We tend to lean towards what’s familiar. We like familiar smells, familiar tasks, familiar jobs and yes, we also like familiar people. Sometimes out of a fear of starting over, we will double-back to people we left alone for a reason, a damn good one – typically. Why? Because familiar is easier, less unknowns, less start-up time but it may end in the same way … Continue reading Stop “double-backing” out of comfort.
As I mentioned in a previous article, I’m in a season of “No.” It’s my favorite word these days. Its’ a complete sentence and its’ final. It comes with no explanation or soothing reasoning. It comes with no watered down excuses or reschedules. I love that for me and when you step into a season of “No,” I’ll love that for you as well. Let’s … Continue reading Access Denied!
Stop dating people that your bare minimums are too much for. One more time for those in the back. Stop dating people that your bare minimums are too much for. Someone’s, “Wow, that’s a lot,” is someone else’s, “Wow, that’s all you need.” Stop entertaining people where loyalty, consistency, consideration, patience and peace are a burden. You are not a burden; you’re a blessing. Stop … Continue reading Blessings Over Burdens
“No” is a complete sentence. One more time for those in the back. “No” is a complete sentence. I’ve confidently stepped, damn near ran, into a season of “No.” I don’t owe you an explanation for my “No;” it stands alone, idle, proud and necessary. My “No” is personal and I owe it to myself to spread it around. I’ve spent years saying yes to … Continue reading Step Into a Season of “No.”
We live in a generation where we are literally referred to as followers and the more you have, the more desirable you appear yet all the more elusive in the same. Some gorgeous nobody from the middle of nowhere garners millions of followers and all of a sudden this faceless neophyte becomes a six-figure-earner and party flyer cover-star. We love the idea of being followed, … Continue reading It’s better to be alone than in bad company.
Stop looking for outlets in people that don’t want you to plug into them. One more time for those in the back. Stop looking for outlets in people that don’t want you to plug into them. Does that make any sense? If not, allow me to rephrase. Stop looking for a power source from those who prefer you depleted. Stop looking for a plug, when … Continue reading Unplug.
What or who are you holding onto that you need to let go of? One more time for those in the back. What or who are you holding onto that you need to let go of? Let it go! But, how? Truth is, when you’re truly fed up, tired, drained and in some cases, physically, mentally and emotionally unrecognizable, you will let go. However, I … Continue reading Let Go or Be Dragged!
I’m going to dive right in, giving you no time to jump to whatever conclusions you were ready to leap towards. Men are like makeup, in other words, they are meant to enhance, not to alter or transform you into someone unrecognizable. Are you tracking my simile? That said, I will be referring to men in this article. It doesn’t mean that I don’t believe … Continue reading Men Are Like Makeup.
Letting go can be a beautiful feeling, a weight lifted, eyes opened, wounds healed but prior to those rather euphoric feelings are those that lie on the opposite side of that spectrum, feelings of pain, heartache, depression and confusion – to name a few. We subsist in a generation that appears to have mastered the art of detachment and sometimes I wish I had that … Continue reading The Untold Hardships of Letting Go
How often do people check on you? Friends, family, co-workers, significant other etc.? How often? Once a week, once a month, almost never? The frequency in which people check on you is a direct indication of their level of concern for your well-being. One more time for those in the back. The frequency in which people check on you is a direct indication of their … Continue reading Do You Need Anything?
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