Greetings and Happy #FierceFriday! I hope all is well today! Well, I wanted to drop in on this #ReflectiveFriday and give a quick word of encouragement. There is so much discord and turmoil in the world, and it is incredibly difficult to stay motivated. Positivity is an energy and when you're drained of that which keeps you operating at a high level, its easy to fall trap to the negativity that surrounds you. So, I wanted to let you know that it is ok. If you're struggling to

Greetings and Good Morning! 😃☀️ Happy Friday, and a Good Friday it shall be! 😃☀️ Today, I have some really great news! It is my BIRTHDAY! ✨🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!💖🌹🍰🎁🎈🎊 Also, today, in honor of "Mai" birthday, I'm launching "M.A.I." the Official Brand Merchandise of Creative Calfuray, LLC.! So now, not only can you read my wonderful books...by the way, book two is coming soon, but you can also ROCK "M.A.I." Brand! This brand is an extension of me! "Mai" is a nickname

Greetings and Good Morning! Happy Friday! This morning for "Mai Reflective Friday", I want to reflect on the prompt "name what is enough for you". This is a prompt that we can all reflect on. When you, my friend, "my valued reader", consider "naming what is enough for you", what comes to mind? How does this make you feel? What kinds of emotions surfaces for you? Let me tell you, this is an interesting concept to mull over. I'll tell you what this prompt made me consider. In w

Greetings and Good Morning! Happy Friday to you! For "Mai Reflective Friday" this week, I wanted to think about the "words I need to hear". I love this prompt because, its been a while, since I've thought about this in depth. Typically, in the past, when I've thought about this, or expressed myself regarding what I needed to hear, it was in terms of my relationships. It was always in response to telling someone, "I need you to say these words to me", so that I can feel this w

Greetings and Good Morning! For "Mai Reflective Friday" this week, I wanted to think about "what always brings me to tears?" Initially, I thought about some of my favorite songs and movies over the years, and that just seemed too "cliché". However, I will say, for the sake of discussion, on Monday, I cried listening to Whitney Houston's, 'You Give Good Love', and hearing my son's little voice, say, 'I love you too, Mom', just this morning. So, now, that we're past that part,

This week, my thoughts of self-reflection will be, "a prompt from Barbara Abercrombie’s creative book Kicking In The Wall: A Year of Writing Exercises, Prompts and Quotes To Help You Break Through Your Blocks And Reach Your Writing Goals." There are times in our lives, when we have moments that we are able to completely separate ourselves from thinking about anything, and just feel. For me, I remember it like it was yesterday, it was in the middle of the month of September 20

The morning is bright and new, as the humidity lingers in the air due to the overnight rains. I look to a yellow wall reflecting the sunshine of the beautiful Wednesday skies with black “tire clouds”. As I sit on a old and rugged leather couch having my car serviced, with the smell of new rubber tires and the mechanical sounds of electric wrenches and tools banging, men working on cars, wheel alignments, and oil changes, I think of the very simplistic presence in this moment