Navigating Life
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On February 28th, 2019 I didn’t want to live. I wasn’t in a “funk,” I couldn’t pray it away, and there wasn’t enough cardio to help me shake the feeling.…
Read MoreSwimming Pools: Damn I Love Black Women
When I was in the 1st or 2nd grade we took a class trip to Glenwood Springs. For a kid there’s nothing cooler than being on an overnight trip with…
Read MoreEvading Humanity
Sometimes I run from my own humanity. I think I’m escaping the vulnerability of succumbing to the fragility of my existence. In many ways there’s a sense of comfortable ease…
Read MoreWe’ll Always Have Paris
I spent the majority of my adult life in emotional warfare with a narcissist. Unraveling the emotional damage prolonged time with a narcissist causes is a process, because it’s a…
Read MoreAdored by a King
My parents divorced when I was two-years-old. My mother made the courageous decision to prioritize our safety and health, thus escaping the abusive relationship she had with my father. She…
Read MorePointless Perfection
I’ve always had an obsessive personality with an intense desire for perfection. One of my earliest grade school memories revolves around obsessing over drawing a circle. I remember drawing the…
Read MoreBroad Shoulders
She’s the principal, teacher, and nurse. While serving as the accountant, crisis counselor, strategic planner, and logistics expert simultaneously. She mother’s, she aunts, she friends, she teammates, she partners, she…
Read MoreGlass in the Foot: It’s OK to Limp Away
I was in a bad headspace. I was questioning my value, capability, and relevance in general. In that moment of self doubt, I got a much needed God wink. My…
Read MoreFlight Napping is SO Unattractive
With my mouth slightly open, head flopping left, then jerking right. Accompanied by a small puddle of drool forming on my hot pink sweatshirt that read “Cancun Mexico.” I flight…
Read MoreHe loves me. He loves me not.
He loves me. He loves me not. Celebrating birthdays is the acknowledgement that I’ve been chosen, once again, to do my best at navigating this complex gift of life. When…
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