In Btween Thoughts

I'm taking a timeout. I am making myself do the work that needs to be done away from this space. I've been fighting against ...

  Would you dance with me? C'mon. Get to it!! This is a dance break post. Yes, I am celebrating that today is August 30th. Tha...

The MTV VMA's were a hot mess. Save for the Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars performances. Everything else was literal...

Trust is defined as confident expectation of something; hope or reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a pers...

This person can be your family or your friend or your lover. They love you like you love them. But, they drain you emotionally. They ar...

I'm a blunt woman. That's the nicest way to put it. I say whatever crosses my mind because I feel it. This has, of course, led t...

I have trouble sleeping. This year, that issue has gotten worse. I can be dog tired. I will get in bed ready to go to sleep. But, sleep...

Every night, I sit and write. It's the same sentence. The same sentiment nightly. No matter how I word it, I'm saying the same t...

  San Francisco, California is a new addition to my places to visit. I do not know anyone that lives here but I do have fam in North...

I've had a lot of time to think the last few months. My mind is full of so many thoughts. Most are things I will never verbalize. Cou...

This has been sitting in my drafts for awhile. It's still relevant to life. So, here it goes. I believe that I am very good at saying...

The conversation of Blackness has been a hot button issue lately. Race has been a topic of discussion. Lee Daniels tackles race from a di...

I've been fighting writing this for months. But, pieces of this poem kept coming to me. Last night, it demanded to be written so I obli...

When it comes to music, lyrics matter. Period. I have been a fan of Lyfe Jennings since "Must Be Nice." I attended his first to...

Music makes me happy. It's been making me happier than normal these days. Over the last few weeks, I've discovered a few new arti...

Forgive and forget is something I simply cannot do. I haven't found the right balance yet. How do you forgive those who have hur...

Did you know that "I don't know" and "I don't care" are both acceptable responses? They are. I use then frequ...

Power is defined as "the ability to act or do; capability of doing or accomplishing; the possession of control or command over other...

Saturday was a lovely day in the city.  I played tourist in my own city this weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Made my way to ...