Motivated to LIVE past a year of doom and gloom
It has been 5 months since I've written here on my website but I made a promise to myself that I would write before January left us. I kept my promise - just in the nick of time! 2020 has…
Live with Intention
It’s been a very long time since I’ve written for the purpose of sharing inspiration. But there’s nothing more exciting and motivating than having someone with whom to have dialogue to kickstart my writing passion – four months since the…
Let’s not carry the CV traits
The coronavirus, or covid-19 as it is more properly called, as if it deserves the respect of a formal name, has definitely changed and rearranged everything about our lives, leaving millions around the world filled with fear and anxiety and…
Reach Out, Reach Up, Reach Down….
On a recent trip, as I waited for my flight in the airport, I sat at a charging port to plug my cell phone. To my right was a payphone – something I hadn’t seen for quite some time –…
My Passion for the Young Black Male
Over the past few years I have worked silently with various groups of teen boys. As a matter of interest - all black! ALL of them have some kind of label associated with a wrong path - and truth be…
Seeds of Motivation
Last week I attended the Greatest Homecoming On Earth...GHOE...at my alma mater, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University....commonly called "A&T". GHOE is an entire huge calendar event full of fun, camaraderie, new friendships, warmth and happiness with FAMILY.....a…
The Diary of My September
September, despite the hardships that visited, was a good month – and I made sure of it. This is my favorite month, not just mainly because it’s the month of my birth 0j 9/11, but because of the weather. It’s…
The Day I Met Lydia
On Thursday, August 1st, 2019, I boarded a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Louisville, Kentucky. When I arrived to my row a young lady seated in the aisle seat stood up to let me get to my assigned window…
I’m ready…let’s go!
Recently I took a three week vacation. It’s been many, many years since I took a vacation that long. In fact, I have vivid memories of month long vacations in the early stages of my career back in the 80s…
Stop waiting to be liked!
Social media has a strange way of giving people more credence and validity than deserved. False hopes! And some people thrive off it. Little "likes" can cause one to plunder in dismal despair, while a lot of "likes" can make…