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A Letter To My Unborn Child

As the snow flakes fall gently outside of my window, I sit here thinking about my son. My only child. And I'm filled with so many emotions reminiscing over the years gone by. The most poignant of all of these emotions is love. So much love for this young man; this little person who has stretched the boundaries… Continue reading A Letter To My Unborn Child

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Excerpt 6: 40 key things I’ve learned as I countdown to 40

I haven't always been comfortable in my skin. Why didn't boys write me poetry instead I had all the sweet words? And why was I always the biggest girl in the room? And why wasn't I as tall and slim as the hottest girls? And why couldn't I stop biting my nails? And why didn't I… Continue reading Excerpt 6: 40 key things I’ve learned as I countdown to 40

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Excerpt from the 40 key things I’ve learned as I countdown to 40

It's a blessing to be clocking a milestone age in the next month. Here is the first four of some of the simple, seemingly unimportant lessons I've learned. I've found that they have been at the core of most of the bigger life lessons I have come to learn.  

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The power of my collective

Unless you've walked a step in my shoes, it's so hard to appreciate and understand the power of a collective. I've tried to articulate this topic for a while but words have failed me. Today, I will try my best to explain exactly what I mean by the power of my collective. I can only explain… Continue reading The power of my collective

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Feminist Speak

What is a feminist? According to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's introduction in Beyoncé's hit song; Flawless, a feminist is one who believes in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes. If I were to go strictly by this definition, then I am at my very core, a true feminist. I do find myself shying away from the… Continue reading Feminist Speak