August 2011
19 posts
To my Friend: Happy 21st Birthday
Since I was younger, I always knew writing was my way to escape everything. Since my first piece, I knew from the very first word to the last that I wanted to not only inspire and enlighten myself, but others through my work. One thing I did not know was that I would inspire someone so early (I was 19) to put pen to paper to express heavy thoughts that only seems to be understood that way. What a...
R.I.P Aaliyah 1979 - 2001
Aaliyah, My role model, my Idol, the person that I wanted to meet so badly. Today marks the 10th year of her passing. Anybody that knows me knows how much I LOVE Aaliyah. I mean…I loved her more than I love Beyoncé today. Her humbleness, her talent, her personality, etc. was just beautiful. Here is the thing about me… I never had anyone to look up to when I was younger, so Aaliyah was the main...
“People are gonna look up to me because I’m young, black, and female.”
– Aaliyah
WatchPrincess of R&B ~ Aaliyah
R.I.P
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Count Your Blessings: Lana Keating
Count your blessings! That can sometimes sound so trite. But if you’re having a day/week/month when you feel the blessings are few and far between, give yourself a few moments to stop and really consider what your blessings are.
Perhaps you question whether having to get up this morning was a blessing, which could be perceived as an extremely large blessing to someone who is bed-ridden. The...
Use Your Power Wisely
Choose to laugh, rather than cry.
Choose to heal, rather than hurt.
Choose to create, rather than destroy.
Choose to have courage, rather than fear.
Choose to praise, rather than criticize.
Choose to give, rather than take.
Choose to act, rather than procrastinate.
Choose to persevere, rather than quit.
Choose to grow, rather than stagnate.
Choose to pray, rather than curse.
Choose to...
A Woman Should Have →
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A Woman Should Have by Maya Angelou
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to… A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … something perfect to wear if the employer, or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour… A…
Diva of August: Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington was one of a kind,” says author Dan Morgenstern in his book Living with Jazz: A Reader. Stories of her flamboyance, her temper and her many marriages and affairs often obscure the fact that she was a consummate musician. In her biography Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington author Nadine Cohodas quotes trumpeter Clark Terry saying, “You don’t forget her—her...
