The other day a coworker asked me “Do you smoke?” I said nothing. She looked at me in disbelief “YOU DONT SMOKE?!” she exclaimed ridden in judgment. A tone I’d gotten when I would tell people “I don’t drink.” “Because I don’t want to” was never a good enough answer. So, I started telling people […]
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This year I decided to participate in a common Catholic/Christian practice known as Lent. According to an article written by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: “Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends at sundown on Holy Thursday. It’s a period of preparation
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“It’s difficult to trek a journey with so many bags. You get one backpack to carry on this journey. Discern what goes in the bag and what gets set free.” I remember the first time I felt so overwhelmed with my woes that I googled “how to let go.” I had been separated from my
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“Anxiety is described as a sense of uneasiness, nervousness, worry, or fear of what’s about to happen or what might happen.” I woke up feeling rejected. I’d sprung from a dream in which I desired affection from someone I love, and they would not reciprocate. I woke up feeling nervous. I had court, and even
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As my 25th birthday began to approach, I saw myself seeking guidance from any and everyone considered elder to me; if even by a month. The overarching question on my mind: how did you feel when you were turning 25? A quarter of a century. Something about its approach was giving me a sense of
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“Taste Bar + Kitchen offers globally inspired comfort foods & craft cocktails in an energetic, casual dining environment. The concept was inspired by Chef Don Bowie and his international travels, resulting in the fusion of ethnic flavors with a menu of southern staples.” A spread of some of Taste’s signature dishes including Chicken and Waffles
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“Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. “ “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows that is familiar with
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Yesterday as I lay offerings of chicken soup dinner at one of the altars, I asked my ancestors, Orisha, and Spirit for guidance by way of a dream. I asked if it would be in my best interest to revive a certain relationship. When I woke up I remembered a voice telling me “When you
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“Compost is the recycling of organic materials that is added to soil in order to facilitate healthy plant growth.” When I lived in Atlanta I shared a 4 bedroom house with three other people. One of them had an extensive green thumb. She grew things like kale, tomatoes, beans, peppers, and melons all in our
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This ritual is meant to be performed within three days of a new or full moon in order to access the moon’s full energy. Remember, a ritual done without intention will cause adverse effects. Sound Bowl Cleanse Spiritual bath Mindful awareness teaches us that when we look at the U-N-Iverse, the U-N-Iverse is also looking
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