This Thing Called Life

How do you know you’re getting old? They say age is just a number and, on some level, that might very well be true. I

“Never regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness, bad days give you experience, worst days give you lessons, and the best

If you’re being honest, you realize that women, not men, make the world go round. We are the ones who bear the brunt of all

A man running for his life grabs up his little girl and runs towards safety during what seemed like a forever war in Côte d’Ivoire,

“Music is one of life’s most important survival tools. It nourishes us, it gives us hope, helps us heal, and gives us the strength to

I used to think that it would be so cool to be all grown up. I thought I’d get to be so smart. I pictured

Aunt Minnie, Mr. Charlie & Me Well it’s that time of year again and for the life of me I can’t seem to remember what

There’s something to be said for the saying “with age comes wisdom”. I’m not saying that age automatically brings wisdom, but if you’re paying attention

I’ve always been an outdoors kind of person.  Maybe because I grew up in a crowded project apartment with too many people and not enough

What if nobody liked me? What if these people (who mostly didn’t look like me) were mean and hateful towards me. I had had plenty

I’ve been reading a book Edited by Nikki Giovanni called “Grand Mothers” (poems, reminiscences and short stories about the keepers of our traditions). I selected

Music has always been an integral part of my life. From earliest days until now, music courses through every dimension of my daily existence.  My