I honestly had a personal therapist in her – she listened, offered advice, and made no judgments.
Still hard to believe she was not even the sister of my mother or father (you know African Aunties need no bloodline). Continue Reading
But mama, WHEN will this end?
After you’ve been strangled by the concoction of alcohol and cigarettes?
After your legs tremble and your spine freezes when you hear loud noises? When you are startled at the slightest possibility of being touched? Continue Reading
Everything is a struggle: we struggle to eat, to sleep, to love or be loved, to communicate, to trust, to go to school, even to make political decisions. If this should be our way of life, then why are we having mental health issues? Continue Reading
You don’t run.
If your sometimes brave feet shake in your boots, you shake in place, but cowering is now beneath you.
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This [Meditation] is a beneficial practice to incorporate into our daily time with God as it provides mental and emotional rest for us as well as spiritual growth. Continue Reading
An eye for an eye
Nations raging war against Nations
As wickedness healthily lives
Now peace is on life-support Continue Reading
As the [breast cancer cases] numbers continue to increase worldwide, it is therefore very important that we continue to carry out awareness and screenings. So in observance of this month, I have decided to provide some information about breast cancer. Continue Reading
I’m like an observer, anxiously in suspense to know what will become of me.
Who am I? Do I really know? Continue Reading
Corruption is a cancer in Liberia that has been accepted as a status quo and Liberians usually attempt to justify it with statements like: “Everybody does it; when you use your head, your body will not suffer”. Continue Reading
When I was younger, I was told by a few people that I wouldn’t be able to keep a man. As a sort of insult – a warning that I would be miserable if I didn’t begin to view marriage to a man as the pinnacle of my life’s achievements. It had an adverse reaction and I was determined to find joy everywhere outside of the relationships I kept with men. Continue Reading
