An Open Letter to My Love Following the News of George Floyd
My Love, This weekend, I stayed in bed longer than I needed to just to hold you tight. As I watched the ceiling fan whir above, my mind raced while thinking of the news about…
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Four Tips I’ve Learned from Seven Years of Blogging
On April 17, 2013, a little over seven years ago, I created She’s Facing Freedom. At the time, I didn’t know much about blogging or what I was going to write about and it showed.…
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How I’m Really Feeling During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Lean in. How are you doing? No, really. How are you feeling during these uncertain times due to the Covid-19 pandemic? Before you begin, let me stop you; I don’t want to hear that you’re…
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A Guide for Living it up in Dallas
Living minutes from New York City can create a false perception that no city can party as hard. Well, honey, I was pleasantly surprised when my love and I went to Dallas last month. If…
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Why There’s Power in Starting (and Starting Over)
Last year, when I started working out, a couple of coworkers flat out told me that it wasn’t going to last. Huh? You can imagine that it threw me for a loop because they know…
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Unmasked: A Story About Sudden Sadness
Anger boiled inside me long before I felt the weight of sadness. For weeks, each new inconvenience sent me on an emotional roller coaster. As much as I tried to fight it, push it down,…
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