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13 Nov

Serenity . Courage. Wisdom

Hey Beauties, I truly hope that this post finds you in great spirit---especially with all that is going on here state side. One thing that I've learned on this journey called life is that change is inevitable. It's how we accept and adjust to the change that's the true test of our strength. I recently quit my corporate job of 9 years. Talk about stepping out on faith. It had to be done. I had reached a place of stunted growth. A place of boredom. A place of unrewarding complacency. A place of stress and unhappiness. Here's the thing----you'll either be unhappy or choose the path of uncertainly in pursuit of happiness. There's only those two options in life. Sadly so...
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13 Sep

Dear Dark Skinned Women

Tar-baby, blackie and midnight were just a few chosen words used to hurl insults my way as a young girl growing up. But it really wasn't until I moved from the islands to the Bronx in the late 80s that my deep copper pigmented skin became the main subject of what we know to hold true of colorism. Honestly, when I initially set out to write this post---it was intended solely for black women, but the perils of colorism isn't exclusive to the black race. It's global. It's multi-cultural. It's pandemic. Just check the sale numbers on skin bleaching creams in Jamaica, India or Japan.You see, whether it's when your Indian-American neighbor pleads with her 6 year-old daughter to shelter...
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7 Aug

Purple Haze

Hey beauties! I'm back and rejuvenated from a much needed family vacation. There's nothing like a good ole getaway that allows you to release, relax and reflect. And boy did I do some reflecting. And some perfecting. My tan that is. Can we say, melanin poppin'!. LOL. I will never underestimate the power of travel. It allows us to appreciate the here and now, tap into a clearer vision for the future and reflect on the many lessons of the past. And no, international travel isn't needed. Simply driving thirty miles into new and uncharted territory can do the trick. I've reignited that burning vigor in my soul. That creative fire that has ignited and sparked those flames motivating me...
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