You would have thought I stole her boyfriend, well her husband rather, or left the backdoor of her townhouse open and let her dog run away. I could see if I talked about her kid, or stole from her purse (do people still do that anymore), but I didn’t do any of those things; nothing […]
“You’re a Queen Mother,” he told me, “inside of you is a medicine that will help many people!” Those were the words of the Ghanaian Shaman with whom I met to give me insight into my life’s path. I cried—not just because of that, but because he also spoke about my grandmother, with whom I […]
Now-a-days, it’s a common phrase to hear, “no new friends”, especially since the rapper Drake made it popular in a song by the same title. I have to be honest and admit that although I’ve heard people repeat this saying dozens of times, I only recently listened to the song. The lyrics, which are somewhat […]
Today I would consider myself a pretty good friend to the people in my circle, but I’ll admit this wasn’t always the case. In junior high school I lost my very best friend after ditching her at a party to go off with my boyfriend—epic friendship fail! In college, I put a serious strain on […]