"We thrive on healthy relationships and can grow because our connections are meant to be blessings to others." I don't know how many times I've heard the adage 'You must love yourself before you love anyone else". Sounds simple enough. But maybe it's not. How does one love him or herself? How does one get... Continue Reading →
Prickly Stubble on Her Scalp
The barber says what you want Miss She stumbles on her words Her lips are tangled and worthless Words spill from her soul Cut please The barber taps his clippers with hands shaking and eyes bulked She says once more; cut please Barbers stare into scalps of men refusing to look at Miss She bounces... Continue Reading →
Sharing Too Much Too Soon- How Much Information Is Too Much To Share?
"My Facebook timeline has everything from struggle plates from the night's dinner to somebody's auntie in a hospital bed, hooked up to all kinds of tubes, waving to the camera." TMI. Too much information. Today's society is overloaded with it. Somehow, social media gives us way too much insight into people's lives. My Facebook timeline... Continue Reading →
Black Women Are For Grownups- Why Billionaires Choose Black Women For Wives
"If these billionaires are doting on Black women, why don't Black women feel the same about themselves?" I came across this article that has been shared over and over online about how billionaire Ben Horowitz was alleged to have made the comment that men like himself prefer to date Black women because "they are for... Continue Reading →
Falling In Love With Potential
What happens when you fall in love with potential and not reality? Click here to read Tamara's blog on Huffington Post
Online Dating And Why I May Never Swipe Right
~"Call me old fashioned, I need to meet you in person first, feel your energy, and then we need to have PHONE CONVERSATION, not endless rounds of texting." My friends think that it's time for me to start dating. I hate dating. I hate that awkward 'getting to know you' phase. To me, it's... Continue Reading →
Life Lessons: How Yoga Transformed Me
"What I am now grateful for is the intuition to know what I needed when I was at my rock bottom." I made a conscious decision to introduce a dedicated yoga practice into my lifestyle during a time in my life in which I was most vulnerable. I had avoided some important realities over the... Continue Reading →


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