One of the most powerful tools that anyone of us has is our words; one need not be a writer to exercise that power. Ask anyone who has ever been in an emotionally or mentally abusive relationship and often times they will tell you that it was their partner’s words that hurt the most. Words can tear a person down, …
Vice president Joe Biden is that uncle that stays saying dumb shit, but while it may come out all wrong, the truth is crazy Uncle Joe might be telling some truth. Joe Biden’s latest gaffe involved telling a group that included a fair number of African American’s that Romney’s banking policies would “put y’all back in chains”. Well a Romney-Ryan …
It’s that time…time to talk politics. I don’t get into politics too much in this space but with this being an election season and seeing what I am seeing this year in my work, I am very interested in the outcome of this year’s elections. Truth is I like Obama, even though he really isn’t from Chicago (hey, I am …
Today I had lunch with a dear friend and was reminded of what is real; sometimes we get so busy living life that we get caught up in all the “stuff” that even for someone who strives to be mindful, it’s easy to lose sight of what is real. While catching up, my friend shared how she has basically given …
Whenever I hear about some TV show that others are watching more times than not I am reminded why I basically avoid TV except during my late night bouts with insomnia where TV serves as the perfect prescription for sleep. Last night though as I sipped my tea and scanned my twitter time line I was intrigued by a hash …
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Too much happening in BGIM land to write, but it seems so many of us are just going through some shit. For everyone in that gray zone. You May Also Like: No related posts.
“So much trouble in the world”- Bob Marley These are indeed troubling times, bad news is a staple in our diets so it seems and for more and more people that trouble is personal. For a moment today, I hit the wall; my seemingly never-ending supply of hope was momentarily depleted. As I mentioned in my last post, this …
This post was originally written in August 2012 and a year later, it is still relevant. Once again this summer I saw kids with no shoes, or shoes in such bad shape they were barely shoes. No child in a country as “prosperous” as America, should be forced to duct taped Dollar Store flip-flops. But that is the world we …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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