Crossed Roads & Crooked Crowns
Encourage. Uplift. Inspire…Using words to reveal that the time to live your best life is now! Be brave, be dope, be you!
I remember the first time I felt anger enter my heart. Like my feelings had been hurt before, but anger would never stay for too long nor become a part of my heart’s character. But then one day, it happened. Out of all the experiences that I had come to encounter, they all left me... Continue Reading →
Surviving often requires hanging on...but many times it depends on us letting go! We have to know when to let go! Sometimes holding on causes more damage than just letting go! Imagine hanging on to a rope that is wrapped around your hand tightly. The harder you hang on and grip the rope, the more... Continue Reading →
The first real breakup that I experienced, was tough. Although in reality, I was super young, both in age and thought process, and had no clue the various breakups that would follow, the first one hurt. Arguably, the first breakup hurt more due to the feeling of failure than the loss of love. And if... Continue Reading →
In our quest to be loved and discover love, we find that love is a myriad of things. Love is patient, love is kind. Love, as described in the bible, gives us a distinct description of what love is, but more importantly, of what love is not. Love is not a revolving door to whomever... Continue Reading →
Picture it, downtown Atlanta, 2015. One day, while leaving work and crossing the street, I went to step on the sidewalk and fell flat on my face. I don't mean stumble and fell, I mean flat out fell! A stumble would have prepared me for the fall, but this my friends, was a whole smack... Continue Reading →
There are few things more frustrating than being stuck. Period. And not the kind of stuck like bubble gum on the bottom of your shoe stuck. No, I mean stuck in the sense of you cannot advance to the destination that you are intended to be. Something is prohibiting you, stopping you, or blocking you... Continue Reading →
There is the old grade school rhyme that says "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me". Then there's "I'm rubber and you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you". As kids, we pretty much managed to survive any school age social issues using... Continue Reading →
Thinking back on the manner in which life has been unfolding, it has occurred to me on several occasions that there have been instances where there were some toxic areas developing in my life. This may seem very obtuse when you begin to think about it yourself, but in reality, there are some habits,... Continue Reading →
If you are like me, then you have gone through many versions of yourself, just to try and find yourself. As I grew up, I was the only girl other than my grandmother in the house. As of today, I am the last girl to be born in my immediate family! I was so comfortable... Continue Reading →
Crossed Roads & Crooked Crowns 