Category: relationships
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The 4 Questions I Ask To Know Who A Man Is
“No man is free who is not master of himself” Epictetus I can ask any man 4 questions and from his responses know just about everything I need to know about him. And they have nothing to do with that proverbial table everyone references and what he brings to it. More than anything it is […]
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I Never Said Goodbye Before He Died…
“So, when we say that the soul leaves a person’s body at the moment of death, it would be more correct to say that the body leaves the soul” Deepak Chopra May 11th, 1996 was the day my maternal grandfather, my Papa died. I’ll never forget that day. It was a Saturday and I was […]
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When You are Triggered, Remember This
“At the center of your healing is you, has always been you, will always be you. You are the mender” Upile Chisala I am madly, intensely, and unabashedly in love with a man who admittedly is the only one who can push every single one of my buttons. And as the old folks say, “get […]
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The 22 Year Repressed Memory of A Shame Entrenched
“The journey of descent consists of encountering your shadow many, many times. Emotions as intense as shame and guilt give themselves up only a bit at a time-and you wouldn’t want more” Deepak Chopra Whenever you are ready to pivot and transcend to a new level in your life, whatever you cannot bring with you […]
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When Grief Comes Crashing In
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim” Vicki Harrison On this morning’s ride to school, Donny Hathaway’s “A song For You” came on. I look over at Layla who is an aspiring […]
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The Thing They Don’t Tell You About Forgiveness
“Life is long, that people both change and remain the same, that every last one of us will need to fuck up and be forgiven. That we’re all just walking and walking and walking and trying to find our way, that all roads eventually to the mountaintop” Cheryl Strayed Everyone talks about the importance of […]
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My 3 Golden Rules for Dealing With People
“Before you can change the world around you, you must learn to change the worlds within you” Unknown As I evolve emotionally and energetically, I’ve established my own version of golden rules when dealing with people. As a result, I’m more compassionate toward others, I’ve learned the value of establishing clear boundaries in my relationships, […]
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Your Worth & Value Are Not The Same
“Protect your value for all its worth“ Marc Leder You define your worth. Others determine your value. Investments have a cost basis and a market value. The cost basis is what you paid for the investment and generally speaking, remains the same. This is the investment’s intrinsic worth. The market value is what others are […]
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Toxic Single Mothers & The Boys They Raise Who Never Become Men
“Some people play victims of crimes they committed” This is a topic that many don’t want to discuss because most don’t want to admit it. There are many, many single mothers who are toxic, narcissistic and abusive. And they raise boys who never become men. They raise boys who grow up to be emotionally unstable, […]
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A First Born Daughter Raised as a Son
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are” Carl Jung “My father told me, “If you were a boy, I wouldn’t have to be so hard on you”. He was right. If I was a boy, he wouldn’t have had to be so hard on me because I would have been […]
Kathleen Nicole 