Today’s post is dedicated to my pledge daughter Faby, who is all around amazing and is going into finals right now! Send her blessings and positive vibes to her on Twitter @iFabylous Right before Christmas, I wrote a reader’s choice on Maintaining Faith in a faithless world. Since then, I’ve almost finished reading the entire Bible andContinueContinue reading “Reader’s Choice: Faith is Surrender”
Tag Archives: Black Male
Experiencing Male Privilege
As a black man fighting to develop his identity, while trying to be conscious of some of the more toxic traits of a patriarchal society, I can honestly say that I’ve never experienced blatant sexism until today. I literally watched a group of people treat me different because I was a male compared to myContinueContinue reading “Experiencing Male Privilege”
New Years Check-In
*ding* TIME TO CHECK IN!! We’ve made it to mid-May and almost half-way through 2017. How are your New Years Resolutions/Themes/Goals doing? Are you still holding on tight? Did you give up months ago? Let’s talk. Even though I have been Abolishing New Year Resolutions (New Thinking) and came up with my Theme of 2017: The Listener, aContinueContinue reading “New Years Check-In”
Today was a Good Day
Today was orientation for my summer position for Inclusive Student Excellence of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at UNC. It was a typical, eventful day so today’s post will be short. After training and a free meal, I went out for drinks with one of my new co-workers. While talking, I ended up going into detailContinueContinue reading “Today was a Good Day”
Love Like Food for My Soul (Happy Mother’s Day)
The year was 1997 and Soul Food came out. It was one of the rare movies that felt distinctly black and authentic in a sea of movies and shows that portrayed black life as problematic. The cast read like hall of fame with Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Vanessa Williams, and Mekhi Phifer to just nameContinueContinue reading “Love Like Food for My Soul (Happy Mother’s Day)”
Syd tha Kyd Grows Up – Fin (Album Review)
I have a confession to make. As much as I was a blog rat from 2008-2012, I’ve never listened to Odd Future (or Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All). I had no desire for Tyler the Creator or Earl Sweatshirt. The first album I listened to by their affiliates were Frank Ocean (nostalgia,ULTRA) andContinueContinue reading “Syd tha Kyd Grows Up – Fin (Album Review)”
Medication Hesitation
When dealing with mental health, it’s difficult on navigating what is right and what is wrong to do. Is the issue something situational? Is the issue chemical? Is it something that can be modified by behavior? Do you have to use a combination of all of them? Yes. The answer is yes. Around a monthContinueContinue reading “Medication Hesitation”
It’s Okay to Be a Work in Progress
I graduated in 2015. Life was good. I was happy and comfortable with life. It was weird. I thought I had everything under control. I had a grip on where I wanted to go and who I wanted to be. So many things made since then. Fast forward to today and I’ve been brought toContinueContinue reading “It’s Okay to Be a Work in Progress”
To Talk to God
Today’s post is somewhat hard to put into words. My final goal from Lukewarm Obedience is to Talk to God. How do you talk to someone who can’t talk back? Or can He? I am going to do my best to explain talking to God for people who have never done it before. It’s complicated and definitelyContinueContinue reading “To Talk to God”
Echoes of My Father (Giving Up Alcohol)
The older I get, the more I start to fill out my Dad’s shoes. I look in the mirror and see him daily. I speak and I hear his voice. I’ve come to a place of peace about most things but I struggle with becoming him when I look at the bottle. I spoke aContinueContinue reading “Echoes of My Father (Giving Up Alcohol)”
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