StaywellMA

I've always been very proud of being black but something about everything going on around RACE IN AMERICA, has made me to become protectively fierce of being black in a way that I wasn't in the past. It's also made me to reflect in the moments especially at work (corporate america) where disrespectful and condescending statements where made towards me and I choose to bite my tongue than perpetuate the stereotype of the angry black woman. Today, I think that my silence does a disservice to other people of color /immigrants coming behind me to work for these companies. My silence to the corporate offenses is a green light to encourage covert racism at work. Whether it's a client questioning my academic background without asking the same of my white colleagues or people being impressive with my knowledge as if to say its not expected for people of color and immigrants to be excellent in their craft. What am taking away from this pandemic-political-racial climate is to do b...

One of my scriptures for this year has been Genesis 28:20 - 22 20  Then Jacob made a vow,  saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me  on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear   21  so that I return safely  to my father’s household,  then the  Lord [ a ]  will be my God   22  and [ b ]  this stone that I have set up as a pillar  will be God’s house,  and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth. ” I've been on a journey since the beginning of the year.  I have crossed continents and oceans back and forth and even now I  find mys elf in a new city where the journey continues. In a sense, I feel like all my life I've been on a journey.  The difference between now and the past is this;   in the past, I was always looking forward to a destination. Now, I find more pleasure in enjoying the ride, with little thought to  the destination.  My...

My beach temperament is chill, chill chill. I just want to lay on a beach chair all day with a good book and a good drink and the ONLY time, I want to get up, is to go cool off in the water and come lay back down. I don't understand people who want to  dance and jump around at the beach. First of all, its too hot for all of that mess. Second of all, its too hot for all that noise. My beach music playlist matches my temperament at the beach : RELAXED Enjoy my beach music selection from the TUBE

Honestly, this is more like a treat of the year for me but who's judging? As a non-diary person I love Halos because they have calorie friendly ,  yummy tasting ice creams.   I am always weary of nutrition substitutes  and I have had my fair share of experiences with bad tasting supposedly "healthy" food options. A pint of ice cream for 320 calories