Came across this today and thought I should share…..For I know often times we feel that things are not moving quickly enough for us and we forget that we are not the designers of our own destiny and that we receive answers to our prayers when and how we are meant to; “Not receiving an… Read More Waiting on God…
Sighh…I’m just tired. Tired of the pretense that all is well, that I am superwoman and can make all things right for all those who depend on or look up to me. Why can I not just be my regular self…accountable to none but my heavenly father? Now that my protector is gone…the burden has… Read More Tired…Just tired
Valentine John Mitchell aka Knox February 14th 1954 – September 10th, 2011 I often wondered how it’s possible to do a eulogy, a summary of a persons life in a few short paragraphs, a person, a living being who was so many things to so many different people. Husband, father, grandfather, brother, nephew, son, friend,… Read More Memories of a ‘Daddy’…My Daddy
I came across this photo today and I could not help but to pause and take a good look.
Well, its certainly been a minute since I’ve been here…sad that it is a devastating occurrence which has brought me back but I guess that is the nature of life. There have been times in my life when I’ve thought that I was at my worst, but death has a way of making those moments seem like… Read More Do loved ones really part?
Yesterday, I journeyed to Montreal to represent Spice Youth Toronto at the second attempt to form a Diaspora Consultative Committee there. It was a great event, the turnout was fantastic though not nearly as youthful as I would have liked it to be but still a success. It was also a great opportunity to meet… Read More The Fruits of our actions….
With black buying power on track to reach $1.2 trillion in 2015, Chandra R. Thomas of Atlanta, GA, along with two of her friends, found it disturbing that although African Americans are the largest consumers, they aren’t spending money with African American vendors and business owners. In 2003 they established a discussion group primarily for… Read More Supporting yourself
You know there are sometimes when GOD touches you through the weirdest of persons/ways/situations. I’m at work today and just listening to some gospel music, just to calm my spirit and a co-worker says to me just out of the blue “I have something to say to you…do you mind?” And I’m like “sure no… Read More In the weirdest of places ~ Touched by an angel
This organisation is the nuclei of my re-birth, I had lost my way for awhile, forgotten my reason for being here for awhile, lost my sense of self, my sense of purpose. Then came Spice Youth Toronto, a youth organisation dedicated to something that I am passionate about, sharing resources, creating linkages, networking, self development,… Read More My Passion
Soca…ahhh sweet sweet soca. How can I describe my love for this music. This music is my natural high, my pick me up, my java, my …sighhh. When this music hits me …to steal a phrase ‘I feel no pain’. This is the only music that can take me from depression to happiness in less… Read More Soca feelin’