What'chu mean, "NO"?!!

Decluttering and get of rid of old things--items, relationships, feelings. I’m talking about how a bit of housecleaning has led to this overwhelming feeling to let a lot of stuff go.

Ahhhh, childhood and youth. Remember those carefree days, anxiously waiting to become an adult? In this episode, I’ll recall some of my memories about being young and how my children are changing my perspective of what it means to be youthful.

There’s always this pressure for ‘more”. We want more out of our lives, more from our relationships, more money, more success, just MORE. Is there still such a thing as contentment and accepting where you are and what you have right now? I’ll talk about applying pressure to my own life and self-expectations and steps I’m taking to live in contentment.

I ran across some of my old journals. It's interesting that some of who I was a few years ago, remains while other parts of me have changed. I’ll talk about the idea of “running across” former versions of yourself and how it puts your growth into perspective.

This episode talks about dealing with rejection. Being told “No” is a bruise to the ego, but it can also send you down a dangerous path of constantly wondering if you “have what it takes” to do the things you want to do. I’ll talk about the numerous “no’s” I received, what I learned from them and how it has shaped my personal perspective of myself

I’ve been writing stories since I could hold a crayon. It seems like I’m a natural-born storyteller or life has filled me with characters and plots worth my journaling. I’ve known since I was a child, that my name should be on book and magazine covers, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve maintained a clear path to arrive at those goals. From selling lingerie and men’s suits to being a secretary and working for a biotech company, I haven’t always had “writer” in my job description, but it has always been in my blood.

This episode talks about the perfect storm that contributed to me dropping out of college and how this decision set the tone for the rest of my professional life as well as how I began to view and define myself. I was born and raised in Washington, DC. After completing high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, I went on to attend Howard University-- briefly. After making the Dean’s List, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and even getting an “A” on a French 3 exam, where I had to hold a whole conversation with my professor (in French! With a Black-girl from DC accent! While crying!)-- I decided to drop out. Why? How did I get there? What happened to my life as a result?