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BGIM muses on love, loving and partnerships

May 23, 2017February 14, 2014 by Shay

A day for love and romance or a day to hide under the comforters with a Whitman sampler and a gallon of ice cream…welcome to Valentine’s Day.  The jackpot day for florists, chocolate makers and a host of businesses that thrive on the business of love. Make no mistake, love is a business, even during …

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Categories personal growth, Random babble Tags love, V-Day 4 Comments

Yoga, Toxic Twitter and the Shared Thread of White Supremacy

May 7, 2020February 2, 2014 by Shay

Several years ago, I shared in this space how terribly difficult it is for me to have honest and real friendships with the vast majority of white women that I know; the only exception being white women who hail from working class backgrounds similar to my own where we can meet at the intersection of …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural 8 Comments

A lady and her selfie or how the selfie helped me get my groove back

May 23, 2017January 20, 2014 by Shay

Over the years as this blog has grown from being a space where I share personal thoughts and reflections on life, race and current events with a limited readership to a space publicly linked to my professional life, I have intentionally limited what I share about my personal life. However there are times when the …

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Categories personal growth Tags #365feministselfie 5 Comments
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