Behind
Like Ripples on the Pond I was sitting out on the deck one evening in Georgia, rocking slow in my chair, watching the sun slip behind the trees. The air was thick with cicadas singing their nightly chorus, and for a mome…
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August 4, 2025
Ain’t No Accidents, Just Lessons in Disguise
Ain’t No Accidents, Just Lessons in Disguise
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August 2, 2025
A Elders Musings
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August 2, 2025
Karma ~ Sometimes she let’s you watch!
My girl Karma? She always knows where you live. She never forgets a name. And if you’ve got a debt with her—she’s gonna collect.
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July 31, 2025
Still Missing: The Silent Crisis in Black America
Over 600,000 individuals go missing in the U.S. annually, with nearly 40% being Black. Despite this, Black missing persons receive minimal media attention compared to their white counterparts. This discrepancy, termed &#…
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July 21, 2025
The Butterfly That Never Was
So now, when I struggle, I think of her. The butterfly that never was. And I press on — not because it’s easy, but because I know what’s waiting on the other side.
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July 17, 2025
I Choose Black All Over Again
A question from a video stopped me in my tracks: “If you had to be born into this world, what race would you choose to be?” It’s the kind of question that seems simple… until you really sit with it. And at 74 years young…
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June 26, 2025
How Long is Forever
How long is forever? We ask that like there’s an answer waiting.
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June 24, 2025
There’s an old Cherokee story that’s been shared through the ages—one that speaks straight to the soul.
There’s an old Cherokee story that’s been shared through the ages—one that speaks straight to the soul.
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June 23, 2025
The Dove Who Carried Water in a Leaf
An African Folktale| About kindness, quiet courage, and the strength of small things In the village of Umueze, when the sky wept, the earth listened. The people there understood the rhythm of seasons and the weight of sm…
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June 15, 2025
When Grief Sits With You
People talk about the first year after you lose someone, but they don’t mention the second. That second year? It’s quiet and cruel. The calls slow down. Folks assume you’re fine. But you’re not.
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June 13, 2025
Whispers From Within: A Journey Back to Myself
There wasn’t a thunderclap. No lightning bolt or flash of fire. Just a whisper—soft, subtle—barely enough to catch if I wasn’t quiet. But I heard it. It came in moments between the noise, in the stillness between heartbr…
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June 12, 2025
My Favorite Season
What is your favorite season of year? Why? There’s something sacred about the way the earth shifts into its new rhythm each season. But one season in particular always feels like home to my spirit. It’s when the light hi…
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June 10, 2025
Moving with the Flow of the Universe
Some of our greatest transformations happen quietly, while no one is watching.
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June 9, 2025
The Wrong Train
I don’t know who to give the credit to for this picture but it so resonated with my soul! The train rattled along the winding tracks, cutting through misty evergreens and forgotten towns. I watched the landscape bl…
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June 8, 2025
You Can’t Get to Tomorrow Without Passing Through Today
As a seasoned traveler on this road called life, I’ve learned some truths that only time can teach. One of the hardest — and most freeing — lessons is this:You can’t touch the same water twice. Yesterday? It’s alre…
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June 7, 2025
Cougar v Suga Momma
Let’s clear the air and define a few things — because the streets keep mixing up roles like we all out here playing the same game. Let’s break down the difference between a Suga Momma and a Cougar, and what both expect w…
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June 4, 2025
“Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome; Time for this one to come home.”
Once upon a time — not in a fairytale, but in real life — I found myself approaching my 30th birthday. That year, let me tell you, wasn’t dressed in ribbons or celebration. No cake, no candles, no chorus of “Happy Birthd…
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June 2, 2025
Pearls of Wisdom
They say wisdom doesn’t come easy—and they’re right. Like the oyster, we don’t ask for the irritants that enter our lives. A bit of grit slips in—unexpected, uncomfortable, unwelcome. And no matter how hard we try, we ca…
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May 30, 2025
Happiness Starts With You
Let me tell you something I’ve learned over the years—something I wish someone had told me when I was younger. I came across a post that asked, “How can a woman not know if her partner is happy?” And while I understand t…
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May 30, 2025
friends
What quality do you value most in a friend? a true friend is someone who accepts you for who you are and not who they want you to be. a true friend is honest even when it hurts is there for you when you hurt my husband p…
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May 27, 2025
It’s A Good Day In The Neighborhood
The morning light was just beginning to seep through the blinds, casting golden slats across the bed. The room was quiet, save for the soft rhythm of his breath—steady, deep, with the occasional hint of a snore. He lay o…
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May 13, 2025
Shorty Blue
Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. Don’t judge what you don’t know Sometimes people make such an impression on you be it negative or positive and you just can’t get them off yo mind. I gr…
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May 7, 2025
My Seasoned Single Ladies: Re-entering the Dating World with Confidence, Clarity, and a Good Laugh
Is this a date or a doctor’s visit
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