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How to Find Peace In A Tough Neighborhood: 3 Practices That Changed My Life BAM! BAM! BAM! It was the butt crack of the morning. Our upstairs neighbor was pounding on the door, shouting frantic words through thin wood. My husband and I were sleeping on an airbed in the middle of our roommate’s living room. We had lost our place the year before. It was 2012. We were rebuilding. The neighborhood was unpredictable. Tennis shoes sometimes appeared in the street, strewn about amidst chaotic car...

A moment of unexpected wisdom in a grocery store “It’s Too Little, Too Late,” He Told Me — And Somehow, He Still Smiled This essay on meaningful encounters explores how a brief interaction with a stranger can reshape the way we see the world. Sometimes the most ordinary moments carry the most extraordinary lessons — if we are willing to pause long enough to notice them. *** The Power of an Unexpected Encounter Recently, I was shopping in a grocery store with a one-track mind: see how many...

The Color of Capital: How Colonial Wealth and Tech Algorithms Shape Power Today Over on Medium, I wrote an article about the conversation I had with ChatGPT. I know it is artificial intelligence, but it holds the intelligence we give it. Therefore when I asked it who was the dominant group on the globe. Well.... It answered. Here's the uninterrupted chat script of the conversation between me and my AI. A thoughtful question for ChatGPT Me: I have a serious question to ask, and I ask this with...

How To Get And Handle Multiple Job Offers In This Economy From temp agencies to time management—my personal playbook for making it work Losing a job is way too easy these days. Finding another job is brutal: it takes planning, adding boundaries, and a willingness to learn new things. Landing two jobs after getting fired from my job last year has taught me that the opportunities are out there if you know where to look and approach it with pure intention. Whether you’re just picking up extra...

Is Social Media Enshittification Killing Your Content? Photo from Unsplash Understanding enshittification in social media Enshittification* — the slow decline of social media platforms as they bury creators’ content and slash payouts — is here. Writers, bloggers, and content creators everywhere are watching their reach shrink and their earnings vanish. If you’ve noticed your posts getting buried by algorithms or your payouts dropping to pennies, you’re not alone. Social media is going through...

Is it Possible To Be Redeemed Through Smut Books?(Video Included) July’s reading list was anything but tame — full of sacred spaces defiled, sharp social commentary, and smutty fictional romances that defy convention. These books blend provocation with depth, offering more than just page-turning escapism. The Priest Collection by Sierra Simone Sierra Simone’s Priest Collection is a daring blend of erotic romance, theological wrestling, and redemption arcs. The series follows the Bell...

A Few Beliefs I’ve Let Go Of(There's More) A quiet reflection on what no longer fits. If you are new to my newsletters, then I humbly thank you for joining me. You will now be privy to first drafts of my writings, exclusive videos, merch and more. Hi lovely, As a millennial, I was given a blueprint. Own a home. Have kids. Hustle hard. Stay quiet. Pick one religion and never stray. But life invites us to grow beyond the scripts we were handed. Here are three beliefs I’ve personally outgrown:...

It's Okay To Leave If there's Bad Vibes Hey you, I know what you're going through. I've been there. People are telling you to hang in there, even though your dream job has now become your nightmare. Bills are sky high, so of course, you will not leave. But. Because you're not leaving... Something else is sky high too: Your stress levels. Your blood pressure. The never-ending dread when the alarm clock goes off. This video is for you. Also, check out 3 Early Signs You Are About To Quit Your...

3 EARLY Signs You Are About To Quit Your Job Need I say more? You are only given one life. If you repeat this mantra to yourself over and over- what power do you think you'd have? Lots! That's how much! The way businesses are set up, is to steal your time and your soul. This is why you are bone tired after a week of work. This is why time moves so fast. If you are happy with your vocation, then this is not for you. Congratulations, you have a job you love that allows you to serve it as it...