PinnedMember-onlyno spoiler alerts ⚠️Juneteenth is the June 19th celebration of the real liberation from slavery that came two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863. …Juneteenth4 min readJuneteenth4 min read
Published in Invisible Ennk·PinnedMember-onlythe debilitating truth with being Black and blueImagine the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and you haven’t a care in the world. Not a single care. What I mean is: that you don’t care — about anything. You’re unmotivated, unenthused, restless, and easily agitated. …Mental Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Jun 8Member-onlyhello, WorldIf you’ve done any level of computer programming, the very first application you write displays the universal greeting, “Hello, World.” This initial foray into the language’s syntax is an exercise to ensure the computer is compiling your code correctly. It’s also a shout-out to all who are fortunate to behold…Encouragement3 min readEncouragement3 min read
Aug 20, 2021Member-onlygood griefThere are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middle And a very happy start. – Shel Silverstein, A Light in the Attic Grief doesn’t change you. It reveals you. I believe in therapy. If you’re depressed or experiencing chronic grief, please talk…Good Grief2 min readGood Grief2 min read
Jun 25, 2020Member-onlyOne Day This Will All Make ScentsSmell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived. ― Helen Keller Aromatherapy is an ancient practice that’s been used to assist in healing in a variety of ways. …Aromatherapy2 min readAromatherapy2 min read
Jun 12, 2020Member-onlyWhite Love Matters?It is usually those whose love is fake that have a compulsion to prove their love. ―Mokokoma Mokhonoana Around the same time as the Watts Riots in Los Angeles and Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965, Jackie DeShannon sang, “What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just…Racism4 min readRacism4 min read
Apr 24, 2020Member-onlySocial InsecurityAbsence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely. ―Charlie Brown It’s become the modern passive-aggressive way to shame people into isolation and is likely to be the summation of 2020. No, I’m not talking about the consequences of supporting Trump. I’m talking about…Loneliness3 min readLoneliness3 min read
Apr 14, 2020Member-only4/20 All Month LongNothing can bring you peace but yourself. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson April, COVID-19 and allergy season are in full effect, but I feel like this year needs a do-over. Whether you’re Baby Boomer, Gen-X’er, Millennial, Gen X or Gen Next, it’s safe to say that none of us have ever…Cannabis3 min readCannabis3 min read
Jan 9, 2020Member-onlySo You Want To Be A Writer? Don’t Try.if it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it. unless it comes unasked out of your heart and your mind and your mouth and your gut, don’t do it. Those are the first few words of Charles Bukowski’s poem, so you want to be…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Oct 4, 2019Member-onlya Study Guide of 21Spencer, the youngest of my two sons, turned 21 today. Two things spring to mind in that reflection. One: I’m becoming quite seasoned. Two: I’m quite proud of the man he’s become. In honor of him officially entering adulthood, I released two books today that are a collection of wisdom…Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
