Traveling has become one of my greatest loves. Not only for the freedom it provides, but also for the lessons that it teaches. Lesson 1: You can do it alone Whenever I am out alone (whether traveling or catching a performance) people often tell me how brave I am, but I don’t view it as…
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Life Reflections on a Plane to Mexico
It is 9:53 am on Friday, January 18, 2019, and I am sitting on a plane, a little over two hours from landing in Mexico City. I am going back and forth between listening to music and reading Eat, Pray, Love. Her feelings and the desire to go, to master a language, to be, to…
Biggest Lesson I Learned in 2018
Fly, take up space and trust your instincts. Looking back on 2018 I can say that it was a whirlwind year full of many emotions, growth and reconditioning myself to trust my internal voice. In life, we are so often taught the way that things should be: be a good student, excel academically, go to…
Who I Am and Why I’m Here
I’ve been blogging for a few years now, but I have never taken a moment to fully introduce myself. So, here we are. When I initially began this blog it was as an extension, and eventual replacement, for the “For Your Black? Conscious” newsletter I started during my years in Chicago. The original intent of…
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