The fact that I like clothes isn’t a secret. I find enjoyment in locating items that fit my personality and style in my size. I am a firm believer in buying and wearing clothes that I like and feel complement my body type. I also like to encourage others to do the same. If it… Read More WWBBW: Three Things I Am No Longer Wearing and Neither Should You
There were two things I was looking forward to getting last week: an Ankara African dress from House of Izzi I ordered from Etsy and the digital release of the movie “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” We’ll get to the dress, but right now, I want to focus on the book and movie.… Read More I’m Glad You’re Here, God. It’s Me, Towanda—Again.
For as long as I can remember, my mother has been my biggest cheerleader. She always encourages me to do my best and reminds me that I can do whatever I aspire to do. So when she tells me I write well, I am encouraged to keep at it. But today, I had a “Sidney… Read More “Can I Write at that Level?”: Confessions of an Aspiring Writer
During my daily analytic check of my blog, I learned a few people viewed a post I wrote about Valentine’s day in 2017, Valentine’s Day…Bah humbug. I reread the post and—in spite of the punctuation errors—I am still pretty proud of the words I wrote. It is four years later and I’ve continued to believe… Read More That Unselfish, Loyal, and Benevolent Concern
Today is the second day of the new year and I feel the same as I did on the last day of 2020. Don’t misunderstand me, I didn’t expect things to be different just because the year changed. However, I noticed changes in me prior to the clock striking midnight on 1 January. I contemplated… Read More There is Growth in Discomfort
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.” Fred Rogers I finally watched “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” inspired by the 1998 article “Can You Say…Hero?” by Tom Junod published in Esquire.… Read More I’ve Been Carrying Around a Lot of Feelings; So I Took an Emotional Dump
“When you embrace your differences, your DNA, your look or heritage or religion or your unusual name, that’s when you start to shine.” Bethenny Frankel What does it mean to accept oneself and how is it achieved? The majority of the posts I’ve written have some level of encouragement to accept oneself, and it is… Read More Liking My Reflection: A Journey to Self-Acceptance
“When we doubt our ability to do what we’ve been assigned to do we are actually doubting God.” –B.B. This revelation occurred to me a few weeks ago. A lot of what I’ve been posting about lately is related to fear and doubt. When the thoughts and feelings started I classified the experience as a… Read More What I Learned About Doubt
Many of you may be familiar with the song “My Tribute” by Andrae Crouch. I’ve heard the song performed on numerous occasions by renowned gospel artists and local talented singers, but I haven’t heard anyone sing this song as well as my father. I realize I could be a bit bias and I may be… Read More “To God Be the Glory for the Things He Has Done”
Mustering up the energy and interest to write over the last eight months has been difficult. I’ve attempted to write on numerous occasions, but I get distracted each time. Usually by clothes, and today was no different. I just bought three dresses and two pant sets. They’ll come in handy in my new endeavor that… Read More Peeling My Onion
