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Traveling Solo

Aug8

I took the train for a wonderful me day in New York City see to Motown – The Musical on Broadway.   I took the train from my favorite station, NJ Transit’s Hamilton Station.

My solo travel gear normally consist of snacks, water, mace pepper spray, my iPod nano and my Kindle Fire.  I don’t believe that traveling has to be an expensive undertaking so to avoid the cost associated with buying snacks I pack some goodies from home.  One can never be to careful for their safety so I pack my pepper spray for my protection.  I enjoy my train rides which consist of people watching, looking out the window, and also reading my Kindle.  One note: I make sure that I am well rested the day of the trip so that I do not fall asleep on the train; safety first. Continue reading →

Visualization – Part I

Aug5

A couple of weeks ago my friend Janice and I visited Franklin Hill Vineyards, we rode past several beautiful homes, I have done before so that was nothing new for me.  On this particular day we drove past a street with the street sign Fawn Lane, of course I got excited.  I had to have a picture of that street sign, so we pulled over.  As I stood there waiting for Janice to take the picture I looked around and saw all these beautiful homes on Fawn Lane, it felt like destiny, like I was supposed to be there. Continue reading →

Moving Beyond Regrets

Aug4

We all have things in our lives that we regret, wish we had done differently or wish a situation turned out differently.  If you have no regrets, good for you – move to the next post in my blog!  I have regrets, some are as a result of actions that took place over 20 years ago but the pain of some of those regrets are still very fresh.

I have been trying to move beyond my regrets because I know that in some ways they are holding me back, it is occupying space within me that could be taken up by something more joyful.  I was never quite clear on how to move past them, admittedly I didn’t try to hard to figure it out because unconsciously I believe a part of me started to feel comfortable in the pity parties that came with my regrets.

One day I got tired of the mental baggage that came with my regrets, it was an all of a sudden moment.  I woke one morning and said that it has to be more to my life besides my past mistakes, I asked myself the question – how do I get past them?  The answer for me was simple: Acknowledge It, Forgive It, and Move Past It. Continue reading →

Why Now?

Jul26

Over the years I have kept various journals; logging my joys, pains, regrets and triumphs.  Through those journal entries I found peace, I saw the progression of my inner strength starting to bloom each time God granted me with the strength to overcome and lastly I started to realize that regardless of the situation I will be okay.

Over the years…people saw gifts in me that I hadn’t yet seen in myself:

  • My love always tells me that I have a creative energy in me that is yet untapped
  • Friends have spoken into my life that I have a gift of providing guidance
  • My mentor spoke into my life that I have testimony that one day she hopes that I will share with others
  • My love of all things food, travel and style should be shared

I am not perfect and yes I still have things that I am working through however I am at a place where I am comfortable enough in my own skin to share my opinions, views, likes, and dislikes with the world.  So I am ready to sincerely and unapologetically share a little of me with you!

Simply Me