“Thank you for traveling with Star Flights. You’ll need to have your emotional baggage checked at station 201”, the clerk said. “Thank you, mam”, Claire said as she walked in the direction of the clerk’s finger. “Hello. I’ll take those”, the employee said. She then placed each emotional baggage on the scale behind her. After […]
I wanted to like this book. I mean, if Oprah likes it- who am I to say otherwise. However, there are a lot of issues with this story. First, you can tell from the #of pages either or both Coates and his editor have an editing problem. I have not seen the paperback but I […]
Her friends were a bit perplexed with her sudden exit considering they were having a great conversation. “It couldn’t have been anything we said?” Janelle asked the group. “I don’t think so”, Karli replied. “I guess she’ll be okay. Maybe we should give her a call, later on just to be safe”, Shelly suggested. “That […]
I just had to hit you with this Monday morning “Good News”. Over the weekend, I was sitting on my couch doing homework. Yes, I am a junior at Southern New Hampshire University. I like to have something on whether I’m paying attention to it or not because I don’t like a quiet room. So, […]
One thing that always gives me hope is knowing that my mind is my own. Material things can be taken away from you. But no one can take your imagination, memories, and knowledge away. I think that is why slaves were not allowed to learn how to read. Imagine what they would have done with […]
I was sitting on the couch, vaguely paying attention to the T.V. while scrolling entertainment news on my phone, when I came across tickets to see Diana Ross in concert. It was her 75th Birthday concert celebration. I had never seen her live before. My mom, being a huge fan, is the reason I purchased […]
Oscar Wilde was a very wise man to give this advice. Nothing gives me greater pleasure than knowing my enemies are going out of their way to plot and scheme and I am simply living my life. I’ve learned that forgiveness is about you having peace and not about the other person getting away with […]
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou Maya Angelou is one of my life guru’s. She was so wise and lived through so much. But the older I get the more this statement resonates […]
“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” This is one of my favorite quotes about life. I would give this advice to every high school and college student I know to prepare them for work. It is a dog eat […]
Is what Mae West said. That woman knew what she was talking about. All growing up I was afraid to do anything or be seen with certain people. Of course I dealt with my share of jealous girls in high school. They would spread rumors about me. I thought once I graduate, it will be […]
Tameka Fleming 