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Stop Holding Back
“Hey Sowhatiff. This is your father.” Those were the first few words of a voicemail that sent me into a whirlwind of sorts last week. I was sitting in the library, reluctantly ready to do some work. I was in a particularly good mood that day and didn’t really anticipate how quickly that would all [...]
Forgive and Forget?
The Americans have lots of sayings, one which goes something like “Patience is a virtue”. Rumor has that there are other virtues out there that people should strive for that will make them…virtuous. Among one of these virtuous qualities is forgiveness. To forgive someone is viewed as one of the most selfless and self sacrificial [...]
Hard on the Outside, Soft in the Middle
Don’t forget to get your tickets to The Modern Day Matchmaker Live in New York City on June 3rd. Buy your tickets here and enter the code “3ways” to get your discount. The title of the post describes yummy chocolate candies, and certain types of people. I am one of those types of people. So [...]
A Lesson Learned
Shout out to Tramayne for suggesting this topic. I turned 25 this weekend. Yes I know, I write with the wisdom of someone blessed with more years on this here earth. #justkidding. When I think about the experiences I have had over the last years, I realized that I learned a lot, either through my [...]
Corporate Mercenary
Twenty some odd years, countless hours of work, millions of logged miles for business trips and my father is slowly being pushed out of the company he’s worked for for as long as I can remember. He along with several other people who are a “high cost” to the company are facing unreasonably daunting tasks [...]
Are You Ready for Love?
Miss Jenkins’ note: I originally posted this over on Loud Pen’s spot. And since I am in the midst of academic hell, I figured I’d share the goodness with you all. Enjoy and share your thoughts! When I first heard “Ready for Love” by India.Arie, I was 17, in college and experiencing what I thought [...]
Booze!
*Check out Slim Jackson tomorrow at 9pm EST on Blogtalk Radio discussing life as a Black Blogger. For more information on the show, click here.** On Sunday night I threw back a couple, OK several, shots, had a couple beers, walked home, woke up at 9am & then killed a couple interviews. Shout out to [...]
How I Finally Found Faith: Part 3
In part 1 and part 2, I talked about growing up in a church, growing apart from it, and some of the struggles I faced along the way. In this final part of the series, I want to talk about when things finally started to make sense. I also want to provide some advice based [...]
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