The Warmth of Sisterhood: Learning How To Receive It
Through the years, I’ve had many women show me what the warmth of sisterhood feels like. I’ve enjoyed almost 30 years of friendship with my best friend who I met in middle school. I am fortunate to be a member of an NPHC sorority and a business sorority that offer me opportunities to serve my community in sisterhood. As I’ve moved through various stages of different aspects of my life, I have felt sisterhood from women who turned out to be lifelong connections and also from those who were there for a specific season of my life. No matter how long a woman is in my life, I value the sisterhood she showed me, and I hope that I was as much of a sister to her as she was to me. However, I know this may not be the experience that some women have when it comes to cultivating the essence of sisterhood. Unfortunately, some of us may feel the pain of rejection, betrayal, and dismissal from women we considered to be sisters, and this puts a damper on our concept of sisterhood in general. I’ve learned over the years that there’s a few things women can do to try to avoid this type of pain and feel more of what true sisterhood has to offer:
How to Write More Authentically and Not Freak Out About It
I’ve been in an everlasting struggle with the dissonance between my wardrobe and my personal style ever since grade school. For years, I’ve spent mornings looking for my own reflection in a closet full of clothes that didn’t quite look like me.
A Time To Build: What I'll Do During My July Blog Break
This has probably been the most productive year for my blog to date. I set goals this past January that I am proud to say I have met or am on the track to meet. I've become much more consistent in my blogging. I started a email newsletter that I have consistently sent out every Monday. I finished the manuscript for my first book of poetry and had it edited by a professional editor. I just completed a blog series for writers with day jobs. All of these things are things that only lived in my mind six months ago. I'm addicted to seeing things through now, and I'm excited about all of the ideas in my head that I have yet to act on.
Writing In The Balance, Part 4: Tips On Balancing Your Day Job, Your Writing Career, and Your Personal Life with Ashley Coleman
I've admired Ashley Coleman and her work since I found her through a tweet from #Blkcreatives, an online social brand and blog for black writers, artists and other creatives. She balances her career with The Recording Academy, which sponsors The GRAMMYs each year, with WriteLaughDream.com, her brand for writers through which she writes helpful blog posts, teaches online and in person writing workshops, and creates printed content to help writers through every stage of writing and publishing.