Keep Going

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You have to keep going even when no one’s on your side
Even when you feel like giving up or running to hide
You have to keep planting seeds even though there’s no evidence of fruit
Even when the harvest is bare and looks destitute
You have to keep going even if it seems you’re running out of time
Even when you have to make the decision to leave others behind
You have to keep going and giving everything you’ve got
Even when the storm of negativity tries to plot
You have to keep going even when it feels like there’s no one to listen
Even when the star inside of you seems to barely glisten
You must keep going because your path has already been laid
Because the Creator is sure to return a hundred fold of what you gave
Keep going….

We Die A Little Bit Everyday

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We die a little bit everyday
Sometimes from the words that people say
Not only from becoming a day older
Sometimes from trying to be a little bit bolder
We die to become comfortable in our own skin
With the perceptions of others we seem to contend
We die to let go of who we were
Sometimes seeking others to concur
Sometimes we die to become another
We want to be like our sister or brother
We are killed sometimes all the day long
But dying to one’s self can make you strong
We die sometimes from the words that we speak
Unable to live up to the promises we can’t keep
We die to live up to other people’s dreams
But for how long can we keep up that scheme
We die a little when we won’t act brave
Losing the opportunity for ourselves to be saved
We die a little when we choose to not have faith
Unconsciously fighting life so we seem to appear wraith
We die a little when we take hold of fear
Wanting dreams to come true but we’re afraid they’ll appear
We die a little trying to replicate the past
So stuck that our future we can’t even grasp
We die a little bit everyday
Tell me, how will you die today?

30 Day Notice Book Signing & Reading

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Save the date: Sunday: July 22, 2012 @ 4pm 30 Day Notice book signing & reading at Textures by Nefertiti salon at 4147 Cass Avenue in Detroit!

So what’s that big smile on your face?”

“Man, I’m just excited about the business plans that I have been putting together. It seems to be falling into place.”

“What plans?”

“Well, you know how I love women and think that they should be pampered mentally and physically, right?”

“Yeah, Rico Suave!”

I laughed and said, “Well, for a long time I had been thinking about owning a salon. Not just any salon but one where women could be consciously beautified in mind, body, and spirit. I have finally laid out my plans to the T.”

“So, tell me what these plans are.”

“Well, you know how women go to a salon and they pretty much spend their entire day there?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I came up with an idea to hit all angles. Conscious Rootz is what I want to call it! When you walk in off of the street a set of double frosted glass doors will lead them into the most beautiful reception area with soft sensual colors and soothing music. There will be a cornflower blue round sofa that seats six in the middle of the reception area with two Shryley couches that sit on either side of the wall. I want women to feel like they are the most beautiful Queens on the planet when they walk in. They’ll be catered to from the time they enter in until they leave out.” I could barely stop running my mouth and didn’t for another ten, fifteen minutes while I laid out my vision in front of my friend.

30 Day Notice ©2011

Happy Mother’s Day Mom

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My Mother

Paulette Ernestine Hall

Mother’s Day

I have been without my mother for the last twenty-four years. Most of that time she was here in the physical but her spirit was long gone. I was nineteen when my mother was diagnosed with Pre-senile Dementia which later would become Alzheimers. My Mother lived twenty-one years with this disease taking away a very lively and vivacious woman, turning her into something totally opposite.  It was tough seeing someone who had portrayed such a strong passion for life; trade it in for something almost non-existent. At one point in my life I felt robbed, during the time I was to come into the person I was going to be, I felt left without instruction. As time grew I came to realize that my Mother had been teaching me in such a short period of time about life and how to enjoy it while you’re here.

My Mother loved life and lived it to its fullest every day that she could.  I can still hear all the wives-tales that she would say and my thinking “What?” and laughing. Now as I am older, I realize that she was leaving me bits and pieces of herself and giving me words that I would live by. Although I have missed her since I was a teen, I have also carried her beautiful smile with me ever since.  The saying goes “You only have one Mother” is without measure and the one I had, was the best one for me. Thank you mother for our time together, the dancing we did will forever be in my heart and spirit. Much Love Queen!

Examiner-Seeking friendship advice from another friend

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You and one of your friends are having a conversation about another friend that you are no longer communicating with. You state to that friend that while the two of you are not communicating there is also a great deal of tension that exists. The friend that you are speaking to after hearing the details suggests that if it were them that they would’ve socked the friend or just went off on them. When should you seek friendship advice from another friend?  Click here to read more…