Finding and maintaining your inner peace is something you will have to put energy toward for the rest of your life. However, you will not be able to live this life successfully without it. Find your inner peace, then go paint your life masterpiece.
Note: In Part I of this series entitled "Is There Room for Everyone?" I attempted to consider this life question through the lens of a major issue facing our society right now--- racial tension. I hope that you a chance to read it and share your thoughts! If not, it is not too late. For …
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When the news first broke about Bill Cosby and the numerous alleged sexual assaults, like most of you, I read different posts and articles yet could not figure out what or even who I believed. At first, I did find it strange that so many women waited so long to speak out against Cosby. Why …
Continue reading "My “Cosby” Story: A Glimpse Inside the Mind of One Sexually Assaulted Girl"
I was talking to my cousin the other day about some shitty things that have been happening in my life lately. Well, it's more like crappy things happening to someone else that in turn affected me. I guess this area of my life has just been somewhat of an adventurous ride recently. Naturally at this …
Don't hold on to things or thoughts that are clearly making you sink. How silly is it that we feel ourselves sinking but refuse to release the weight pulling us down. What's the worse that can happen - you float? Isn't it at least better to float than drown? Let it go. No really, let …
Being violated in any way, shape, or form changes you. It affects your mind in ways you never thought possible. But one thing it doesn't have to do is permanently change you for the worse. You may never forget it and you may even think about it everyday; but, you should never let it ruin …
I think I have been living with a slight handicap. Though positive, sensible, and intelligent, my mind likes to drift toward over-thinking. I start out thinking about the great possibilities and outcomes, and then my handicap kicks in. What about the negative? What if this happens? What if that does not work? There is simply …
