The real me…the true me…the once hidden me. — I’m a 70’s kid. GenX born. Raised old school on the south side of Chicago. The youngest (at that time) with one other sibling. The only girl and fancy-free. Unlike my older brother I was (and still am) an extrovert. My younger brother was born when I was 17 and…

Opinions are like “fill-in-the-blank” (_____________); everyone has one. — I remember in my early 20’s, and even now, I am happy to say that I am pretty approachable. I choose to smile when I’m out and always chat with those around me to add to my day and hopefully someone else’s. I hardly ever receive any negative responses because…

I’ve come to terms with this, or have I? — I love…love. And always have. Not sure that I will ever not love it. Now, I am just more aware. Boyfriends, male friends, and the like. Some of us had some good times. Some great, even. However, love is mostly what I wanted in these relationships, overall. Some thought I…

I thought living meant raising kids, going to work, and paying bills. — I don’t have biological sisters. However, I have a group of women who have been lovingly in my life for decades. They are my sisters. We have played together, prayed together, cried together, loved together, and grown together. We’ve moved closer and farther apart for a multitude of personal reasons…

No need to stress about the mark you may have missed. — Each year most of us set goals that we want to reach. Preferably bigger and better than the year before. Some of us are more specific and set monthly goals. That is more my speed. Either way is sufficient. There are a few things we can do better when focusing…

There was no need to stage a picture of an emotion that wasn’t true. — No “first day of 7th grade” pic today. I couldn’t believe it. There hasn’t been one year when either of my children wasn’t told to pose for the infamous “back to school” snapshot. Or should I say camera phone shot? My son was excited mixed with a little nervous (I…

You thank everyone else when they do something for you, why not your kids? — Around the age of 9 or 10 are my earliest memories of having chores at home. Now, I was raised in the 70s and 80s. Chores, in my house, were like church on Sunday and prayer before bedtime. A non-negotiable. I can clearly remember, during that time, what my chores…

Who’s out here still believing this trash statement? — It’s that infamous 24 hours that many of us are fixated on daily. Maybe it isn’t the hours but more about what we can do in those hours. No, it is more like what we should be doing in those hours. These concepts seem only to come up when there…

A scarcity mindset will create stagnation, and don’t I know it. — There is so much exposure to how people are making money online, on the job (in some industries), or out here in their own communities. It appears that it is the easiest thing in the world, to make more money. All I have been hearing is to start a small…