When we slow down to enjoy life, we may be witnessing a miracle happening right before our eyes. At 8:00 a.m. this morning, I sat under the pergolas with the sun shining on my face, feeling the warmth of its rays as it balanced the slight chill in the air. …

Challenge yourself to create something different as you embrace and strengthen your creative voice — “Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. … Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.” — Edwidge Danticat We are over halfway through Poetry Month, and I have had the pleasure of…

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. …

It sucks worse than the first time — Here I am right at the end of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and what happens? I get Covid again. Yes, the coughing, the sneezing, headaches, chills, fever, and excuse me but several trips a day to the bathroom. No, this isn’t my first rodeo. I contracted Covid at the…

From “plantser” to “plotter,” I’m preparing for NaNoWriMo and I’m in it to win it November is the month that wordsmiths gather globally to gear up for the exhilarating challenge of National Novel Writing Month — NaNoWriMo! What’s NaNoWriMo? …

Disappointment? Dejection? Burnout? Do bloggers run out of things to say? From passion and hobby blogs to professional “niche-specific” blogs, there are millions of blogs that have been abandoned all over the internet. And I’m not referring to free blogs with a subdomain that reads myblog.theirblog.com. …

How a letter from a dear friend reminds us to create the life we were born to live — Dear Dreamer, I am writing this letter to you, beginning with words from Mother Maya. “Let nothing dim the light that shines from within.” — Maya Angelou May she rest in power. She was a wise one, indeed. As your friend, I am filled with excitement and belief in the…

In the spirit of Langston Hughes’ Mother to Son, Mother to Daughter is an inspirational poem about womanhood, wisdom, and a mother’s story. Sojourner truth asked a question that was also an affirmative answer nearly two centuries ago. The question “Ain’t I a woman” was also an answer that affirmed…

Feeling stuck? There may be old limiting core beliefs holding you back while impacting your creativity, well-being, and personal growth. When you feel stuck in your current state of being and your life seems like an endless repeat of the same old, same old, perhaps it’s time to examine your…