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5 relationship lessons from beats, rhymes & life

When I first heard several months ago that there would be a documentary about A Tribe Called Quest, I knew that I had to see it. ‘The Low End Theory’ is one of my favorite albums ever. Tribe, as I call them in my head, paved the way for many artists with [...]

love post 8: happy valentine's day!

sweet love

Well, it’s finally Valentine’s Day! I spent the day working and running errands, but I hope that YOU spent the day (or will at least spend the night) doing something sufficiently loving.

I don’t put a whole lot of stock in Valentine’s Day, but whether you’re single or [...]

love post 7: what you won't do for love

Let me start off by saying that this daily blog challenge has been HARD. I don’t know how people do it. I’m sitting here with 13 minutes left in the day and thinking, “oh my goodness; I need to do a post!” Being short on time and still in the love series, I’m [...]

love post 6: let's talk about love

let’s talk about love

I had a VERY interesting conversation via Twitter tonight with a male acquaintance (who wishes to remain anonymous) about ‘the state of black love’ i.e. relationships in the black* community. We discussed the lack of communication between black men and women, expectations, desires, etc. I LOVE talking with [...]

love post 5: if it isn't love...

if it isn’t love…?

As I pondered another post for ‘love week’ my mind kept turning to that semi-classic New Edition song, “If It Isn’t Love.” If you’re not familiar, the lyrics of the song say “I don’t love her – I try to tell myself; but you can see it in [...]

love post 4: first love

awww….the sweetness of a first love

As a world-weary adult, I don’t put much stock in the relationships of people under 21. If you tell me that you’ve been with your significant other for 10 years and you are 25, you will get the side-eye from me. I’m not counting at least [...]

love post 3: set my heart to music

set my heart to music

As a young Stevie Wonder so eloquently sang, “the language of music is known around the world. …it’s the best way of talking that man has ever had.” I couldn’t agree more. Music speaks to my heart and at times speaks for my heart.

Take the [...]

love post 2: soul mates

soul mates?

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the concept of soul mates. Do they really exist? What does it mean? Can you have more than one? How do you know when someone is your soul mate? Do both parties have to feel the same way (that they are [...]

bonus post: remembering my mama

all smiles – me & my mama

Three years ago today my life changed forever. I lost the most important person in the world to me – my mama. To this day, I still want to pick up the phone and tell her about my day, discuss current events and laugh about [...]

love post 1: affection

gettin’ affectionate in the kitchen. that’s what I’m talking about!

For the week leading up to everyone’s favorite pink and red holiday, Valentine’s Day, I’ve decided to do a series of posts on the topic of love. I came across this Audrey Hepburn quote earlier today and it resonated with me [...]