It is good to be back in touch. It has been a very busy time, working diligently to get The Next Bold Step through the last of the publishing process. Hip Hip Hooray, it is complete! I am so excited to share that with you! And now it is Independence Day already, how appropriate. Independence […]
Dear One, I wish you love this Valentine’s Week. I wish you love for yourself, the most important love that you can have. Whomever else there may be in your life, whether children, parent, partner, neighbor or friend, today I wish you love for you. Valentine’s Day is heavily marketed to a particular audience, but […]
It is the end of the first month of the new decade. I am astonished, to be truthful, at where the time has gone. The holidays were happy and bittersweet. I’ll tell you more about that later. I hope yours were safe, and you had happiness. Even within imperfect circumstances, it is still very possible […]
Have you ever found yourself lost in thought about what’s not working in your life? About what you wish you did have, instead of what you do have? I think most people do have this experience, although many won’t admit it. To be perfectly honest, I’ll even let you know that, in spite of the […]
My Friends, Some years ago I wrote a poem, as I was healing from my abusive relationship/marriage that lasted seventeen years. It was published in an international collection of poetry. I would like to give it to you as a gift, if you would like to have it. With that man, I bore two children, […]
Valentine’s Day is fast upon us. It is a boon to retailers, the card companies, florists and candymakers, as lovers demonstrate their love for each other on this particular day. But for the throngs of unattached people, it can be a difficult day. Watching television can become a painful exercise in ignoring all the commercials […]
Today in this country we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, a man who stood for Freedom and Courage in an unforgettable way. These are words that resonate through my thoughts often. As a woman, as a citizen, as a mother, as a professional, I often find myself realizing the incredible value of the […]
My Friends, On this eve of a new decade, I want very much to share some thoughts with you. It takes my breath away that another year has gone by, seemingly in the blink of an eye. Even more breathtaking is the fact that this is the last day of the first decade of this […]
I hope many of you were tuned in last night to 20/20 on ABC to watch and listen to Rihanna finally speak out honestly about her event of intimate partner violence from world famous Chris Brown. I experienced several intense emotions as I watched her interview with Diane Sawyer. I was sickened, as I […]
Each day I commit to see an opportunity to move forward. Sometimes, the next step feels like the biggest challenge yet.The Good news is: you don’t need magic to fix this.