Published in Black Like Me·PinnedHistorical Alignment — The Iconic Jet Magazine and The Anniversary of a Tragic Day in HistoryJet is an iconic magazine in the Black Community and the June 23, 1966, cover displays a tragic day in history. As a child, I remember seeing a Jet Magazine on the coffee table of just about every Black household I’d visit. The 5 1/8 x 7 3/8 magazine maintained…Culture4 min read
PinnedCarmellita in the Making…Living is a soul trip. Life is poetry. Melanin rich and honeyed, butter brown syrupy — D.B. Mays, Black Lives, Lines, and Lyrics I was born to two teen parents in Louisiana. They had to figure out parenthood and adulthood early in life. …Carmellita5 min read
PinnedHow to Get Up off the Floor. This Hard Life Lesson Will Empower You to Move Forward.Pick yourself up and give it another try. Let the floor be fun again. One of life’s most brilliant lessons is we will fail and we can recover. The wisdom behind this empowering life lesson is our self-recovery process is just as important as our self-discovery process. Our life journey…Self Awareness7 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·PinnedWhen We Dim Our Light to Follow the Crowd, We Lose Our Way.Do you know where the crowd is going? Self-empowering life lessons are hard. These complex life lessons advance our personal growth and expand our consciousness. Self-empowering life lessons are usually several lessons within a lesson. But when we get them, understand them, and apply them to our self-awareness journey we…Life Lessons6 min read
23 hours agoThank Goodness for Personal Growth and DiscernmentA flashback while writing proves to me how I’ve grown as a woman. “I don’t know why you always blow things out of proportion. I guess that’s the dark side of having that overactive imagination you’re so proud of,” he said with a disgusted look on his face. “(Expletive) you,”…Personal Growth3 min read
1 day agoThrough The Looking GlassWhen the image of true love stares back at you…includes poetry. Love has the power to change if our heart is open to receive it. Love changes how we see our world and we are empowered to become who we’ve always wanted and known ourselves to be. …Love3 min read
3 days agoThe Flower of LifeThe Flower of Life is a sacred geometric symbol of creation. Can you see the patterns of your life? Poetry. Life and creation are happening all around us. And it’s not slowing down because we’ve got sh*t to do. We may miss the beauty of its cycles, turns, twists, coils…Poetry2 min read
4 days agoSpiritual Alchemy: When the Outer You Reflects Your Powerful Inner WorkLet the outer you be a harmonic reflection of your powerful inner work. Growing up, my mother and her sisters had a professional traveling gospel group called “The Brown Sisters” (not to be confused with the “Anointed Brown Sisters). …Spirituality5 min read
5 days agoInvesting in Your Success is a Self-Worth PracticeInvesting in your success is the secret sauce to growth and expansion in your life and in your business and yet, you won’t invest in yourself if you don’t think you’re worth it. Most of us, who grew up with generations of hardworking people in our families and close circles…Inspiration4 min read
5 days agoOvercoming Defeatism: Will You Trust the Process?We don’t progress without trusting the process. It’s easy to fall into patterns of defeatism when it seems as if your business, career, or life isn’t moving or progressing as fast as we would like it. I know all the YouTube influencers and creators will tell you they “changed one…Inspiration3 min read
