Category: Self- Reflection
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Learning: The 30-day Social Media Break I Didn’t Know I Needed
“I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.” – Winston Churchill I went on a three week vacation/work trip and I did all of the things. I went to L.A., San Francisco, Oakland – had a one-day reprieve at home in Austin, Texas, and then trekked across the pond […]
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Why Aren’t More Black People Boycotting the NFL?
“There comes a point in life where you should realize that what you believe in and what you do about it matters. ”
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You Have Sight, But No Vision
…sometimes what we “see” in life is based on a misperception or a missed-perception….
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Not My Jesus: My Very Christian View on the Muslim Ban
“We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives – but in what we do for others” ― Harry Truman I am a Christian. I love Jesus. I am scared for America. I never thought about […]
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Living in An American Fairy-tale? Time To Grow Up
“The hardest part about growing up is letting go of what you were used to, and moving on with something you’re not.” – Lyrikal Growing up is hard. Things are never what they seem. You can kind of live in a fairy tale, seeing life the way your parents kind of want you to. But […]
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America… Voting Isn’t Enough
“There is a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged.” – Sean Penn Yep, I said it. Let me first say that I am happy that people are voting, I really am, but something has really been annoying about this whole election from two different angles. For […]
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This is America
Every time I fly out of Austin, I park my car in the extended lot, it’s not too expensive (yet). Parking at this spot requires me to ride on a shuttle to and from the airport. Now, I travel enough to notice, that unless I sit next to someone or a person of color sits […]
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Take the Time and Use a Timeout
Are you one of those people who likes reading self-help books? Or the kind of person who takes hours during the week or month to stop and think about how you can do things better or become a better person? Well, this article might not be for you. There are people who don’t like to read self-help books, either by choice or because the busyness of life, they don’t stop and reflect (and by they, I really mean we, because I am guilty as charged) ….This post is for you.
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Being Unapologetic: How America Transferred this Privilege from the Presidency to the Candidacy
Being unapologetic for tough decisions is something that Presidents must do when faced with a difficult decision for the nation, but it’s not cool to be unapologetic just for the heck of it. Presidential candidates should be concerned as they run for office about the hearts and minds of the entire country. There will come a day for each President to make a tough decision and be unapologetic, but it’s a privilege that shouldn’t be given too soon or to the wrong person.
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Being a Woman in a Man’s World: My Thoughts on Hillary with a Pinch of Pat Summitt
I must say this article is really less about Hillary, but about my views about how women should go about supporting each other. Let’s try to hold each other to the right standard and support them in the same way we support men. Let’s stop holding ourselves to a higher and more unrealistic standard, and stop burdening ourselves for no apparent reason. We make mistakes, we are human. If we aren’t forgiving our fellow women than we probably aren’t forgiving ourselves. And trust me, men are not thinking twice about it, and moving on to the next thing.
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