Living a Filtered Life

Living a Filtered Life

Edit. Crop. Fade. Whiten. Redeye and blemish removal. The list of options are endless when it comes to touching up images on our phones today. Need makeup? There’s an app for that. Looking too pasty? There’s an enhancement for that. Think your butt looks too big? No...

Never Lose the Fighter

“Like yourself. Love yourself, yes, but really LIKE yourself.”Those words were written to me a few days ago by a special friend. The kind of friend who you don’t see on a regular basic, but when you get together, that person knows how to speak to your...

The Difference Maker

Rejection.Doubt.Those two words create cause and effect when it comes to our emotions. And neither the cause or the effect feels good. Rejection and doubt have no age discrimination. Nor do they care about our sex, skin color, or socioeconomic status. At some point in...

The Chains That Bound Me

Excitement. Accomplishment. Anticipation. Joy. FEAR. Those are the emotions that wash over me now that I’m days away from releasing my first book.It’s been my dream. My work of passion. And a very private part of my life that is soon to become public. Yes I put myself...

The Last Love Letter

I promised myself that this would be my last love letter. Sometimes I make promises to myself that I don’t keep. The great Ernest Hemingway said, “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” Love. Why does it hurt? Should it hurt? Everyone will have a...