I just woke up. Last night I dreamt about a man. This dream was so clear I had to tell folks about it sitting up from the bed. He was hispanic…..maybe Cuban. He was from Miami and taught music at the university. In my dream I went to a “recital” and there was a red headed boy that was BAD on the piano and the viola. LOL This man was very cute, with solid build, an awesome smile that lit up his eyes, and a head full of thick black hair. It might not have been all black though. I remember a little mix. And in my dream…..he was mine.
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Yesterday my workout partner and I were lifting weights. My partner is a white girl who is on the slim side of a size 4 and depressed about it. She wants to be a 2 and if erratic about it. So while working out she admitted that she is working on her self image and accepting herself the way that she is. That lead to a discussion about minority women embracing their curves more than white women tend to. Blacks and Hispanics are raised to see a curvaceous body as gorgeous and a ghetto booty is admired by all. Whereas white girls hear “you’re gaining weight. You need to diet.” Minorities simply find curves more attractive. For example I am watching Rip the Runway on BET. No comments…..it’s actually a great show. This woman with a HUGE behind just came out on the runway and the crowd went absolutely wild.
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Category: Hair, Beauty & Fashion, Health & Fitness
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Any type of royalty you see will most likely have a plan for their kingdom and their future as the leader of said kingdom. They mentally decided what they want and make it happen. A princess has to do the same thing. But this lesson isn’t about having a plan. This lesson is about working that plan the right way.
Part of being a princess is knowing when to take the diamond tiara off and be a shark. We as women (along with the entire media) recognize that we are underrated, professionally ignored, and often seen as inferior compared to our male counterparts. It is OUR job to teach our daughters how to be a shark when required to advance your position in the throne.
If there is an opportunity to advance in school don’t be afraid to take it. Don’t be afraid to how your professor just how intelligent and savvy you are. Being a shark is all about being savvy with it. When you see that open door at work, figure out how to work it to your advantage. SAVVY. Women do not live in a society where fruitful handouts are given on a fair basis or just because you deserve them. We have to teach our daughters how to recognize opportunity and to take what is due to them.
I think alot of women think of being a princess (or consider themselves a princess) and emulate a docile creature who is pampered and put on a pedestal as “pretty” like a china doll. A true princess is one who looks pretty on a pedestal and has the wherewithal to go out and snatch herself an even bigger and better pedestal.
In the corporate world that translates into developing a position for yourself where you can be poised to take aim and strike whatever opposition is in your way on your path to that bigger and better pedestal. A TRUE PRINCESS has to know how and when to be a shark.
Category: Princess Lessons
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Earlier this month I wrote about being a fool for love and I was reminded of that question last week in the airport. On my trip to Annapolis and back home I met three distinct women. One woman was flying from Baltimore to St. Louis to see her boyfriend. They had met while both working in DC and then his job transferred him to St. Louis. They hadn’t seen each other in 3 weeks and apparently that was pushing it to the limit for them. They usually visit each other every other weekend. The second woman was in Baltimore to visit her boyfriend and was flying back home to St. Louis. I’m not sure how they met because she was too busy crying to hold a decent conversation. The third woman was flying from St. Louis to Providence. She had been down south to Houston to meet her boyfriend for the weekend and celebrate his mother’s birthday. All three of the women mentioned some sort of future planning that would put them in the same city as their perspectives. That exchange reaffirmed that maybe I’m not crazy.
Then as I started thinking about this post I thought about a cousin of mine that is getting married in June. She met her future husband in Shreveport when they were both in a wedding party. They dated long distance for almost a year. At some point they decided that they really did want to be together for the long run and he started looking for jobs closer to her in Oklahoma. He ended up in Kansas. I haven’t spoken to her in a few months so I’m not sure if she has found a job in Kansas or what the plan is.
See! People are making moves for love!
Category: The Movement
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I just put my iTunes on shuffle and a song popped up that had me shouting.
Picture this
I’m in my bed
Body’s hot
Soaking wet
Thinking bout the things I’d like to do
I’m open wide when it comes to freakin you
Sound familiar to anybody? Anybody know the next verse? Title? Singer?
Matter fact. I’m willing to put up some money that Melette knows exactly the song and all the rest of the verses.
I was in my junior year at the LU when I heard this joint for the first time. Standing in Nicole’s apartment helping her pick out the playlist for the night. She was the afternoon dj for the campus station. Loving the memory right now.
Category: Entertainment
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