I have always lived by that statement; mostly because every situation, whether good or bad, serves as a teacher in the school of life. I’m sure that most of us have done things in our past, which in hindsight, probably wish we could go back and change. However, it is the collection of all our experiences that make us who we are. It is also … Continue reading Never Regrets, Just Lessons Learned!
We all have habits that are not good or down right unhealthy for us. Some habits have become so bad that they can actually be called addiction, there’s smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, etc. We all have seen or know someone that has battled or is battling these addictions. However, some bad habits may not be as serious as the aforementioned but nonetheless can still be harmful … Continue reading Bad Habits: We all have them
Happy New Year my loyal readers. I hope you all had a happy and prosperous holiday season. It is the 4th day into 2011 and I feel amazing. 2010 was a great year for me personally and professionally. I accomplished many of the things that I set out to do and was pleased with how it ended. As you may have noticed the appearance of the blog … Continue reading The Dawn of a New Day
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Continue reading Live Life & Be Happy!
I originally wrote this piece back in November but I am re-posting because God keeps sending people into my life that continue to inspire me. I truly believe that timing is everything and this definitely feels like it’s gonna be my time! I am ready to leave my legacy! *** I like to think of myself as a go-getter. I’m passionate, smart, and when … Continue reading Leaving Legacies: What Will Yours Be?
I used to see you through rose colored lenses. Red, blue, green, like the primary colors of a rainbow. Beauty that could only be expressed as the child birthed from the seeds that were planted in my heart. For me, you defined love It was pure, innocent, like a baby’s laugh or like snowflakes in winter falling on my face. You were perfect… Always waiting … Continue reading Dear Brooklyn…
I live to inspire. Why? Simply because to inspire another human being is the one gift in which the giver both gives and receives. You give the gift of yourself to another who in turn uses that to become a better version of themselves. I live to inspire, by my actions, my thoughts, and my words. I live to inspire because it is what we’re … Continue reading Live To Inspire…
I wear my heritage proudly, it is the essence of my being It’s in my tanned skinned, curly hair, and all that is visible to the naked eye It is also in my speech, and in the way the words roll off my tongue It’s in the way she says “que dios te bendiga niña” when I ask for her bendicion It’s in the … Continue reading This Is Me…
I’m sitting here listening to Maxwell’s sexy new album BLACKsummer’s night and as I listen to him sing about love I’m wondering does happily ever after really exist? Continue reading How Cancer Saved My Marriage
By Vanessa Quiles Didn’t matter that our basis began faceless. For I was enamored off of the language he spat in phrases. Never was I played with. Instead, he taught me how to dance, to the cadency of his rages! Grabbed the pen from my hand and scribbled life back onto my blank pages. Damn his love…..contagious! At times I’ll sit alone, retrace … Continue reading L.O.V.E.
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