Celebrating King Day

We celebrate this day in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  May his legacy motivate us to want more, to do more, to be more......To Love thy neighbor.  It continues to be a day on, not a day off....struggling for peace and equality everywhere.....I still have a dream!

"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

New Year - Time to Execute

The dawning of a New Year....Did you finish what was on your list for 2016?  Did you make a list....did you need one....or did you make one because you felt that was what was expected of you?

In 2017, simply be on Purpose with Intentions that have realistic expectations. Don't look around and try to impress anyone....just do the thing that has to be done and poured out of your soul. Be About it....Execute on your vision. If you stumble....get back up. If you trip and fall, don't you dare stay down. Be About What you're serious and passionate about.  Release what's fueling/burning deep down within......It might be for a cause, condition....relationship....move....whatever you find at the heart of your heart....Move on it - Execute!

Life is shorter than you think......Live each moment...bookmark the memories....make it great....make it unforgettable.

 Happy New Year 2017- Love & Blessings as you embark on your great adventures!

National Museum of African American History and Culture opens

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will be a place where all Americans can learn about the richness and diversity of the African American experience, what it means to their lives and how it helped us shape this nation.  A place that transcends the boundaries of race and culture that divide us, and becomes a lens into a story that unites us all.

On Saturday, the doors of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will open to the public, achieving a goal of black Americans that has been a century in the making.

The 19th Smithsonian Institution was designed to tell the story of the United States America—from its founding to today—from an African American perspective. The museum will also challenge visitors to grapple with some of the uglier points of American history, from the slave trade to Jim Crow.

“We felt it was crucial to craft a museum that would help America remember and confront, confront its tortured racial past,” said Lonnie Bunch, the director of the museum, at a press conference marking the museum’s opening. “But we also thought while America should ponder the pain of slavery and segregation, it also had to find the joy, the hope, the resiliency, the spirituality that was endemic in this community.” 

Learn more here

This Time

When you exhale and sense a second wind...a new chapter....a fresh start....a "Maybe This Time" moment.....you start to accept all that is as it truly is.

Each moment....a Gift....Each idea....a blessing of purpose...Each sunrise....Beauty!

Time to waste no more...time to be about unfiltered, unfettered, uninhibited living.....This is the Time....Now is the moment.

Be Free...Be Confident...Be You...This Time!

Let's choose 'When' over 'If'

Oftentimes, the term 'When' not 'If' is used when there is certainty about a situation or life circumstance.  The term is used when there are indications  that there is a clear solution to a problem, but not an actual deadline, whereas, other times the term "if" is used when there is a potential of something possibly not occurring based on clear indicators.

After this weekend's horrific violence and loss of lives in an Orlando nightclub where patrons were simply out enjoying themselves...loving life...enjoying their friends and ordering their 'last call' for the night, an evil person opened fire, killing 50 innocent people and injuring just as many more.

I now ask 'If' instead of 'When' will it end?  When will the simple solution of empathy be actively placed in the lives of everyone? 'When' can happen if we enact tougher gun control measures.....'When' can happen if we follow-through on our instincts and simply Do The Right Thing by reporting suspicious behavior and educating about respect for diversity and lifestyle differences.

Every life is precious....every life doesn't have to mirror yours....Everyone has a right to be who they are in this world....to love whom they choose and to be treated fairly/equally and with respect.  Mental Health and known evil attempts by perpetrators must be taken seriously or we will continue to witness these types of heinous crimes and continue to mourn severe casualties and loss of innocent lives.  Most of the victims were young and my heart breaks as a parent, trying to imagine the level of consolation that will need to come as nothing short of miraculous to those who've lost loved ones in the days ahead.

May we strive to pay attention and educate those around us that We are All here for a short time....seeking the same things and should be respectful of Life and Liberty for others to live out their lives as they choose and not by dictates of what our personal ideals should be.

Peace, love and comfort to those in Orlando as the healing begins......Let's make this a 'When' moment....not an 'If'...Together, we can make it happen!

Remembering Muhammad Ali - 'The Greatest' - R.I.P. Champ

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016), the magnificent heavyweight champion, whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died according to a statement released by his family. He was 74.  Ali suffered for years from Parkinson's disease, which ravaged his body but could never dim his larger-than-life presence. He was hospitalized earlier this week. A towering figure in his prime, he still traveled and made appearances in his later years despite being muted by the thousands of punches he took during his remarkable career.

He beat the invincible Sonny Liston, fought a string of thrilling fights with Joe Frazier and stopped George Foreman in the "Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire. But he paid a terrible price for the estimated 29,000 punches he took to his head during a career that made him perhaps the most recognized person in the world.  Read more here 

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” - Muhammad Ali  

Stick with it

It will happen
if you stick with it
If you hold out.

Things will change
if you set in motion
What needs to be done.

Obstacles will fuel you
motivate you, compel you
Remind you.

It will happen
if you stick with it,
take action and
Remember....
This too....Shall Pass.

*Don't give up on that goal....things may have slowed down a bit since you started on the journey of the new business, relationship, health transformation.  Don't get weary....don't let fear and doubt become louder than your mission.  Stick with it....hold on and hold out....keep doing the things that fuel the goal and remember....every obstacle challenges you to greater strength and more insight.  You are becoming familiar with what you can endure and you build resilience on the journey for the next encounter.
Remember...whatever is happening that's uncomfortable (for the moment) - This too....Shall Pass!