So often we think we know our strengths, at least the ones that are most dominate to us, but rarely do we know them all. Recently, I purchased Living Your Strengths by Albert Winsemand, Donald Clifton and Curt Liesveld. This book was so enlightening, I just had to share. As a child, our elders began …
My mother and cousin Karl took a beautiful picture on the way to Aunt Florence homegoing. We had so many joyful moments. That is the beauty of loving each other through tough times, we help each other by sharing smiles, laughter, and hugs. Sometimes, words are not necessary. Just looking in the eyes of another …
When our little angels fly away, they leave us with the greatest heartbreak. Grief to the Nth degree, is how I would describe the emotional pain I have seen personally, from parents that have lost a child. All of the dreams they have been scattered in just minutes or months, from the time of the …
Stimulated and motivated by the every day things, the waving of this flag demanded my attention. Instantly, a poem of freedom and identity began to manifest itself in my head. People want to put others in a box but this poem said “No!” Our past shapes our thoughts and behavior but this poem said “I …
As I held up the three books I co-author in 2020, my passion for the emotional state of our young people was apparent to everyone, at the Gwinnett County School Board meeting. Part of my speech went like this: “Last year I co-author these three books on mental health. The reason I do this is …
New Years is less than twenty-four hours away. 2021 is a years the world is waiting! As anxious as we all are about leaving 2020 behind, there will be many things that will linger deep into 2021. Change will be as quick as a snail sliding across a six lane highway. Sooooooooooo! While at work, …
Since, I am a person that naturally looks for the positive side of things or tries to find something to push me forward when life is pushing me backwards, I thought about a shirt I recently took a picture of at Walmart. Right then and there, I declared “2020, I am so over you!” Today, …
Speaking at Women Conferences has always been a highlight for me. Venessa Abrams, CEO of Self-Discovery:Pain, Positioning and Purpose, and myself travel to Baltimore, MD., Jackson, MS. & Gary, IN., igniting an emotional fire in the hearts of women at various community center, about our personal journey with mental illness, depression and hope. Yes, I …
Today, December 16, 2020, is my 57th birthday. All days are worthy to give God thanks, but this day is especially awesome. ‘Why” you may ask. Well, I will tell you. Over 3000 people died of Covid-19, today. My name could have been in that number but by the grace of God, it was not. …