I’m good and bad at hiding my emotions. If I’m angry, you will know it. I stop talking. I disengage. I block. I put up walls. I won’t raise my voice, but you will hear everything I’m saying through my silence. (The queen of shade, Naomi Campbell) If I don’t like you, you will also know it. I will ...
Stay In Your Lane
This morning I was on my way to work when a driver in another lane nearly sideswiped my car. Thankfully, I’m a quick thinker. I grabbed control of my wheel, steadied the car and did everything in my power not to careen into a nearby tree. After whispering a thank you to the Heavens for sparing my ...
Sometimes You’re Not A Boss. You’re A Worker.
I’m going to make this quick. I hear so many people claiming to be a boss. “I’m a boss”, “I make boss moves”, “I’m a boss chick.” Frankly, I’m bossed out. There’s nothing wrong with aspirations. Nothing wrong with thinking of yourself in a positive light. But, are your pronouncements in line with ...
WHY DON’T YOU JUST LEAVE?
Why do we stay in relationships that don’t make us happy? I’m not just talking about romantic relationships either because friendships count as relationships. What is it that we’re so afraid of? Coming home to an empty house? Being the only person in the group without a partner? Not having ...
It’s A No For Me, Dawg
There’s an old saying that if you have nothing nice to say, you should say nothing at all. But what do you do when you have nothing nice to say, don’t want to say anything, but someone insists you say something anyway? It never ceases to amaze me how people with some of the worst reputations ...