Resistance, for me, feels like a wall in my brain. It feels like an impasse. I physically feel the tension and pressure in my brows and neck. I also feel my thighs tighten and a weird sensation in my stomach.
Dealing with my homegirl, Resistance.
Death by Social Media
I love social media. Between FB, Twitter, and Instagram, I am regularly posting, reading, and sharing with friends and followers alike. As a writer, educator, and indie publisher, social media has proven to be a great way to crowd-source ideas, promote work, and build relationships and communities with readers and other writers. As a person …
Having it all…or not.
Work/Life Balance is such a buzzword nowadays. Everyone wants to figure out how to be amazing, do amazing things, all at once, across every area of their lives. Recently, someone sent me a message after the short film, The Reunion, was released and said, “Tracey, you are #goals! You’re a wife, mother, professor, writer, and now …
Why I’m Going Back to Therapy
It's time. It's been time. And these are my reasons. Mine.
#DontforgetMcKinney – The Not-So-Special Case of a Black Girl in Suburbia (Guest Post)
By Shara D. Taylor I hated middle school. Most of my teachers hated me. Let me count the ways. I was called a disgrace to my race by a music teacher. I was told I'd become a drug-dealing jailbird by another music teacher. That lady was a former narcotics agent who probably shouldn’t have had …
How Fast Do YOU Climb Your Mountains? Are We Missing What it Means to Grow?
I’ve recently begun walking. LOL! I just realized how that sounds. Let me start over. I’ve recently begun walking...for exercise. Sometimes it’s around my block. Other times, it’s on the treadmill. My walking time is also a time for devotion. I chat with Jesus. He tells me things. Mostly that He loves me and everything …
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Notorious TML[G]
This post is likely to make some people uncomfortable. A former pastor of mine used to say that some folks are "so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good." I get that. I'm also clear that this post just might force some to confront and/or examine their own journeys as I have. Maybe, if but …
HeARTtalk - Healing Through Art and Story 