Greetings and Good Afternoon, Everyone! I hope that you’re off to an amazing start today. This past weekend was yet another learning moment for me. It was a chance to learn about how I handle disappointment. Even in the aftermath of the “slap that rocked the Oscars and America,” I took away some lessons learned to use in the future. Today, I want to discuss the importance of pushing through a disappointment. Nowadays, we often talk about “leveling up,” but after we do so, we

Greetings and Good Morning Everyone! I hope all is well and that you're off to an amazing start! This week, we are embarking on yet another Thanksgiving holiday season, and as I've stated in the past, I love this time of the year! I hope that this message finds you well, and that you have many wonderful plans for this Thanksgiving Holiday season! “Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” ~ W.T. Purkiser Every year, we

Greetings and Good Morning Everyone! I hope that your Monday morning is off to amazing beginnings. We are two weeks away from Thanksgiving, and I'm headed into week three of #NaNoWriMo. The past two weeks have been very challenging to say the least for me to find time to write. With that said, I've been motivated by finding things that keeps me inspired. This week, I want to share with you how AppleTV has gave me the push that I've needed to keep kicking, and give you a messa

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone, I hope that you've had a wonderful and restful weekend. This week, I'm ready to get started and now that we are in the fourth quarter of the year, and we a barreling closer to November and Thanksgiving; I'm thinking more about the seeds that I've planted this year. Not only this year, but, every day, what kind of seeds am I planting on a daily basis. Do those seeds have value? Are they purposeful? Are they yielding a successful harv

Greetings and Good Monday Morning! I hope that you've had a beautiful and relaxing weekend, and that your week is off to a wonderful beginning. This past weekend has been a great one for me. I've spent the weekend promoting my third book, plotting my fourth book, working with my editor, and spending time with family. All of these productive tasks has led to me remembering how my passion for writing fuels my purpose. This is realization sparked the reason for my post this week

Greetings and Good Morning Everyone! I'm so excited to be back! I've missed writing my weekly blog posts, but the truth of the matter is that I needed a break. There are many times in our lives when we must be bold enough, brave enough, and willing to just step away from what we are doing. Even if it means that you need to step away from your passion. It's ok. So much has happened since I last wrote a blog post, "Juneteenth" has become an official Federal Holiday, the Coronav

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone, It's been a little while since I've had a worthy message for you all. I've had some time to reset and rejuvenate, something we all could use every now and then. I'm unapologetic about taking time for myself, especially when I feel that I need it, and so should you. Now that life is slowly but surely returning to some sense of normalcy, I've realized how much I've unknowingly allowed this pandemic to take a toll on my life and body.

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone! I hope that you've had an amazing weekend and ready to get back at it this week. Today, I wanted to discuss the importance of being "reliable". Being someone that people can rely and depend on is important. Recently, I just wanted to take a closer look at this attribute or quality that people use to describe themselves, and I feel there was a time where this went in lockstep with someone's integrity. To lack reliability is considere

Greetings and Good Monday Morning, I hope all is well and that you've had a wonderful relaxing weekend! It's another Monday, but not just any Monday, it is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day! Every year when this day arrives, I'm usually reflective on comparing things that we've accomplished as a people, and a nation since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death. Sure, I always think, we've done "X-Y-Z", but we still have a long way to go. This year, I can't help but to think about la

Happy #MotivationMonday! Humming...It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Christmas Tree 🎄 is up; flickering with lights, glistening and sparkling brightly with carefully placed ornaments as the main focal point and centerpiece of the living room; the presents are wrapped festively patiently awaiting to be opened, and complimentary colors of red and green is everywhere with the sounds of jingle bells fills the air. Christmas is hands down my favorite time of year! The

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone! I hope that you're off to an amazing start this morning. Today, I thought that it would be fun for me to discuss a few of the "must-have" items for a romance writer. All of the items listed, are my must-haves. So, I hope that you enjoy! Without delay let's jump right in. As a writer✍🏾, and most specifically, a hopeless romantic💖 who happens to write romance novels📖, I have a few items in my "writers chest" that I simply must have

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone! Today, I wanted to write about something fun! Happy Monday, everyone! I hope all is well and that you're having an amazing day! I was inspired to write about "style". As I write this, I'm listening to a track called, 'Style', by my favorite, yes, you guessed it, Prince! While I rock my, Prince 1999, t-shirt and khakis. When I think about it, style has nothing to do with what you wear, but has everything to do with the content of you

Greetings and Good Morning Everyone, I hope all is well. I had a thought as I was listening to a "The Karen Hunter Show" on SiriusXM, on Wednesday, 4/29/2020. At the time, she was interviewing a doctor by the name of Dr. Arabia Mollette. Dr. Mollette had an interesting story of her journey to becoming a doctor, but it was in that discussion where they touched on a "failures" where I grabbed a nugget about failures being your lessons. This week, I wanted to take a moment to re

Greetings and Good Evening Everyone! I hope that you all are doing well! Today's topic is something that's been on my mind for quite some time. I've been thinking about with the voting season upon us, and everyone has an opinion about "what should be done", and "whom shall be doing this work." One of the reasons why I enjoy listening to the various hosts of SiriusXM Urban View is that they challenge me to do the work. One of the things that Joe Madison always says is, "what a

Greetings and Good Monday Morning! I've successfully made it around the sun once again, and hot damn, it's my 40th BIRTHDAY! Today, I'm gladly entering a new phase of my life, "The 40 Club!" Over the last 10 years, I've accomplished so much, and when I think back to 2010, during that time I was going through quite a bit of hardships. At that time, I my mindset was focused on the negative, and me wishing I could do better. It wasn't until I decided to think differently about m

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone! I hope that you're all off to an amazing start! This morning, I’m motivated to write this post because, I’ve experienced a situation recently that truly bothered me. It kind of rocked my core, if you will. If you truly know me, you'll know and understand that, I’m loyal, and my integrity means everything to me. So, when someone that I trust in, hurts me, it cuts deep. With that said, a person that I’ve grown to trust and respect, “p

Greetings and Good Morning, It's October! The month of autumn, ushers in cozy snuggle weather, warm marshmallow cocoa, greating reading material, and, yes, you guessed it #BreastCancerAwareness. For some reason, this year, I have a vested interest in supporting the fight against breast cancer. Of course, like many of you, I've supported various fundraising events to raise money for Susan G. Komen Foundation in the past. This year, I just wanted to make sure that I made it a p

Greetings and Good Morning, I hope all is well, and that you're off to a great start this morning. I've been thinking about the state of the world and our political and social climate over the course of the last 4 years, and especially during COVID-19 and quarantine. Last week, during the Presidential Debates I couldn't help but to think about how difficult it is sometimes, to remain positive in the midst of so much negativity. Michelle Obama once said, "we go high when they

Greetings and Good Morning Everyone! I hope all is well, and that you're off to a wonderful start this morning. Today, I wanted to reflect on the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Unfortunately, this incredible trailblazing woman and human-being transitioned from this world on Friday, September 18, 2020. She was 87 years old at the time of her death. The year 2020, has been such a tough one, it has beat us down as a people and a nation. Losing RBG

Greetings and Good Monday Morning Everyone! I hope that you've had an enjoyable weekend. I certainly did. It was relaxing and quiet. The perfect time to be at home. Anyway, on Sunday, I watched an episode of Oprah Winfrey's "Super Soul Sunday". On this episode, Oprah interviewed, Shonda Rhymes writer and creator of the hit television show, "Grey's Anatomy". During the interview, they touched on the topic of "flow". It resonated with me because, "flow" is something that I real