If you would have told me a year ago that I would pay over $50 to wake up before sunrise, take CTA downtown, and run nearly five miles, I would have scoffed the day you were born. But I did just that earlier this month, and it’s one of those things that make you question [...]
The Hot Chocolate 5K+ race: Addicted to overcoming
November 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · char and the city, enlightenment, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life, up in the gym
Entrepreneur of the week: Issa Rae, creator of the Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
September 8th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Entrepreneur of the Week
“I hate to say this, but hair is the best thing to happen to rhythmless non-blacks.” “Did I die and go to simple bitch hell?” Issa Rae, creator, producer, and star of “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,” is hilarious– and onto something. I became aware of the Awkward Black Girl Twitter account several months [...]
Tags:dramz·entrepreneurship·life·relationships·stalkers·TV·Twitter
Neuropeptides: Scientific explanations for how we create our reality.
September 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · enlightenment, spirit
I write a lot about the things I experience, and the lessons I’ve been learning about how this ROLLER COASTER ride/game of life works. While the metaphysical may be difficult for some to truly grasp and comprehend, I transcribed a podcast featuring Max Igan as he speaks about how we TRULY create our reality— the [...]
Tags:health·life·love·spirituality
Signaling your intention: hold the wheel and drive
August 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments · enlightenment, Redefining Success, spirit
Everything in this world is symbolic, from the letters we use to create sounds, to the images we see, to the signals we send. Our creative expressions are symbolic—the art we produce, the words we write, the music we perform. The road, and driving, are great metaphors for life. Vehicles on the road are all [...]
Charlotte’s Webs: What we can learn from spiders
August 10th, 2011 · 3 Comments · enlightenment, Full Circle
“That spider is poisonous, Bobby,” bokeen taunted his friend of 25 years. “No, trust me; I know that species. AND it’s a jumping spider. You wanna know how far that kind of spider can jump, Bobby? Oh, I’d say it can jump from right there in its web, to…directly into your mouth.” Bob grimaced a [...]
