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My community is sacred. It is the place that I find myself and define myself. I am overwhelmed by the kindness of these people and obliged to them for helping me become who I am today.
(This piece was originally published during the pandemic on Shalavee.com. I’ve edited it and posted a copy on my Substack account as well. Follow the link to go and subscribe to my posts on Substack now.) The global pandemic in 2020 again brought to light the fact that the world runs on the efforts and…
I’m a definite homebody. I need my space and my time in my home to ground me. If other people are around the house, I’ve got a history of …
Yesterday, I joined a once-a-year challenge on Instagram called the One Day Hour by Hour challenge. You can see it here on my Instagram account. Hosted by Laura Tremaine, the challenge asks you to chronicle your day hour by hour and post some pictures on social media while you do it. I thought, what the heck,…
I am so grateful that this past week, I had the opportunity to cook with Chef Larry for a Mexican Lunch at a local community center in Oxford, MD. We met at another cooking class and hit it off. When he asked me if I wanted to Sous chef for him, he said l replied,…
As we wrap up our creative community challenge, Our Creative Selves October, on Instagram, I want to reiterate how important recognizing our need to create truly is. (Catch the post that announced the week’s challenge here.) Back when my fear didn’t permit me to express my creativity, I was living a shadow life. I felt…
Starting tomorrow, Saturday October 1st, 2022, I’ll be hosting a week-long creativity challenge on Instagram called Our Creative Selves October which will run through October 7th. I’ve already had a number of people chime in to say they want to join in the fun. Any creativity is welcome. It could be writing or knitting or…
I’ve made a promise to myself to be more visible starting this month. However, when I created my blog 11 years ago, I had no clue about using social media. I probably wouldn’t have even tried to interact with social media if I hadn’t needed to engage with people to read what I had written…
High self-esteem has never been a given for me. Even having mediocre self-esteem was not guarenteed. How about you? The untold story Is that many people are faking their confidence. You can just sense some people’s desperation and neediness more than others. Lifting my self-esteem has been a lifelong struggle for me. Initially, when we…
In attempting to understand what hit me recently after the 100 day project letdown, I had to look no further than my inbox for help. Think that’s the last place you’d look? Mine is intentionally packed with restorative goodies. When the time is right, I come and clean it out. My email box has 10…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text single_style=””] This weekend, I worked very hard to help a friend and mentor out from a tough spot. And what I remembered about, and perhaps you have felt this one too, is the internal battle to ask for help. The struggle with our vulnerability and pride in asking and receiving. The last time…
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