For those that know me very well, dancing is my happy place. It is the space where I get to be creative and figure out all the ways my body receives being lead in a dance, either by my emotions or with a partner. Some days, I dance as much…

What is it about taking a vacation that leads a person to release years of emotional blockage? I am a workaholic that has marveled at other people being able to take a vacation. Being able to get away and not being focused on work or home seemed like a great…

In the past week, my family lost the patriarch and spiritual head of our family to COVID-19. The shock of his loss has had me unsettled since receiving the news. I was thankful to get the news of him directly from my mother, who visited him daily in the hospital…

The pandemic has had its fair share of blessings and curses. As we crept up on and passed the one year “panniversary” I have a lot to consider in how much my life has changed. From a working standpoint, the pandemic allowed me to slow down in ways I hadn’t…

Ever since the start of the quarantine, my friends and I have had a weekly Friday night Zoom happy hour to de-stress, laugh, listen to music, and discuss things that are important to us. Just about all of us are professionals, parents, entrepreneurs, members of Divine Nine organizations, as a…

By midnight tonight, we will have conquered the first three days of 2021. So far, we are still upright. The previous year really did a number on my bingo board. On top of the pandemic and systemic racism, along with their deniers, being front and center, there were murder hornets…

The last time Mister Man (MM) and I were in each other’s physical space was March 1, 2020, roughly two weeks before social isolation took place. At the time, we were on the outs with one another. He said some not so great things, I responded in kind, and a…

After my separation and divorce a few years back, I’ve had the opportunity to revisit what was important to me in regard to being in a relationship with someone. During the time that I wrote, re-wrote, and edited before publishing this piece, I met someone. …

The Urban Dictionary defines “cuffing season” as the following: “During the Fall and Winter months people who would normally rather be single or promiscuous find themselves along with the rest of the world desiring to be “Cuffed” or tied down by a serious relationship. …