What do you think about this piece of news that came out last week? Frankly, when I first heard about it, I was on the telephone having a friendly conversation with my son— “Mom, have you heard about Tuskegee University’s new dress code?” I responded, “What?” I became ecstatic! After hearing about this great news, I immediately turned to several...
Read MoreJust this past Sunday, I wrote a music life reflection based on one of my favorite jazz standards, “ALL OF ME.” The specific focus was on the lyrics that came at the very beginning of the song: “All of me, why not take all of me? Can’t you see I’m no good without you? Because I have sung this song many times, I knew the lyrics, and thought I...
Read MoreThese words were spoken to me a long time ago from a very close friend who decided to go her own separate way. After several years of distance between us, sadly, my mother passed away, and my ex-friend came to my house to express her condolences. Fortunately, her visit presented the opportunity for us to chat for a while, so I thought. I brought...
Read MoreLast month, March 22nd to be exact, I tuned into the television show, CBS Sunday Morning. I sat down just in time to see and listen to an interview I found to be quite interesting. The person being interviewed was Arthur C. Brooks, the author of The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness. Brooks is a Harvard professor,...
Read MoreI have been thinking quite a bit about the world today, and somehow, people appear not to be talking about it. Have you ever had a conversation you often feel before you ever speak—the ones that sit still in your mind waiting for the right moment, the right words, and the right tone? Is it fear that keeps you silent? These conversations have a...
Read MoreThe dawn is filled with dreams, So many dreams—which one is mine? One must be right for me.
Read MoreMoving forward doesn’t always look like motion. Sometimes, it looks like taking notice that you’re no longer standing where you once were. It looks like taking note on what you have accomplished—what you have gone through and how you have survived when you thought you wouldn’t. I’ve been thinking about that lately—how life keeps moving, whether...
Read MoreWhen I was a young child, I recall my mother saying these words: “Time waits for no one.” I didn’t pay these words much attention at the time, because I did not know what she meant. A few years passed, and I grasped the meaning. Time Keeps Moving! It doesn’t matter what we put off, put aside, or ignore. Time waits for no one! Often, we think of...
Read MoreWe live in a world that celebrates movement—building, fixing, planning, achieving, doing. But have you thought of just stopping and being still—to simply be. No tasks. No noise. No to do list. Just be still. With the upcoming holiday season, stress and anxiety seem to run rampant. Don’t get caught up in this holiday web. Some of you have tried...
Read MoreThe music world is mourning the loss of another music artist, Michael Eugene Archer, better known by his stage name, D’Angelo—a singer, writer, and producer who was acclaimed for his musicianship, vocal style, and influence on a generation of artists. D’Angelo passed away October 14, 2025 at the age of 51 after privately battling a long illness....
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