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Beautiful People
Please, do not cheapen beauty by thinking it so hollow as to only be about a person’s physical features. Beauty is a tag of victory and completion.
What Matters
Nearing 90 years of life, she sat on the edge of her chair staring into my daughter's eyes as if there was some clue as to who she was.
Letting It Go
When my therapist said the words to me, I nearly fell out of my chair. "You were abused!"
Redemption Song
Audre Lorde once said: "It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences."
The Right Choice
A mother’s primary obligation is to create children who will contribute positively to this world.
Seeing Signs
Keeping an eye and spirit open for universal signs of life has become like taking deep breaths for me. I started recognizing that nothing is by chance, and all things …
From Girl to Woman
We often find ourselves in situations that—if we had a choice in the matter—we'd certainly not choose for ourselves. It's during these times that we begin to question our value …
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A Different Love
"Mama, don't you ever get lonely?" I asked my mother one day as I walked her from my car back to her room at the nursing home.
Just Keep Going
The biggest lesson I learned in 2012 came to me with only a week left in the year. I'd been processing or decompressing--depending on the day--for a couple of weeks.
For Sandy Hook
The eyes of the young that will never grow old Stories of their souls left untold; A gift so innocent, so young, so true A nation of mourners heartbroken, confused;
Thick and Proud
As life has become as familiar with me as I have with it, I have learned to accept who I am and love the idea that I am not a …
[Queen] Walking In Dignity
When my father named me, he spoke my destiny into existence. The name is taken from the Nigerian Yoruba tribe. Funmi means to help people, and Folayan means to walk …
