When I think about forgiveness, I often think about something that I did wrong maybe even consciously but a lot of today's apology reflects on something very particular to African American culture which has to do with a system of…

Today, I reflected on a very heavy topic with a really close brother of mine. We talked about just how much we influence one another. This is an elder of mine, however we consider each other brothers. And it was…

The longer I live, the more I realize that it wasn't really that long ago. I remember the reflection of my emotions. The abundance of anger and frustrations were built on losing something that I believed belonged to me. "Lately…

As the pain I tried to numb resides 
I realize that alcohol, 
only made my sorrow cough. 
Seems my pain can swim, 
after the drinks, 
my beer goggles still see her smile 
as clear as day 
There’s nothing wrong with…

I decided to change the narrative a bit, because as I have gone back and re-read these posts, I realize that they end up being a message to not only you, but to myself.  With that said, here we go.  

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Peace to all of you again!

Although its been a stretch of time since my last post, I have become a bit more lenient about the delay than I used to be.  So much of what caused my delay was…

This month has started off as a very challenging time for me.  From major car trouble to learning that my place of living is in jeopardy to a new chipped tooth, but i have this feeling.  This purpose somewhere inside…

Heres the thing about valentine right?  I realized, that the older we get, the more our perspectives evolve, I don’t know if they necessarily change into something different, or if that’s the word I would like to use..  I believe…

Do your best to make sure that your desire to grow overshadows your disdain for pain....

So many greats in the past exhibited a certain manifestation of courage when it came to the acquisition of their goals.  So much of…

I recently paid a visit to a close family friend's house to pick up some goods.  The mother of this lovely family became aware of a sister of mine whom I did not know.  A woman, who is very close…

Our time here appears predisposed to complication. I find myself reminiscing recently about the relationship that I've had with my father and how our most recent interaction has seemingly... no... has truly changed a great deal of my perspective…

One of the things I’ve had to deal with lately, has been having to choose between truth and happiness. Seems like you can’t have both for too long in same place.  And you also can’t devote your journey to just…