Rocket Science

One thing that cannot be denied. Every one of us came from our mother’s womb. When we got here we knew absolutely nothing about anything. In fact, everything that we know today was taught to us by someone at some point and time in our lives. Does that mean that at some point in our […]

If the shoe fits…wear it

Have you ever gone to church only to leave after the services feeling the preacher was looking dead at you the entire sermon, feeling the whole sermon was directed to you and you alone? It is called guilt. Had you not felt guilty of doing what the sermon was about you wouldn’t have felt it […]

Scared to death

It is well after midnight, the moon is full, and you are in a strange area near a cemetery full of old tombstones in a car that will not start. There is no signal on your cell phone, it won’t even send or receive a text. You could very easily walk back a few miles […]

Working Women

Just like the male counterparts she puts on her jeans and crew-neck tee-shirt and heads to work. Only the moment she walks on the job, heads are turning, guys whistling or going out of their way to cross her path. She is approached and propositioned by single men and married men alike. All-day she struggles […]

Choices

ALL CHOICES COME WITH CONSEQUENCES Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. I wish I had a dollar every time that thought crossed my mind. I would be willing to bet every accumulated dollar I acquired that you know exactly what I mean. What it all comes down to is making choices. Some make […]

Practice what you preach

In our early years, we long to be 13, a teenager so our parents will no longer treat us like a child. At the age of 13, we can’t wait to be 18 so we can do the things adults do and not get in trouble for it. At the age of 18, we learn […]

Champagne life on a beer budget

I’m guilty, yes I have done it over and over again. The outcome has always been the same. I would always tell myself that once I got out of this mess I have gotten myself into it would never happen again. I lied, I lied to myself and not only did I suffer for it […]

Understanding You, Understanding Me

Understanding……you would think it to be simple as if comprehending what we read and or hear. Perhaps so, should the context remain simplified excluding any and all variables that would otherwise distort what we deem the norm. Define norm, and depict variables if you will. When our smile and greeting are met with a frown, […]

The Essence of Man

ALONE… I STARED INTO THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT.IN SEARCH OF THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION OF LIFE. IS IT THERE BEFORE ME JUST BEYOND MY REACH?DOES IT HIDE DEEP WITHIN THE SOUL, THIS ANSWER I SEEK? MY QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS DREARY LAND?WHAT IS … THE ESSENCE OF A MAN? IS IT […]

Once upon a time

As children growing up we are taught by our parents a lot about life through the use of fairy tales. I have always wondered just how many girls have actually kissed a frog. As much as these fairy tales have helped parents prepare children for their journeys in life, they have also hurt. We are […]