Bold Living … This Twenty Minutes...

May 20, 2013 by

Bold Living … This Twenty Minutes

Today’s email from my friend Kanesha, the powerhouse behind Bold Living Today, read: When is your inner voice the strongest, and when are you an active listener to this voice? My inner voice is the strongest and clearest when I first wake up. I give myself 10-to-15 minutes, after my morning alarm, to lie in stillness and breathe deeply. My inner voice whispers quietly to me and reminds me that today is what I make it to be. I sometimes take a moment to jot down the messages, from my inner voice, in my journal so I will not become distracted and forget what I actually need to be doing. Here are 5 easy steps to follow, to become reacquainted with your inner voice: 1. Give yourself 10-to-15 minutes, when you first wake up, to...

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Exciting things!

May 8, 2013 by

Exciting things!

There is much to be excited about these days! 1) My Kickstarter Project is funded. I wanted to make a book trailer and it looks like I can now!  We’re still taking contributions, so take advantage and get a signed copy of my book.  Click here! 2) My best friend and blogger has featured my story on Huffington Post! It’s so great to be among the Moms Who Are Changing the World!  Read about it here! 3) And, finally, my book is expected out this month through Booktrope Publishing.  Eeeeek! I’m grateful.  Thanks for sharing in my gratitude. Peace and Blessings,...

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Sweaty Palms, Dry Mouth

Apr 25, 2013 by

Sweaty Palms, Dry Mouth

“Hi All, we would love to get Charis out by the end of the month if possible …” Wha’?  Huh? End of the month?  Eeeeeeep! Those were the words that sent me into the center of a small tornado of self-doubt, worry, fear, and anxiety yesterday. “End of the month if possible.” It seems like I’ve been writing or editing or dreaming about my book for over a year now … oh, wait, I have been. Could that be why I nearly fainted at the thought of it finally being here and real? Perhaps I’ve been so in love with the dream of the book that the reality of it feels a little strange and suspicious and claustrophobic. My book, Charis: Journey to Pandora’s Jar, has taken so many forms from characters who were developed...

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That Was Then, This Is Now: My Torrid Love Affair With Prince...

Apr 20, 2013 by

That Was Then, This Is Now: My Torrid Love Affair With Prince

This was Prince when I was first introduced to him: This was me then: My older sister Monique had come home with her school book covered with his angelic, amorphous face that was neither male nor female, safe nor dangerous, innocent nor jaded, just beautiful and wholly desirable and powerful enough to create sensations within my mind and body that my life’s experience had not yet prepared me for. That was the beginning of what would become a lifelong obsession and quest that has yet to be resolved or figured out. In junior high with my rebellion against my parents and God burning at its hottest, I tried to run away from the suffocation of rules and rules and more rules to Minneapolis to become a Prince girl. I hadn’t quite figured out what...

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